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Our New Mayor Of Lewisham

Clive Heppolette
Oct 2, 2024
1 min read

The Mayor

Lewisham has a directly elected Mayor. Brenda Dacres was elected following a byelection on 7 March 2024.

The Mayor appoints a Cabinet to lead on decision making across the Council. She will confirm her Cabinet at the Council’s AGM.

Brenda has been a councillor since 2014, representing wards in New Cross and Deptford. She has been Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Housing Development and Planning since 2021. She has also held the Environment and Transport Safer Communities briefs.

Brenda has lived in Lewisham for over 40 years. Her parents came to England from Jamaica in the 1960s as part of the Windrush generation, her dad working as a mechanic and black cab driver, and her mum as an NHS nurse.

Brenda received a grant from Lewisham Council and became the first in her family to go to university at London South Bank. She completed a degree in Physical Sciences with Computing before taking a Law degree at the University of Wolverhampton. She was called to the Bar in 2006 by Middle Temple.

To get in touch with Brenda email brenda.dacres@lewisham.gov.uk.

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Christmas Party
at the Somerville Adventure 2023

The Christmas Party was a great success. Parents had a great time with there children, Norma arranged the party games, musical chairs, musical statues, pass the parcel including the raffles.

The food was wonderful soft and fresh and also the fantastic chicken which Frank Rochester created our inhouse Head Chef. Their was plenty

of soft drinks as well. Helen from The Somerville helped to keep everyone in order and to make sure we all had a great time. Also thank you to Cllr Joan Milbank and Cllr Luke Sorba for joining us. To make this time memorable, pictures have been included to show what a great time we all had and to thank everyone for the massive help and organisation it took to put this together. Thank you.