Great Dunmow Town Council Mayor Mike Coleman and Mayoress Pauline Coleman
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The outgoing mayor of Great Dunmow Town Council has reflected on his year in office, and says he will be remembered as the Covid mayor .
Councillor Mike Coleman said he wanted to thank the team who had supported him including deputy Patrick Lavelle who has succeeded him as mayor, and Foakes House staff including the clerk and mayor s secretary.
He also thanked his wife Pauline Coleman, who got to wear her mayoress chains of office only once - when she assisted with the laying of the commemorative wreath in memory of Prince Philip.
Several options were drawn up and were shared with Owen Wilson who was at the time Dunmow Town Council’s clerk. A presentation was made to the council’s planning committee. The feedback was they unanimously preferred a copy of the 1934 landmark, often used as a navigation point when explaining directions.
Planning consent was gained from Uttlesford in 2012 and the garage and its workforce moved to Rayne.
The 12 new apartments have been built by Elevate Construction Ltd, headed by Clifford Smith, whose family have been builders in Dunmow for over 50 years, managers Jonathan Sample and Earl Marshall, and a workforce from the local area. The work has taken three years.