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The new Mayor and Mayoress of Burnley Cllr Mark and Kerry Townsend THE Darwen-born new Mayor of Burnley is expecting a challenging year as First Citizen because of coronavirus. Cllr Mark Townsend,who stepped down as leader of the Labour group on his appointment during the council s annual meeting at the Mechanics Theatre on Wednesday, attended Towneley High and Burnley Grammar schools before taking a job as an apprentice mechanic at Hapton Valley Colliery. His wife Kerry will be his Mayoress and the couple have a daughter Rosie. Cll Townsend has chosen Safenet (keeping women and children safe from domestic abuse); the Barry Kilby Prostate Cancer Appeal; and Derian House (providing respite and end-of-life care for children and young people) as his Mayoral charities. ....