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Town Mayor’s Message Firstly I would like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy New Year. 2016 promises to be a good year for Calne with a number of initiatives ready to become reality. Exciting times. My mayoral year started with a bang and hasn't really stopped since. Requests for the chain to be present at this or that event keep rolling in. My priority has and will always be Calne first, so if there is a conflict with requests Calne will always win. It doesn't seem right to single out any one event over another as all are as important as each other, particularly to the organisers involved. Throughout the year I have attended all of the town events that Calne is famous for across the county and that make us the envy of other towns. Despite some wet weather at times the support from you, the residents, has never failed to make each event better than the year before. Of course none of these events could happen without the hard work and dedication of the organisers, council staff and volunteers that Calne seems to have in abundance. I salute you all. Having said all this, there was one event that stood out for me and that was the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary celebration in Salisbury. Eighteen giant barons parading through Salisbury city with banners flying, one for each community area. Calne's own Local Youth Network came up with some new clauses for a modern-day charter. They were Respect Yourself, Respect Others and Respect the Environment. The group proudly paraded the banner with them on through Salisbury. I was proud to be a part of that celebration, representing Calne, as your Mayor. Councillor Howard Marshall
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