Council chairmen and mayors

Council chairmen & Mayors of Bourne

since 1894

BOURNE PARISH COUNCIL came into being as a result of the Local
Government Act of 1894 but lasted only five years. Because of the size and
population of the area covered, the council successfully petitioned for
urbanisation which was granted by Kesteven County Council in May 1898
and the new authority was formed the following year. The chairmen of the
parish council during that period were as follows:

1894-95     T W Mays
1895-96     J B Shilcock
1896-97     J B Shilcock
1897-98     G H Mays
1898-99     C E Andrew

BOURNE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL came into being in 1899 and continued
for 75 years until the local government re-organisation of 1974 when its
responsibilities were handed over to BOURNE TOWN COUNCIL.
The chairmen were as follows:

1899-00     J B Shilcock
1900-01     C E Andrew
1901-02     R Brothwell
1902-03     G H Mays
1903-04     H Goodyear
1904-05     Thomas W Mays
1905-06     Thomas W Mays
1906-07     Thomas W Mays
1907-08     Thomas W Mays
1908-09     J T Swift
1909-10     J Rawlinson
1910-11     W Nowell
1911-12     W R Garner
1912-13     W Castledine
1913-14     J S Mills
1914-15     A Wall
1915-16     T M Baxter
1916-17     J T Holmes
1917-18     J T Holmes
1918-19     F E Wherry
1919-20     F E Wherry
1920-21     F B J Clarke ¹
1921-22     J B Shilcock
1922-23     A Wall
1923-24     The Rev J Carvath
1924-25     J C Ash
1925-26     J T Holmes
1926-27     W V Andrew
1927-28     E D Cooke
1928-29     G E Bett
1929-30     T C Rickard
1930-31     Mrs Caroline Galletly
1931-32     F E Wherry
1932-33     L E Harvey
1933-34     W H Smith
1934-35     R A Collins
1935-36     A T Wall
1936-37     G E Bett
1937-38     W V Andrew
1938-39     F E Wherry
1939-40     W H Smith

1940-41     W H Hemsell
1941-42     W H Carter
1942-43     H C Tointon
1943-44     E P Tuck
1944-45     T A Scotney
1945-46     C T Hodgkinson
1946-47     J C Sayer
1947-48     F E Wherry
1948-49     W M Friend
1949-50     T W Revill
1950-51     E C Curtis
1951-52     J H Bridgeman
1952-53     T R Lyall
1953-54     H L Hudson
1954-55     J R Grummitt
1955-56     J Burchnell
1956-57     L R W Day
1957-58     Dr G A F Holloway
1958-59     W H Scotney
1959-60     J S Brumley
1960-61     E J Grieves
1961-62     Dr John A Galletly
1962-63     Mrs F E Tipler
1963-64     H L Hudson
1964-65     J K Mason
1965-66     John Grummitt
1966-67     L R W Day
1967-68     J Burchnell
1968-69     W E Kelby
1969-70     John H Wright
1970-71     L W H Warner
1971-72     Mrs Marjorie Clark
1972-73     D W Ward
1973-74     L P (Percy) Wilson

Clerks to the Council

1899-25     S P Andrews
1925-50     H T Ringrose
1950-62     D Reeson
1962-74     F Mason

SOME PAST CHAIRMEN - dates as above

J B Shilcock

¹^{F B J Clarke was killed in a road
accident in 1933. See This Mortal Coil}

BOURNE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
ceased to exist on 12th March 1974 and
its duties and responsibilities were taken over by the parish council which, because
of the town's historic status, was given special dispensation to become
BOURNE TOWN COUNCIL
with a chairman who was also the mayor.
The Coat of Arms of the old urban district council
was acquired by the new authority and is used
to this day. The motto Vigila et Ora means
Watch and Pray.

THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF BOURNE HAS BEEN HELD BY THE FOLLOWING
1974 Percy Wilson* 1974-75 Mrs Margaret Cooper 1975-76 Ray Cliffe 1976-77 Michael Taylor 1977-78 Ronald Alexander 1978-79 John Smith 1979-80 Mrs Shirley Cliffe 1980-81 George W Houghton 1981-82 Malcolm Burton Jones 1982-83 Norman Thwaite 1983-84 Don Fisher 1984-85 Mrs Marjorie Clark 1985-86 John Kirkman 1986-87 Richard Reeve 1987 Sydney Pegden* 1987-88 John Wright 1988-89 Monty Burton 1989-90 Mrs Mary Parker 1990-91 Stan Pease 1991-92 Ray Cliffe 1992-93 Mrs Janet Sauter 1993-94 Peter Garner 1994-95 Mrs Lesley Patrick	1995-96 Alan Jones 1996-97 John Smith 1997-98 Mrs Shirley Cliffe 1998-99 Don Fisher 1999-00 Mrs Marjorie Clark 2000-01 John Kirkman 2001-02 Alan Jones 2002-03 Mrs Norma Woolley 2003-04 Trevor Holmes 2004-05 Mrs Petronella Moisey 2005-06 Mrs Judy Smith 2006-07 Brian Fines 2007-08 Mrs Jane Kingman Pauley 2008-09 Mrs Shirley Cliffe 2009-10 Trevor Holmes 2010-11 Mrs Petronella Moisey 2011-12 Mrs Brenda Johnson 2012-13 Ms Helen Powell 2013-14 David Higgs 2014-15 Bob Russell 2015-16 Philip Knowles 2016-17 Colin Pattison 2017-18 Paul Fellows
* During council changeover Died in office 26th January 1987 * From February to May
Clerks to the council
1974 D Reeson* 1975 L J Bradshaw** 1975-76 Mrs J Burton 1976-77 Mrs M Weyman 1977-88 Mrs M E Putterill	1988-89 Mrs S E Chappell 1989-00 Mrs M Redshaw/Thomas 2000-15 Mrs Nelly Jacobs 2015- Ian Sismey
April to December *January to April

SOME PAST MAYORS - dates as above

Brenda Johnson - photo courtesy Stamford Mercury

David Higgs - photo courtesy The Local newspaper

Philip Knowles - photograph courtesy Discovering Bourne

BOURNE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
came into being in 1894, responsible for
the villages and the country area around the town and in 1931 it became
SOUTH KESTEVEN RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL The council continued in existence until the local government re-organisation of 1974, when its responsibilities were handed over to
SOUTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
The coat of arms, pictured left, has now fallen into disuse. The motto Ora et Ara means Prayer and Refuge.

CHAIRMEN OF BOURNE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
(SOUTH KESTEVEN RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL from 1931)

1894-03      Thomas Pick
1903-19      William Hayes
1919-20      Arthur W Dean
1920-21      Edward Clark
1921-22      T W Atkinson
1922-23      E B Binns
1923-24      Herbert Knott
1924-25      John Q Longstaff
1925-26      Charles H Feneley
1926-27      Thomas C Ellis
1927-28      Edward Clark
1928           George W Hunt*
1928-29      F Fisher Taylor
1929-30      Charles W Barrand
1930-31      John G Wade
1931-32      William H Connell
1932-33      T Goodwin Holmes
1933-34      Alfred Everett
1934-35      Henry Tebb
1935-36      Robert T Willerton
1936-37      Herbert Jennings
1937-38      Aquila Peasgood
1938-39      T Goodwin Holmes
1939-40      Thomas Bates
1940-41      William Petch
1941-42      Arthur Credland
1942-44      Kenneth King
1944-45      Archibald W Sharman
1945-46      The Rev Clifford Letts
1946-47      C Gordon Crowson
1947-48      Francis G Smith
1948-49      George H Taylor
1949-51      Francis G Smith
1951-52      J Hedley Lewis
1952           Mrs Barbara Spence
1952-54      Edward W Mason
1954-55      Arthur J Freeman

1955-56      Frederick Key
1956-57      Mrs Catherine A Baker
1957-58      James C Cave
1958-59      Harold W Bailey
1959-60      Frank Covell
1960-61      Dr Alistair Galletly
1961-62      C John Pope
1962-63      Harold W Bailey
1963-64      Frank Foster
1964-65      Mrs Eva M Percival
1965-66      Harry Thorold
1966-67      C Gordon Crowson
1967-68      Kenneth Bates
1968-69      Harold Scarborough
1969-70      The Rev David L Scott
1970-71      Robert A Stanton
1971-72      Edward D'Arcy
1972-73      Dr David V Harris
1973-74      Lady Jane Willoughby

Clerks to the Council
1894-1940      Cecil W Bell
1940-72      J J C Goulder MBE**
1972-74      Norman Kirk
Chief Public Health Inspector
1939-73      Walter A Chivers
Engineer and Surveyor
1945-74      Arthur H Harvey
Treasurer
1946-74      John E Fisher-Smith
Medical Officer of Health
1954-74      Dr H Ellis-Smith
Quantity Surveyor
1954-74      G F J Andrew

* Died in office May 1928
** Died in office 1972

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Mr Richard Woulds died at Bourne on Tuesday last, aged 74. For the last 34 years he had satisfactorily performed the duties of clerk of that parish. The office had been in the hands of his family for upwards of a century and he will, it is understood, be succeeded by his son, Mr John Woulds.
- news item from the Stamford Mercury, Friday 8th July 1831.