Councillor Victoria Granville was elected the Mayor of Sevenoaks on 11th May 2026. The Deputy Mayor is Cllr Lionel O'Hara.
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Published: 24 Apr 26
The Mayor writes about his recent engagements this month including many concerts, a Volunteer Reception, an interview with school students and a Civic visit to Knole House. Read More...
Published: 30 Mar 26
March has been very busy indeed. Lots for the Mayor to do - including these events and activities. Read More...
Published: 23 Feb 26
Students from St John’s Primary School called in the Mayor to support their campaign in support of their favourite local shop. Retro Zo's Sweets is a traditional confectionery shop in St Johns Hill, opposite Sevenoaks Florist, which sells a huge range of sweets which we can all remember from our childhood, served from glass jars in a tiny shop. Read More...
Last week saw Chinese New Year, and the start of the Year of The Horse. A large group of local residents gathered at Walthamstow Hall School to celebrate it, and to mark the achievements of children in the Sevenoaks Chinese Community. Read More...
Published: 30 Jan 26
Among the Mayor's highlights in January there's been: a generous donation from Bob Ogley, a demo of the Citizens Advice Hub, the Cadet's rifle competition and stories of the Great Storm with Seal Primary. Read More...
Published: 19 Dec 25
The Mayor talks about some wonderful recent events in the lead up to Christmas. Read More...
Published: 27 Nov 25
The Mayor writes about Sevenoaks in Bloom's Young Champions, an impressive young violin soloist, celebrating children's successes at the Sevenoaks Bangladeshi Community Gathering and the largest ever Sevenoaks Youth Council. Read More...
Published: 14 Nov 25
This year we reflected on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II Read More...
Published: 27 Oct 25
The Mayor writes about the recent Lady Boswell’s School's 350th anniversary service at Rochester Cathedral. Read More...
Published: 20 Oct 25
There’s a reason why the historic cricket pitch at the heart of Sevenoaks is called The Vine. It was said to be a vineyard for the Archbishop of Canterbury back in the mists of time. Read More...
Published: 30 Sep 25
The highlights of last week as Sevenoaks Mayor all began with B! The Mayor writes about Sevenoaks Literary Festival, the Ride the Change event and his experience with Guide Dogs. Read More...
Published: 17 Sep 25
September started with three invitations to amazing community initiatives - Neurotech 25, 10th anniversary of Forget-me-not Cafés and the Protection Against Stalking conference. Read More...
Published: 10 Sep 25
Saturday and Sunday saw the final events of the summer on the Vine - Street Food Festival and Oxted Band. In total, there have been 24 events since June, including 13 concerts at the bandstand. Read More...
Published: 29 Aug 25
The Mayor writes about his trip to France and an e-bike scheme he saw in Brest. He also writes about The Drive Methodist Church's reception event he attended, and the Town Council's children's theatre shows. Read More...
Published: 7 Jul 25
Cricketers, Councillors, Lord Sackville and a small audience gathered on The Vine on Saturday morning to perform the peppercorn rent payment to enable the citizens of Sevenoaks to play cricket there. Read More...
Published: 2 Jul 25
The second weekend of Sevenoaks Summer Festival was even busier than the first. In the Mayor's latest blog he talks about all the events he went to. Read More...
Published: 1 Jul 25
Thanks to everyone who came to the Town Council’s Civic Service at The Drive Methodist Church last week. Reverend Dermot Thornberry led the service with a very thoughtful talk about Community and Faith - which were also the focus of most of the readings and hymns. Read More...
Published: 26 Jun 25
Last weekend saw the end of the immersive experience ‘Desperate Journeys’ hosted by Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees at Sevenoaks Town Council’s car park. Organised by a small drama group 'Empathy Action', the performances are designed to simulate for us, living in a peaceful country, what life is like when war forces you to leave your home. Read More...
Published: 24 Jun 25
The Mayor opened the Sevenoaks Summer Festival and said it's the best job all year. Read More...
Published: 23 Jun 25
The Mayor was recently invited to open the new Premier security shop on London Road. Read More...
Published: 17 Jun 25
The biggest Sevenoaks event of the weekend was the Hospice in the Weald Moonlight Walk to raise funds in aid of "Celebrating Life, Dignity in Death”. Over half the Town Councillors took part! Read More...
Published: 16 Jun 25
The Mayor opened the Sevenoaks Business Show on 13 June. The range of businesses and community organisations taking part this year was bigger than ever - finance and legal services, business technology support, community entertainment, sport, care and wellbeing, local manufacturing as well as retailers on our High Street. Read More...
Published: 13 Jun 25
The Mayor visited Lullingstone Castle last week to celebrate the completion of the Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme. Read More...
Published: 4 Jun 25
There are now at least nine local Artisan Bakers in Sevenoaks, making and baking cakes, buns and patisseries in our cafes, for our markets and delivering to homes. In the latest Mayor's Blog, read about his Baker's Challenge and how Friends of Pontoise set out to show off Sevenoaks' bakers to visitors from our twin town Pontoise. Read More...
Published: 3 Jun 25
Friends of Pontoise recently welcomed 15 guests from Sevenoaks' twin town, Pontoise, near Paris. It was a packed weekend of walks, dinners, trips and a fun challenge. Read all about the visit in the Mayor's latest blog. Read More...
Published: 2 Jun 25
The Mayor and Mayoress were invited to Sevenoaks Outdoor Bowling Club’s Open Day. It was a fantastic day, and the Mayor encourages everyone to visit the Club. Read More...
Published: 27 May 25
The Mayor of Sevenoaks, Councillor Tony Clayton, attended Lady Boswell’s School’s 350th birthday, which included a fantastic exhibition and tour by the students. Councillor Clayton noted, 'Lady Boswell’s School’s contribution to educating young people in Sevenoaks today is stronger than ever'. Read More...
Published: 21 May 25
Councillor Clayton attends first Mayoral event of the year - Sevenoaks Symphony Orchestra's May concert. Read More...
Published: 20 May 25
Councillor Tony Clayton says it's an honour to become Town Mayor again, and talks about plans for the coming year. He discusses the important decisions Sevenoaks Town Council will make over the next twelve months, and how the community can get involved. Read More...
Published: 9 Dec 24
Mayor’s Column in Town Crier Winter 2024 Read More...
Published: 17 Mar 23
Wasn’t Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee long weekend great and so exciting! Read More...
Published: 17 Mar 22
It is an honour to become the Mayor of Sevenoaks and in this Platinum Jubilee Year it will be even more special and so I am very conscious of the privilege and especially the responsibilities of becoming our Town’s Mayor. Read More...
Published: 5 May 21
Councillor Dr Merilyn Canet has been elected the new Mayor of Sevenoaks on Tuesday 4th May 2021. Read More...
Published: 30 Apr 20
I hope you and your family and friends are coping with the continuing lockdown and at the same time discovering new interests and hobbies. I’d like to mention a proposed activity designed for children asking them to help us brighten up Sevenoaks as soon as lockdown ends. Read More...
Published: 18 Mar 20
we have had a somewhat eventful time on a national level, including a General Election and the passage of the Brexit Bill. I am proud to say that, whatever the individual views of councillors on these great issues of state, your Town Council has remained relentlessly focused on serving our local residents on local issues as well as we possibly can. Read More...
Published: 30 Nov 19
I can’t resist mentioning my solo attempt to imitate The Beatles Abbey Road zebra crossing walk – all in support of the wonderful Lewis project, which helps address mental health issues through music therapy. Read More...
Published: 30 Aug 19
The wonderful thing about being Mayor of Sevenoaks is that one is given a privileged opportunity to witness at first hand all the fantastic work that local residents are doing – very often on a voluntary basis – to support our local community. Read More...
Published: 20 May 19
It is an honour to have been elected Mayor of Sevenoaks and to have the opportunity over the coming year, both to promote the town, and to thank all those who contribute in a myriad of ways to building and supporting our local community. Read More...
Published: 14 May 19
Cllr Nicholas Busvine OBE has been elected as Mayor of Sevenoaks for the ensuing civic year. Read More...
