The Mayor of Malton is Cllr Ian Conlan, supported by the Deputy Mayor, Clr Lindsay Burr MBE.  

The Mayor and Deputy perform official duties for the town, supported by the four officers of the Council, including those that volunteer for the council.  

As well as attandance at the Council meetings, the Mayor and Deputy are involved in a host of events as they take place across the Town and the Community such as the Senior Citizens party, the Remembrance Service, and Christmas Festivities.  

 

I am deeply impressed and grateful by how our councillors, staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly this year and as part of a team to make Malton a better place to be. Lindsay Burr MBE Deputy Mayor and our North Yorkshire Cllr has been excellent in her presence at official duties and in day to day assistance and deputising as needed at meetings. 

 

The Clerk and Deputy Clerk have worked fantastically well as a team across a huge range of duties from answering the phone, efficiently preparing for Council meetings, applying for grants, taking a hands on approach to making Malton look great through Malton in Bloom, lighting and street furniture, and a host of other behind the scenes jobs too numerous to mention. The Cemetery Manager has been highly complimented by residents on how he has gone above and beyond in his duties. We are delighted and excited to announce that we are about to employ new member of staff as Malton first Town Ranger taking on work which was previously done by contractors. This will ensure that we can constantly improve and maintain the high standards of Street Maintenance and Malton in Bloom creations that we and our residents have come to expect and appreciate. 

 

I hope you have been excited to see the lights be extended along Yorkersgate which has really brightened up this part of town with all the shimmering and changing colours. Our CCTV information systems have been updated to help residents feel safe, to deter crime, and help catch criminals when crime does occur. I am also delighted to report back that Councillors have been working together for over 3 years now regarding the Rainbow Lane Play area project upgrade. We will be shortly commencing work on a pump track for the Rainbow Lane Play Area, which will be a huge asset for children in our community. 

 

We continue to engage with North Yorkshire Council to find ways to make our community's roads safer, including increasing the number of locations to deploy vehicle activated signs and increasing the area covered by 20mph speed limits, which our Council has voted to support. 

 

I was pleased that residents joined us to create new wildflower areas on Middlecave Road, as part of plans to increase the amount of biodiversity around Malton with areas that are mown less frequently to encourage more wildlife in areas the Council manages. 

 

Community engagement has continued with our Clerks and Councillors meeting residents most months at the monthly Saturday food markets in our Town Council gazebo. However, Cllr Lindsay Burr MBE and I have wanted to explore even better ways for us to have a clear physical and accessible presence in our community for residents to use. 

 

We are so excited to let you know about a marvellous opportunity that has arisen and we want to be making the right decisions to invest in a property (no more high rents) to create a Community Hub in the heart of our town. This move was supported unanimously by Town Councillors and also supported by residents in our public consultation. Our new centrally located community hub with level ground floor access will give us a clearly visible presence and enable fuller engagement with our residents. Our fantastic new Community Hub is anticipated to open in summer 2024. 

 

Also imminent is the final completion of the Malton and Norton Neighbourhood Plan and my particular thanks to Cllr Stephen Pritchard the current chair of the committee, whose skill, dedication and hard work has enabled, together with our Clerks and Planning Consultation, enabled it to get to the stage of being signed off by Malton & Norton Town Councils for a public vote in a referendum. 

 

And finally have been invited as Mayor to represent the Council at a number of events including celebrating the Iron Age Shield Exhibition at Malton Museum, The Lions OAP Annual Dinner, Brake Van Launch of Yorkshire Wolds Railway at Fimber, Remembrance Sunday Service, Pantomime Dick Wittington, and Ryedale Youth Theatre's The Wizard of Oz. 

 

March 2024