Mayor’s ball tickets on sale

TICKETS are on sale for the Mayor of Sefton’s Charity Ball.

Cllr Clare Carragher will host the event on Saturday, March 26 at the Bliss Hotel, on the Promenade in Southport.

All proceeds from The Mayor’s Fund are given to local charities and the Mayor has indicated that her chosen charities this year will be: the Plaza Cinema, Sefton Children’s Trust and Home Start (Southport and Formby).

Visitors are promised some fantastic entertainment from Louise Rogan and Motown group The Reflections, along with a raffle, auction and tombola.

Tickets cost £50 each and include a three course meal. There are also corporate packages available for £1,500.

They can be obtained by emailing her office at: mayorsoffce@sefton.gov.uk or contact the Mayor of Sefton’s office on 0151 934 2062.

Cllr Carragher has been in post as Mayor of Sefton since being installed in May 2021. The former dancer and theatre performer has spoken movingly of her childhood, as her father was serving in the British Army, taking on a variety of postings.

She was delighted to officially open the new Royal British Legion Veterans Hub earlier this year alongside Southport MP Damien Moore.

Following the end of her stage career, Mayor Carragher turned her hand to the legal profession, working in witness services in Bootle before pursuing a full time role as a Labour councillor for Manor Ward in Sefton in 2015.

Following her appointment, Mayor Carragher said: “It is an honour to be able to represent this beautiful borough on both a local and national level and I would like to place on record my thanks to the incredible work of my predecessor, Cllr June Burns, for all her efforts over the past two years.

“As Mayor of Sefton I hope that I will be able to engage with Sefton residents, discover new ideas, work with our youth and celebrate everything our incredible borough has to offer.”