:Conwy Town Council
{{Short description|Community council in Conwy, Wales}}
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Conwy Town Council is an elected community council serving the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough, North Wales. As well as the old walled town of Conwy it represents the neighbouring towns of Deganwy and Llandudno Junction.
Background
Conwy Town Council was formed in 1974 following local government reorganisation.{{cite web|url=http://www.conwytowncouncil.gov.uk/ |title=About Cyngor Tref Conwy Town Council |work=Cyngor Tref Conwy Town Council |accessdate=19 March 2018 }} The Council is made up of 17 town councillors elected from five community wards, namely Castle, Aberconwy, Deganwy, Marl and Pensarn.
The Council elects a mayor every year, who performs a ceremonial role and is also Constable of Conwy Castle. Following the May 2012 elections the town appointed London-born Cedric Rigal as its first Jewish mayor, with a rabbi reciting a prayer at the mayoral inauguration.{{cite news |author=Cathy Forman |url=https://www.thejc.com/community/community-news/cedric-rigal-is-new-mayor-of-conwy-1.33595 |title=Cedric Rigal is new mayor of Conwy |work=The Jewish Chronicle |date=24 May 2012 |accessdate=19 March 2018}}
In 2015 the town council made the news when it appointed an official town jester to entertain the locals and visitors.{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2015-07-15/no-joke-welsh-town-gets-its-own-official-jester/ |title=No joke - Welsh town gets its own official jester! |work=ITV News |date=15 July 2015 |accessdate=19 March 2018}} Erwyd le Fol had been a professional juggler and entertainer for 15 years and, as part of his costume, was given a special hat with donkey ears. He was the first jester-in-residence for the town since the 13th-century. The jester was officially appointed at a naming ceremony on 2 August 2015.{{cite news|author=Jez Hemming |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/official-jester-hired-conwy-town-9663057 |title=Official jester to be hired by Conwy town council for first time in 800 years |work=Daily Post |date=14 January 2014| place=North Wales |accessdate=19 March 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.conwytowncouncil.gov.uk/ Cyngor Tref Conwy Town Council]
Category:Community councils of Wales