Message from Councillor Lesley Dedman, Mayor of Christchurch

The town councillors are all playing their part in helping our community through this terrible time. Many are on the volunteer register, helping those many vulnerable folk in our town. Our town council website carries all the information to give guidance to residents, and our clerk and administrator are still working, although the Town Hall is of course closed.

I am so proud of the way all the council has rallied round to help, and to follow the essential guidelines from the government to get us through this pandemic. I know how frightening this period is for those who live alone and whose isolation is an even more worrying time than for those who have a family around them, and hope that by knowing their town councillors are there for them will be of some comfort.