Mayor's Diary
Mayoral Year May 2024 - May 2025
Councillor John Parker
Mayoral Year May 2024 - May 2025
Councillor John Parker
Romsey Town Mayor Cllr John Parker and Mayoress Tessa Parker
If you would like to invite the Mayor to your event please email our Civic Administrator, Rebecca Holloway at [email protected]
May 2024
14th | Mayor Making | Council Chamber Romsey Town Hall | 7.00 pm
15th | Romsey Chamber of Commerce | Solos & Start Ups | Romsey Rugby Club | 6.00 pm
16th | Romsey & District Society | Annual Lecture | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
17th | Romsey Art Group | Spring Exhibition | Mountbatten Gallery | 3.00 pm
19th | ROMDAG - Dementia Information Day | Crosfield Hall | 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
20th | Romsey Family Support Group | Appletree Centre | 11.00 am
21st | Full Council | Council Chamber | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
22nd | Romsey Chamber of Commerce | Brew & Business | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 am
22nd | TVBC | Annual Mayor Making | Crosfield Hall | 10.45 am
31st | Mayor of Paimpol - Twinning Association | Council Chamber | Romsey Town Hall | 11.00 am
15th | Romsey Chamber of Commerce | Solos & Start Ups | Romsey Rugby Club | 6.00 pm
16th | Romsey & District Society | Annual Lecture | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
17th | Romsey Art Group | Spring Exhibition | Mountbatten Gallery | 3.00 pm
19th | ROMDAG - Dementia Information Day | Crosfield Hall | 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
20th | Romsey Family Support Group | Appletree Centre | 11.00 am
21st | Full Council | Council Chamber | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
22nd | Romsey Chamber of Commerce | Brew & Business | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 am
22nd | TVBC | Annual Mayor Making | Crosfield Hall | 10.45 am
31st | Mayor of Paimpol - Twinning Association | Council Chamber | Romsey Town Hall | 11.00 am
June 2024
1st | Romsey Twinning | Paimpol Meal | Awbridge Village Hall | 7.00 pm
6th | D Day Commemoration | Palmerston Statue | War Memorial Park | 12 noon | Town Crier in Attendance
6th | Romsey Young Carers | 20th Anniversary Celebration | Romsey Town Hall | 6.00 - 8.30 pm
6th | TVBC | Civic & D Day Anniversary Service | St Mary's Andover | 6.00 pm | Deputy Mayor
7th | Romsey Primary School | Summer Fayre | 3.30 pm
7th | Romsey Chamber of Commerce | First Friday | Romsey Abbey | 5.30 pm
7th | Romsey Good Neighbours | AGM | Crosfield Hall | 7.30 pm
13th | Romsey Disabled People Partnership | Disability Awareness Training | Crosfield Hall | 12.30 pm
14th |Past Mayor John Burgess Funeral | Romsey Abbey | 11.00am
15th | Community Allotment Open Day | 10am
15th | Halterworth School | School Fayre | 11.00 am
15th | Romsey Male Voice Choir Spring Concert | 7.30pm
18th | 50th Anniversary Summer Garden Party | King John's House Gardens | 6.00pm
21st | Romsey Beer Festival | Romsey Rugby Club | Ganger Farm
23rd | Michelmersh Silver - Band D-Day 80 Concert | United Reformed Church | 3.00 pm
24th| Armed Forces Week Flag Raising | Former Magistrates Court | 10.45am
26th | Romsey Disabled People Partnership | Disability Awareness Training | Crosfield Hall | 12.00 pm
26th | Mountbatten Music Academy Summer Concert | The Mountbatten School | 7.00pm
27th | Romsey Forum | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
28th | Embley Speech Day | Embley School | 2.00pm
28th | Romsey School Choirs Festival | Romsey Abbey | 7.00pm (Unable to attend, Mayor unwell)
29th | Romsey Abbey Primary School | Summer Fete | 11.00 am | Town Crier in Attendance (Unable to attend, Mayor unwell)
29th | Abbotswood Care Home Open Day | Abbotswood Court Care Home | 2.30pm (Unable to attend, Mayor unwell)
29th | Romsey District Scout Council AGM | Dr. Peter Centre, Baden Powell Way | 4pm (Unable to attend, Mayor unwell)
30th | Romsey Chamber Music Festival | United Reformed Church | 5.30pm (Unable to attend, Mayor unwell)
July 2024
5th | Carnival Bed Race | Town Centre
6th | CANCELLED - Summer Carnival | Town Centre
7th | Mayors Picnic - Rotary Duck Race | Romsey War Memorial Park | 12.00 - 5.00 pm | Town Crier in Attendance
13th | Beggars Fair | Official Opening | Cornmarket Stage Main Stage | 10.45am
14th | St. Swithun's Patronal Service | Crampmoor | 10am
14th | Romsey Ladies Choir | Sing Into Summer | United Reform Church | 2.30pm
16th | Full Council | Council Chamber | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
17th | Romsey Chamber of Commerce | Brew and Business | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 am
19th | Cedar Lawn Summer Fair | Cedar Lawn Nursing Home | 2.30pm
19th | Celebration of New Signage | King John's House | 7.15pm
20th | NOMADS | 80's Extravaganza | Woodley Village Hall | 7.30pm
24th | Little Sunlights Teddy Bear's Picnic | Little Sunlights Nursery, Romsey School | 4.00pm
25th | Woodley Village Hall Committee Meeting | 7.30pm (Postponed)
28th | The Complete Works of Shakespeare | The Luzborough Pub | 2pm | Mayor, Deputy Mayor & Town Crier
31st | Romsey Disabled People Partnership Picnic | War Memorial Park | 11am
August 2024
2nd| Romsey Chamber of Commerce | First Friday | White Horse | 5.30pm
3rd | Waterstones | Opening and Ribbon Cutting | 9.45am
3rd | Abbotswood Community Association Family Fun Day | 12pm
7th| Jumbulance Charity event | Romsey Cornmarket | 11am
9th | RAODS | Lion in Winter | Island House | 6.15pm
13th | Edwina Mountbatten House Planning Enquiry | Crosfield Hall | 10am
17th - 26th | Romsey Open Studios | Various Visits
22nd| Meet Co-Op Management | Abbotswood Co-Op | 10am
23rd | Hampshire Princess Festival | Romsey Memorial Park | 11am
26th | URC History Event | United Reformed Church | 3pm
26th | Meet the Artists | Christine's Art House | 7pm
29th | Unity's Woodley Family Fun Day | Woodley Village Hall | 10am
29th | Marie Louise House Summer Fete | 12pm
30th | Summer Party | Abbeyfield House | 12pm
31st | Braishfield Bees Tournament Prize Presentation | Mountbatten School | 11.30am
3rd | Waterstones | Opening and Ribbon Cutting | 9.45am
3rd | Abbotswood Community Association Family Fun Day | 12pm
7th| Jumbulance Charity event | Romsey Cornmarket | 11am
9th | RAODS | Lion in Winter | Island House | 6.15pm
13th | Edwina Mountbatten House Planning Enquiry | Crosfield Hall | 10am
17th - 26th | Romsey Open Studios | Various Visits
22nd| Meet Co-Op Management | Abbotswood Co-Op | 10am
23rd | Hampshire Princess Festival | Romsey Memorial Park | 11am
26th | URC History Event | United Reformed Church | 3pm
26th | Meet the Artists | Christine's Art House | 7pm
29th | Unity's Woodley Family Fun Day | Woodley Village Hall | 10am
29th | Marie Louise House Summer Fete | 12pm
30th | Summer Party | Abbeyfield House | 12pm
31st | Braishfield Bees Tournament Prize Presentation | Mountbatten School | 11.30am
September 2024
1st | Chamber of Commerce | Food Fair | Romsey Town Centre | 10.00 am
1st | Earl Mountbatten Memorial Service | Romsey Abbey | 3.00 pm
5th | New Methodist Minister Welcome Service | Romsey Methodist Church | 7.30pm
7th | RDS 50 years of Romsey Exhibition | Romsey Town Hall | 11am
11th | Who Cares (Abbotswood Court) | Crosfield Hall | 10am
14th | Unveiling of new Discovery Centre | Romsey Signal Box | 10am
14th | Romsey Show | Broadlands | 11am
15th | Battle of Britain Memorial Service | United Reformed Church | 10.15am
15th | ROMDAG | DEMFEST | Dementia Festival | Sir Harold Hillier Gardens | 2pm
17th | Full Council | Council Chamber | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
18th | Romsey Business Breakfast Forum | Town Hall | 7.30am
18th | Bartletts Almshouses | AGM & Committee | UCR Abbey Lounge | 2.30 pm
21st | Test Valley Association of Parish and Town Councils & TVBC Joint Conference | King's Somborne Village Hall | 9.30
21st | Charity Symphony Orchestra | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
25th | Romsey Chamber of Commerce | Solos and Startups | Romsey Rugby Club | 5.30pm
27th | Unveiling of Queen Elizabeth II Statue | Town Mills Park | Andover | 3.15pm
29th | Rotary | Walk The Test Way | 1pm
October 2024
4th - 7th | Twinning Visit to Battenberg
10th | Chamber of Commerce | Autumn Drinks Party | Romsey Town Hall | 6.00pm
11th | Romsey Twinning | AGM | Town Hall Court Room | 7.00pm
13th | Antiques Market | Romsey Town Centre | 10.00am
17th | Citizens Advice Test Valley | AGM | King's Somborne Village Hall | 5.15pm
18th | Romsey Art Group | Meet the Artists Evening | Mountbatten Gallery, Lee Church Lane | 5.00pm
19th | Southampton Choral Society | Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
20th | Romsey District Scouts | Chief Scouts Awards Evening | Crosfield Hall | 6.00 pm
23rd | TVBC | AI for Small Businesses | Crosfield Hall | 9.00am
23rd | Freedom Church | Open Afternoon | 4.00pm
27th | The Shadow Factory | NOMADS Autumn Performance | Woodley Village Hall | 7.00pm
30th | Romsey Disabled Person's Partnership | White Horse | 6.00pm
31st | Romsey and District Building Preservation Trust | AGM and Annual Lecture | Romsey Town Hall | 7.15pm
10th | Chamber of Commerce | Autumn Drinks Party | Romsey Town Hall | 6.00pm
11th | Romsey Twinning | AGM | Town Hall Court Room | 7.00pm
13th | Antiques Market | Romsey Town Centre | 10.00am
17th | Citizens Advice Test Valley | AGM | King's Somborne Village Hall | 5.15pm
18th | Romsey Art Group | Meet the Artists Evening | Mountbatten Gallery, Lee Church Lane | 5.00pm
19th | Southampton Choral Society | Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
20th | Romsey District Scouts | Chief Scouts Awards Evening | Crosfield Hall | 6.00 pm
23rd | TVBC | AI for Small Businesses | Crosfield Hall | 9.00am
23rd | Freedom Church | Open Afternoon | 4.00pm
27th | The Shadow Factory | NOMADS Autumn Performance | Woodley Village Hall | 7.00pm
30th | Romsey Disabled Person's Partnership | White Horse | 6.00pm
31st | Romsey and District Building Preservation Trust | AGM and Annual Lecture | Romsey Town Hall | 7.15pm
November 2024
7th | Romsey Jobs Fair | Crosfield Hall | 11.00am
9th | Romsey Choral Society | Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
10th | Remembrance Sunday | Romsey Abbey | Romsey War Memorial Park | 9.00am
11th | Armistice Day | Romsey War Memorial Park | 10.45am
12th | Full Council | Council Chamber | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
15th | Romsey Show Winter Fayre | Crosfield Hall | 10am
16th | Romsey Joint Charities Christmas Fair | Crosfield Hall | 10.00 am | Town Crier in Attendance
16th | Romsey Winter Carnival and Lantern Parade | Romsey Town Centre | 5.45pm (at Crosfield Hall)
19th | Romsey Opportunity Group | AGM | Appletree Centre | 12.30pm
19th | Woodley Grange Care Home | Thai Cooking Workshop | 2.30pm
22nd | Romsey Town Hall | Filming of Christmas Lights Switch On | 4.30pm
23rd | Romsey Art Group | Pop Up Art Sale | Mountbatten Gallery | 11.00am
23rd | Romsey Christmas Light Switch On | Piazza | 6.00pm CANCELLED
24th | Romsey Chamber Orchestra Concert | Crosfield Hall | 3.00pm
27th | Romsey Rotary Dinner and Cheque Presentation | Romsey Royal British Legion | 7.00pm
28th | Hampshire Association of Local Councils | County Forum | Holiday Inn, Winchester | 10.00am
30th | Romsey Abbey Christmas Fair | Romsey Abbey | 10.00am
9th | Romsey Choral Society | Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
10th | Remembrance Sunday | Romsey Abbey | Romsey War Memorial Park | 9.00am
11th | Armistice Day | Romsey War Memorial Park | 10.45am
12th | Full Council | Council Chamber | Romsey Town Hall | 7.30 pm
15th | Romsey Show Winter Fayre | Crosfield Hall | 10am
16th | Romsey Joint Charities Christmas Fair | Crosfield Hall | 10.00 am | Town Crier in Attendance
16th | Romsey Winter Carnival and Lantern Parade | Romsey Town Centre | 5.45pm (at Crosfield Hall)
19th | Romsey Opportunity Group | AGM | Appletree Centre | 12.30pm
19th | Woodley Grange Care Home | Thai Cooking Workshop | 2.30pm
22nd | Romsey Town Hall | Filming of Christmas Lights Switch On | 4.30pm
23rd | Romsey Art Group | Pop Up Art Sale | Mountbatten Gallery | 11.00am
23rd | Romsey Christmas Light Switch On | Piazza | 6.00pm CANCELLED
24th | Romsey Chamber Orchestra Concert | Crosfield Hall | 3.00pm
27th | Romsey Rotary Dinner and Cheque Presentation | Romsey Royal British Legion | 7.00pm
28th | Hampshire Association of Local Councils | County Forum | Holiday Inn, Winchester | 10.00am
30th | Romsey Abbey Christmas Fair | Romsey Abbey | 10.00am
December 2024
2nd | Southampton Hospital Charity Concert | Romsey Abbey | 6.30pm
3rd | University of Winchester Academy Trust | Schools Carol Service | Winchester Cathedral | 7.30pm
6th | King Edward VI Preparatory School | Carol Service | Romsey Abbey | 3.30pm
6th | Chamber of Commerce | First Friday | King John's House | 5.30pm
7th | Romsey Christmas Market | Romsey Town Centre | 10.00am
7th | RAODS | Pirates of Penzance | Plaza | 7.30pm
8th | Romsey Ladies Choir | Christmas Concert | United Reformed Church | 2.30pm
9th | Michelmersh Silver Band | Christmas Show | Plaza Theatre | 7.30pm
10th| Peace at Christmas | Rum's Eg Singers | United Reformed Church | 12.30pm
13th | Chamber of Commerce | Saving Santa | Romsey Market Place | 6.30 pm
13th | Maggie's Southampton Christmas Carol Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
14th | Romsey Young Carers 20th Anniversary Christmas Party | Braishfield Village Hall | 10.30am
14th | Romsey Youth Choir | Christmas Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
17th | Open Gate Stroke Club | Christmas Party | Romsey Abbey Church Rooms | 2.00pm
17th | The Mountbatten School Carol Service | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
18th | The Romsey School Christmas Carol Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.00pm
19th | Nine Lessons and Carols | Romsey Abbey | 6.30pm Chief Officer in attendance
20th | Romsey Singers | Peace on Earth Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
21st | United Reformed Church | Candlelit Carols | 6.30pm
22nd | Romsey Carnival | Santa Fun Run | Romsey War Memorial Park | 10.00am
23rd | Rotary | Carols in the Market Place | 7.00 pm
29th | Young Farmers | Tractor Run | Market Place | 1.00pm
3rd | University of Winchester Academy Trust | Schools Carol Service | Winchester Cathedral | 7.30pm
6th | King Edward VI Preparatory School | Carol Service | Romsey Abbey | 3.30pm
6th | Chamber of Commerce | First Friday | King John's House | 5.30pm
7th | Romsey Christmas Market | Romsey Town Centre | 10.00am
7th | RAODS | Pirates of Penzance | Plaza | 7.30pm
8th | Romsey Ladies Choir | Christmas Concert | United Reformed Church | 2.30pm
9th | Michelmersh Silver Band | Christmas Show | Plaza Theatre | 7.30pm
10th| Peace at Christmas | Rum's Eg Singers | United Reformed Church | 12.30pm
13th | Chamber of Commerce | Saving Santa | Romsey Market Place | 6.30 pm
13th | Maggie's Southampton Christmas Carol Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
14th | Romsey Young Carers 20th Anniversary Christmas Party | Braishfield Village Hall | 10.30am
14th | Romsey Youth Choir | Christmas Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
17th | Open Gate Stroke Club | Christmas Party | Romsey Abbey Church Rooms | 2.00pm
17th | The Mountbatten School Carol Service | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
18th | The Romsey School Christmas Carol Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.00pm
19th | Nine Lessons and Carols | Romsey Abbey | 6.30pm Chief Officer in attendance
20th | Romsey Singers | Peace on Earth Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
21st | United Reformed Church | Candlelit Carols | 6.30pm
22nd | Romsey Carnival | Santa Fun Run | Romsey War Memorial Park | 10.00am
23rd | Rotary | Carols in the Market Place | 7.00 pm
29th | Young Farmers | Tractor Run | Market Place | 1.00pm
January 2025
12th | South Indian Arts and Cultural Society | Pongal Festival | Crosfield Hall | 10.00am
15th | Bartletts Almshouses | Committee Meeting | URC Lounge | 2.30pm
24th | Romsey Rugby Club | Burn's Night | Ganger Farm Pavilion | 6.00pm
15th | Bartletts Almshouses | Committee Meeting | URC Lounge | 2.30pm
24th | Romsey Rugby Club | Burn's Night | Ganger Farm Pavilion | 6.00pm
February 2025
7th | Five Choirs Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7pm
March 2025
1st | Mayor's Charity Concert | Romsey Abbey | 7.30pm
14th | Roke Manor Quarry Liaison Panel | Awbridge Village Hall | 2pm
16th | Romsey Chamber Orchestra | Concert | Crosfield Hall | 3pm
14th | Roke Manor Quarry Liaison Panel | Awbridge Village Hall | 2pm
16th | Romsey Chamber Orchestra | Concert | Crosfield Hall | 3pm
April 2025
20th | St Georges Day | Romsey Abbey | tbc
May 2025
Mayor Making
