New St Annes mayor Cheryl Little keen to promote town in 'really exciting year'

Cllr Cheryl Little is the new town mayor of St Annes, with Cllr Roger Small as her deputy.

The new mayor succeeds Cllr Karen Harrison, to whom Cllr Small was also deputy.

Cllr Little was previously town mayor in 2016-17 and has also served as deputy.

She is also a long-serving member of Fylde Council and was Fylde mayor in 2022-23 and then deputy to Cllr Frank Andrews in the last municipal year.

Cllr Little says she is very much looking forward to her year of office at what she feels is a very exciting time for St Annes.

“I love the town and I’m keen to promote it as best I can and really get the businesses invited in all it has to offer,” she said.

“This summer, we have St Annes Carnival followed by the Music Festival and the Women’s Golf Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes, all of which will show off the town at its very best.

“It’s also very exciting that the Women’s Open will works as a preview of all we have to enjoy when the Open Championship returns in two years’ time.

“We have the new events space in the Square and the Pier Link and the new-look Garden Street coming soon, all adding to St Annes’ attractions, while we have so many great independent businesses.

“We have already introduced new events such as Steps In The Square, which I suggested to make the most of the new-look Square along with Sounds In The Square and the recent Sensations In The Square, when it was great to see St Annes food businesses offering free tasters, discounts and tantalising offers.

“It’s an honour to be town mayor and I am looking forward to a really exciting year.”