Mayoral Inauguration – Invite List
The following list is the full list of people invited to attend the Mayoral Inauguration. Invitees were asked to RSVP to confirm whether they were attending. Most invitees had the opportunity to bring a guest, although they had to confirm this when RSVPing.
Councillors
Councillor Denise Hyland
Councillor Clive Mardner
Councillor Steve Offord
Councillor Cherry Parker
Councillor Paul Morrissey
Councillor Geoff Brighty
Councillor Allan MacCarthy
Councillor Miranda Williams
Councillor Gary Parker
Councillor John Hills
Councillor Mandy Brinkhurst
Councillor Matt Hartley
Councillor Spencer Drury
Councillor Linda Bird
Councillor Wynn Davies
Councillor Matt Clare
Councillor Mark Elliott
Councillor Nuala Geary
Councillor Mick Hayes
Councillor Bill Freeman
Councillor Ray Walker
Councillor Donald Austen
Councillor Peter Brooks
Councillor Radha Rabadia
Councillor Maureen O’Mara
Councillor Mehboob Khan
Councillor Aidan Smith
Councillor Norman Adams
Councillor Christine Grice
Councillor David Stanley
Councillor Christine May
Councillor Mark James
Councillor Clare Morris
Councillor Stephen Brain
Councillor Denise Scott –McDonald
Councillor Chris Lloyd
Councillor Angela Cornforth
Councillor Matthew Morrow
Councillor Rajinder Sehmar
Councillor Sarah Jane Merrill
Councillor Christopher Kirby
Councillor Danny Thorpe
Councillor Olu Babatola
Councillor Averil Lekau
Councillor Sizwe James
Councillor David Gardner
Councillor Harpinder Singh
Councillor Ambreen Hisbani
Councillor Barbara Barwick
Councillor Jackie Smith
Councillor John Fahy
Ambassadors/High Commissioner of Twin Towns
His Excellency Geog Boomgaarden, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
His Excellency Tadej Rupel, Ambassador of Slovenia
His Excellency Prof. Kwaku Danso-Boafo, High Commissioner of Ghana
Army/Firepower
Deputy Chairman Brigadier Karl Ford, Firepower
Brigadier Ian Harrison, Firepower
Lt. Col. Bob Christopher, RA, MBE
Major Les Carr
Michael Leydon, General Manager, Firepower
Major Gerry Porter, MBE, RA
Simon Ettinghausen, Commanding Officer, South East London Army Cadet Force
Mark Smith MA, Curator, Firepower
Capt John Cockburn RHA, Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery,
Major Robert Skeggs, Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery,
Lt. Col. Dominic Biddick, 1 Royal Anglian Regiment
Captain Andy Faupel, MBE 1 Royal Anglian Regiment
Boroughwide Housing Panel Chairs
Mr G Wells
Ms. Judy Knopp,
Ms P Webb
Ms. Rita Lovett,
Mr I Hounsome
Colin Baafi
Mathew Kelly
Ms A Cullen
Ms L Abbott
Gary Brown
Mr John O’Rourke
Ms Joan Hannachi
Mr Hedi Trabeisi
Mr Derek Rutter
Mrs Helen Ryan
Mr Alf Wright
Ms Sabiha Shahzad
Ms Irene Kandali
Chief Officers
John Comber, Chief Executive
Simon Pearce, Director of Adults and Older People’s Services
Gillian Palmer, Director of Children Services
John Clark, Director of Housing
Debbie Warren, Director of Finance
Pippa Hack, Director of Regeneration Enterprise and Skills
Matthew Norwell, Director of Community Safety and Enforcement
Katrina Delaney, Director of Culture, Sport and Media
Russell Power, Head of Law and Governance
Outside Representatives – Children and Young Peoples Scrutiny Panel, Overview and Scrutiny Cttee, Standards Cttee
Rev Monsignor Rothon
Mrs. Pauline Sheath
Sir Michael Pike
Dr Susan Blackall
Professor Jim Emerson
2015 Civic Award Winners
Simon Sivyer, H. Sivyer Tranport Ltd
Fatta B Thapa
John Briggs
Teresa Bailey & David King
Lady Rona Delves Broughton, Mercure London Greenwich Hotel
Ashley Gooriah
Steve Chidgey, Hanson Aggregates
Zoe Smith
D’Arcy Mannion
Adel Khaireh
Len Newland
Terry Powley
Paul Rhodes, Paul Rhodes London
Dr Pieter van der Merwe
Vlora Hingley, Best Beginnings Midwives, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust
Tony Nickson, Chair of Trustees, Severndroog Castle, Building Preservation Trust
Dr Kevin Fewster, Royal Museums Greenwich
Dr Giovanna Speciale, South East London Community Energy
Janet Green
Laurie Baker
David Jones, The Woodlands Farm Trust
Pear R Mendes
Stephanie Adams, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Harley B Taylor, Charlton Athletic Community Trust
Hawksmoor Youth Club
Wendy McDermott
Mr J Kennett
Massa S Nandra
Victoria Bulter
Ewan Hooper
Steve Rushbrook, Port of London Authority
Jenny & Graham Penn
Frank Lerner
Chris Evans
Deb Mullins, Emergency Exit Arts
Greenwich Talking Newspaper Assoc.
Piere Lefevre, Phoenix Wings
Chloe Toland, Charlton Athletic Community Trust
Lynsey Wright
Patricia Wilkins
Cutty Sark, Colleges, Sports Clubs etc
Professor Anthony Bowne, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance,
The Rt. Hon the Lord Sterling of Plaistow, GCVO, CBE, Cutty Sark Trust
Jon Drori, Ravensbourne College
Executive Director, Greenwich Dance Agency
Lindsey Noble, Greenwich Community College,
Carrie Wootten, Head of Enterprise and Innovation,
Linda Drew, Ravensbourne College
Mirella Bartrip, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance,
Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, Hadlow College
Paul Hannan, Hadlow College
Derek Payne, Hadlow College
Club Captain, Royal Blackheath Golf Club
Chairman, Blackheath Rugby Club
Club Captain, Shooters Hill Golf Club
The President, Blackheath Rugby Club
Bradley Hemmings, Greenwich and Docklands Festivals
Hélène Alexander, MBE, The Fan Museum
James Haddrell, Greenwich Theatre
Simon Young, Greenwich Theatre
District Auditor
Sue Exton
Nicholas Beth
Ecumenical Borough Deans
The Revd Fr. Michael Branch
The Reverend James Bryson
Pastor Mike Leader
The Venerable Alastair Cutting,
Mr. John Twidale,
Lieu Clare Callister
The Rt. Revd Dr Michael Ipgrave
The Rt. Revd Christopher Chessun
The Revd. Paul Rogers
Mr. David Chick
Pastor Segun Adenuga
The Rt Revd Patrick Lynch
Pastor Michael Olawore
Faith Leaders
Mrs L Going, London Leu Zang Si Temple
Mrs. D. Baldeo, Greenwich Hindu Temple
Mr Gurmel Singh Bhambra, Ramgarhia Association Sikh Temple
Dr. Tariq J. Abbasi, MBE, Greenwich Islamic Centre
Mr Divshi Vaghani, Shri Swaminarayan Temple
The President, South East Hindu Association
Mr. Mohammed Anwar, Charlton Mosque
Mr Nirmal Singh Kailey, Woolwich Sikh Temple
Gerald Rose, Catford and Bromley Synagogue
Saeed Ahmad
Mrs. Premila Rattan, Greenwich Hindu Temple,
Revd Jesse van der Valk
Rev Cantor David Rome
Fire Brigade
Bob Selby
Mathew Herrington
Freedom of the Borough (Individuals)
Mrs R Hurst, CBE
Peter King
Mrs M Garside
George Reynolds, OBE
Judy Smith, MBE
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon,
The Revd Fr. Michael Scanlon,
Royal British Legion Freedom of the Borough
Mr D Ball
Mr J Taylor
Mr.B Nugent
Mr E Jones
Mrs C Turkington
Sam Batty
Roy Williams
D J Randall
Colonel Roddy Lee, Royal Regiment of the Royal Artillery
Charlton Athletic Football Club – Freedom of the Borough
Richard Murray
Katrien Meire
Steve Bradshaw
University of Greenwich – Freedom of the Borough
Prof David Maguire
Mr. Stephen Howlett
Prof Tom Barnes
Prof Simon Jarvis
The Right Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal, QC
Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College - Freedom of the Borough
Tony Hales
Brendan McCarthy
Royal Museums Greenwich – Freedom of the Borough
Sir Charles Dunstone
Dr. Margarette Lincoln
Woolwich Station – Freedom of the Borough
Lt. Col Bob Christopher, MBE, RA – Station Commander,
Major Gerry Porter, MBE, RA
Major Les Carr,
Greenwich Pensioners Forum
Mrs. F Hook
Mr T Greville
Bridie Thomson
Molly Bartlett
Health Services
Liz Butler, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust,
Annabelle Burn, NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group
Tim Higginson, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Mr S Firn, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Mr D Mellish OBE QPM, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Dr. Hani Wahba, Chair of the GP Consortium
Housing Assoc.
Jonathan Card, Southwark Diocesan Housing Association
Tom Dacey, Southern Housing Group
Paul Hackett, Amicus Horizon Housing Group
Matt Cooney, ASRA Housing Association
Lucy Wren, Carr Gomm Society
Andrew Kimmance, Charlton Triangle Homes
Nick Apetroaie, Veridian Housing Association
Elizabeth Austerberry, Moat Housing Group
Ian Weightman, New World Housing Association
Brendan Sarsfield, Family Mosaic Housing Association
Kate Davies, Notting Hill Housing Trust
Jakki Moxham, Housing for Women
Tom McCormack, Hexagon Housing Association
Elaine Bailey, The Hyde Group
Brigadier James Richardson, MBE, Haig Homes,
Trevor West, Anchor Trust
Stephen Howlett, Peabody Trust
Mark Henderson
Carol Matthews, Riverside Housing
Metropolitan Police, Prison Service, Probation Service
Helen Millichap, Borough Commander
Superintendent Dave McLaren
Superintendent Joe McDonald
Grahame Hawkings, HMP/YOI Isis,
Mr Simon Cartwright, H M Prison Belmarsh
MPs, Dp Lt, GLA, Judges
Clive Efford MP
Teresa Pearce MP
Len Duvall, OBE,
Baroness Howells of St David, OBE
His Honour Judge Kinch, QC.
Matthew Pennycook MP
Dr. Pieter van de Merwe, MBE, DL & Elizabeth Hamilton-Eddy, Deputy Lieutenant
His Honour Judge Andrew Lees
Col. Cyril Young and Mrs. Felicity Young
HH Judge Dhir, QC
HH Judge Philip Shorrock
Olu Babatola – Deputy Mayor Inauguration List
Mr Taiwo Ogundele
Ms Folasade Babatola
Miss Lolade Babatola
Mr Fuad Lawal
Mrs Nike Ojediran
Mr Charles And Mrs. Oyekemi Omoighe
Ms Yetunde Olaniyi
Ms Elizerh T. Olawumi
Mr. Emmanuel Babatola
Jon Hughes
Mrs Abiola Aderoju
Mr Babatunde Alabi
Past Mayors/Mayoress/Consorts
Mr & Mrs T Carter
Mr P Graham & Ms D. Sayess
Mr B & Mrs S O’Sullivan
Ms M Adamson
Mrs M Swan
Mrs M Strong
Mrs S Dhillon
Mr. T Malone and Sarah Devlin
Mr J Austin,
Mrs P Claridge
Annette Barratt
Ms Vicky Morse and Maria Morse
Dr. Paul Tyler
Mrs Jagir Sekhon OBE and Mohant Sekhon
Cllr Don Austen
Cllr John Fahy and Bridget McEvoy
Cllr Harpinder Singh and Kamajit Singh
Sajid Jawaid
Janet Gillman and Jim Gillman
Cllr Steve Offord and Mrs. Jacqueline Offord
Cllr Allan MacCarthy and Trisha Anderson
Cllr Barbara Barwick and Fred Barwick
David Grant and Mrs. Ann Grant,
Cllr Angela Cornforth & Sylvia Cornforth
Royal Navy
Commodore Martin Atherton, OBE, RN, Naval Regional Commander (Eastern England)
Commander Nick Chatwan, OBE, Naval Liaison Officer
Commander Graham Turnball
John Furlonger, Greenwich, Deptford and Rotherhithe Sea Cadets
Matthew Burrow, Greenwich, Deptford and Rotherhithe Sea Cadets
Voluntary Sector/ Groups
Kate Heaps, Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
Demelza South East London
Age Concern Greenwich
Ms N Goldberg, Greenwich Action for Voluntary Service
Greenwich Association of Disabled People
Ms E Halley, Irish Community Services
Ms J Chan, Greenwich Chinese Community School
Forum @ Greenwich
Mr M Seeraj, CARE Partnership
Mr J Milton, The Archway Project
The Barnfield Project
The Ahoy Centre
Sharon Brokenshire, MBE, South London Special League
The Walpole Estate Management Assoc
Mrs. F Hook, Greenwich Pensioners Forum
Mr T Greville, Greenwich Pensioners Forum
Anne Romano, Greenwich Irish Pensioners Assoc,
Evelyn Green, MBE, Sunshine Club for the Disabled
Sue Mitchell & Bethan Rickard, The Greenwich Carers Centre
Michelle Martin, Volunteer Centre Greenwich
Royal Greenwich Teaching Award Winners
Bobbie McCabe
Maxine Ferguson
Ian Taylor
Anne-Marie Organ,
Norman Adams – Mayor Inauguration List
Kathleen Downes
Dick Quibell & Maggie Shields
Sheila Drew Smith and Richard Jones
Cheryl Lovelace & Ben Mweene
Charlie & Pauline Maslin
Anne and Kevin Walsh
Kathy Peach
D. Crowther
Pete Murphy
Terry & Zara Hales
Michael & Jacquie Lovelace
Martin & Katie Lovelace
Melody Lovelace
Victor Farlie & Julie Boaler
Glenn Cleaver & Annette Lyen
Paul Barber & Partner
Steve Wells & Partner
Vivien & Mark Burden
Andrew Burden
David & Natalee Snider
Svitlana S & Igor Kazumyriv
Frances & Walter Bellamy
Samantha Nairn & Lee Nairn
Debbie Smith & Quentin Marsh
Mrs Helen Jeffrey
Cathy & Robert Atkin
Ann Cochran
Daphne MacCarthy
Jackie Robinson
Mercia Gysman
Others
John Anderson, Berkeley Homes Ltd
David Barker, Durkan Ltd,
Revd Margaret Cave, Team Rector, East Greenwich Team
June Dalby, Eltham Warren Golf Club
Danny Durkan, Durkan Estates Ltd
Michael Finlay, Greenwich Enterprise Board
Bob Harris, South East London Chamber of Commerce
Rev. Canon Kim Hitch, Area Dean Charlton
Barrie Kelly, Visit Greenwich
Revd Tim Linkens, St. Nicholas Church, Kidbrooke
Donald McLennan, Millennium Performing Arts
Steve Nelson, South East Chamber of Commerce
Ian Nicholson, IKEA Ltd,
Kate O’Hara, London City Cruise Port
David Phillips, Port of London Authority
Hugh Player, Greenwich Hospital,
Redmond Prendeville, Eltham Warren Golf Club
Neil Smith, Knight Dragon Developments Ltd
Susan Stretch, Black Vanilla Ltd,
Mr. John Walker, Visit Greenwich