I AM writing to express my personal thanks to fellow councillors for their fantastic support and friendship over the past year while I have been mayor of St Davids.

I would also like to thank the council’s employed staff for their help at all times, and to express my appreciation to so many people in the community for so many kindnesses and encouragement.

It has indeed been a great privilege once again to have had the opportunity of serving this city of which I am so proud.

I will not myself be standing again in the forthcoming local council elections, and this therefore allows me, on behalf of the whole community, to thank all those who have served so conscientiously on the city council over the past five years, and also to wish the new council all good fortune and success in carrying out its important responsibilities.

I am so delighted that once again we are to have an election, which will ensure that, whoever is elected, the new council will have a genuinely democratic mandate from the community over the next five years.

CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR

St Davids