Dear Visitor
It is a great honour to be elected as Mayor of The London Borough of Sutton. I was elected Council Member for Stonecot ward in 2006 and previously was a member of the Council for Wallington South ward in the mid 1990’s.

An NHS General Practitioner, I moved with my wife Jane and five children to a central Sutton Practice 15 years ago and have always admired the community spirit and neighbourliness that is evident in the Borough.

Despite being a busy General Practitioner I have always enjoyed being an active member of local voluntary and social clubs such as Wallington and Carshalton Round Table, Sutton Catenians, and serving as a primary school governor. My wife, Jane, the Mayoress, is a nursery
teacher in Purley and we live locally in Carshalton Beeches.

I am the first doctor to become the Mayor of Sutton and we are fortunate to have a big medical presence in the borough, so I would like to think that they can all share in this honour. My theme for the year will be Civic to Clinic. As Mayor I hope that I will be able to convey to the hard working people in all sections of our local NHS that they are very much appreciated.

The Mayor’s charity for the year will be The Royal Marsden’s Wolfson Children’s and Adolescent Unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton. I hope that the people of Sutton will show their usual generosity in helping make the hospital’s vision a reality.


Events News

Sunday 10th august - while there was a downpour on the Beijing Olympics; Stanley road Allotment and garden society had a fine but breezy day for their first open day attended by the mayor and mayoress. The Mayor presented  a signed Arsenal footbal shirt to Derek Cousens as a thank you from the society for the hard work that he has put in over many years for the Allotment holders and helped to clear New Alottment sites and so encourage new members. The Allotment site is currently undergoing a resurgence of interest and there is currently a waiting list for new members to get a plot.




On Wed 16 July The Mayor and Mayoress visit Oaks Way day centre in Carshalton Beeches for a client's 100th bithday celebration pictured are the Mayor Cllr Brendan Hudson, Mayoress Mrs Jane Hudson, Mrs Daisy Foreman and Phil Blake day centre management committee member.The Mayor asked Mrs foreman what her secret to long life was and she replied hard work and a cockney spirit!

 
Deputy mayor David Callaghan and deputy mayoress Anisha Callaghan presented certificates of achievement to students of Orchard Hill College in Wallington, which provides learning to adults with profound learning difficulties and some also with severe physical disabilities.

They are pictured here with the college’s Principal Caroline Allen OBE.




Deputy mayoress Anisha Callaghan opened a new garden at Oakleigh Care Centre in Sutton, which provides residential care for elderly people with dementia.

The garden was cultivated by students with special needs from Cheam High School



Deputy mayor David Callaghan walked 12 miles for the mayor’s charity in an event organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association

He raised more than £600 through sponsorship by friends, family and colleagues from the walk, which followed a route from a mosque at Morden to one in Putney.




Children from the new Stages Theatre entertained deputy mayor David Callaghan and deputy mayoress Anisha Callaghan in a fantastic evening of dancing and singing at Hackbridge All Saints community centre.

It was the group’s first production and all the entrance money was donated to the mayor’s charity appeal for the Wolfson Child and Adolescent Unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton.

 

Friday 13th July the bishop of southwark Rev tom butler hosted his usual reception for mayors in south london and surrey at his manse in streatham. Picture are some of the Mayors with the bishop of croydon rev Nick baines.









Film Star attends Sutton charity Film screening
Tommy Bastow pictured with the Mayor and Mayoress of Sutton attended the Charity Film screening of the new teenage hit film ANGUS,THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING at the Empire Cinema Sutton on Sunday 13th July. Paramount pictures allowed this to be screened before the world Premier for the Mayor of Suttons Charity which is the teenage and childrens unit of the Royal marsden hospital in Sutton. Tommy signed autographs for fans who had an exciting afternoon.
 



Saturday 7th June the mayor and Mayoress attended the Cheam Branch of the Royal British Legion to unveil a plaque marking 50 years of the Hall's Service to the Members. Mr S. Graves the Branch President showe the guests around and ther was afete and evening barbecue later on and there was an opportunity for nee Members to sign up.




Deputy Mayor David Callaghan and Deputy Mayoress Anisha Callaghan were guests at the Circle Fun Day held on Saturday May 24.

The event was organised by Jean Crossby, who chairs the Circle Residents Association, and held in the gardens of Middleton Circle Library.
Around £200 was raised by the volunteers who ran stalls, including ‘hit the coconut, ‘beat the rat’ and ‘raise the boat’.
A special stall run by the Friendly Hands charity raised £120 for research into cystinosis, a genetic disease which can be fatal. The charity has raised £55,000 for work done to combat the effects of the disease.

June is busting out all over
On Sunday 1st June the Mayor and Mayoress joined the backsatge tour at the Secombe Thetare's open day. Visitors were able to view the Artistes dressing rooms and try on some of the many costumes.


 

Councillor Dr Brendan Hudson
Mayor of London Borough of Sutton
19th May 2008 - 18th May 2009

Brendan was born in Sheffield in 1954. He was educated in city
catholic schools and brought up within the sound of the roar of the
crowd at Sheffield Wednesday and inevitably became a lifelong
supporter. He has two brothers who both work in public service in that
city.

Whilst taking a higher first aid course for the Queen’s Scout award he
found that he liked medicine enormously and decided to study it.
He then went to medical school at Birmingham University and met
Jane - his wife to be - at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital when he was
called on to the Oncology ward to treat one of her patients.
He decided to pursue a career in General Practice as he liked the
whole of medicine and felt that family medicine had the broadest
scope. Brendan’s first GP partnership was in South Yorkshire.

Over the ten years, the family steadily grew to five children.
In 1992 the whole family moved south when Brendan made the major
move to a single handed practice in Grove Road, Sutton.
On moving to Carshalton Beeches he joined the Wallington and
Carshalton Round Table.

In 1994 he stood as a candidate for Wallington South and was elected
to Sutton Council, serving until 1998.