Invite the Mayor to your Event

To invite the Town Mayor of Falmouth to your event, please download and fill out our Civic Pro Forma or write to the address below.

A free window in the Mayor’s diary does not guarantee the Mayor’s availability. Given the Mayor’s busy schedule, please direct all event invitations to the Mayor’s Office as early as possible. The Mayor reviews each invitation. If the Mayor is unavailable, the Deputy Mayor will receive the invitation.

Download a copy of our Civic Pro Forma (pdf)

You many also find it helpful to read our Mayor FAQs below, in advance of your event.

For further information or to request the form in a different format please contact:

The Mayor’s Secretaries:

Mrs Emily Middleditch (Mon – Wed) or Mrs Val Rogers (Thur – Fri),
Falmouth Town Council
The Old Post Office
The Moor
Falmouth
TR11 3QA

Telephone: 01326 315559
Fax: 01326 312662I

Email: emily@falmouthtowncouncil.com
Email: valerie@falmouthtowncouncil.com

Mayor FAQ’s

• Falmouth Town Council elects a Mayor once a year at their Annual Council Meeting in May.

• The election of the Mayor is the first item of business at the Annual Meeting with the election being decided by a majority of members present and voting on the matter at the meeting.

• Any candidate for the post of Mayor must be a member of the Council.

• The Mayor Making ceremony is when The Mayor is officially sworn in. This usually takes place immediately after the Annual Council Meeting at the Princess Pavilion, 41 Melvill Road, TR11

  • For more information on inviting the Mayor to your event, please visit our Mayoral Engagements page.

A letter:

• The Worshipful the Town Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor (and their name).

• Then Dear ‘Mr Town Mayor’ or ‘Madam Town Mayor’ in the case of a woman.

A formal letter:

• The Worshipful the Town Mayor of Falmouth Councillor (and their name).

• The Deputy Mayor is not entitled to “The Worshipful”.

Less formal speech:

• Mr Town Mayor or Madam Town Mayor.

It is still the Worshipful the Town Mayor! Think of the office and chain not the person.

• The Mayor’s Consort accompanies and assists the Town Mayor on occasions.

• The Mayor’s Consort should be accorded a similar respect to that of the Town Mayor.

• A Mayor’s Consort has no official title.

• If you want the Mayor to say a few words (make a speech) then the Mayor should speak after the host. This usually makes the Mayor the second speaker.

• The Mayor should be announced, and a formal occasion should have preambles.

• Preambles are a way of acknowledging people in order of their roles

• The Town Mayor will always be the first person mentioned in the preamble unless His Majesty The King or the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall is present. You do not need to mention the Lady Mayoress in the preamble.

• On such an occasion the order of presentation by the Lord-Lieutenant to the Royal Visitor will normally be:

  • Lord Lieutenant and Spouse
  • High Sheriff and Spouse
  • Chairman of the County Council and Spouse
  • County Chief Executive and Spouse
  • Chairman of District Council and Spouse
  • Mayor and Mayoress and Town Clerk and Lady
  • Member of Parliament and Spouse
  • Chief Constable and Spouse

• On arrival the Town Mayor (wearing their chain of office) will either have experience of your type of event or will have read the information you will have supplied to the office.

• Either way someone should greet the Town Mayor on arrival.

• The event host should always meet with the Town Mayor.

• You should allocate someone to accompany the Town Mayor during the visit if the event host is otherwise engaged.

• The Town Mayor will be dressed smartly as a mark of respect for invited guests, therefore it is only fitting that you try to reciprocate.

• Not all gentlemen may have a suit but a shirt and tie would be most welcome.

• You will not know unless you ask!

• The Town Mayor usually accepts the first invitation for a particular date providing it is appropriate for the Town Mayor to attend. Therefore it is best to invite the Town Mayor as soon as possible.

• On the right of the host unless His Majesty The King or the Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall are present.

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