TOWN MAYOR
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Town Mayor 2024 - 2025
Cllr. Desmond Paul
Mayor's Statement
I’m Councillor Desmond Paul, the new mayor elected by my fellow town councillors for 2024 -2025. I’m happy to say that my wife Anoma Paul has agreed to become Mayor Consort for the year. I’m thrilled and feel very privileged to be elected.
I’m originally from Sri Lanka, and I worked as a Flight Lieutenant in the Air Force.
I’m supporting two charities as Mayor, the Velindre Cancer Centre and as I’m a veteran of the Air Force, I will be supporting the Taff Ely Veterans Group.
I’m going to do whatever I can to leave a legacy from my time as Mayor.
I'm so proud to be the first Sri Lankan Mayor of Pontypridd.
desmond.paul@pontypriddtowncouncil.gov.uk
Mayor's Blog
Meet Pontypridd's New Mayor - Cllr. Desmond Paul
Cllr Lyndon Bengough the Town Mayor was a recent visitor to the Pontypridd Men's Shed group who are based at Taff Meadow Community Centre in Treforest. The Town Council have been supporting the group since it's inception in March this year and they were visited by Town Clerk Tony Graham and the Mayor who were keen to see how the group were doing. Shed Chair Gareth Pugh said " we have increased our membership from the original four members to the thirty plus we have now, we are so grateful to the Town Council who have supported and advised us over the past eight months. We are very happy to make a donation to the Mayors charity and to give him a Bird Box to be used as a raffle prize." The Shed meet every Wednesday at Taff Meadow from 10-12, new members very welcome.