New Mayor of Wandsworth to raise funds for local charities  

The Mayor was formally elected at the Council's AGM, which also confirmed the members of the new Cabinet. 

Cllr Owens has lived in Wandsworth for 20 years and is raising a family here. She has a career in the business and finance sector and has been closely involved in education in Wandsworth, including a decade as Chairman of Governors at a Wandsworth state school.  

The charities she has chosen to support this year are  

• Wandsworth Home Start, which provides support for parents 
• Sound Minds, a charity that offers art and creative activities to support people with mental health issues 
• Battersea Crime Prevention Panel which works with young people to stop them getting involved in crime 

Cllr Owens said: “I am passionate about celebrating the quiet services that sustain communities across Wandsworth, especially support for children and young people. These charities all do wonderful work in our borough and I’m proud to have the opportunity to support them.” 

The Deputy Mayor is Cllr Kirsten Botting, who represents Trinity Ward. She has lived in the borough for more than 35 years and is Chair of the Tooting Bec Safer Neighbourhood Team and Neighbourhood Watch Panel. She has also been a member of the Tooting Commons Management Advisory Committee, is a tree warden and volunteers with the Friends of Tooting and Wandsworth Commons.  

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