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Mace Bearer – Carole Weeks

Our first female Mace Bearer (as far as we know!), Carole has lived in Great Torrington all her life. She comes from a family who have resided in the town for several generations. She loves its traditions and is keen to play her part in keeping them alive.

A huge fan of Mayfair, she joined in with the maypole dancing and the guard of honour for the May Queen and her entourage as a child.

She has had several jobs over the years including working for School Pictures at Greenbank, the meat factory, social services, and Dartington Crystal where she met her husband, Paul. Indeed, her connection to the glass factory goes back to when her Swedish step-father helped to set up the glass factory in the 1960s.

Carole now runs her own cleaning business, a venture she embarked on nearly 20 years ago.

Carole applied to be a Mace Bearer as it is important to her that the traditional roles of the town are carried out by local people. She was delighted to take up the post in 2022 and now attends the Town Council’s numerous civic occasions.

Council Procedures

The Town Council follow a set of procedures to ensure that they operate an efficient , transparent and accountable service to its residents.

Confidence in local democracy is achieved when elected councillors are seen to live up to the high standards that the public expect and paid officers work to a robust set of procedures . Every Council is required to adopt a Code of Conduct which sets out the rules governing the behaviour of its elected , co-opted and independent members. In addition , members are required to record on the public register, their financial and other interests.

The Great Torrington Town Council and its members follow a set of procedures to ensure that the service they offer to you , is efficient , transparent and accountable. A copy of all Town Council procedures are available by clicking onto the related download below.