The new town mayor for Wimborne Minster is Councillor Diann March.

Diann moved to Dorset with her husband in 1976, was first elected as a Wimborne Minster town councillor in 1991 and has previously served three terms as town mayor and three terms as deputy mayor.

Diann has many interests including Wimborne Musical Theatre, the Wimborne/Ochsenfurt and Wimborne/Valognes Twinning Associations. She also volunteers at Green Cottage Riding for the Disabled, the Wimborne Repair Cafe and is a volunteer at the Allendale Community Centre.

During the year Diann will be raising money for two charities: Wimborne Model Town and the Riding for the Disabled Association.

The new deputy mayor for Wimborne Minster is Councillor Simon Wheeler.

Simon lives in Corfe Mullen and runs Wimborne’s Town Band The Quarterjacks, following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather.

The mayor-making took place at the town hall.