Lord Mayor Chester
@MayorChester
Councillor Sherin Akhtar, Lord Mayor of Chester for 2025/26
It was a pleasure to welcome university students from China to Chester Town Hall today! They thoroughly enjoyed their visit and were fascinated by the rich history of our beautiful building. I always enjoy hosting visitors and sharing the stories. #UniversityofChester

#ChesterCares #SamaritansAwarenessDay #MentalHealthMatters #BrewMonday #LordMayorOfChester #SheriffofChester

On 19 July, I attended the wreath-laying ceremony marking the 81st Anniversary of the Polish Air Force Memorial Plaque at Chester Town Hall 🇵🇱🇬🇧 A proud moment for the City of Chester, honouring shared history and sacrifice. #ChesterRemembers #PolishAirForce #TownHallChester



On behalf of the City of Chester and the Bangladeshi community, I send my heart felt condolences to the families, friends, victims and teachers who have been impacted by the tragic accident which has occurred today at Milestone School and College in Dhaka.

#ChesterRaftRace #LordMayorofChester #AdmiraloftheDee

🌍 Honoured to open the International Youth Games 2025 in #Chester & host the awards at the Town Hall! 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪 Thanks to @CILACityLinks for uniting young people from Sens, Senigallia & Lörrach through sport & friendship. 👏⚽🏊♂️🚣♀️ #ChesterYouthGames #CILA #Twinning #YouthSport




On behalf of the City of Chester, The Lord Mayor sends her best wishes to the Queen Consort on her birthday

What an amazing day at Grosvenor Manor as we proudly celebrated the grand opening of our Community Garden! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported and contributed to bringing this beautiful space to life. #GrosvenorManor #CommunityGarden #ChesterCareCommunity


On behalf of the City of Chester, the Annual Mercian Regiment Pilgrimage took place at Crich Memorial Tower where the Lord Mayor laid a wreath to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service with the Mercian Regiment. #MercianRegiment #CrichMemorial #ChesterRemembers


A beautiful new wildflower garden has opened in Guilden Sutton. My Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr Margaret Parker joined the celebration of this vibrsnt space connecting the heart of the village with key community hubs. #GuildenSutton #WildflowrrGarden #LocalPride


The City of Chester celebrated Disability Pride Parade last week marking its 5th year. The Kaleidoscope Pride Parade is a vibrant celebration for anyone who identifies as disabled or neurodiverse, along with their amazing support workers. #DisabilityPride #KaleidoscopeParade


The Lord Mayor of Chester today remembered the victims, survivors and the families of the Srebrenica Genocide tragedy that happened on 11 July 1995. Let us all remember that we have more in common than that which divides us #Srebrenica30 #Srebrenica #RememberingSrebrenica

