Biographical notes on the Lord Mayor, Councillor Peter Hill and the Lady Mayoress, Mrs Gillian Hill
Civic Year 2010-2011
The Lord Mayor, Cllr Peter Hill.
Born in Southwick, West Sussex, the Lord Mayor attended Shoreham Grammar School. He later went on to become a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a body whose diploma he also holds.
He was elected to Bradford Council in 2004 and has chaired the Licensing Committee, has been Deputy Chairman of the Keighley Planning Panel, Keighley Area Committee and Link Member for Rural Affairs. On Council, his special interests focus on licensing matters and rural affairs.
He is married to Gillian Hill, the Lady Mayoress, and has a stepson, daughter and granddaughter. Since 1988 he has been Managing Director of Panda Promotions & Advertising and since 1989 he has also been MD of Peter Green Associates.
The Lord Mayor was Chairman of Haworth Cross Roads & Stanbury Parish Council and is currently the Chairman of Worth Valley First Responders. He is a Trustee of the Nell Bank Outdoor Activities Centre and also of the Haworth Village Trust.
He and the Lady Mayoress are widely-travelled, having visited most of Europe (both for business and leisure), the USA, Australia, Asia and Africa.
The Lord Mayor speaks some ‘rusty’ French and some ‘restaurant’ Italian and German.
Subjects close to his heart are rural affairs, Riding for the Disabled, Haworth Village Trust and Nell Bank. In his leisure time, the Lord Mayor enjoys reading, music, cooking and travel and he cites longevity as his main ambition!
In terms of his dietary requirements, the Lord Mayor dislikes tripe and mushy peas, but is rather partial to a glass of red wine, but only in the evening.
The Lady Mayoress, Mrs Gillian Hill The Lady Mayoress was born in Wrotham, Kent and has been a self-employed sales agent to the gift trade for 27 years. She currently manages the office of her husband’s PR agency.
The Lady Mayoress has a son, a daughter and a granddaughter.
She is a director of the Haworth Village Trust, sits on the Haworth Community Centre Management Committee and is the Chair of the Friends of the Park Bandstand Group in Haworth.
Like the Lord Mayor, she has a smattering of French, Italian and German and she is interested in the work of the NSPCC, Riding for the Disabled and is keenly involved in the Haworth Bandstand Project.
In her spare time, the Lady Mayoress enjoys horses and dogs, reading, gardening, travel and photography. Her motto has always been to experience as much of life as is offered or comes her way.
In terms of dietary preferences, the Lady Mayoress does not eat smoked haddock or broad beans but does enjoy a glass of good wine, but only in the evening.
If you wish to invite the Lord Mayor to an event you will need to write/e-mail/fax the Lord Mayor's Office. Please note that at least fourteen clear days' notice is required for an invitation to be fully considered.
Please address your invitation to:
Mrs Loraine Radcliffe
Civic Affairs Manager
The Lord Mayor's Office
2nd Floor, City Hall
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 1HY
You may wish to e-mail us at: lord.mayor@bradford.gov.uk or alternatively reach us via fax on 01274 395529.
If your enquiry specifically pertains to the Lord Mayor's Appeal fund, you may contact Alexis Jenner, the Lord Mayor's Appeal Officer on 01274 434965 or via e-mail to alexis.jenner@bradford.gov.uk
If initially (before writing) you wish to ascertain the Lord Mayor's availability to attend an event please ring the Office on one of the following numbers 01274 432283, 432276, 432284, 434398 or 434935 where a staff member will be delighted to assist.
