Councillor Diane Hind is the Deputy Mayor of Bury St Edmunds. This follows on from a two year term of being the Mayor from 2023-2025. She is the Town council ward Councillor for the Tollgate area.

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Diane was born in 1953 in Walthamstow before her family moved to Essex. They settled in Bury St Edmunds in 1993. Following a traditional education achieving both 'O' and 'A' levels, Diane went to work as an Insurance broker, putting her dreams of being a teacher or librarian on hold. She has fulfilled one of her dreams which was working on a Hospital radio request show.

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​The radio show was where Diane met Cliff, her husband of 47 years. Together they had a son named Kevin who also served as a town councillor for 10 years. Diane became a West Suffolk District Councillor​ in 2011 and has served both town and district council since 2015. She is the portfolio holder for Resources at the district council.

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In any spare time, Diane enjoys reading, going to the cinema and has been keen on anything relating to the Theatre and Arts since she was a teenager. More recently Diane has started playing Bridge. She has a keen interest in social history and loves to visit museums.

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Her more favourite things are eating Italian food, Lake Como in Northern Italy, along with reading and is a huge supporter of West Ham United, a pass-time she enjoyed with her late husband and Kevin. Diane and Kevin still attend regular games today. 

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When asked about her greatest achievements, Diane said she is incredibly proud of serving the town as a councillor, anything she can do to help people and make a difference in their lives, feeling incredibly humbled by the amount of volunteer groups that support Bury St Edmunds.

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If you would like to contact Cllr Hind please email mayors.office@burystedmunds-tc.gov.uk

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