Edenbridge Town Council staff graduate

Town Council employees excel in professional studies

Edenbridge town council’s Clerk and Deputy Clerk have both gained distinctions in their professional studies through the University of Gloucestershire.

Both were also awarded prizes by Aon Insurance – the first time any council has produced two winners, an achievement which has already been given national publicity in local government media.

Town Clerk Christine Lane has gained the Certificate of Higher Education, and Deputy Clerk Kathy Staff the Diploma of Higher Education in Local Policy studies. Both worked as distance learners, studying mostly in their own time alongside full time posts – Christine over four years, and Kathy over two.

Christine Lane and Kathy Staff

They recently graduated and received their prizes in Cheltenham, and were congratulated and presented with bouquets by councillors at the December town council meeting as a mark of their achievement.

“Edenbridge residents are fortunate that the council is committed to training its staff
to high professional level to benefit the community,” says chairman Cllr Jill Davison.