CHRIS Robbins has been unanimously appointed mayor of Warminster for the second time.

Councillor Phil Keeble was also voted as Deputy Mayor, at the town council's annual meeting on May 16. 

Cllr Robbins lives in Warminster, is married to Debra and has four children and five grandchildren. He is former employee of Lloyd’s Bank and the long-standing proprietor of C J Robbins Butchers in the town centre.

He said it was an honour to represent the town again.

"I will do my utmost to attend and cover as many of the duties attached to the role and with the support of the Deputy Mayor I am hopeful we can achieve that goal.

“We now have a new team working at Warminster Town Council and I am sure they will continue to work hard, achieve great things and provide quality services.”

He says he is particularly interested in developing and improving cycle and walking routes.

Cllr Robbins will donate the Mayor’s collection his year to help the youth of the town "to discover the outdoors, to join clubs, whether sports or organisations like scouts, even horse riding".

The new Deputy Mayor, Councillor Phil Keeble, is married to Bernice and has lived in Warminster since 1993.  A retired Ministry of Defence civil servant of 43 years, he says he enjoys all sports and also runs a national cancer support group for the RUH Bath catchment area.