The Mayor of Ashbourne...

DENISE Brown is like no other Mayor Ashbourne has ever seen. The mother of three, whose time in office this year will be a hectic juggling act with her civic duties and her full-time job, insists she "thrives on pressure." Shrovetide-mad Denise, a town councillor for six years, will be joined at many of her civic appointments by her daughter and consort Lucy Brown and in this blog she will tell readers what life is like as the Mayor of our fascinating market town.