We were very sad to hear of the passing of former Mayor, Roy Mann, last month
He passed away peacefully at Ponsandane Care Home on Thursday 11th December 2025.
Roy was a committed town councillor for 17 years and was elected as Mayor of Penzance from 2008-2010, and then as Deputy Mayor for 2010-11. He also served as a Councillor for the former Penwith District Council and was Chair of Ludgvan Parish Council for many years, only stepping down early in 2025. He represented the former Ludgvan electoral division on the old Cornwall County Council from 2001 until its abolition in 2009 and then on the Cornwall Council unitary authority from 2013 to 2017, as well as serving on Madron Parish Council for a remarkable 42 years.
Roy was first elected to Penzance Council in May 2004 as the very first Gulval Ward Councillor following a change to the Parish wards. He went on to serve as Chair and Vice-Chair of various committees as well as representing the Council on outside bodies, including the Penzance – Concarneau Twinning Association, Penwith Access and Rights of Way Forum, Hutchens Charity Trust, Penzance Welfare Trust, Golowan Steering Group, and Neighbourhoods Together.
Current Mayor of Penzance Stephen Reynolds, who attended Roy’s funeral on Tuesday 6th January on behalf of Penzance Council, commented:
“The expression ‘salt of the earth’ could have been coined for Roy. He had deep roots in the local farming community , running the family farm at Chysauster for many years before ill health forced him into early retirement and new roles as caretaker at Humphry Davy School and a care worker at the John Daniel Centre. And few can match his record of service, not just as a councillor, but as a supporter of so many local good causes.”
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.
