Manchester's new Lord Mayor says she 'would never have dreamed' of being appointed to the civic role after growing up in care from the age of six months.
Clayton and Openshaw councillor Donna Ludford, who became Lord Mayor of Manchester this week (May 18), wants to 'break down barriers' while in office.
The 53-year-old follows Labour colleague Tommy Judge who served 18 months in the ceremonial job, undertaking 518 engagements in that time.
But the new Lord Mayor says she wants to draw on her experience of growing up in the care system to support and inspire young people across Manchester. "I lived on many of our council estates across this city – all of them only just a few miles away from this town hall," she said. "Back then, I would never have dreamed for one second that someone like me could be elected as the Lord Mayor of Manchester." READ MORE: Manchester council is finally rated 'Good' by Ofsted for first time ever Born at the Duchess of York Hospital in Burnage, Donna was put in care when she was just six months old after both her parents were in a major accident.
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