The Annual Council meeting on 27th May 2008 saw the outgoing Mayor Councillor Mrs J.L.Wood proudly presented her nominated Charity, "The Great North Air Ambulance" with a cheque for £12,760.00.

The procedure then followed that nominations for the incoming Mayor were taken and
Councillor Ian Harrington was duly elected Town Mayor for the Civic Year. The Chain of Office was then presented to Councillor Harrington by the outgoing Town Mayor.

Councillor Ian Harrington said that it was with a very real and deep sense of both pride and humility that he accepted the Chain of Office and the position of Town Mayor for the ensuing year.

With the support of his wife Gillian as Mayoress, he aims to fulfill all those duties and responsibilities placed before him, to the best of his ability.

The Mayor’s Charity Appeal this year would support two, very different, but equally worthy, causes – the Myasthenia Gravis Association (‘The Rag Doll Illness’) and the Conductive Education Centre "Step Forward Together." Both of these were suggested to him by people from within the community of the Township and he hoped that the results of his fundraising would therefore have a direct impact within the community of our Township.

Councillor Sarah Armstrong was appointed Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year.
Upon receiving the Chain, Councillor Armstrong took the opportunity to thank her fellow Councillors for their support and vote of confidence in proposing her for the position.
She pledged to support the Town Mayor and fulfil her responsibilities with enthusiasm and commitment and promised to work hard and do her best for the people of Spennymoor as Deputy Town Mayor.