COUNCILLOR MAX HILL
It is with the deepest regret we have to announce that our dear friend and colleague, Cllr Max Hill sadly passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022.
Cllr Hill became a member of Sandy Town Council in 2015 to represent Ivel Ward but his service to the community stretched back 30 years when, with his family, he came to live in Beeston and Max took up the position of Headteacher at Sandy Upper School.
Long before becoming a member of Sandy Town Council, Max had involved himself closely with many groups and organisations including The Twinning Association, forging a new link with Skarszewy in Poland, with the Sandy Sports and Leisure Association and also became a keen supporter of events including the annual Carnival and the Christmas Lights Switch on.
Max was instrumental in the compiling of the Sandy and Beeston Town Plan, 2011-2020 which he worked hard with others to update in 2017.
At the time of his passing, Cllr. Hill was Chairman of the Town Council’s Human Resources Committee. It was a role which Max found particularly fulfilling and his support and encouragement was hugely appreciated by the present team members and by our former Clerk who left us recently.
In addition, Cllr Hill was also a member of the Community Services and Environment and the Policy, Finance and Resources Committees and in all he did for the people of Sandy Cllr Hill acted with dedication, humility and kindness.
Somehow in his busy life Max also found also time for angling and playing cricket, which he did for the Bedfordshire over 70s until quite recently.
Reacting to the news, the Mayor of Sandy Town Council, Cllr Martin Pettitt said: “This is a time for deep sadness; to reflect and to recall our memories of Max who I was pleased and proud to have known.
“I considered Max to have been a personal friend, a confidante and colleague for whom I had the greatest regard and respect.
“At this time especially, all our thoughts, support and love go out to Max’s wife Ros and to their two daughters, grandchildren and extended family, from everyone, not only at Sandy Town Council, but all those who knew Max in Sandy and beyond.”
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