Jhalman Singh Uppal, who was the first ever chairman of the new Telford & Wrekin Council when it was created in 1998, has died at the age of 80.
In the 1990s he was in the figurehead role as the old Wrekin District Council successfully sought its independence from Shropshire County Council and became a unitary authority.He was presented with an OBE in person by the Queen in 2003 at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, the award being for his services to community relations. During the event he chatted to then Real Madrid and England star David Beckham, even getting the footballer's autograph for his granddaughter.
Jhalman Singh Uppal, third from left, at a proud and historic moment as the Iron Bridge is handed over in 1998. "Jhalman served as a Labour councillor for Wrockwardine Wood ward for a number of years and was chairman of Wrekin District Council in 1995-1996 and 1997-1998. "Jhalman was also chairman of the Punjabi Culture Society and was a fantastic ambassador for our town, and in 2003 received an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to community relations.Jhalman Singh Uppal was in the chair of the old Wrekin District Council during the historic local government shake-up in Shropshire which saw Telford area break away from Shropshire County Council and gain its own"do everything" council in April 1998.
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