08:05AM, Monday 03 November 2014
A councillor and former Mayor of Windsor and Maidenhead has been honoured for his two decades as a magistrates.
Cllr Andrew Jenner (Con, Riverside) has volunteered as a magistrate for 20 years.
The Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, Mary Bayliss, has presented Cllr Jenner with a certificate marking his two decades of volunteering.
He has served as a magistrate in Maidenhead and other East Berkshire courts in that time.
Cllr Jenner, who was mayor in 2013-14, says an interest in law inspired him to become a magistrate.
He said: "I decided it was a way for me to pick an interest and give back to the community by doing something voluntary.
"It's enjoyable, very interesting. The training is ongoing. I've been training for the last 20 years because the law changes.
"It's very gratifying, very interesting and you meet some extraordinary characters."
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