Sutton Coldfield first had a town council in 1886 In 1931, Jim's father, JP (Percy) Britton was elected mayor Later that decade Jim attended various events and recorded them for posterity Here we see the council mourning the death of King George V in 1936 And marking the (brief) reign of Edward VIII You may be able to spot Sydney Stray, who was clerk to the council, and was later to marry Jim's sister