Issue - meetings
Mayor's Announcements
Meeting: 19/02/2020 - Council (Item 6)
Mayor's Announcements (including any petitions received)
To receive any announcements from the Mayor.
Additional documents:
Decision:
NOTED the announcements from the Mayor in relation to:
· A Royal visit by HRH the Duchess of Cornwall
· Formally welcoming the newly elected councillors in Alperton, Barnhill and Wembley Central wards along with the Assistant Chief Executive
· Mayors Christmas Charity Event
· London New Year’s Day Parade
· Flag Raising Event – Bangladesh Victory Day
· Pride of Brent
· Holocaust Memorial Day
· LGBT+ Flag Raising Event and Rainbow Pedestrian crossing
· Brent International Women’s Day 2020
· Chinese New Year celebration
· Support for those affected by and tackling Coronavirus
· Abseiling Event for Mayors Charity
· Petitions
Minutes:
The Mayor made the following announcements:
(i) Royal Visit
The Mayor began by taking the opportunity to thank Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall for her visit to Brent earlier that day. He informed members that the Duchess had joined the Borough’s Deputy Lieutenant, Chief Executive, councillors and representatives from the Borough of Culture team to tour the Granville Centre and Kiln Theatre.
The visit had provided an opportunity to showcase the Borough of Culture programme and also the young talent taking part in each event, with the Duchess hugely impressed by the Borough’s commitment to culture and the contribution of young people.
The Mayor thanked all those who had made the visit such a success and also everyone who had contributed towards the Borough of Culture RISE opening ceremony, which had taken place in January.
(ii) Formal welcome of newly elected Councillors & Assistant Chief Executive
Following the by-elections held in January 2020, the Mayor moved on to formally welcome Councillors Akram, Georgiou, Lloyd and Shah as the four newly elected ward councillors for Alperton, Barnhill and Wembley Central. He wished them well, highlighting the rewarding nature of the role.
In addition, a welcome was also extended to the Council’s newly appointed Assistant Chief Executive – Shazia Hussain.
(iii) Mayors Christmas Charity Event
The Mayor advised members that he was grateful for their continued support in his fundraising activities and thanked everyone who had attended his Christmas Gala Dinner on 6th December. This had been an extremely enjoyable evening and raised a substantial amount of money for his chosen charities.
(iv) New Year’s Day Parade
The Mayor advised he had been pleased to attend the London New Year’s Day parade were he had been proud to support Mahogany in Harlesden, who had taken part on behalf of the Mayor’s office. The Mayor was delighted to announce that Brent had won first place in the competition, resulting in a £1,000 prize donation to his charities. Despite the cold, it had been a wonderful day and he congratulated all those who had taken part.
(v) Bangladesh Victory Day Flag raising
The Mayor thanked the Deputy Mayor for standing in on his behalf at the flag raising ceremony for Bangladesh Victory Day on Monday 16th December in the Paul Daisley Gardens.
(vi) Pride of Brent
The Mayor was pleased to advise that he and the Chief Executive had been able to invite many long serving staff, unable to attend the Pride of Brent awards, to tea in the Mayor’s Parlour. This had been an enjoyable morning providing a further opportunity to recognise the hard work and dedication of staff across the Council, some of whom had completed 50 years service.
(vii) Holocaust Memorial Day
The Mayor informed Members that he was honoured to have attended two memorial ceremonies to mark the Holocaust Memorial Day, one of which had taken place at the Civic Centre and the other hosted by the Greater London Assembly.
Providing a time for reflection, he felt ... view the full minutes text for item 6