Issue - meetings

To present long service awards to those Councillor(s) who have served as members of the Council for 25 years or more.

Councillor Reg Colwill and Councillor Janice Long were presented with Long Service Awards in recognition of 25 years as members on the Council.

As the next item on the agenda, the Mayor announced that it gave him great pleasure to be able to present long service award to two councillors in recognition of their dedicated service as members of the Council for over 25 years.

The first award was to Councillor Reg Colwill. Before presenting him with the award, the Mayor invited Councillor Kansagra to pay a short tribute to Councillor Colwill.  Councillor Kansagra advised that he was honoured to have known Councillor Colwill as a friend and colleague for over 30 years and took the opportunity to pay tribute to the work he had undertaken in representing the local residents of Kingsbury and Kenton as the wards he had served since being elected to the Council in 1994 and more widely across the borough as Leader of the Conservative Group.  Acknowledging his dedication and public service, Councillor Kansagra advised he was also pleased to see Councillor Colwill’s family at the meeting, recognising the support they had also provided during his time in office and finished by highlighting how deserved he felt the award had been.

The Mayor and Chief Executive then presented Councillor Colwill with his long service award with all members joining a round of applause in congratulations.

The Mayor then announced that the second award was to Councillor Janice Long.  Before presenting her with the award, the Mayor invited Councillor Choudry to pay a short tribute to Councillor Long.  Councillor Choudry began by highlighting the support he felt he had been fortunate to receive from Councillor Long as a fellow ward councillor and her hard work in representing local residents from the Mapesbury, Harlesden and Dudden Hill wards she had served since also being elected to the Council in 1994.  Highlighting her friendship, advice and support, local knowledge, straight talking nature, energy and dedication he felt the award was well deserved.

With the approval of the Mayor, Councillor Knight also paid tribute to Councillor Long highlighting the support she had provided for her as a new councillor, dedication and public service over the 25 years on which she had served as a member of the Council and for which she felt she had been rightly honoured.

The Mayor and Chief Executive then presented Councillor Long with her long service award with all members again joining a round of applause in congratulations.