Minutes:
The Mayor updated Members in relation to a number of events he had attended since the last meeting. These include events at Guildford Judiciary and Surrey University, the opening of the refurbished gym at the Arena Leisure Centre, the Surrey Heath and Surrey Sports Awards, a visit to the Thameside Brewery in Staines and a number of special celebrations, including 100th and 107th birthdays.
The Mayor had also attended parades with the Royal British Legion and made visits to the Camberley Ice Rink, the Camberley Theatre Pantomime and the opening of a new funeral directors in Lightwater.
The Mayor also welcomed to the meeting Lt Col Tim Cave-Gibbs from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and Libby Butler and Daniel Farrow from Gordon’s School. In recognition of the strong historic ties with the armed services within the Borough it had been decided to introduce a new role of Mayor’s Cadets. It would give the young people concerned personal insight into and experience of local government and community. It was hoped that this initiative would continue with successive Mayors and that the existing links with the armed services would be maintained and enhanced in the coming years.
The Mayor invested Libby and Daniel as his Cadets and presented Mayor’s Cadets sashes. As Mayor’s Cadets, Libby and Daniel would accompany him to a variety of relevant civic events, such as the Remembrance Day Parades and Fly the Flag for Armed Forces Day.