Agenda item

Mayor's Announcements

Minutes:

The Mayor informed the Council that he had attended many events since the previous meeting, including the Surrey Heath Sports Awards, an exhibition on the Fallen Soldiers of Chobham during World War I in Chobham, and a performance by the Secret Stage School at the Camberley Theatre.  Members were updated on the services he had visited as part of the Local Government Association’s #ourday campaign.

 

The Mayor reported that he had attended a number of Remembrance Day events across the borough. On 11 November 2018 he had attended a church service in Windlesham and the church service and parade in Camberley. 

 

Members were advised that, following the Remembrance Day services, the Mayor and Mayoress had travelled to Lapugnoy in northern France. The Mayor of Surrey Heath and the Mayor of Lapugnoy had jointly laid a wreath in memory of all fallen soldiers from Surrey Heath in World War I; the wreath had been laid on the grave of a borough resident chosen at random, Pte. Herbert Benjamin Daborn, who had lost his life in the War. The Mayor was pleased to report that he had met Pte. Daborn’s family at the Chobham exhibition.

 

The Mayor reported that during his trip to Lapugnoy he had been humbled to have been awarded the Lapugnoy Medal of Honour and the keys to the town.

 

The Council was informed that the Mayor would be visiting Frimley Park Hospital’s A&E department, Surrey Fire & Rescue, Surrey Police and the Meath Charity on Christmas Day.