Minutes:
The Mayor referred with sadness to the recent death of Mrs Freda Walker, wife of Alderman Ken Walker of Bolsover District Council. Members observed a minute’s silence in her honour. The Mayor had also sent her best wishes to Alderman Walker’s family and prayed for his continued recovery.
The Mayor referred to recent events which she and the consort had attended including:
· the installation of Reverend Patrick Coleman, Vicar of Chesterfield Parish Church as an Honorary Canon in a special service at Derby Cathedral
· Holocaust Memorial Day with guest speaker Anita Peleg, who told the story of her inspirational mother Naomi Blake, a holocaust survivor who went on to create inspirational sculptures giving hope to others; and
· a presentation to honour Police Officer Emma Shaw and Chesterfield Borough Council employee Andy Cotton who received awards from the Royal Humane Society for their actions in resuscitating a local resident who had collapsed in the market place.
The Mayor noted the significance of this Platinum Jubilee year for the Monarch, Queen Elizabeth the Second and had written to her offering the borough’s congratulations on reaching this milestone. A tree would be planted in the churchyard of the Parish Church as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy Project on the seventieth day of the seventieth year of the Queen’s accession to the throne.
The Mayor thanked members for their support at the December Council meeting where £115 was raised for the Mayor’s Appeal charities.
The Mayor reminded Members that she and the Consort were hosting a Gala Dinner at the Technique Stadium on Friday 11th March in support of the Mayor’s Appeal charities and all were invited to attend.