Election of the Mayor
(a). To elect the Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2018-2019.
(b). The Mayor to make the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
Minutes:
The retiring Mayor, Councillor Vivienne Leighton, welcomed all members and guests to the Annual Meeting of the Council.She thanked the officers of the Council and the Mayor’s secretary, Mrs Sheila Kimpton, for their hard work and support during her Mayoral year.
Councillor Vivienne Leighton reported on her year as Mayor and the many enjoyable and entertaining events she had attended which had raised over £30,000 for her chosen charities. Reflecting upon her year in office, she spoke of opportunities taken to showcase the borough; including consent for the Queen’s row barge ‘Gloriana’ to lead her River Day, and thanked the Staines Business Improvement District for securing funding for the use of the Royal row barge ‘Gloriana’at the next Staines-upon-Thames day.
Councillor Leighton also spoke of events she had attended to support local community organisations and of how proud and encouraged she was by the rich support given by volunteers in Spelthorne who selflessly gave their time to make life better for others. Councillor Leighton particularly wanted to acknowledge children who are the carers in their family and had held a special award ceremony for them in the Council Chamber which she hoped would be continued.
Councillor Leighton gave special thanks to her husband for his endless support and wished the new Mayor and Mayor’s Consort happiness and success in the coming year.
It was moved by Councillor A.E. Friday and seconded by Councillor J. Boughtflower and
Resolved that Councillor Jean Marion Pinkerton be appointed Mayor for the Municipal Year 2018-2019.
A short adjournment took place to hand over the robes and badge of Office to the new Mayor during which a performance of ‘One’ by Marvin Hamlisch was provided by singers from Staines Musical Theatre Group.
Councillor Jean Marion Pinkerton made the Declaration of Acceptance of Office as Mayor of the Borough of Spelthorne and took the Chair. She thanked her proposer and seconder and the Council for supporting her in her election as Mayor. She presented Councillor Vivienne Leighton with the past Mayor’s badge and a scrapbook commemorating her time in office.
The outgoing Mayor’s Consort, Mr Chris Leighton presented the Mayor’s Consort badge to the new Mayor’s Consort, Mrs Linda Burton, and she in turn presented Mr Chris Leighton with a past Mayor’s Consort badge.
During her term as Mayor, Councillor Pinkerton announced that she will be supporting the following charities:
· The Penrose Club which supports adults with special needs
· Shopmobility which not only supports residents but also visitors to the borough
· Rentstart - a charity to assist with housing needs and a link to the Mayor’s former Housing portfolio
· East to West – an organisation which assists students with a variety of problems on a 1 to 1 basis. All Spelthorne Secondary schools have a service level agreement with this charity and rate their support highly.
The Mayor announced her theme for the year, “Spelthorne is Special”, to raise awareness of all the very positive aspects of the borough and the ... view the full minutes text for item 127
Election of the Mayor
(a). To elect the Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2017-2018.
(b). The Mayor to make the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
Minutes:
The retiring Mayor, Councillor Alfred Friday, welcomed all members and guests to the Annual Meeting of the Council. He extended a special welcome to visitors from Spelthorne’s twin town in Mauritius, Grand Port; Mr. Shyam Teeluck, Chief Executive and Mr Nirmal Domah, Chairperson. He thanked the officers of the Council and in particular the Chief Executive, Roberto Tambini and the Mayor’s secretary, Mrs Sheila Kimpton, for their hard work and support during his Mayoral year.
Councillor Alfred Friday reported on his year as Mayor and the many enjoyable and entertaining events he had attended which had raised over £24k for his chosen charities. He was pleased to report that during his Mayoral year, the Mayor’s Charity had been registered with the Charity Commission as a charitable fund and he thanked all those who had helped to set this up. He wished the new Mayor and Mayor’s Consort happiness and success in the coming year. Finally, he presented a gift to his secretary, Mrs Sheila Kimpton and a bouquet of flowers to his wife, Mrs Kaye Friday, as a small token of appreciation for their support.
It was moved by Councillor R.W. Sider BEM and seconded by Councillor R.A. Smith-Ainsley and
Resolved that Councillor Vivienne Jane Leighton be appointed Mayor for the Municipal Year 2017-2018.
A short adjournment took place to hand over the robes and badge of Office to the new Mayor during which a performance of three solo pieces was played on the saxophone by Isabella Bartlett.
Councillor Vivienne Jane Leighton made the Declaration of Acceptance of Office as Mayor of the Borough of Spelthorne and took the Chair. She thanked her proposer and seconder and the Council for supporting her in her election as Mayor. She presented Councillor Alfred Friday with the past Mayor’s badge and a scrapbook commemorating his time in office.
The outgoing Mayoress, Mrs Kaye Friday presented the Mayor’s Consort badge to the new Mayor’s Consort, Mr Chris Leighton, and he in turn presented Mrs Kaye Friday with a past Mayoress badge.
The Mayor paid tribute to Councillor Alfred Friday for his excellent service as Mayor.
The Mayor said that she hoped to appeal to different interests and different parts of the community and wanted to celebrate the river and its environment, support the frail and older, involve young people and celebrate their talents.
The Mayor thanked the Staines Business Improvement District for securing funding for the use of the Royal rowbarge Glorianaat the next Staines-upon-Thames day. She also thanked BP for agreeing to the use of their Links building for the Mayor’s Ball.
The Mayor announced that she had appointed a Chaplain for her Mayoral Year, the Reverend Chris Swift, Rector of St. Nicholas’, Shepperton. The Mayor presented Reverend Swift with the Chaplain’s badge.
During her term as Mayor, Councillor Leighton announced that she will be supporting the following charities:
· Spelthorne Dementia Support (Purple Angels) : helping to raise awareness of dementia-related illnesses and giving assistance to Alzheimer’s sufferers and ... view the full minutes text for item 410