Issue - meetings

The Chairman welcomed all members to the first Council meeting of the four year term, following the elections on 7 May. She particularly welcomed the 18 new members joining the Council for the first time. She was sure that returning councillors would be happy to assist their new colleagues. The Chairman’s charities for the year would be Oakhaven Hospice and the Firefly Orphanage in Kathmandhu.

The Chairman welcomed all members to the first Council meeting of the four year term, following the elections on 7 May. She particularly welcomed the 18 new members joining the Council for the first time. She was sure that returning councillors would be happy to assist their new colleagues. The Chairman announced that her charities for the year would be Oakhaven Hospice and the Firefly Orphanage in Kathmandhu.

The Chairman explained that whilst her second charity was not a local charity, given the two recent catastrophic earthquakes in Nepal and the devastation that these had caused, she felt it appropriate to raise funds in support of the children who had lost families and homes as a result of these tragic events. She hoped that other members would support her in her fundraising for both charities.