Agenda item

Announcements

To receive announcements from:

 

a)         The Mayor

b)         Leader of the Council

c)         Members of the Cabinet

d)         Chairs of Committees

e)         Head of Paid Service

Minutes:

          The Mayor

 

80.1      The Mayor announced that there would be a Charity Fundraiser Event at the Irish Club on Friday 4 March 2022. She encouraged members to attend and noted that there would be karaoke.

 

Member of the Cabinet

 

80.2      The Cabinet Member for Culture & Leisure, Councillor Lewis noted that the Council had received £307,000 in Arts Council funding to make repairs to the museum. He stated that he was very glad that the museum had received the award.

 

80.3      The Cabinet Member for Planning & Housing Strategy that the official snapshot figures for rough sleepers had been published. She stated that she was pleased to note that the number of rough sleepers recorded had reduced from 14 to 7. She stated that she and the Council did not want anyone to sleep rough but was pleased with this reduction. She stated that she wanted to place on record a special thanks to the former Cabinet Member for Planning & Housing Strategy, Councillor Gravells and officers work in the Housing department for their work on the issue.