Chairman's Announcements
To receive such announcements as the Chairman may wish to make to the Council.
Minutes:
The Chairman opened her announcements by
paying tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the
County Council. At the invitation of
the Chairman, Councillor Rob Humby – Leader of the County
Council, Honorary Alderman Michael Woodhall and Councillors Andrew
Joy, Roz Chadd, Gary Hughes and Adrian Collett also paid
tribute. The Council observed a 2
minute silence as a mark of respect.
The Chairman had pleasure in announcing a number of awards and
accolades the County Council had received:
·
All five of the County Council’s Country Parks – Lepe,
River Hamble, Royal Victoria, Queen Elizabeth and Staunton has
again been awarded the internationally recognised Green Flag for
2022
·
For the ninth successive year Sir Harold Hillier Gardens has been
awarded Gold in Britain and Bloom South and South East Awards in
the Heritage, Gardens and Parks category.
·
A second Green Apple Award for the Micheldever Highways Materials
Recycling facility for promoting and pioneering the use of plastic
traffic bollards made from a carbon-friendly bio-polymer derivate
of sugar cane.
The Chairman also had pleasure in notifying the Council of some Royal Visits she had attended, firstly from HRH The Princess Royal for Centenary Youth Week at Royal Lymington Yacht Club on 26 July followed by two visits from HRH The Countess of Wessex to Treloar’s on 27 September, and Queen Alexandra’s Army Nursing Corps on 28 September.
It was with much sadness that the Chairman notified the Council of the passing of two former County Councillors – Mike Russell and Honorary Alderman Susan Glasspool. Mike Russell represented the Gosport (Leesland) Division from 1985 to 1993 and Susan Glasspool represented the Itchen Valley Division from 1996 until her retirement in 2005. The Chairman invited Councillors Peter Chegwyn and Jonathan Glen to pay tribute. The Council observed a 1 minute silence as a mark of respect.