Minutes:
The Council received a notice of motion moved by Councillor Phil Rostance
and seconded by Councillor Chris Baron as follows:-
“This council acknowledges Remembrance Sunday as a tribute to all members of the armed forces who gave their life for this country.
Over the past few years local councils with limited resources have struggled to assist with these events.
This council could erect the street poppies on lampposts, deal with road closures, and encourage traffic marshals, in allegiance with the Royal British Legion to make a professional privileged yearly event.
This council should have a budget heading solely for the organisational support and running of such events throughout the district.
This motion calls for the executive cabinet to ensure from now on that these events are something Ashfield can be proud of, with a budget to execute them.”
Councillor Lee Waters moved an amendment to the motion (indicated in red), seconded by Councillor David Martin, as circulated at the meeting as follows:
This Council notes with regret
that over the
past few 13 years, local councils
like Ashfield District Council
have had limited resources and have struggled to
assist with these events due
to huge cuts from the Government but continue to
support the Royal British Legion and other groups and residents in
organising events for Remembrance Sunday.
This council could Councillors
will continue to support the Royal British
Legion, community organisations and residents
in erecting the street
poppies on lampposts, continue to provide assistance to
Nottinghamshire County Council
who deal with road closures, and encourage traffic
marshals, in allegiance with the Royal British
Legion to continue to make a professional privileged
yearly event. mark Remembrance
Sunday.
This
Council should have a budget heading solely
for the will continue its significant
organisational and
financial support and running of such events
throughout the district for Remembrance Sunday and recognises
other occasions such as Armed Forces Day and Merchant Navy Day.
Ashfield District Council will continue its excellent work in this
area, including the installation of 13 illuminated poppies, annual
grant funding to the main parades, the restoration and maintenance
of War Memorials and being a Gold Standard Employer with the Armed
Forces Covenant.
This motion calls for the
executive cabinet Ashfield District
Council to continue
to ensure from now on that these
events are something Ashfield can be proud of, with
a continued budget to execute
them and recognises that the parade in Hucknall in 2022 was
possible with support from Hucknall’s County Councillors
working with the Royal British Legion Hucknall Branch and the
Hucknall Tourism and Regeneration Group.
Events and acts of remembrance across the district are organised by fantastic, community minded volunteers and organisations, often working closely with Ashfield District Council.
This Council would like to formalise a vote of thanks to the amazing teams of volunteers from across the communities of our District that work so hard to ensure that Ashfield never forgets those who gave so much in conflict, to protect for the freedoms we enjoy today.
Across every town and village of Ashfield community organisations and teams of volunteers give their time and energy into these important and poignant commemoration events. Ashfield District Council thanks you for all you do and will continue to support these important acts of remembrance.”
To enable Members to consider its content, the meeting was adjourned at 8.25pm and reconvened at 8.45pm.
(At this point in the proceedings and in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 23 (Conclusion of Proceedings), it was moved by Councillor Jason Zadrozny and seconded by Councillor Helen-Ann Smith that the conclusion of proceedings be extended to 9.30pm accordingly. Having been put to the vote, the Council agreed with this course of action.)
Councillors Phil Rostance and Chris Baron (as the mover and seconder of
the motion) having considered the amendment, duly agreed to its content subject to the deletion of two lines of text as follows:
“This council acknowledges Remembrance Sunday as a tribute to all members of the armed forces who gave their life for this country.
This Council notes with regret
that over the past 13 years, local councils
like Ashfield District Council have had limited
resources due to huge cuts from the Government but
continue to support the Royal British Legion and other groups and
residents in organising events for Remembrance Sunday.
Councillors will continue to support the Royal British Legion, community organisations and residents in erecting street poppies on lampposts, continue to provide assistance to Nottinghamshire County Council who deal with road closures, and encourage traffic marshals, in allegiance with the Royal British Legion to continue to mark Remembrance Sunday.
This Council will continue its significant organisational and financial support for Remembrance Sunday and recognises other occasions such as Armed Forces Day and Merchant Navy Day. Ashfield District Council will continue its excellent work in this area, including the installation of 13 illuminated poppies, annual grant funding to the main parades, the restoration and maintenance of War Memorials and being a Gold Standard Employer with the Armed Forces Covenant.
Events and acts of remembrance across the district are organised by fantastic, community minded volunteers and organisations, often working closely with Ashfield District Council.
This Council would like to formalise a vote of thanks to the amazing teams of volunteers from across the communities of our District that work so hard to ensure that Ashfield never forgets those who gave so much in conflict, to protect for the freedoms we enjoy today.
Across every town and village of Ashfield community organisations and teams of volunteers give their time and energy into these important and poignant commemoration events. Ashfield District Council thanks you for all you do and will continue to support these important acts of remembrance.”
Reverend Kevin Charles and Joel Meakin, as organisers of Remembrance Sunday events within the District, took the opportunity at the Chairman’s discretion to address the Chamber.
Having been fully considered, the amended motion was put to the vote and it was
RESOLVED that
a) the Council continues to ensure that Remembrance Sunday events are something Ashfield can be proud of, with a continued budget to execute them;
b) the Council formalises a vote of thanks to the amazing teams of volunteers, from across the communities of its District, that work so hard to ensure that Ashfield never forgets those who gave so much in conflict, to protect for the freedoms we enjoy today.