Issue - meetings

To receive such announcements as may be made by the Mayor.

The Mayor announced that:

1.      Councillor Michelle Sherratt had given birth to a baby boy on 23^rd April; the baby had been named Quinn Lyrid Sherratt Hale. On behalf of the Council he expressed his good wishes to Michelle.

2.      That Councillor Steve Carter had been elected to represent the Macclesfield Hurdsfield Ward at a By-Election held on Thursday 25^th April. Councillor Carter was formally welcomed to the Council meeting.

3.      That since the last meeting, he had represented the Council at four funerals. He reminded Members that Council had paid its respects to Honorary Freeman Margaret Duddy MBE at its last meeting. He had attended her funeral on 8^th March at Disley Parish Church. 

4.      The following week he had attended the funeral, at Chester Cathedral, of John Platt OBE, Mr Platt had been the longstanding president and chairman of the world famous Cheshire Show and was for many years the Chairman of Governors at Reaseheath College.

5.      On 23^rdApril, he had represented the Council at the funeral of Michael Livesley. Michael was a former Leader of Macclesfield Borough Council and the father of Councillor Bill Livesley.

6.      On 24^th April he had represented the Council at the military funeral, in Handforth, of Lance Corporal Jamie Webb of the Mercian Regiment. Lance Corporal Webb died from wounds he received in Afghanistan.

7.      He had also been notified of the recent death of a former Macclesfield Borough Council Member, Harry Mottershead. Mr Mottershead  represented Poynton  on the Borough Council in the 1970s.

Members stood in silent tribute, as a mark of respect.