To receive such announcements as may be made by the Mayor.
Minutes:
The Mayor: -
1 informed Members that before today’s meeting that he had had the pleasure, along with Councillor Fitzgerald, to present Councillors Elsie Alcock, Carolyn Andrew, David Brickhill, Peggy Martin, Lesley Smetham, Diana Thompson, Christine Tomlinson, Jacquie Weatherill and Paul Whiteley with their ITQ Level One Computing Certificates, which they had achieved after weeks of study with Macclesfield College, during the summer and autumn of last year.
2 announced that the Mayor’s Charity Football Match would take place on Sunday 8 May at Macclesfield Town Football Club. The Mercian Regiment would be playing the All Stars Football Team – made up of actors from Coronation Street and Emmerdale. All proceeds would be going to the Army Benevolent Fund. The event would commence at midday, with kick off at 2 pm. Tickets were available from the Macclesfield Town ticket office.
3 announced that the return rate for Cheshire East had been good and so far was around 4% higher then the national average. Detailed figures would be released in June. Members were asked to encourage people to fill in their forms before the deadline.
4 reported that the A34 Alderley Edge Bypass had won the Silver Award at the Considerate Constructors Awards 2011 earlier this month and had also been shortlisted for ‘Public Private Partnership Achievement of the Year’ at the MJ Awards, taking place in June 2011. He congratulated everybody who had been involved in the planning and construction of the award winning road, including the Council’s partner in this project Birse Civils.
5 reported that the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service had been awarded the "Fire Service of the Year" award at the inaugural Emergency Services Awards held at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Thursday 7th April.
6 reported that the Cheshire East Schools Music Competition had taken place at Tatton Park last Friday. The winners were Bollinbrook Primary School and Sandbach School. The Competition, run by the Council’s Music Service and the renowned Foden’s Brass Band, had seen more than 300 students from nine schools compete. He congratulated all students and staff who had worked hard to make the competition a great success.
7 informed Members that recent figures revealed that over 3 million items, which included books, CDs and DVDs, had been loaned by Cheshire East Libraries between April 2010 and March 2011. It was hoped that this figure would help Cheshire East Council maintain its title as the most prolific lender of books of all unitary authorities in the country.
8 referred to the recent death of Honorary Alderman Muriel Clampett, who had been a former Mayor and Member of Macclesfield Borough Council.
9 informed Members that he had learnt today of the death of former Crewe and Nantwich Borough Councillor Barbara Teale.
10 reminded Members that the Annual Council meeting would take place on one day this year – Wednesday 18 May at 11 am, and not over two days as in previous years. This was in order to reduce costs and for efficiency savings.