(a) The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 16th October he attended the London Mayors’ Association Annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey followed by a reception in Westminster School.
(b) The Lord Mayor to report that on Tuesday 18 October he attended a reception to meet the 2016 UK Olympians at the Canadian High Commission followed by the ‘Heroes Return’ celebration of the great achievements of Team GB and Paralympic GB at Trafalgar Square with the Mayor of London.
(c) The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 23rd October he attended the Annual Trafalgar Day Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony at Trafalgar Square followed by a reception at Wellington Barracks.
(d) The Lord Mayor to report that on Monday 31st October he attended the Westminster Carer Awards.
(e) The Lord Mayor to report that on Tuesday 1 November he attended the Ceremonial Arrival of the President of the Republic of Colombia at Horse Guards Parade on the occasion of the State Visit followed by the State Banquet hosted by HM The Queen and the Reception and Banquet hosted by The City of London Corporation on 2 November.
(f) The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 6th November he attended the City of Westminster Tea Dance for Older Residents in Westminster at Grosvenor House.
(g) The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 12th November he and other members of the Council attended the Annual Service of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. He also attended the Paddington Service of Remembrance at the Lancaster Gate War Memorial later that day.
(h) The Lord Mayor to report that on Tuesday 15th November he departed for a Civic Visit to Oslo for the annual cutting down ceremony of the Oslo Christmas Tree to London.
(i) The Lord Mayor to report that on Thursday 24th November he hosted the first of his Receptions for Ward Councillors and their nominated Residents.
(j) The Lord Mayor to report that on Monday 28th November he attended the Memorial Service for Major Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster KG, CB, CVO, OBE, TD, CD, DL.
(k) The Lord Mayor to report that on Thursday 1st December he hosted a reception prior to officiating at the Lighting-Up Ceremony of the Oslo Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square.
(l) The Lord Mayor to report that on Friday 2nd December he attended the ActiveWestminster Annual Awards Ceremony at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
(m) The Lord Mayor to report that on Thursday 8th December he attended the Unveiling Ceremony of the War Memorial Sculpture dedicated to Westminster City Council Staff who fell in the Great War (1914-1918) at Kingsgate Walk.
(n) The Lord Mayor to report that on Thursday 8th December he attended HM The Queen’s Evening Reception for the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace.
(o) The Lord Mayor to report that during December he attended a number of Ward and Community based Christmas/festive lights switch-on ceremonies.
(p) The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 1st January he attended the New Year’s Day Parade – at which Westminster won first place in the borough challenge.
(q) The Lord Mayor to report that on Wednesday 11th January he attended a Reception at City Hall for the Volunteers who work in Westminster’s Libraries and the Archives Centre.
(r) The Lord Mayor to report that on Thursday 12th January he attended the London Government Dinner at Mansion House.
Minutes:
3.1 The Lord Mayor informed the Council of the death of former Councillor Patricia Kirwan who served as Councillor for Lancaster Gate ward from 1982 to 1989.
3.2 The Lord Mayor advised that Councillor Jan Prendergast presented a gift of a limited edition charger to mark the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen becoming the longest reigning English Monarch.
3.3 The Lord Mayor informed the Council that additional training sessions on the Members Code of Conduct would be held on 6 February 2017 and 13 February 2017.