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Lord Mayor's Communications

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Monday 2nd October, he attended a dinner hosted by The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Saturday 14th October, he attended Eucharist at Westminster Abbey on the occasion of the Abbey’s patronal festival, the Feast of St. Edward.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 15th October, he attended the annual London Mayors’ Association Civic Service and Reception at Westminster Abbey.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 15th October, he attended the launch of National Hate Crime Awareness Week at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Monday 16th October, he attended the annual WellChild Awards and Dinner at The Royal Lancaster Hotel in the presence of HRH Prince Henry of Wales.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 17th October, he attended a service and reception at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Westminster Guide Lecturers’ Association.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Thursday 19th October, he attended a Review of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery by Her Majesty The Queen on the occasion of the Troop’s 70th anniversary.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Thursday 19th October, he attended a dinner hosted by the Dean of Westminster Abbey.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 22nd October, he attended the Sea Cadets’ annual Trafalgar Day Parade at Trafalgar Square and afterwards attended a reception at Wellington Barracks.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 31st October, he attended a service at Westminster Abbey, in the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the start of the Reformation.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Saturday 4th November, he visited the Regent Street Motoring Festival and afterwards attended a lunch hosted by the Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, Sunday 5th November, he attended the premiere of the movie ‘Paddington 2’.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Monday 6th November, he attended a reception hosted by the Northbank Business Improvement District.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 7th November, he attended the Annual Dinner of the Past Overseers’ Society.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Wednesday 8th November, he attended a lunch at The Goring Hotel in the presence of HRH The Duke of Cambridge.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Thursday 9th November, he visited the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Saturday 11th November, he attended The Lord Mayor’s Show in the City of London.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Saturday 11th November, he attended the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 12th November, he laid a wreath and attended the Service of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 12th November, he attended a Service of Remembrance at Lancaster Gate.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Monday 13th November, he attended a Banquet hosted by the Lord Mayor of London at Mansion House.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 21st November, he participated in the annual tree-felling ceremony in Oslo, Norway and afterwards attended a lunch hosted by the Mayor of Oslo.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Thursday 23rd November, he unveiled a commemorative stone in honour of Neville Bowes Elliott-Cooper VC.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Wednesday 29th November, he hosted a reception at City Hall for Westminster Business Council.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Friday 1st December, he presented Long Service Awards to members of staff.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 5th December, he attended the annual Diplomatic Reception hosted by Her Majesty the Queen.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 7th December, he hosted the switching-on ceremony for the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 10th December, he attended the annual Westminster Tea Dance for Senior Citizens.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Wednesday 13th December, he attended the annual Story of Christmas Appeal service and reception.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 17th December, he attended a Service of Nine Lessons and Carols hosted by the Lord Mayor’s Chaplain at St. John’s Hyde Park.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Monday 18th December, he attended the Mayor of London’s Christmas Carol Service and Reception at Southwark Cathedral.

·         The Lord Mayor to report that, on Christmas Day, he visited the ‘Crisis at Christmas’ centre at City of Westminster College.

 

Minutes:

3.1     The Lord Mayor referred to these as set out on the agenda.

 

3.2     The Lord Mayor advised the Council of the deaths of two former Councillors, namely Isla Robertson and Manuela Sykes.  The Council stood in their memory.

 

3.3     The Lord Mayor informed the Council of a charity concert on Saturday 23rd February 2018 in aid of his charity.