Minutes:
(a) Former Cllr Mrs Main
The Chairman informed Members of the recent death of Mrs Joan Main, former Chairman of Wiltshire County Council and a longstanding member of Warminster Town Council and three times Mayor of Warminster.
Mrs Main’s son, Andrew, had extended an invitation for any Councillors who knew Mrs Main to attend a memorial service on 21 July at 2.pm at the Minster Church, Warminster followed by tea at Warminster School.
The Chairman had written to the family extending the condolences of all members and officers of the Council. The Leader and Councillors Newbury and Jeff Osborn paid tribute to what they termed a remarkable lady.
As a mark of respect, Councillors stood in a moment of silence.
(b) Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours
The Chairman congratulated Wiltshire residents named in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours’ List, as follows:
OBEs had been awarded to:
· Mr. Malcolm Arnold from Broughton Gifford, for services to athletics
· Dr. Carl Mayers from Salisbury for Grade B1, Ministry of Defence
· Dr. Paul Rice from Salisbury for Grade B1, Ministry of Defence
· Mrs. Sarah Wolfensohn from Highworth, for services to animal welfare.
MBEs had been awarded to:
· Mr. Richard Adlem from Sixpenny Handley, for services to the community in Sixpenny Handley.
· Lt. Col. (Retd) Harry Beckhough-Coburg from Marlborough, for political and public service
· Mr. Michael Bowyer from West Harnham, for services to flower arranging and to charity.
· Mrs. Verity Brown from Broadchalke, for services to the community in Salisbury
· Mrs. Ann Corcoran from Salisbury, also an officer of this Council, for services to the Coronial Service in Wiltshire and Swindon and to bereaved families.
· Mr. Michael Diffin from Swindon, for services to policing
· Mrs. Susan Treharne from Highworth, for services to education
· Mr. Peter Fisher from Seend, for services to the community in Seend
· Mr. Ian Gibb from Great Bedwyn, for voluntary service to maritime charities
· Mrs. Joanna Robertson from Edington, for services to the community in Edington, and to vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the Middle East
· Mrs. Pauline Ward from Purton, for services to the community in Purton.
· Mrs Christine Mills from Gloucestershire, although not from Wiltshire was the founder of the charity, Hope for Tomorrow which provided a mobile chemotherapy unit operating in Wiltshire.
(c) Award in Leadership
The Chairman congratulated Cllrs Rosemary Brown and Steve Petty on their successful completion of the Award in Leadership and Management.
(d) Olympic Torch Relay
The Chairman congratulated all those involved in the successful Torch Relay event held between 22-23 May 2012 in the west and north of the County. Over 100,000 Wiltshire residents lined the Olympic Torch route during event to support the 39 designated torch bearers.
The Torch is scheduled to return to Wiltshire in the south and east of the County on 11-12 July, and a festival of celebration would be held at Hudson’s Field, Salisbury, before the Torch moved on from Wiltshire on 12 July.
(e) Briefing on the New Standards Framework
The Chairman explained that time permitting, the Monitoring Officer and his team would be available after the meeting for Councillors to ask for information or seek further clarification on the new Standards Framework.