Issue - meetings

To receive and note the report of the Director of Service Delivery (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery, updating Members on arrangements to mark the 100^th anniversary of the end of the First World War. 

On 11 November 2018 the National would pay tribute to those fallen in war and this year also marked the 100^th anniversary of the end of the First World War.  The report set out the work undertaken by a small project team to pay respectful tribute, Members were advised that the tributes included:

·                 Soldier silhouettes – Metal silhouettes were unveiled at the Hythe Quay and Riverside & Promenade Parks.  In addition, timber copies were supplied to all Town and Parish Councils within the District along with some other key partners.  The work undertaken by Mr Nigel Harmer, Mr Steve Krolzig and the Caretaking team in the preparation and distribution of the silhouettes was noted.

·                 Promenade Park ‘Battle’s Over’ tribute – A public event was being held at Promenade Park, during which local stories of wartime Maldon would be shared and a beacon lit as part of a nationwide chain.

·                 Danger Tree exhibition – This was an exhibition by impressionist action painter Scarlett Raven and digital artist Marc Marot, using technology to tell the story of the soldiers who fought and fell between 1914 and 1918.  The exhibition also included a specially created piece about Ben Cobey, a local solider from Maldon.  The District was one of only nine venues chosen to show this exhibition.

·                 Ben Cobey – A road on the Linden Homes development in South Maldon was officially named by the Chairman of the Council  as Ben Cobey Avenue in memory of this fallen solider..

The Leader of the Council presented the report and paid tribute to the team of Council Offices who had done a magnificent job on this project and he extended the thanks to them from all Members.

RESOLVED

(i)              that the significant work undertaken by the Council’s Project Team that developed the Maldon District Council’s tribute to the anniversary of World War I be noted;

(ii)            that Council formally recognises the contribution made by Mr Nigel Harmer for his design and implementation of the First World War soldier silhouette.  This has been adopted by Town and Parish Councils throughout the Maldon District.