COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM No. 4

14 OCTOBER 2015 PUBLIC REPORT

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. PURPOSE OF REPORT

1.1 This report is a brief summary of the Mayor’s activities on the Council’s behalf during the last meetings cycle, together with relevant matters for information. (Events marked with * denotes events attended by the Deputy Mayor on the Mayor’s behalf).

2. ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION – From 6 July to 11 October 2015

Attending Event Venue Mayor and Mayoress Chinese Exchange Programme The Parlour Mayor and Mayoress St Georges Community Hydrotherapy Pool 367 Dogsthorpe Road Mayor and Mayoress Year 9 Focus Day St John Fisher Mayor and Mayoress Young People’s Awards Mayor and Mayoress Strawberry Tea – Raise funds for Breast Cancer Care Mayor and Mayoress Official opening of SEN facilities at the City College City College Deputy Mayor Children’s Film Awards Kingsgate Conference Centre Mayor Peterborough Regional College Annual Students Award Evening Mayor and Mayoress The John Clare Society Festival Committee – St Botolph’s Church Midsummer Cushion Ceremony Deputy Mayor Official Opening of Changemaker House Changemaker House Mayor and Mayoress The Royal Society of Saint George Summer The Palace of Buckden Reception Deputy Mayor Unity Iftar Masjid Khadijah Mayor and Mayoress Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Frontier Centre Sports Hall Mayor Eye Summer Fun Day Eye Mayor Prince’ Trust Tea The Parlour Mayor and Mayoress Civic Leaders Tour RAF Alconbury Mayor and Mayoress Change of Command Ceremony RAF Molesworth Mayor and Mayoress Human Utopia Mayor Peterborough Lions Business Meeting Ebenezeers Mayor Planning meeting for Full Council The Parlour Mayor Update meeting for Full Council The Parlour Mayor, Mayoress, Deputy Full Council Meeting The Council Chamber Mayor Mayor and Mayoress Visit to Peterborough Jobcentre Plus Peterborough Jobcentre Plus

29 Attending Event Venue Mayor and Mayoress Opening of The Future Business Centre Future Business Centre Peterborough Peterborough Mayor and Mayoress Fenland District Council Chairman – Reception The Refectory, Wisbech Mayor and Mayoress Portuguese Festival Cathedral Square Mayor and Mayoress Dogsthorpe Fire Station - Open Day Dogsthorpe Fire Station Mayor, Mayoress and Presentation of Freedom of the City to the Salvation Salvation Army Citadel Deputy Mayor Army Mayor and Mayoress Chernobyl Children’s Appeal Garden Party Peterborough Mayor and Mayoress Charity Committee The Parlour Deputy Mayor Reception in Honour of a guest from Pakistan Ibrahimi Restaurant Mayor and Mayoress 'Make over' for Perception PR at John Lewis John Lewis Mayor and Mayoress Passing out ceremony for newly qualified teachers Council Chamber, Reception Room, The Parlour Mayor and Mayoress Princes Trust Final Presentation Reception Room Mayor and Mayoress Presentation by the Lord-Lieutenant The Parlour Mayor and Mayoress Young, Gifted and Talented Exhibition and Preview City Gallery Mayor B.R.o.W for MAGPAS Ferry Meadows Country Park Mayor Eid Celebration Club Caliente Mayor and Mayoress The Mayor of Stamford’s Charity Summer Ball Burghley Park Golf Club Mayor and Mayoress Meeting to discuss the Mayors Last Night of the CEO’s Office Proms Mayor and Mayoress Cambridge Xu Zhimo Poetry Festival King's College Mayor The Mayor of Wisbech - Pimms and Strawberries Wisbech Garden Party Mayor Peterborough Family Festival The Plough Mayor 9th Annual Poppy Walk Central Park Mayor British Empire Medal – Investiture Ceremony The Parlour Mayor Mayor’s Charity Committee The Parlour Mayor Meeting to discuss switching energy to Peterborough The Parlour Energy Mayor Churchill Summer Camp Mayor Central Park's Green Flag Award Presentation Central Park Mayor Summer Arts College Celebration Event Reception Room Deputy Mayor Inauguration of Pakistan Consulate Birmingham The Wharf Mayor St Georges Hydrotherapy Pool Dogsthorpe Mayor V.J. Day Memorial Service The Peace Garden Deputy Mayor Citizenship Ceremony Council Chamber Mayor Peterborough Energy – 500th customer switch The Parlour Mayor Meeting with the Democratic Services Manager The Parlour Mayor Keeping Children Safe Roadshow Serpentine Green

30 Attending Event Venue Shopping Centre Mayor CamJam Huntingdon Racecourse Mayor Peterborough Speedway The East of England Showground Mayor Family Fun Day Itter Park Mayor Walima Jimmy's World Grill Restaurant Mayor and Mayoress Wentworth Street opening Wentworth Street Mayor and Mayoress Meeting to discuss a Charity event The Buttercross Mayor and Mayoress Beerfest and Music event The Embankment Mayor and Mayoress Peterborough U3A Activities Day The Fleet Deputy Mayor Woodland Heritage Conservation & Craft Day Pocock's Wood Mayor and Mayoress Mayors Charity Event - hog roast Peterborough Mayor and Mayoress Mayor of Wisbech - Mayoral Heritage Walk Octavia Hill Mayor and Mayoress Japanese Local Government Visitors The Parlour and Council Chamber Mayor and Mayoress Afternoon Tea The Parlour Mayor, Mayoress and Fly the Red Ensign for Merchant Navy Day War Memorial Deputy Mayor Deputy Mayor Peterborough Arts Festival Launch Bridge Street Mayor and Mayoress Dementia Resource Centre Anniversary Garden The Dementia Resource Party Centre Mayor and Mayoress Peterborough Festival City Centre Mayor and Mayoress Classic Vehicle Show Embankment Mayor and Mayoress Little Miracles 5th Annual Ball The Haycock Hotel - Wansford Mayor and Mayoress Family Fun Day Central Park Mayor and Mayoress Royal Opening of the New Thorpe Hall Hospice Thorpe Hall Deputy Mayor Citizenship Ceremony Council Chamber Mayor and Mayoress Open Day at New Maples Care Assisted Living The Maples Centre Mayor BNI Breakfast KingsGate Conference Centre Mayor and Mayoress Proclamation Ceremony - Britain's Longest Reigning Town Hall, Huntingdon, Monarch Mayor and Mayoress Celebration for the longest serving Monarch Senior Stop Mayor Visit Police Boxing Club Paston Farm Community Centre Mayor and Mayoress Opportunity Peterborough Bondholder Dinner Peterborough Cathedral Mayor and Mayoress Mayor's Charities Coffee afternoon Town Hall Mayor and Mayoress Mayor’s Charity Committee Meeting Vinnitsa Room Mayor, Mayoress and Freedom of the City presentation Town Hall Deputy Mayor Mayor and Mayoress MineVention Peterborough Arena Mayor and Mayoress The World of Gilbert and Sullivan St Paul’s Church

31 Attending Event Venue Deputy Mayor St Neots Annual Civic Service and Parade The Priory Centre Mayor and Mayoress Hope into Action Thanksgiving Service CSK Church Hampton

Deputy Mayor End of Italian Festival dinner The Fleet Deputy Mayor Kevin Sanders Boxing Academy Vics Boxing Gym Mayor and Mayoress Visit to Queens Drive Infant School Queen's Drive West Mayor and Mayoress Federation of Small Businesses Wittering Grange Farm Mayor Visit to Care and Repair team Care & Repair Home Improvement Agency Mayor and Mayoress Community walk about with the community Meet at 193 Dogsthorpe connectors in the Can Do area Road Mayor and Mayoress Celebrating 25 Years of General Electric in Newcombe Way Peterborough Deputy Mayor The Kings School Speech Day Cathedral followed by Tea at The Kings School Mayor and Mayoress Peterborough Women's Aid, 40th Anniversary The Holiday Inn Celebration

Mayor and Mayoress British Heart Foundation’s Bag it. Beat it. Serpentine Green Shopping Centre Mayor and Mayoress Battle of Britain Parade and Service Town Hall, Stamford, Mayor and Mayoress Harvest Festival - The Meal Cathedral Square Mayor and Mayoress Meeting to discuss a Mayor’s Charity event The Parlour Mayor and Mayoress Visit to All Saints' Primary School All Saint’s Primary School Mayor and Mayoress Greater Peterborough UTC Topping out Ceremony Greater Peterborough 2015 UTC Mayor and Mayoress Visit to Peterborough Regional College to tour Peterborough Regional facilities and to meet some students College Mayor and Mayoress The Pirates of Penzance performed by Peterborough The Key Theatre Gilbert and Sullivan Players Mayor Aldi Store opening Hampton Aldi Stores Ltd Mayor and Mayoress Meeting to discuss a Mayor’s Charity event The Parlour Mayor and Mayoress Clayburn Court VIP Opening Ceremony Clayburn Road Mayor and Mayoress University Centre Peterborough Graduation The Bull Hotel Deputy Mayor Monthly Community Dinner Masjid Khadijah Mayor and Mayoress Grand Christmas Shop Opening Van Hage Garden Centre Mayor and Mayoress United States Air force Birthday Celebrations RAF Alconbury Mayor and Mayoress Musical Moments Voyager Academy Deputy Mayor Mayor of Stamford - Last Night at the Proms Corn Exchange Theatre Mayor Radio Cambridgeshire interview Cambridge Business Park Mayor and Mayoress Closing Tea with Hunt and Darton Peterborough City Centre Mayor and Mayoress Host VIPs prior to event The Parlour Mayor and Mayoress Parade and Cathedral Service - South East and Peterborough Cathedral eastern Area RAF Association parade and Service to commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of

32 Attending Event Venue Britain Mayor and Mayoress Visit to The King's (The Cathedral) School Kings School Mayor and Mayoress Graduation Ceremony Peterborough Cathedral Deputy Mayor Hereward Tower Launch Event Eco Innovation Centre Mayor and Mayoress St John Fisher - Celebration of Achievement evening St John Fisher School Mayor and Mayoress Flower and Art Festival The Salvation Army Mayor and Mayoress Parca Job Fair Unity Hall Mayor and Mayoress Meeting regarding the Christmas Lights switch on The Parlour Mayor and Mayoress Lunch prior to Jimmy the Donkey Service The Buttercross Mayor and Mayoress Jimmy The Donkey Service Peterborough Central Park Deputy Mayor Official Opening of Sacrewell’s 18 Century Watermill Sacrewell

Mayor and Mayoress National Stoptober Campaign Operation Can Do area (Millfield) Mayor and Mayoress Tea party and tour of Amazon ward held as part of Women and Children's national play in hospital week Atrium Peterborough City Hospital Mayor and Mayoress Official Launch of the Refurbished Westgate Arcade Queensgate Shopping Centre Deputy Mayor Nigeria's 55th Independence Celebration Millfield Community Centre Deputy Mayor The High Sheriff’s Service for her Majesty’s Judiciary Ely Cathedral Deputy Mayor Gladca AGM Salvation Army Mayor, Mayoress and Annual Opening of Bridge Fair and Sausage Supper Reception Room, Town Deputy Mayor Hall Deputy Mayor Parkway Dreams Key Theatre Mayor and Mayoress Awareness raising of Relate 1-2 Adam Court Mayor and Mayoress Peterborough Athletic Club Presentation Night Caroline Hand Executive Suite Mayor and Mayoress The Royal British Legion Women’s Section County Doddington Village Hall Conference Mayor and Mayoress Black History Month Millenium Centre Mayor and Mayoress Mayor of Raunds’ Civic Charity Event Saxon Hall Mayor and Mayoress Great Eastern Run The Embankment Deputy Mayor Nahjul Balagha Conference Marriott Hotel Deputy Mayor Mayor of Whittlesey, Civic Service St Mary’s Church

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