Chairpersons Report
This is the page for the end of Municipal Year Chairman's Report - Cllr Mrs Sue Smith, who was the Mayor of Halewood for 2010-2011. This report is updated upon the conclusion of each Mayor's year in office around May of each year. The next update will be May 2012,.
It only seems like yesterday when I accepted the office of Mayor of Halewood back in May 2010.
As a Town Council we have continued to be busy providing services within the Township, and I have enjoyed meeting so many people during the municipal year.
Our third Halewood Culturefest, organised in conjunction with the Halewood Churches, saw a wonderful variety of summer events including three choirs from the Liverpool Philharmonic which performed at the Halewood Centre for Learning. The weather was once again kind on the evening of the "Patron;s Pot" cricket match between the Patron's XI and the Mayor's XI, with the Mayor's team clinching victory off the last ball of the match to even the series at one apiece.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra produced a memorable night at the Centre for Learning which was enjoyed by all who attended, and the Centre also performed their own two night pantomime which was funded by the Town Council. As a result of these performances three students from the Centre for Learning were asked to take part in the Liverpool Empire's stage show of "Billy Elliott", so a big "well done", not only to these three people but to everyone who took part in the performances.
We also funded two performances by Hurricane Productions of their pantomime at the New Hutte Centre and the Reigate Club.
Our annual pensioners party took place at the Arncliffe Centre, and was enjoyed by our senior citizens, and I would like to thank all the Town Council staff who worked so hard on the day to give everyone a day to remember.
I was honoured to present the 2010 "Community Achievement Awards" prior to our December meeting and it is here that I would like to once again congratulate our winners who were Terri-Ann Green, Glyn Cummings and Marion O'Connor respectively.
We have continued to seek value for money in these difficult economic times in all we do, and have once again made grant contributions of £8,130.82 using the "Power of Well Being" afforded to the Council. One of the grants to the Halewood Tae-Kwondo Club enabled them to compete at the World Championships and resulted in three local people becoming "World Champions".
I would encourage people to complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey in this report. We genuinely welcome any constructive comments we may receive so as to help us continually improve as a Town Council. Please either hand the completed form into the Halewood Centre in Roseheath Drive, or post it to the Town Council's admin address.
As is tradition, I would like to thank my fellow Councillors for their support during my year in office, as well as the Town Manager and all of his staff for their support and assistance. I have enjoyed the last year, and wish my successor a very happy term of office as Mayor of Halewood for 2011-2012.
Councillor Mrs Sue Smith, Mayor of Halewood for 2010-2011.
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