Minutes of the Events Committee held on Tuesday 2nd April, 6.00pm, Mayor�s Parlour, Town Hall, Abergavenny
Present: Cllr T Konieczny (Chair)
Cllr D Simcock
Cllr P Simcock
Cllr F Morgan
In attendance J Lee (Town Clerk)
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| Apologies����������� � Apologies were received from Cllrs M Hickman, S Dodd � | |
| Declarations of Interest None | |
| Spring Events � Councillors were informed that the Community Choir Event taking place on Sunday 14th April should be a successful event. During the concert, Chrys Blanchard from Abercappella will be leading all choirs in the singing of Unite, words of the late Jo Cox MP set to music.� Publicised in the Focus, Abergavenny Voice and Chronicle as well as through posters around the town. Councillors to get involved in the set up. � Planning has started on the Sunday 19th May Play Event in North Abergavenny. A planning meeting has been arranged on 9th April, 1pm at ACE. MCC on board and hope to get support from Housing Associations. � � | All |
| Autumn Events � �� Suggestions for the two Autumn events were discussed. � � Sunday 8th Sept – Abergavenny Borough Band concert either in�Bailey Park or Market Hall. � � October � Storytelling or theatre performance. Need to discuss whether Borough Theatre could be used and if there would be a charge | JL to contact Borough Band re availability JL to discuss with Dave Baxter |
| Refill Abergavenny � Town Council is leading on this campaign and needs to raise awareness. Agreed that on Saturday 15th June, the Town Council will have a stall in the town and run a Treasure Hunt for participants to find the Refill stations. Small prizes to be given. � The Town Clerk informed Councillors that there�s an opportunity to apply for funding from Welsh Water. Agreed that this event could be part of the funding bid. � � | All councillors JL to apply for funding. |
| Preparation of Annual Events Calendar � Councillors considered that there was a need for a comprehensive calendar of the main town events. This could be incorporated into the new website. Recommended that this is pursued. | JL to incorporate into the website All to consider the mechanism for updating the calendar. |
| Date of next meeting � Tuesday 4th June, 6pm, Morgan Chambers. � Dave Baxter, Borough Theatre Manager to be invited. | JL to invite Dave Baxter |
The meeting closed at 7.00pm
