Minutes of the Events Committee held on Wednesday 25th April 2018, Mayor�s Parlour, Town Hall, Abergavenny
Present: Cllr T Konieczny (Chair)
Cllr P Simcock
Cllr M Hickman
Ron Olliver, Royal British Legion (for part of the meeting)
Carole Lawrie Royal British Legion Womens Branch (for part of the meeting)
In attendance J Lee (Town Clerk)
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| Apologies����������� � Apologies were received from Cllrs T Davies, D Simcock � | |
| Declarations of Interest � No declarations of interest � | |
| Minutes of the Last Meeting � Accuracy agreed | |
| Matters arising not on the agenda � None | |
| End of WWI Events � Poppy yarnbombing meeting took place on 4th June with a number of craft groups coming on board. A number of actions will be taken forward as a result of that meeting. A follow up meeting will take place on Monday 9th July. � WWI Play � Still awaiting confirmation from MCC as to whether they would waive the costs of hire of the Borough Theatre and Corn Exchange. It is important that a decision is made very shortly as there needs to be sufficient rehearsal time. The Borough Theatre is available first two weeks of October or 12/13/14 November. Given the delays in arranging funding it was considered that the November dates would be more suitable. � There is an opportunity to apply for funding for silhouettes from There But Not There but a requirement of the funding is that a self-funded event is arranged. The Town Clerk is in discussions with the ATC Squadron & Rev Mark Soady. � | TK/JL JL JL |
| Battle�s Over – Lighting a Beacon 11th November � The Town Council has signed up to lighting of a beacon on the Blorenge at 7pm on 11th November. Councillors felt that asking dignitaries to walk on the Blorenge in November would not be appropriate therefore a short service in view of the Blorenge on St John�s Square to be considered. ATC to be approached regarding lighting of the Beacon � | TK/JL |
| Arrangements for Christmas Light Switch-On � Town centre businesses should be more involved with the Christmas light switch-on. Having a later switch on and a Christmas market were suggestions to discuss with the traders. Also a suggestion of projecting images on the Angel Hotel and Choirs. � There was a note of caution that Matt Lane and Mr & Mrs Sharland may not be able to help out if it was a later time. | TK & JL to meet with Y Fenni Business Community |
| Events for 2019 � Consideration needs to be given to the calendar of events in 2019 particularly events that require detailed organisation. � Beaupreau delegation is visiting Abergavenny Easter 2019 � | |
| Any Other Business No AOB. |
The meeting closed at 7.15pm
