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
