Annual Council 2016 : Last Tuesday evening (17th May) saw this years High Peak Borough Council annual council meeting and the installation of the Mayor and Deputy for the coming year, in the Pavilion Gardens Grande Marque. It also saw, prior to the annual meeting an ordinary full council meeting which amongst the items of business considered the annual […]
Special Full Council 17/11/15 – Devolution Slight Pause ; At the recent full council meeting to consider the progress towards developing a devolution deal for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, the Labour group after considering the information available so far, took the view to abstain on the motion that was under consideration, not because we don’t support […]
If like me, you’re a fan of the West Wing TV series (and if you’ve never seen it, it’s worth a watch), you may recall an episode from early on in the first series, where the chief of staff Leo explains the story of Andrew Jackson and the Big Block of Cheese. In the series, the […]
This evening (14th May) has seen this year’s Annual Council and Mayor making, along with a normal meeting of full council to ‘finish off’ the previous ‘council year’ and as opposed to the other recent meetings which have featured issues around the local plan, it was a slightly quieter gathering. You can view the agenda […]
If you’re a fan of the West Wing TV series, you may recall an episode from early on in the first series, where the chief of staff Leo explains the story of Andrew Jackson and the Big Block of Cheese, with the in series connection been that senior members of staff would meet with representatives […]
Last Saturday I was pleased to attend the blessing service for this year’s well dressing at the church of the Immaculate Conception in ‘New York’, Charlesworth. The well dressing which has become an annual event since it’s start a few years back is part of a long tradition in Derbyshire (which you can find out […]
On Thursday, I had the privilege of representing the leader of the council at a memorial service held in Chapel en le Frith, to mark the 70th Anniversary of the famous ‘Dambusters’ raid, and the particular connection that Chapel, by way of two residents of the villages of Coombs and Chinley has to the raid. […]