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The Worshipful the Mayor thanked Members who attended the Holocaust Memorial Event.

The Worshipful the Mayor congratulated the Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Mr Martin Russell, on the arrival of his first grandchild in December, a boy born on 16 December. He also congratulated the Council’s Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer, Anisa Darr, on the birth of her first child, a boy named Noah.

The Worshipful the Mayor noted that he had recently written to a number of Barnet residents to congratulate them on being recognised for their achievements and services to society in the New Year’s Honours list. Those who had been honoured were:

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire:

Adrian Mark Jacobs - Volunteer, Police Liaison, Metropolitan Police Service.  For services to Interfaith Relations and the community in the London Borough of Barnet

Miss Clare Beatrice McCarthy - Member, London and South Region, St John Fellowship.  For voluntary service to First Aid

Dr Chaim Olmer – For services to Holocaust Education

Mrs Freda Wineman – For services to Holocaust Education

Members of the Order of the British Empire:

AdetunjiAdeboyejo Akintokun – Director, Cisco Systems and Co-Director, Your Future, Your Ambition  For services to Young People from  Minority Ethnic Backgrounds in Science and Technology

Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Mordaunt Cohen, TD DL - For services to Second World War Education.

Shimon Fhima - Programme Director, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Taxpayers

Bernd Koschland - For services to Holocaust Education

Mrs Moira Newton - For services to the Jewish Community in North London.

Neil Duncan Scott - Project Support Officer, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.  For public service.

Leonie Rachelle Lewis – Director and the Jewish Volunteering Network.  For services to the Jewish community.   

Sian John – Microsoft Executive Security Advisor.  For services to cybersecurity.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire:

Mrs Bernice Alda McCabe - Headmistress, North London Collegiate School, For services to Education.

The Worshipful the Mayor updated Members on arrangements for the ceremonial meeting to confer Freedom of the Borough on Saracens Rugby Club.  He stated that this follows the Council resolution on 12 December 2017.   He noted that the event would take place on 20 February at Hendon Town Hall with a 7pm start.   He thanked Members of Chipping Barnet and Finchley and Golders Green Area Planning Committees who had agreed to move their meetings that night to accommodate this event.   He requested that all Members of the Council hold the date and await a formal invitation.   He requested that a short turnaround noting that the RSVP date was 9 February.  He advised that it was important Members respond promptly to enable staff to manage event planning.

The Worshipful the Mayor reminded Council that he would hold an Inter-faiths service on 11 February at Mill Hill School at 3pm at which representatives of many faiths would participate and celebrate the diversity of religion in the Borough.  He invited everyone to attend.

The Worshipful the Mayor told Members that the next Council meeting (the Budget Council meeting) would be the last meeting of this Council prior to the local elections.   He therefore invited those Members who were not standing again to say a few words of valediction at that meeting.   He requested notice of the intention to speak.