Minutes:
The Mayor informed Members of the Council that following the tragic events in Manchester on the 22nd May, 2017, he was going to ask the Council to adjourn its meeting at approximately 10.50 pm so that Members and Staff could gather around the Cenotaph for one minutes silence, as part of the National Remembrance Campaign, to remember and commemorate those who had died or been injured in the bombing at Manchester Arena.
In addition, a book of Condolence had been opened with the following inscription:-
The people of Barnsley wish to express their deepest and heartfelt condolences to the victims and people of Manchester affected by the bombing that took place on Monday 22nd May, 2017.
The people of Barnsley stand in solidarity with the people of Manchester at this very difficult time.’
The book was then singed firstly by the Mayor (Councillor Ennis) and then by the Leader, (Councillor Sir Steve Houghton CB E) and the Chief Executive (Diana Terris).
The book would be left on the table in the centre of the Council Chamber at the close of the meeting so that it could be signed by all Members wishing to do so. Following that, it would be available within the Town Hall reception area for approximately two weeks so that members of the public and visitors to the Town Hall could also add their own words of commemoration.
At the close of the commemoration period the book would be forwarded to the Leader of Manchester City Council, (Sir Richard Leese CBE) and the Mayor of Greater Manchester (Andy Burnham).