THE CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
To receive any Chairman’s
announcements.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Condolences were extended
to Councillor Simon Glyn following the loss of his father.
Condolences were also
expressed with the families of two staff members, namely:
·
Iwan
Huws from the Consultancy Department who had died recently following an
accident.
·
Daffni Eynon Williams from
the Children's Services Department who had died suddenly approximately a
fortnight ago.
It was also noted that the Council wished to express
condolences to everyone in the county's communities who had lost loved-ones
recently.
The Council stood as a mark
of respect.
The following were congratulated:
·
Councillor Ioan Thomas on becoming a grandfather to a little girl.
·
Sue Owen, Lili Wen florist in Porthmadog, on winning the Welsh Weddings
Award Cymru competition for the best florist in North Wales.
The members were thanked for
their flexibility as a result of having to change the arrangements of this
meeting of the Council at short notice and the Council staff who had gone the
extra mile to support the county's communities during the recent severe weather
were thanked.
The members were thanked
for agreeing to have their photographs taken to celebrate the fact that today
was the International Women's Day.
Everyone was also encouraged to look on social media to see photographs
of many famous women from Gwynedd and to join in on the celebrations by
nominating more of them.
Reference was made to the
'Dathlu ein Cymreictod' video which had been shown to the members before the
beginning of the meeting. It was
explained that the Education Department had commissioned the 'Cewri Cymru' work
to support the Secondary Language Charter to promote the sense of Welsh
identity.
THE CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
To receive any Chairman’s
announcements.