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A
Okay,
hello,
everyone
before
we
start
officially
I'd
just
like
to
give
my
apologies
for
my
chaplin
he's
tied
up
this
morning
at
blind
veterans
uk,
where
he's
also
the
chaplain.
So
there
will
be
no
prayers
today,
but
hope
you
can
cope
with
that.
A
I
would
like
to
welcome
to
this
annual
meeting
of
the
council
honorary
order
and
order
women,
members
of
parliament,
councillors,
officers,
honoured
guests
and
members
of
the
public
and,
of
course,
the
press.
May
I
remind
you,
this
meeting
is
being
live.
Streamed
notice
has
been
given
that
a
resident
will
also
be
visually
recording
this
meeting
in
addition
to
the
council's
own
live
streaming,
the
visual
filming
of
the
meeting
will
be
from
a
fixed
position.
No
oral
commentary
will
be
made
during
the
meeting.
A
A
Before
I
start,
I
would
like
to
welcome
the
new
member
of
councillors
to
this
chamber
and
I'd
like
to
thank
all
those
that
have
left
for
their
service,
a
special
mention
to
my
wife
and
former
counselor
karen,
who
has
supported
and
worked
alongside
me
throughout
the
last
two
years.
As
my
mayor
s,
I'm
also
grateful
to
sean
mcdonald
and
richard
nowak.
Novak
excuse
me,
who
both
served
as
my
deputies.
A
A
What
people
seem
to
forget
is
that
when
you
become
mayor,
you've
usually
already
spent
a
year
as
the
deputy,
it's
a
little
bit
different
this
year
to
to
the
outcome
of
the
elections
and
richard
will
not
follow
on.
However,
I
would
like
to
put
on
my
record
my
thanks
for
all
his
hard
work
and
support
over
the
last
year.
He
has
been
a
great
ambassador
for
the
town
and
it's
a
shame.
He
won't
now
have
the
honor
of
serving
as
first
citizen.
A
As
it
turned
out.
My
marity
has
been,
unlike
any,
that
have
gone
before
the
pandemic
causes
to
completely
change
the
way
we
conduct
business,
especially
during
the
first
year,
whether
that
be
conducting
meetings
via
zoom
or
teams
attending
events
when
restrictions
allowed
in
face
masks
and
then
only
at
a
distance
and
doing
those
endless
rounds
of
covered
tests.
A
A
A
On
the
plus
side,
I
gave
neil
and
ross
hart
the
high
sheriff
and
his
wife
for
2021
22,
a
tour
of
worving,
including
a
trip
around
the
wow
in
full
regalia.
I
might
add,
there
was
an
investiture
ceremony
for
a
bme
for
mr
peter
canard
and
derek
still
that
was
presented
by
susan
piper.
Her
majesty's
lord
lieutenant.
A
I
launched
a
new
squirrels
group
at
the
second
goring
scout
group.
That's
if
any
of
you
know
that
is
for
children
aged
between
four
and
six,
and
that
was
a
very
pleasant
evening.
Rounding
up
cats-
I
can
assure
you
there
was
tree
planting
both
for
the
covid
memorial
in
brooklyn's
park
and
one
for
the
queen's
platinum
jubilee.
A
We
have
worked
and
supported
many
good
causes
around
the
town,
including
the
men.
Excuse
me,
worthings
mental
health
awareness
week
for
two
years
running
the
baby
loss
awareness
week,
the
anti-spiking
awareness
campaign,
the
worthing
shakers,
a
support
group
for
people
who
suffer
with
essential
tremor
symptoms,
the
worthing
rotary
during
their
centenary
year,
the
worthing
symphony
and
the
worthing
veterans.
A
In
this
platinum
year,
it's
appropriate
to
remember:
worthing
was
granted
by
a
status
on
the
15th
of
august
1890
by
royal
charter,
signed
by
queen
victoria,
with
a
new
charter
conferred
by
her
majesty
the
queen
in
1974,
and
we
should
be
proud
of
our
close
ties
to
the
monarch
key.
A
A
The
mayor
is
not
a
paid
role
and
when
speaking
to
members
of
public,
they
sometimes
find
this
hard
to
believe.
Although
we
do
receive
a
small
allowance,
the
details
of
which
are
on
public
record,
I'm
certain
all
former
mayors
will
confirm.
We
don't
do
the
role
for
money.
In
fact,
we
quite
often
leave
leave
the
office
out
of
pocket.
A
A
A
C
C
C
Henna
has
also
held
a
role
as
a
communities
interpreter
at
a
school
for
children
with
special
needs.
Henna
began
her
career
in
local
politics
at
her
local
east
worthing
branch
of
the
constituency.
Labour
party,
having
been
selected
as
a
prospective
candidate
for
gaysford
ward
in
the
autumn
of
2018
henna
ran
an
energetic
and
dedicated
campaign.
C
Henna
was
duly
elected
as
councillor
for
gaysford
ward
in
2019
and
was
the
first
female
muslim
serving
as
a
councillor
in
worthing
a
highly
motivated
campaigner.
She
is
also
now
the
county
councillor
for
the
towering
division.
Henna's
work
on
the
fostering
panel
of
west
sussex
county
council
is
indicative
of
her
dedication
to
others.
C
Henna
cares
deeply
about
local,
national
and
international
issues
since
being
elected
as
a
councillor.
She
has
been
an
ambassador
for
worthing
way
beyond
the
town
she
raises
money
every
year
during
ramadan
for
charities,
tackling
poverty
in
bangladesh,
henna
has
gained
a
reputation
for
speaking
openly
about
her
lived
experience
of
inequality
and
prejudice.
C
In
october
2020,
following
the
death
of
george
floyd,
she
tabled
a
motion
to
this
council
calling
on
the
council
to
stand
in
solidarity
with
black
people
in
america
in
britain
and
around
the
world,
and
calling
on
the
government
to
address
the
disproportionate
impact
of
corvid
19
on
black
asian
and
minority
ethnic
people.
Henna
spoke
out
eloquently
about
a
view
abuse
faced
by
non-white.
People
henna
has
shown
her
absolute
commitment
to
fighting
racism
and
removing
the
disadvantages
experienced
by
many
across
the
borough.
C
Henna
has
also
successfully
combined
her
work
as
a
counsellor
with
family
life
and
is
very
supportive
to
others
who
combine
work
with
caring
responsibilities
for
those
interested
in
the
history
of
our
town.
Henna
will
be
the
first
labour
mayor
since
charles
barber,
who
was
mayor
between
1936
and
1937..
C
A
Can
I
now
call
upon
councillor
emma
taylor
to
second
the
proposal.
D
Thank
you.
So
I
would
like
to
speak
to
you
about
hannah's
husband,
milad
chowdhury,
born
in
bangladesh,
mr
milad
child
removed
to
england
in
1996,
where
for
many
years
he
worked
in
the
hospitality
industry
in
bogner
regis.
He
is
a
devout
muslim
attending
the
local
mosque
in
worthing
he's
a
loving
husband
to
henna
and
a
doting
father
to
their
three
beautiful
daughters,
faria
maria
and
tasneem.
D
D
He's
a
soft-spoken
man
with
a
warm
heart
for
his
neighbour
and
fully
supports
the
passionate
work
of
his
wife,
whom
he
has
tirelessly
supported
during
local
campaigns.
I
will
never
forget
the
image
of
him
literally
holding
henna
up,
as
she
just
threw
emotion
overwhelmed
her
when
she
was
elected
as
gaysford
ward.
Counsellor
back
in
2019.
D
A
E
E
I'd
like
to
also
congratulate
councillor
cheldrion
on
the
appointment
that
she'll
get
to
be
mayor,
mr
mayor
yourself,
and
as
your
replacement
normally
at
mayor
making.
As
you
know,
the
proposal
is
from
one
side
of
the
chamber
and
the
the
secondary
is
from
the
other
side.
So
we
both
have
a
chance
to
give
our
congratulations.
But
that's
not
happened
this
time.
E
A
A
G
G
G
G
G
The
spirit
and
conscious
of
worthing
that
of
its
caring
response
for
people
in
and
outside
of
its
borders,
it's
beautifully
evident
from
the
early
days
of
the
inception
of
the
local
local
government
in
1850,
local
fishermen
set
out
to
rescue
the
lala
rook,
a
ship
that
was
caught
in
a
storm
offshore,
but
they
both
sunk.
Sadly,
all
11
of
the
fishermen
died
as
second
rescue
boat
was
sent
out
and
managed
to
rescue
the
crew
of
the
lala
rook.
G
I
know
that
millard
will
be
a
supportive
and
wonderful
concert,
I'm
very
grateful
to
imam
idris
from
the
wording
mosque,
who
was
kindly
offered
to
support
me
spiritually
during
my
meryl
year,
as
it
is
friday
and
prayer
day
at
the
mosque.
He
cannot
be
here
today,
but
in
his
absence
I
would
like
to
offer
my
thanks
and
gratitude
for
his
support.
G
G
G
Yeah,
would
you
like
to
read
the
names
out
please
so.
G
G
J
G
Okay,
let's
start
item
number
eight
items
raised
under
urgency
provisions.
I
have
not
been
advised
of
any
urgent
items
to
be
considered
at
this
evening.
G
D
Thank
you
I
wasn't
planning
to,
but
I
can't
miss
the
opportunity
to
thank
councillor
becky
cooper
for
her
unending
support
and
encouragement
for
her
team.
We
are
absolutely
in
awe
of
what
she's
achieved
since
only
having
been
elected
herself
and
on
her
own
in
2017..
D
It's
quite
unbelievable
to
think
that
she
had
to
sit
here
alone
and
it's
real
sort
of
testimony
to
her
strength
and
her
compassion
and
her
loving
nature
that
she's
managed
to
to
bring
us
to
a
team
of
23
all
pulling
in
a
common
direction.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
very
happy
to
support
her
as
our
leader.
G
H
H
J
G
B
Yes,
I
do,
I
feel
a
bit
overwhelmed.
Hang
on
a
second,
oh
goodness
me
I
do.
Madam
mayor,
is
that
what
I'm
calling
you
madame
mayor,
fantastic,
oh
wow,
so
I
do
have
a
few
things
to
say.
If
that's
okay,
I
think
the
first
thing
I
want
to
say
is
that
I
would
like
to
congratulate
my
teammate
comrade
and
friend,
councillor
henna
chowdhury,
on
being
the
first
muslim
female
labour
mayor
of
this
borough,
so
huge
congratulations.
B
And
I'm
going
to
say
a
few
things,
and
I
think
the
first
thing
I
want
to
say
is
a
huge
welcome
to
everybody
who
has
come
here
today.
It's
absolutely
fantastic
to
see
so
many
people
who
have
come
out
to
support
everybody
here
in
this
chamber
and
so
fantastic
to
see
so
many
familiar
faces,
and
so
many
good
friends
and
colleagues.
B
It's
amazing
what
a
historic
occasion
it
is
for
us,
and
not
only
do
we
have
councillor
chowdhury
as
our
first
female
muslim
mayor,
but
I
will
say
once
again-
and
I
really
can't
believe
I'm
saying
this
and
lots
of
people
have
been
in
touch
recently
with
all
of
us
to
say
that
they
can't
believe
it
either.
But
we
are
finally
here
in
worthing's,
first
labor
council.
B
My
amazing
fellow
22
labour
councillors,
who
I
have
the
privilege
of
sitting
here
with
today,
are
the
best
team
that
I
could
possibly
hope
for,
and
they've
jumped
straight
into
their
council
roles,
we're
already
shattered
after
two
weeks.
I've
got
to
be
honest,
but
we'll
keep
going
to
make
sure
that
all
the
hard
work
that
has
gone
into
getting
us
here
is
going
to
be
worth
it
and
more.
B
I
also
want
to
say
a
huge
thank
you
to
the
officers.
You
have
welcomed
us
with
open
arms.
We
appreciate
that
change
is
not
always
easy
and
that
particularly
for
a
place
like
this
change
hasn't
happened.
That
often
so
we
appreciate
that
things
may
not
always
be
plain
sailing,
but
we
appreciate
your
energy.
We
appreciate
your
dedication
and
your
commitment
and
we
pledge
to
work
very
hard
with
you
to
get
the
best
for
the
people
of
worthing.
So
a
big
round
of
applause.
B
B
Lots
of
people
have
asked
what
will
it
mean
for
worthy
to
have
a
labour
council?
Well,
fairness
and
social
justice
are
at
the
heart
of
what
we
stand
for
and
for
our
town.
That
means
addressing
our
increasing
inequality
gap
that
is
seeing
ever
large
numbers
of
people
making
the
unacceptable
choice
of
whether
to
feed
themselves
or
their
children,
whether
to
heat
their
houses
or
to
pay
their
rent
talking
to
voters
of
all
political
persuasion.
B
B
There
is
now
a
poverty
emergency
and
we
are
aware
of
how
many
local
community
groups
and
organizations
are
already
doing
so
much
in
response
to
this
from
food
banks
to
community
clothing
groups.
I
have
to
be
honest.
I
am
angry
and
sad
that
you
are
necessary,
but
I
am
also
incredibly
grateful
that
you
are
so
willing
to
help
work
with
other
people.
B
Our
labour
council
is
going
to
make
sure
that
communities
across
our
borough
are
heard
and
have
a
say
in
how
our
council
is
run.
The
town
is
run
and
not
just
the
communities
with
the
loudest
voices
we're
going
to
build
community
groups
that
will
be
able
to
decide
how
they
spend
council
funding
in
their
own
local
area.
B
B
Now
I
appreciate
that
being
the
opposition,
isn't
where
politicians
like
to
sit,
but
I
do
thank
our
opposition
in
advance
for
holding
us
to
account.
We
welcome
it
and
you
can
hold
me
to
that.
Even
when
I
look
really
cross
at
you,
we've
got
a
packed
first
100
day
plan
which
he
sees
us
getting
straight
into
the
hard
work
of
delivering
our
manifesto
promises.
B
A
big
cleanup
campaign
will
see
councillors
and
officers
working
together
with
local
residents
to
smarten
up
our
town
centre,
renewing
and
reviving
the
heart
of
worthing
and
we're
going
to
be
working
closely
with
our
local
businesses
and
further
education
colleges
in
the
town
centre.
Our
neighborhood
hubs,
our
industrial
states
and
across
the
town
to
make
sure
that
they
are
thriving
and
can
be
part
of
our
community
wealth
building
approach.
B
B
We
will
be
bold
with
green
plans
for
sites
such
as
union
place
and
tevillegate
40
years
is
more
than
enough
time
to
wait
for
the
first
labour
councillor
to
come
along,
and
it's
also
more
than
enough
time
to
wait
for
a
decent
development
on
tevl
gate.
I
think
we
will
work
hard
to
make
sure
that
any
building
across
our
town
meets
the
highest
environmental
standards
and
we
will
fight
to
make
sure
that
our
green
spaces
remain
green.
G
Item
number
12
on
the
agenda
political
proportionality
and
allocations
of
committee
seats
before
council
is
is
a
report
on
various
governments.
Matters
and
council
needs
to
consider
and
approve
for
the
2022
to
23
municipal
year
their
recommendation
on
page
8
in
your
agenda
pack,
appendix
b,
with
the
full
details
of
the
committee.
Appointments
has
been
tabled
with
the
exceptions
of
the
chair
and
vice
chair
of
both
of
the
worthing
overview
and
scrutiny.
Community
committee
and
the
joint
overview
and
security
scrutiny
sorry
scrutiny
committee.