Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To set out proposals regarding how the Council and local community could mark and commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the end of the Falklands Conflict on 14 June 2022.
The 40th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict will take place in 2022. It is proposed that the Council aims to help Borough residents commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the end of the Falklands Conflict by:
· Staging a public event in Fareham Town Centre, including community activities and a Freedom March by HMS Collingwood; and
· An adaptation to the existing Falklands Arch
RESOLVED that in order to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, the Executive approves:
(a) a public event be organised in Fareham Town Centre, including community activities and a Freedom March by HMS Collingwood;
(b) an adaptation to the Falklands Arch; and
(c) officers be authorised to make formal approaches to, and hold discussions on behalf of the Council with, HMS Collingwood, other agencies and VIPs to plan the event.
Report author: Pauline Lock
Publication date: 08/12/2021
Date of decision: 07/12/2021
Decided at meeting: 07/12/2021 - Executive
Effective from: 18/12/2021
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