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[BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] Oh, that one. We remember well, don't we, Sue? [BLANKAUDIO] Oh, yeah. [BLANKAUDIO] Presentation? I'm not going to give you a running commentary. [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] So many nice events over here. [BLANKAUDIO] I'm pulling out with soldiers quite a lot. [BLANKAUDIO] There ought to be some music to accompany this, didn't there? It's somebody's thing. [BLANKAUDIO] Look over there. I look like I'm 25 stone. [BLANKAUDIO] I hope you take a notice of my Wellington boots. [BLANKAUDIO] Is it a bit thinner? [BLANKAUDIO] Maybe the cakes? [BLANKAUDIO] Where I spoke most of the year? [BLANKAUDIO] Where's Michelle? [BLANKAUDIO] Here are the girls having a tea party and plotting for the next year. [BLANK_AUDIO] Okay, that's it. That's what I've done all year. So moving on to Mayor's announcements. I'd like to announce on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, the Broxdale Youth Mayor for 2024-25. I'm very jealous because I didn't have a youth mayor last year, and Sue's going to have a youth mayor with her all year this year. And the youth mayor for 2025 is a young lady from Kimberley. She's doing her A-levels at Kimberley School. She's a member of the Girl Guides. She's hoping to study law in the future. She's involved in the Methodist youth group. And so she's very eminently suited to be in a youth mayor representing the young people of Broxdale. And her name is Libby Bales. And Libby tells us that she's looking forward to representing young people from across the borough during a year of office. And I think we've got a couple of people who are prepared to speak on behalf of Libby. So I think Councillor Chris Carr is going to speak first. Thank you, Mayor Mayor. I'd like to start by saying how wonderful I think it is that we have a position of youth mayor. So we do have a good representation of young voices on this council with four young councillors being elected last year. Or as some members like to remind me now, it's free. But that just goes to show how useful this position is as two of those young councillors have held the position before. The Councillor will be and hasn't stopped well. I think it gives young people that opportunity to have their voices heard on the issues that matter to them. Be it public transport, education, the environment. Something that I feel since I didn't quite get into politics until after I had graduated from university. I thought I'd missed that one having that big young age. So I have a lot of respect for anyone who will come forward and make their voices heard from me on age. And that's why I want to make more of them and this position is all confusing there. Thank you, Councillor. And Councillor Stockwell. Thank you, Madam Mayor. So, yes, as Councillor CASS said, I very much started my political involvement in Brock Stowe as the youth mayor. And they rather depressingly worked out that it was 12 years ago when I was making these speeches. And there's obviously, yeah. Yes, well, it was quite a shock on election day when they say, Oh, it's great to see some new young people involved. And they say, Well, I've been involved for the last 12 years, so I'm not that new after all, but there we go. I was 15 when I started and I'm now heading very quickly towards 30, which is even scarier thoughts. But the main thing is that that's what I keep being told. But we just want to say that we're very glad that we're getting this back and running. We're very warmly welcome you to this council and we hope you have a fantastic year going ahead. Thank you. Thank you. So, Libby, if you would like to come forward. Libby, how are we going to come around here? It's a very beautiful necklace for you. We're going to get pictures taken. We're going to get an investigative interview with you. How did it go like that? I'm going to go. Libby, if you'd like to stand there and say a few words. Madam Mayor, Madam Deputy Mayor, councillors, officers, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for this opportunity to represent the Youth Voice and Bruxibora Council. I've grown up in Nutsau and I'm currently an A-level student at the Kimberley School. I'm also an active member of the community, having been a girls brigade member for over 11 years and being a Sunday school leader where I helped children aged 3 to 8. My family have lived in Beeston, Nutsau, Kimberley, Watnall, Stapleford, Bramcut and Shawwell, and so we're part of the history of the borough. I love the region and I want to help promote it as best I can while showing the community and positive impact young people can make. I feel it is important to have role models at all age ranges and I hope to be able to set a good example to my peers as well as demonstrating to yourselves the importance of young people in the development of areas. I want to help showcase Roxo to be a vibrant region with positive ideas about protecting the environment, employment and opportunities to young people and demonstrate what positive impact young people can have on an area. Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to working with the new mayor of Sioux Paterson coming here and thank Teresa for everything she has done. [applause] So we're still on mayor's announcements and I know you used to be freestyling it but I thought it was important enough to write a speech several pages long. Buckle up, get comfy. Okay, so here we are. It's a year already since my absolutely done an election win in Toton. [laughter] And she wore meadows and my sudden unexpected elevation to the lofty heights of mayor of the borough. And might I say, what a year it's been. Full of joys and sorrows. I've met many fascinating people. I've met people from all walks of life. I've taken part in fascinating and unexpected experiences. I've been at events that mark local history. Poppy, my marvellous, amazing console, will attest that has mostly been very good. But there have been also many moments when we were on the brink of disaster. For example, likely time. We were on our way to 100th birthday party. We've followed the wrong group of people carrying baskets of flowers, assuming they must be going to the 100th birthday party. [laughter] And unfortunately ended up very almost joining the burial of samashes. [laughter] Saved by the vicar who pushed us into the church to get us out of the way. [laughter] We had a terrible moment where we wondered whether the 100 year old was actually dead. [laughter] We were going to the burial of hostess, but it worked out all right at the end. There's been so many stories. I'm not going to bore you with them all now. I'm going to spend my retirement writing a book that will turn into a movie, and I'll be rich in my retirement. Okay, so during the year, as you know, I've established a new charity, the Brock Stowe Community Fund, and I'd like you to know that so far, I've raised an amazing £22,150. [applause] Not quite as much as I hoped, but nevertheless, I'll continue to raise funds for this charity going forward, and very shortly, the first grants will be made to local registered charities and voluntary organisations whose work specifically benefits people in Brock Stowe borough. I'm very excited to let you know to announce that my pad, a well-known local company, has chosen Brock Stowe Community Fund as its charity of the year. Last year, they raised £50,000 for their charity of the year, so I'm very hopeful that this year they'll raise at least that much and even more if I helped them with some of my marvellous skills. During this year, I've attended 219 civic engagements. It's kept me very busy, and I'd like to say at this point that I'm very thankful to my employers, the Board of Trustees at Transform Training, who have allowed me the flexibility to do this while still holding down a full-time job. As many of you know, I'm a frontline youth worker, and I think I've managed to help a large number of local teenagers to aspire to one day to be the mayor, mostly because they like the big gold bling and the Buffy leftovers that I've been feeding them with every week. But, joking aside, I've explained the role of the council and the mayor to so many young people, and I hope that some of them will always remember that no matter where you come from, you can be who you want to be, even if that is be the mayor. Obviously, I've got a few thank yous to say, and the first and foremost is to Poppy. Poppy, I'm a beautiful 15 year old granddaughter who's sitting at the back, who supported me as consort throughout being deputy mayor and a mayor. It has been truly superb sharing all of the wonderful experiences with Poppy. She's been doing this as part of her voluntary work element of the Duke of Edinburgh's last year as bronze and this year as silver. Of course, it's actually Poppy's fault that I'm the mayor to start with. Because when she was very much younger, I think she was seven. An idea colleague, Sue Bagshaw was the mayor. Poppy was invited to the mayor's parlor in her role as school council rep at the Child Church of England Primary School. Poppy said she really enjoyed herself, and she said afterwards. Oh granny, I really wish you could become the mayor. Listen, as unlikely as it seemed because I was in my first year of being a councillor and the opposition were in control. As unlikely as it seemed at that point, never underestimate the power of grandchildren to get what they want from their grannies. Thank you Poppy, I've got a little gift for you. If you'd like to come to the front Poppy, she doesn't like being in the limelight. But I've got some chocolates for Poppy that say on them magnificent because she is. And 50 pound Waterstones gift voucher because I love sitting in the cafe at Waterstones while Poppy spends two to three hours looking for books. Thank you Poppy. Of course I have to thank my deputy mayor Sue Paterson. She has been everything a spare should be. Complete with ginger hair, like every good spare. But unlike some other spares, she's been a massive and loyal support to me. And as far as I'm aware, she has never complained about me to the media and has not so, not written a book about any of my family secrets. Not yet. Sue, Sue, she has stepped in and covered many events, sometimes a very short notice, and willingly taken up the call of duty when ever needed. She is a really lovely person and has been the perfect sidekick for me. We've had lots of fun all year and I know that Sue is going to be an absolutely brilliant mayor for the coming year. Thank you Sue. [Applause] I've had a lot of help and support from my great civic team and comms team. I've worked very closely with Michelle and Anna, but have also been greatly supported by Sarah Faye and Aurora. They've worked tirelessly in the background making sure that all my mad ideas have become reality. And ensuring I've got all the information I need, all the tools for the job, everything from second hand work boots, spades, cakes, baskets of flowers, anything that I needed. So I've got a little gift for them as well. So this is for you Michelle. And these are for the rest of the team. And that is for the rest of the team. [Applause] It goes on, don't worry. I'm our chief exec. I want to thank our chief exec, Ruth, for believing in me, for backing me all the way. And your team of officers, I know you feel, I know you're back to me all the way. And I've got a gift for you as well. [Laughter] It's time for me to grab the amount of fees. [Laughter] Thank you Ruth. And thank you to all of the officers at the council. And of course thank you to all of my fellow councillors who have turned up on demand. And helped me. And made this year really, really special. We've been to a lot of events, we've had a lot of fun together. I'm not going to go on all night. My last thank you. And I'm sorry if I missed anybody in my thank yous. I'm thanking everybody. But my last thank you I'm going to say out loud here is to my chaplain Paul. He took on the job at Short Notice. And knowing me already, he already knew that I'm a non-believer. But he's been kind, efficient, careful of everybody's feelings and sensitivities. Everything the chaplain should be. And an absolute joy to work with. So I want to say thank you Paul. We've got a gift for you Paul. People all know if they didn't get one won't they? We've got a clock. They never have to be late. Thank you so much. And thank you and this will go on for the narrow vote. Oh lovely. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. [Applause] Quite a challenge to be my chaplain. So yeah, whatever else I can say, it's been an absolute privilege to serve this borough. And I've enjoyed it greatly. And I hope that Sue enjoys it as much as I've enjoyed it. So thank you. Thank you everybody. We're going to hand over to the leader. To the deputy leader. Thank you. Madam Mayor, it's an absolute pleasure and an honor to rise to move this vote of thanks for you as you leave the role. I was speaking to Paul on the way in actually. And he said that you said that you're a non-believer. So you're still working progress. Madam Mayor, and he's going to do that. And I'm sure the civic team, lots of us in the room have worked with Teresa to a greater or lesser extent for a number. Of years. And I'm sure the civic team and Ruth and GMT wanted to kind of agree with me that, you know, she's someone who is pretty easy going. Doesn't want it all her own way. You know, happy to not be in the limelight. Very easy to manage at every event. Doesn't cause you out to have any kittens or anything like that. Doesn't want to be in control of anything often. And doesn't want to be completely dictatorial about any decision making as far as to. And I'm sure she's been an absolute pleasure. Every single day to work with side by side in that sense. But joking aside, Teresa is a very close friend of me. And I trust her immensely. She has a deep sense of duty to wanting to help others. She is incredibly loyal. And I often sort her counsel and will continue to seek her counsel when I need help. And sometimes she offers her counsel even if I don't need help. But she recognizes perhaps, you know, more than anything, that the role of mayor is a great honor. And I know that she's taken her duties incredibly seriously and quite frankly has done a really, really remarkable job. Because she touched on the fact that, you know, we'd watched the slideshow and, you know, we'd perhaps breathe the side relief that we didn't have to sit through the 219 slides. The 219 events is a huge, huge calendar. Particularly when, as she says, she's devoting a day, a life during the day, a day job, to helping others through transform, training and helping kids who need some help and intervention. She is in that sense a force for good in a day job and a force for good when she isn't doing her day job. And, you know, she talked about the 22,000 pounds that she has raised during her year. Every single mayor that I've known since I've been here works tirelessly for their charities. They do a wonderful job and are incredibly committed and they see the importance of that. But the figure that Teresa has collected in this year is remarkable and I'll come on to that in a bit later. I think she was a bit sad that she didn't have a youth mayor this year because she's trying to put young people at the forefront of the kind of idea of being involved in politics and the idea of getting involved and then the idea, whichever your party is, of trying to do something good for your community and, you know, Poppy was a, you know, was exemplary in that. She was a fantastic ambassador for the Council and she was a brilliant, brilliant concert. But, you know, we've had the Oldman White School banter and up at nearly every occasion. You know, they did the Civic event, they did the Volunteer Awards and they did the stuff at the Holocaust Memorial Day. You know, it's just brilliant to see, you know, kids who are actually brilliant themselves trying and getting involved and doing music and contributing to the community. I guess on a more serious side, Teresa has seen the role, not just as that Civic thing and it's about kind of portraying the values that you hold as well and the opportunity to portray the values that you hold as well. On behalf of Brocksto Bura and I know that she holds kind of like the principles of diversity and inclusion very, very high. You know, she's shown that by the multi-fake event that she did at Plessy Club, which she was, of course, instrumental in getting built on the old Plessy site. And she talked about her mad ideas and, you know, she did have a mad idea and she has this annoying ability to pull off mad ideas when everyone else would bottle it or say, you know, that's stupid or we can't do that. Like, for instance, I'm going to get a team together and run the Robin Hood marathon. And I don't know which was a bigger achievement, whether it was the fact that she did get a team together and do the Robin Hood marathon or whether she got Millen to put his bag out for a minute. And he's just here, as he walked in, I don't know if it was a bigger achievement. It's probably just that one, actually. I don't know if it was a bigger achievement to get Millen to pull his bag out for a minute and get him to complete the mini walk. At the end, both of them remarkable achievements, but she's always practiced what she preaches, and I think never more so than at the Civic do, which was a brilliant do down at the Shed in, in, in, in, Eastern West, in, in my ward, actually. And, you know, we're talking about inclusion and we're talking about diversity and we're talking about, do we want it posh and glamorous or do we want to showcase the very best things of Brockstone and the very best people of Brockstone. And she gets pulled fiction and loads of helpers there with kids with learning difficulties to do all the service and to do all the tables. And they were absolutely remarkable. It's kind of an example of how you put into practice things that you believe in and want to do. But I've finished, I guess, on the, on the couple of things, the standout things, which, which are, I think, certainly for me and when I look as kind of an outside of Teresa's term in office, the two, the two things, which will be the most impressive and will hold a legacy. And she ain't about legacy for herself, despite kind of like a joke in about it, the two things which will be a legacy for Brockstone, one of them will be the Brockstone charity, the Brockstone community fund. And we've talked about the money, we've talked about the additional money that I'll have. And because Teresa's in the game and in the sector of the third sector and the voluntary sector and knowing how hard it can be to compete, to try and get stuff in places like Beeston and Kimberly and Stapleford and Eastwood, when you've got, not in them on your doorstep, in the city on your doorstep, and the pulling power they have in that sector. Being able to create something specifically for people in our communities is brilliant and I hope that other mayors and as a council will look to continue to support that venture in, in the future. But I'll finish on this, my, my very favourite event was the Brockstone Volunteer Awards, which were held at Placie Club. And you know, I try not to well up, but there was not a dry eye in the house when we were handing awards out for support, people who worked tirelessly to support food banks, when we had community hero awards, when we had sporting awards for people who were all that time, time and time again to do sports clubs for kids, when we had youth worker awards, when we had, when we had kind of like kids who are doing brilliant stuff like, like who was it, it was just checking. It was Christopher and Emma, two young kids who were doing the litter picking, and they got on a ward for being part of their communities. The boys brigade people, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house when Brian and Beryl got their Lifetime Achievement Award for the elderly club and elder barriers that they call it up at Greensong for the work that they do for 25 years. And it was just absolutely beautiful to see. A room full of love, a room full of Arab refugees doing good for doing good for the Arab community. Just all everybody taking a huge amount of love and warmth in everyone else's success, and I think that was down to Teresa. And you know, that will be a brilliant legacy, and I can't wait for it to continue into the future. So, if they were to stand out moments for me, and it's a huge honour and a pleasure to move this vote, thanks. And I'm going to ask Lydia if she'd like to. Thank you Madam Mayor. Well, on behalf of the Conservative, it gives me great pleasure to say what a wonderful evening is. I know you have an wonderful year, and I think it's playing up, it doesn't want me. Thank you very much. I'll just have to share it. You're on. I have been given some information, and I was absolutely bold over when the told me how much he raised. I think it's absolutely magnificent, and I do hope it carries on. And the thing I like about it, I know that York is going to be locally in Boston, and for the work that you do with young children. And I think it's to me and my Teresa. And I just think it's lovely. I was wanting what's still involved with young ones when they're helping me. Anyway, I do know that given out 10 volunteer awards, which Greg mentioned, and I'm sorry, I can't give you a list of the names of the people, but I'm sure you know who they are. I do know that your engagement in the community is second to none. I do know that you enjoyed the Dutch race. Love that. I don't know if you put your bets on it, did you or anything? No. And I was very happy and delighted to go to your city dinner, which it was just because I'm an old Jaspan, and it was brilliant. And I really enjoyed it. And like you said, I enjoyed it seeing the young people who prepared those meals at the table and came around to talk to them. It was lovely. It was really different, super. So, obviously I could go on a lot more. I do know that you've spent hours with two experienced students bringing them into the council and encouraging them to be council members, to carry on, to be involved in party politics, to be involved in the borough. And I think you have a shining example to us all, and I don't care where you sit in the council chamber, but that is great. And I wish you all the best, and I know you'll carry on doing your fundraising. So please be involved with me, and I do know that you're going to be wonderful. Because when we went to Gautislow, we had a great time, didn't we? We did. We were working very hard. Very hard. And Theresa was wonderful, and I was able to back up everything she said to us then. Okay, thank you very much. Thank you. [applause] Anybody else wants to say anything? No, do we have a move to the vote then? Yeah, move that to the vote then. So, you're voting on the vote of thanks, all in favour? Anybody against? [laughter] Or any abstentions? No, that's carried then. Thank you very much, that was really lovely. That was really lovely. I'm going to give it all away now. So, I'm now going to ask for nominations for the election of the Mayor of the Borough Council until the annual meeting of 2025. Do I have a proposal? Councillor Boughinger. I don't understand that this time. Yes, I'd like to propose Councillor Sue Paterson to be the Mayor. For those who don't know, I don't know Sue to be on the Council slightly longer than me, but not a huge length of time. She's written a little bit about herself, and I've edited it and chased it around a little bit. She was born and grew up in Besswood Village, the youngest of four siblings. When she married Harry in 1993, they moved to Chilwell and then stayed for about 25 years ago. They're proud of their family. A lot of them have joined us this evening, especially to Faye and Evie, who Sue idolizers and loves to spend so much time with them. With three older siblings, Sue said that she had to be a good listener. I expect there's probably other things as well. But anyone who knows Sue will know that she is really good at listening to us, and it will be really standard in good stead as she chairs our meetings and as she meets people or continues to meet people across the borough. I'm guessing as well, knowing Sue that she did have things to say, but she probably had to make sure it was really worthwhile when she got the chance. And that stayed with her too. I know lots of us value her advice and Council over the years. As a youngster, she lived in a mining village. Her father was a miner. And just 40 years ago, today, it was just over two months into a one-year strike. Sue learned then what the value of community and community support really are. And this is motivator. It's never left or it's motivated her. It's why she's stood as a Councillor and runs through all she does, both in the two Councillors she belongs to and all the other groups she's part of. When not looking after her family, she all conducted her duties as Councillor. She spends a time with a number of local volunteer organisations. There are at least 200 people in the surrounding areas who can crochet, who before the lockdowns couldn't. She keeps trying to get me along as a token mayor. She hasn't succeeded yet, but I fear she might one day. During her mayoral year, Sue will be raising funds to the Helpful Bureau, an organisation that she's a trustee of, while also raising awareness for Distonia UK, and continuing to raise awareness and point people in the direction of the Brockster Community Fund. Sue was diagnosed with Distonia 13 years ago. It's the third most common movement disorder behind Parkinson's and essential tremor, but lots of people don't know very much about it, so she wants to make sure that as a result of this, that more people do. She's a trustee of the Helpful Bureau. She sees first hand the amazing benefit they bring to the people in the southern part of the borough. You know there's another organisation similar in Eastwood too. They support the Over 55s, people with disabilities, so they can remain active, socialised, independent, and arranging anything from day trips to Skegi to helping home, to gardening and all sorts of things. Sue's concert for the year will be her husband Harry. They're looking forward to attending lots of community events, especially the play days and Christmas light switch-ons. They're also looking forward to meeting people from all over the borough and learning more about the different organisations that make our borough so rich and so special. Last year, while attending all the play days, Sue challenged officers and counsellors to a hula-hooping contest. I can't remember who won. I don't think it was me. This year she's going to, as well as some hula-hooping, she's going to extend to juggling and Diablo. Now I know it's not very British, that's okay or not, but I've already been practising. I suggest that anyone who might be anywhere near the play days does likewise, you've been warned. I see, it's just a little taste of all that Sue's done in the community. We've seen what she's done in the council as well. In a view of all this, I gladly warmly and hold heart of the proposed Councillor Sue Paterson to the Brockston Borough Mayor for the coming year. I'm going to call on Councillor Pillipow in to second that proposal. Madam Mayor, Henri Olderman and Freeman of the Borough of Brockston, members of Council, ladies and gentlemen, I did second the proposal last year for Sue Paterson to become Deputy Mayor, and so I suppose it was fairly natural that I should be asked to second the proposal this year. And as you've done nothing to upset me this past year, I was more than happy to agree to do it. However, as with last year, I don't know an awful lot about you, of course, but I won't go into that this year. So again, I asked Democratic services to send me as much information as they possibly could. And they did, but it was exactly the same as it was last year. So I assume that you've done nothing this year, or at least nothing of note, that Democratic services have recorded. So I can't really say an awful lot about you over and above what I said last year, but I thought I would perhaps focus on the role of Mayor, because of course, as we've seen tonight, it's an extremely important role, and it's important that we get the right person for the job. And over many years, I've known many mayors. And unlike Councillor Marshall, I've come across some that should never have been mayor. I remember one mayor, and I won't mention names. He's no longer with us, who got to the front. It was the dice then in the old council chamber, and stood up. His first comment was, I am the Queen's representative in Broadstone. The trouble was, for most of the year, he thought he was the monarch himself rather than just a representative. And I've come across other mayors who have been most unsuitable, and I could make comments about them, but I can already see the monitoring officer twitching, so I had better not say any more about that. The role of mayors, I've said, is extremely important, because the mayor is the front-facing part of Brockston Borough Council. You are the number one citizen, and as we've already heard, you attend many events and functions, and represent Brockston Borough Council at those functions. And so it's important we have someone with the right characteristics. And I don't mean just a pretty face, and I'm sure you have got a pretty face, but you are more to that very sexist, I know, but you'll have to excuse me, because I'm also looking at 30, I'm also looking at 30, but from the wrong side of this investigation. You have to have other characteristics as well, and I was talking to Jill before we came out as to what I should say, and she made the comments that you are pleasant and approachable. And I think those are two extremely important characteristics that you need if you are going to be the mayor of this borough. And I'm sure you will relate very, very well to residents across the borough, no matter what their background is. But in finishing, I need to remind you of perhaps your most important job, particularly when it comes to council meetings. And the most important job that you have got in a council meeting is to protect me from the abuse, the comments, the bullying, and anything else that's thrown at me, and I'm sure that I can rely upon you because you are a pleasant and approachable person. I'm delighted to second your nomination for mayor. Would anybody else like to speak at this point, Councillor Jeremiah? Yeah, thanks, Madam Mayor, I'd just like to say a few brief words. I think whichever side of the nature versus nurture debate you're on, there's no doubt as the effect parents can have upon their children. I mean, in this respect, I think Sue Patterson has great, great pedigree. As you all know now, those are some of my notes. Sue's Dad was a minor at Lindy Pitt in Nottinghamshire during the 1984 minor strike. In Yorkshire and elsewhere, to stay out to what turned out through the whole year was extremely difficult, but especially hard in Nottinghamshire. But the struggle to save his community was one which prevailed with commitment and perseverance for the full 12 months, which is the most achievement. Speaking to Sue some time ago, I remember telling me about how she was picked on in the playground, but her mum, like many wives during the strike, found her voice to speak up about injustice. And I think being in local politics and a member of the Council has helped and enabled Sue to definitely follow Sue on that one. I have been on the receiving end of the bullet times, actually. So I believe that these parental values and beliefs of community, commitment, camaraderie have been transferred to Sue, values which was important today as they were to her mum and dad 40 years ago. The values which she has demonstrated at the State of the Town Council and at Rockstowborough. And values which I believe will make her a great, great mayor. Sue's parents would be immensely proud to see her as mayor, as I think we all are. It's been a great pleasure to speak in support of the city. Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else like to speak? Oh, Councillor Marshall? Yeah, just very quickly, Councillor Jeremiah's words there were really important. That should be important for all of us in the Chamber, where we find our moral compass and we find the values that we stand up for. I have no doubt to talk that Sue, what we do, we'll do that in her role as mayor. I've learnt a lot from Sue since I've known her. She's been an incredibly trusted and loyal friend as well. And I think she'll be absolutely brilliant. And everything that she's done in Statefulford, she will do brilliantly in Eastwood and in Beeston and in Kimberley and everywhere else in between in Rockstow. The two things I'm looking forward to the most are seeing which way do you place between me and Tyler in the charity snooker event that she will be hosting as part of a mayoral charity event. And the other thing I'm really looking forward to, or should I say more being a fly on the wall to the interesting discussions shall we say between Sue's consorts and Councillor Phillip Owen at every civic dupe for the next year. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Are we ready to move this to the vote? Trying to string it out as long as I can. All in favour? That's everybody isn't it? That's carried. So I can now declare that Councillor Sue Patterson be elected Mayor of the Borough of Rockstow until the annual meeting 2025. Sue, would you like to come forward please? I will now ask the newly elected Mayor to read aloud and sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Offness. I, Susan Patterson, having been appointed to the Office of Mayor of the Council of the Borough of Rockstone declared that I take that office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfill the duties of it according to the best of my judgment and ability. I undertake to observe the code of conduct which is expected of members of this of the City of Rockstone for a council. Thank you. I really also want to thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. I've got the chain and everything, don't you? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Sorry. Congratulations. Are you ready? I don't know. Smile. I don't know. I will say. I think you're in there. Eighties. We'll bring you out to each other. Please. Yeah, please. Yeah. Thank you. It now falls on me to unveil the mayor's picture. Are you ready, everybody? Thank you. [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] You've got to stand here now. Yes. I don't know what else I can add to what people have already said, but your energy and enthusiasm for everything you take on is to be envied by everybody. I mean, we just are forced to be reckoned with. And you should be proud of all your achievements, you've raised a record amount for your charity. And I know that you've got one thing that you're really proud of achieving, which is getting the crest put back in the chamber after a big bite, so I know you're really pleased about that. And thank you for sharing your year with me. I've had a wonderful time supporting you. And I look forward to continuing to support your charity as well, but you've set it up. And I'm really looking forward to working with you. And there's a token of our appreciation for your service as mayor for the last 12 months. And we've got your gift for you. So as your pastness, that, yep. Thank you. And a certificate of your achievements and I believe that there's a photo album on its way. Well, we wanted to get photos from the post. So thank you again. You've been marvelous. And please share some of your energy. Please help me raise funds for the helpful year now for their new mini boss. Thank you again. Thank you. [Applause] Lots of paperwork here. So, get there. [Laughter] [Applause] So, please bear with me. I'm not used to doing big public speeches. So it might take me a little time to get into my flow, but I'm sure I'll get there in the end. So I want to thank Councillor Boffinger, Councillor Owen and Councillor Jeremiah for their kind words. I remember last year, Councillor Owen, that you were meant to send me some measurements so I could crochet you at a top. You never did send them measurements through. So instead, I've made you a positive potato. [Laughter and applause] That's very, very kind. I'd treasure this and show it to my granddaughter. [Laughter] So, thank you for your kind words and things I've accepted in the spirit it's meant. [Laughter] So, anyway, back to a series. Now, members, I'm honoured to take on this important role. I want to express my deepest thanks for your support, encouragement and belief in me. I'm truly grateful for this opportunity. As I take on this new role, I am reminded of the responsibilities that come with it. I'm committed to working tirelessly for the betterment of our borough. Together, I hope we can strive to create a more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable community for all. I look forward to attending the many wonderful events our borough has to offer. I know my granddaughters, Fay and Eva are looking forward to the play days and the Christmas lights we're on. We had such wonderful fun last year. And as Ross has already said, can't Ross Boffinger, Pete and Chris don't forget the challenge. I believe that they sell Diablo kits up at the DH Lawrence Museum. So, off your pop and get some practice in. This year, I will be supporting the Helpful Bureau as my chosen charity. Many of you already know of the fantastic work they do across the borough. Their main aim is to help people remain living safely and independently in their own home. They offer a range of services from practical support with cleaning, shopping and gardening to social events like lunch, club, befriending and day trips. Over the next year, I will be raising funds to help them to buy a new minibus. I hope that you will all assist me in achieving this goal. So, if you fancy doing a coffee morning or a raffle, let me know. I will also be continuing to support Broadstone Community Fund along with Councillor Cullen. Lastly, I would like to raise awareness of dystonia, a condition I suffer from myself. Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder. In layman terms, my brain sends the wrong signals to my muscles, causing them to spasm uncontrollably. It's the third most common movement disorder after Parkinson's and essential tremor. So, I might call funny faces at you. I can't help that at all. It might actually just be me pulling a funny face. It can affect any region of the body. Personally, it affects my face, neck, torso and soft palate. Currently, there is no cure. However, there are several treatments that can help relieve symptoms. So, I actually go for Botox injections every three months. I can tell you, I've got the youngest looking soft palate in the room. So, I'd like to thank Russell Den from the Haven Church and Community Centre, who has kindly agreed to be my chaplain for the year and I value his support. Once again, I would like to thank my family and friends who have always supported me. Just before I finish, I would like to wish Councillor Marshall a happy birthday. And also, to my husband Harry, happy 31st wedding anniversary. Don't say I never take you anywhere. So, thank you and, like I say, bear with me. Hopefully, I'll get better as the year goes on. [Applause] So, we'll move on to item 9. Could I have nominations for Deputy Mayor, please? Councillor Riddoole a bit. Madam Mayor, I rise to propose Councillor Robert Bullock, as Deputy Mayor of the Bullock so for the Civic Year 2024 to 2025. However, it would be remiss of me, of course, if I didn't say a few thank yous. First of all, thank you to the Youth Mayor and congratulations. It makes me feel young again seeing only a few years older than me getting a position like that. But also, Madam Mayor, go and make Councillor Theresa Cullen. And like Councillor Owen, Councillor Borrell and many others, we've seen many mayors over the years. This is my 37th inauguration of a mayor. And I remember every one of them with great fondness when they've left office. [Laughter] But also Madam Mayor, to thank those speakers who stand up and for everybody that does so much for our community. It's something that I think is very, very important. And of course, when we were outside, I was introduced to all your family. As you know, to your daughters, to partners, to grandchildren, everybody except Harry. So for this year, Harry, you will now be known as poor old Harry. But Madam Mayor, Councillor Robert Bullock, he didn't get me thinking about what I was going to say. So I have got a few notes, but we'll come to an idea I've got for a charity event at the end. He started working outside as a youngster. He's actually born in February. He's a year, sorry, he's a month younger than me, would you believe? People think he's five years older, but actually he's a month younger than I am. And he joined Nottingham Fire and Rescue Service. And he spent 30 years as a firefighter, retired in 2008. And then we're eating sports, anti-doping and workplace drugs and alcohol screening, until you retire from work in 2022. Well, it's a good job, but you weren't an active duty at tonight. I'm sure that you'd find one or two transgressors, particularly on the alcohol front. But however, Madam Mayor, he's been married for a long, long time too. He's a wonderful wife, Lenny. And of course, we've got our big leafletry at tonight barrel. And of course, Matthew's now the Mayor of Eastwood. And we talk about Bob's wedding with great happiness and fun. And in the words of William Shakespeare, I think it was William Shakespeare, Bob, when he signed the Declaration of Tenerys' new wife, uttered the wonderful words of William Shakespeare. God, you look sweaty. It was the oddest day of the year. However, Lenny, as we all know, undoubtedly managed to get her own back on him. And one of the things that I find really funny, was when they were on a fishing trip and got caught in a thunderstorm, and Lenny was trying to bang the boot of the car down. And it wouldn't go down, because he thought there was a tree stuck in his bathroom with Bob's head. And although she tried her best to knock some sense into it, it worked only to a certain degree. We'll come to that again very soon. But I remember that when they looked on Castle Street, which is a street in back of where I live, of course. And then we moved on to Gilt Rock. And of course, one of Mary's an expert in DIY. I don't know if you know this. Bob's the one who knocked the front window out, but was six inches too short. It's very tight to fit it. So that's his expertise in DIY. Although he is an expert decorator now. I'm trying to set him on for myself, but the wages aren't very good. But of course, man of Mary, he did have one look at your skateways in the fire series. It's important to understand just how important our uniforms and services are and the risks that they do suffer from in their day-to-day career. And he was one day caught when a country collapsed onto a cart up in the young mother and child inside. And Bob and two of our firefighters escaped. I tried to get help into escape, of course, and Bob was trapped under the equipment with his head. He was being compressed. And it was a very serious issue. And obviously he was rushed to the hospital. And they scanned Bob and didn't find anything in his brain. So, man of Mary, this has really got me thinking. Well, what about this, then, for a charity event? So Bob's got no brain. I've got no heart. There are some people who've got no courage. And of course, man of Mary, the chief executive would make a wonderful Dorothy. Although, in your case, you wouldn't be walking down the yellow big road, we would be trying to get you to walk down the red big road. So, man of Mary, we then decided I thought, Who could we advertise for the Wizard of Oz for our charity plan to mine? And then I looked around for appropriate people with wisdom and knowledge and understanding. So, let's just say the job is still open to applicants. So, man of Mary, now we've got the scarecrow with no brain. That's proven. You've got the Tin Man with no heart and the job is open for no courage in the Wizard of Oz. And if the chief executive will become our Dorothy, I'm sure the Christmas plan to mine this year in your authority will be well attended and well rehearsed. I hope we didn't think you were going to get off anything here tonight, Ruth. But what I wanted to finish on tonight is to say that Bob is a tremendous servant to the public and particularly to the people of Eastwood. I call him Bob, because I've called him Bob, but he's an additional address, so it's Bob from now on living. He's been involved in various roles. Trustee and Treasurer of Eastwood volunteer bureau. He's currently a trustee of Eastwood A.C. and Chair of Eastwood and District neighborhood watch. He's so two tenths of the Councillor, a greasy parish council, elected to for a council in 2023, of course, and at least from town council since 2019. And he was an athlete when he was younger. He was a runner in cycling. Now he spends his time playing golf fishing. And he's now got involved in running the golf society in England club. Does he ever stop? No. No. So Madam Mary, just give me a great pleasure to propose to the Councillor Robert Bullock. We'd have to be there for the year 2024-2025. And we will be your major role in this year's broxstone plan tonight called Wizard of Oz. Fantastic. I'm looking at you, Councillor Mick Braille. Yes. Madam Mayor, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen, what are we talking about? Mick, could you just pop your speaker up? Before. You think I need one? One of the people I didn't do today. Madam Mayor, may I, on behalf of our hardworking group, congratulate you on your evidence to the post-health mail? And I'm sure you will find that wherever they've come to our district, you will find the support and we will do all we can. Thank you. However, I'd like to second the motion recommending Bob Bullock to the Office of Deputy Mayor of the borough of Proxstone, 24-25. I've known Bob for quite a while, but I think as you know, a lot of people, but you don't know much about them. Milan, thank you for what you've said. Obviously, sometimes you get speeches like this and there's a lot of cross comments anyway, so I can agree with a lot that millions said and it's nice, nice words to Bob. But Bob's worked with us at Greasy Parish Council, and I can assure members here as to his calming influence and getting things done in his quiet manner. Currently, as a member for Eastwood Town Council, and being a now-retired fireman with over 30 years experience, he manages to town a lot more, so I believe. And of course, he's a King God himself, so I'm sure he'll be able to keep one or two BDRs on the goings-off town, must be a road. He always gets involved in many local affairs, age concern, etc, etc, etc. And but Madam Mayor, it gives me great pleasure in seconding Bob Bullock, a step or two mayor for the quiet manner. Thank you. (Applause) Councillor Spito. Thank you. Madam Mayor, for that, doesn't matter. No, congratulations on you. You realise, don't you can have a real job on your hand during your period as mayor, there's going to be a general election, the county elections next year. Good luck with that. (Laughter) Anyway, I was just going to say Milan, the pantomime, yep, absolutely, but there are nominations open for the good witch, the bad witch, monkeys and a dog. So, I think you've got to... (Laughter) I've got to clue what Diablo is, so you probably count me out on that one, but you can teach me, you can teach me. The purpose is, obviously, I'm standing up to again the second Bob Bullock as the new deputy mayor, and we'll be the mayor, hopefully, eventually. And after the story that we heard from the lead this night about your DIY experts, I think from now on I'm going to call you Bob the Bill there. (Laughter) I've only known you since you elected a year ago, but I've always found you extremely approachable, very friendly, easy to talk to. And again, as it's already been pointed out, when people spoke about yourself there, that is a very good attribute to have for a deputy mayor as well as a mayor. So, I have no hesitation in the second then, Bob Bullock to be the new deputy mayor for a council. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause) Would anybody else like to speak? Thank you, Madam Mayor. Mayor, fellow councillors, ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to say a few words in support of our proposed and seconder of the nomination. For the deputy mayor, I'll call him Bob as well, because of all his name as Bob. Bob is a really committed person, deeply committed, and a passionate person. He will give great support to yourself and bring strong social and caring values to your position. I have known Bob for many years, and it's a wonderful wife, well, and a family. We're brilliant now. Commuting into groups and organisations is brilliant to support. I'm really, really well. It's a really dedication to that money, as to that. I don't know how dangerous this is. It keeps volunteering for everything, but I don't know how he's got the time. And Lee was doing a read-in. I'm both delighted and honoured to be able to support his nomination. And I urge all councillors to commit themselves to supporting Bob. Have a new mayor. Thank you, Madam Mayor. (Applause) All those in favour? I think that's unanimous. So, the new mayor, I declare that councillor Robert Bullock, I've called you Robert. (Laughter) We elected deputy mayor of the Borro, Roxo Borro Council until the annual meeting in 2025. Bob, I'm really looking forward to working with you. Sorry, that was a Bob Roth in the Robert. I'll wait. That's fine. Please come forward. I will now ask the newly elected deputy mayor to read aloud to the side of the declaration of acceptance. I, Robert Bullock, having been appointed to the office of deputy mayor of the Council of the Borro, Roxo, I declare that I take that office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it according to the best of my children and religion. I undertake to observe the code of conduct which is expected of members of Roxo Borro Council. Thank you. I've got a copy here. You're playing? Yeah, I'm playing with that. It's not this way. Thank you very much. I'm so sorry for the top of this, we're going to go and put out this. It's a good good idea to have filled with them cameras anymore. Right. Madam Mayor, Henri Freeman and older men, fellow Councillors, and ladies and gentlemen, I was told I should say a few words, so I thought I'd better write something down as I'd probably forget what I wanted to say and as you heard from Miller. I don't always pick the right words at important moments, so it's safer this way. I was very surprised to be asked if I would be interested in becoming the deputy mayor of Roxo. I'm not sure if I detected a hint of desperation in the first year of Ashmi. Maybe they got to the bottom of the list and were out of options. It is a great honour and privilege to be appointed as deputy mayor and I would like to thank my family, especially my wife Lily, for not just putting up with me for 40 plus years, but actively supporting me when I get involved in things. As Councillors, I think we do tend to get involved in things often as volunteers. And it's not surprising, as I've never met a Councillor yet, it isn't highly motivated to support and improve their community. I would really like to talk about the importance of volunteers in our communities. It's currently an exhibition at Eastwood Town Council called Eastwood, the town with the big hearts. This was put together by two sisters, Leslie and Anne, and they're here tonight because they've started the latest project, I want to say what that is. But they spent whole year recording the activities of over 40 voluntary groups around Eastwood. That amounts to hundreds of volunteers spending thousands of hours doing amazing work, and that sort of commitment is replicated across a whole of the towns and communities, across a whole of rocks there. I mean, that is an amazing power for good in the community. Should anyone want to see the exhibition, I'm sure the Mayor of Eastwood, is at the back there, my son, will be pleased to welcome you. And I know it's a long way, and despite Brexit, you definitely need your passport. You've been very welcome. I'm looking forward to supporting soon in a civic year, as Mayor, and meeting lots of amazing people throughout Scotland who do so much for others. I'd like to thank you for electing me as Deputy Mayor, and I hope it can prove worthy of the honour you've bestowed upon me. Thank you. (Applause) Item 9, which is appointment to Cabinet and committees of Cabinet. The information has been disputed to each member. Councillor Rudeulovich, is there anything you would like to add? Nothing to add, but I may just say that the papers have been set out in front of all Councillors tonight and I therefore move. Yes, the report is duly noted. Item 10, recognition of political leaders. We are requested to note the leaders and Deputy leaders of the main political groups who would like to speak. Item 2, notify you that I've been re-elected as the leader of the opposition and Councillor Don Pringle, who you don't see here tonight. He's not transitioning or anything like that. He's in Florida and has been re-elected as my Deputy. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Mayor. I've been picked by this lot again to be the leader of the Brockster Independent Group, so I must be doing something like that unless they don't want to do it. And also, Councillor Liz Williamson will be our Deputy as well. Thank you. Councillor Watts. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Congratulations on your new post, the Liberal Democrat leadership will stay as it was last year, myself and Councillor Land. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Appointments to committees. The suggested appointments have been handed around and do we have a proposal? Madam Mayor, under section 11, items 1 and 2 are the appointments to committees overview and scrutiny committee, et cetera. And also, part 2 of that item refers to the recognition of the leader of the Council in the position of nominated representatives. Be it out by the committee or as exhibition of our former members. Okay, do we have a second there? I'll second that, Madam Mayor. Anybody else want to speak? All those in favour? Anybody against? Any abstentions? Item 12. Representation. Yes, Madam Mayor, under item 12 is representation on outside their bodies. It is an up-to-date list as best that we can ascertain. We're in a number of positions to no longer register. Charity commissions and other groups and organisations have been removed. So therefore, I'll move the revised list as set out in front of all members tonight. Okay, do we have a second there? I'll second that, Madam Mayor. Thank you, does anybody else want to speak on the item? No, can I take that to a vote though? All those in favour? All those against? Any abstentions? No, thank you. Scheme of delegation, item 13. We are asked - oh, Councilor Redoule-Bitch. Yes, Madam Mayor, the revised scheme of delegation is set out on pages 23-60. It is a report of the monitoring officer of the Council. There's nothing I wish to have to report, so I've probably moved as it be adopted. Do we have a second there? I'll second that. Anybody else want to speak on the item? No. All those in favour? Any abstentions? No. Okay. Item 14, amendments to the Liberty Measure Board of Directors. Yes. The Councillors that leave in, they've declared an interest in this item, so they'll leave in the room. So, we are asked to note the removal of Chris Laksdon-Cain and resolve that Daniel Gammens be appointed to the Board. Do we have a proposal? Madam Mayor, I formally move the recommendation is set out on the item 14, amendments to the Board. Do we have a second there? I'll second that, Madam Mayor. Does anybody else want to speak on the item? No. Okay, we'll take it to the vote. All those in favour? Anybody against? Any abstentions? No. Thank you. [INAUDIBLE] We're just waiting for the members that left to return to the Chamber. [INAUDIBLE] Okay. Item 15, amendments to the Constitution, we are asked to resolve that the terms of reference for the portfolio older for resources and personnel policy be amended to include responsibilities for complaint handling. Do we have a proposal? Councillor Roodo? Yes, Madam Mayor. The recommendation is set out under item 15.1 tonight, amendments to the Constitution. I would like to just say my thanks to all those members. It was a cross-party working group. And I would like to particularly, with the difficulties that have been raised nationally, I'm sure you're aware of the local government and social care ombudsman and the housing ombudsman and the draft joint complaint handling code, has been a bit of an legal minefield for authorities, not just light blocks, but across the whole of the country. And so, therefore, I would like to place on record mine and the deputies and all members of this Council. I thanks to those people who served on that working group for the job that they've done. It is much, much respected. Thank you very much. Thank you. Do we have a seconder? Councillor CUMM. Yes, thank you. Yes, thank you for that, Leader. It's been not a challenge. It's been quite a job actually to review the Constitution, which will be coming up in a later Council meeting. But it was done in good grace and the simple idea, and I think we all agreed in the end about it. This, obviously, has been brought about by a change in the law that we have to actually appoint somebody to oversee the complaint's service. One of the things we have looked at and we'll be coming back to this is that in the future, anything minor like this that we have to do as a result of changing the law can actually be done on a delegated basis by the chief executive or the monitoring officer, because it seems a bit of a nonsense if we've got to do something to actually wait for a full Council where are we five months later after the law came in to actually put it into the Constitution. Thank you. Thank you. Would anybody else like to speak? No? Okay, I'll take that to the vote. All those in favour? Anybody against? Any abstentions? Thank you. Item 16, Chetwin, Chetwin, the TOTEN and Chilwell Neighbourhood Plan. We are asked to resolve that the TOTEN and Chilwell Neighbourhood Plan be approved. Do we have a proposal? Councillor Rodeo a bit. Yes, Madam Mayor, I would like to once again place on record. Thank you. All those from our Planning Department, from the people of the TOTEN and Chetwin officers, members and all those who have contributed to ensuring the success of the TOTEN and Chilwell Neighbourhood Plan. And for the data's amongst us, for those people that we're involved, I would like to say, I did tell you we'd get there, but I think at one time you'd get out of that. However, we did get there. But what I wanted to point out, Madam Mayor to you tonight, is that of an electorate of 11,918, the number of ballot papers received was 4,294. At a turn out of 36%, the votes for were 3,606, votes against were 552 and 136 spoiled ballots. Now, of course, it was quite famous in recent elections, forcing spoiled ballot papers, wasn't it Chief Executive? I'm not going to say too much, don't worry. I know Satty's looking worried. In fact, some rather creative coloured designs on some of the ballot papers made it more than amusing for some of them. But that actually represents Madam Mayor, a vote in support of the TOTEN and Chetwin Neighbourhood Plan of 84%, which is an overwhelming vote of confidence in the work that new people have done. Together with everybody who's been a contribution. And I feel quite proud of, so very proud of, of what you've been able to achieve. It is by far the most difficult and complex neighbourhood plan in the borough, and I do place on record my sincere thanks. On a closing note, Madam Mayor, I'd just like to say that this forms part of the development plan, and we'll have to be considered in future planning applications, and I'd say as safe as any other local plan policy. Tonight, it's the final stage of formal adoption, so congratulations and thank you. Thank you. Do we have a seconder? I'll second that, Madam Mayor. Thank you. And would anybody else like to speak, Councillor Rowan? Yes, thank you, Madam Mayor. And we're happy to support the adoption of this neighbourhood plan. And I think, as the Leader has already pointed out, the neighbourhood forum for the area are to be congratulated on the work that they have done on their determination and persistence. And it is gratifying that they were able to get such a healthy turnout. I think it was perhaps more a case of coincidences and co-terminus with other elections necessarily than the massive interest in a neighbourhood plan, although increasingly they are becoming important, and it must be gratifying to the neighbourhood forum that they have got that level of support in their community. But I wonder for a moment, over recent weeks there's been talk of building a football stadium, a totem, to house 50,000 spectators. Could the Leader confirm that this does not form part of the neighbourhood plan? Or for that matter, Broxto local plan. And therefore, if such an application were to be submitted, there would be strong planning grounds for it to be rejected. Councillor DARREN MAYOR. Yes, thank you, Madam Mayor. I'd just like to express my thanks to David Lovedett and his team for the excellent communication that we've had with him, particularly, when he has attended cap meetings with our community, just to keep everybody informed and to ensure that there is that communication between us as Councillors, them as the forum and also the community. Thank you. Councillor MURPHY. Thank you, Madam Mayor again. I remember many years ago going to a meeting. I think it was at the Village Hotel. Is that where the first one was? And Anna Subri was there. I got dragged along for someone known reason. And I've never seen so many people in a room. And I think the amount of work that we've done, and we might not always agree on where the boundary of state for doing the totem is. I know I'm right. But I think they've done a lot of work. And I think if all the Councillors looked at what they've done and taught them as a model and copied it, I don't mean copied it like work for any copied off the amount of work they've done. They've had so many residents involved. I know Graham and the team. I'm sorry. I don't remember everybody else's name. But there's been so many people who put a lot of work into it from that very first meeting. They've just not stopped. So many years later to see it coming to here and we're supporting it and seeing so many people turn out. I think people did turn out to vote for it because they appreciate the work that's been done. So I just wanted to say thank you. And just to let you know that I 100% supported as well. So just well done all of you. Thank you. Councillor Colle. Yes, thank you. First of all, I'd like to apologise to the group that were doing this because when I was definitely to lead at one meeting, I actually point out to them that local plans have to follow the Brocksto local plan and they didn't go down very well. We'll see if it was true, but we've got there in the end anyway. I would like to bring up something, the link road, which is something that does worry me. Because that link road, which the shouting council gave themselves permission for, which is going to go directly onto the 852, could cause all sorts of issues along the 52 into Brancut and into the northern part of Beast and we'll get there when we get there. And I know this is the annual general meeting and the mayor making, but as I've said to you, Mayor, you're going to be the mayor in the general election. And that was an indication that the League of Opposition brought up the issue of Nottingham Forest and the football ground. There are only three of us, I think, now, who are both, are dual-hattered, both the borough councillors and county councillors. I received an email yesterday, which we do. Notifying as of delegated decisions. And the delegated decision yesterday, Madam Mayor, was a memorandum of understanding between the county council and Nottingham Forest Football Club, limited or PLC, whatever they are now. That was signed by the Conservative cabinet member for asset management. So I don't know why you're trying to cause trouble and asking whether they're agrounds to reject it or not. We haven't even had an application yet. Again, I do really sympathise. Are you going to be getting this sort of thing for the next 12 months? Thank you. Councillor SKINNER. Thank you. You're worshipful. I have to just add my thanks to the people because I've been fairly involved in this and it is, again, something that members of the community have done. It's been a community thing, a piece of work by ordinary people and it's gone on for seven to eight years and they've dedicated their time tirelessly to producing this. And the work they've done is absolutely commendable. Thank you, all of you. Thank you. Councillor KOLINNER. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Congratulations on your appointment. I'm really delighted to be supporting the adoption. As the ward member, I'd like to say thank you to everybody from the chat with TOTEN and to all neighbours who plan, I grew up in TOTEN, live in Chulwell. It's a great place. This plan is going to make it even better. Whether we get, we might have had HS2, we might have a football club, whatever we have, whatever developments we have in TOTEN and Chulwell, there'll be magnificent developments and we'll make sure they're exactly right for the area and I'll be proud to work with you all on that. So I'm really pleased to support this. Thank you. Does anybody else want to speak? I know. Do you want to sum up, Councillor Roodoo, the vet? Yes, sir. Thank you, Madam Mayor. And I apologise most instead of for an annual meeting, politics being dragged into what is a ceremony, a mere making event. Madam Mayor, we've all seen the press speculation about Nottingham Forest Football Club. The Councillor calls quite correct. In pointing out that I have not been officially notified, but I understand that Nottingham City Council's primary land owners have signed a memorandum of understanding today, or yesterday with Nottingham Forest Football Club, to develop in the advanced training and sporting facilities within an area. Now that area, much of my knowledge, is of course the total site, the former site of HS2. HS2 sites, since it's abandoned and was purchased by Nottingham City Council's respective development in the hope that the uplift in the value of the land for HS2 would somehow or set their catastrophic financing in the way in which the county council has run. Being on the verge of bankruptcy to join, not to urge, to join the obviously county council as well, who have also offered a 93.5 million bank compensation deal, which will also bank up those. As a representative of this council's fight for resources to carry out a full appraisal of that criteria, which has now been granted at the last board meeting. I don't wish to speculate on whether or not Nottingham Forest Football Club would be coming to town. That is not the role of a council to offer speculation. The only thing that I'm there of course is to, is to take a responsible decision in the interests of all the community in our recommendation and that's what we'll do. If a planning application is submitted, it will be given the most serious consideration. And it's the same for any development in that area. It would all be there is an allocation, which you recognize within that plan. And the token will grow to point Jerry around HS2. As I say, just to remind you more, in case it doesn't sunk in 23.2 million, the county paid for that land, which in my opinion was 10 million pound over over value. So, not in that I am not going to engage in speculation about whether Nottingham Forest will be joining Tottenham Rockstone until an application is put forward. I think it's inappropriate for me to comment. I really do, especially on the affairs of other local authorities. And as council car points regarding any potential development in Tottenham, there is permission. I'm sure you're all aware for housing development. We're looking carefully in any discussions that we have about the infrastructure and the necessity to ensure that any access does not access on to totally. I think that would be an absolute disaster. So, where we are, considering my actions carefully, but I will not be drawn into speculation on whether Nottingham Forest are coming to that. Or whether Nottingham Council will go bankrupt before. Thank you. I'm going to move the item to the vote. All those in favour? Anybody against? Any abstentions? Thank you. I just want to thank everybody for bearing with me. Thank you to my family who are actually all in the same room at once. They are usually like herding cats. So, I'd like to close the meeting. Thank you. Thank you everybody. Great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.