This is a meeting of the Council of New Forest Borough Council held on the 9th Oct 2023.
The last meeting of the Council was on the 13th May 2024, and the next meeting will be 8th Jul 2024.
Meeting Location
Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA
Meeting Recordings
Agenda
| Item | Title | Minutes |
| 1 | Admission of John Ward to be an Honorary Alderman |
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Cllr Cleary reported to the Council that former Cllr John G Ward was first elected to the District Council in 2003, to the Milton Ward. He was successfully returned on four occasions, serving a total of 20 years. From 2011, John served alongside Cllr Cleary in the Fernhill ward and she spoke of him as a fantastic ward colleague for the following 12 years.
John was the Corporate Overview Panel Chairman for over a decade, leading on a number of hugely influential initiatives in the way the Council had developed and modernised. From the early development of proposals to undertake an Electoral Review of the District Council – which culminated this year, to a number of changes to the Council’s governance arrangements, including the establishment of Overview and Scrutiny Panels aligned to key Council service areas.
John worked closely with South East Employers and was considered to be an outstanding representative of the Council to external organisations.
John also served on the Council’s Leisure Review and Industrial Relations Committees, and spent time as the Vice-Chairman of the Audit Committee, and before it the Final Accounts Committee.
Cllr Cleary spoke of John being wonderful to work alongside, and wished him and his wife an enjoyable retirement.
Cllr Cleary concluded by moving the following motion:-
That the proper entry be made upon the Roll of Honorary Aldermen of the District.”
Cllr Ward seconded the motion and wished John all the very best for the future.
Other Members spoke in support of the motion, paying tribute to John’s financial astuteness, his commitment to residents and his ward work, and the significant contribution to the evolution of the Council to its current form.
RESOLVED:
That in pursuance of the statutory powers them enabling, the Council hereby admits John G Ward to the Roll of Honorary Aldermen of the New Forest District, in recognition of 20 years eminent service to the Council and the District.
That the proper entry be made upon the Roll of Honorary Aldermen of the District.
Honorary Alderman John G Ward responded following the Council bestowing the above honour upon him.
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Meeting Attendees
Cllr Alex Wade
Liberal Democrat
Present, as expected
Cllr Caroline Rackham
Liberal Democrat
Present, as expected
Cllr Colm McCarthy
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr David Harrison
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr David Millar
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Hilary Brand
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Jack Davies
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Malcolm Wade
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Mark Clark
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Patrick Mballa
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Philip Dowd
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Phil Woods
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Sean Cullen
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr Stephanie Osborne
Liberal Democrat
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Cllr John Haywood
Labour and Co-operative
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Cllr Jacqui England
Independent
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Cllr Joe Reilly
Independent
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Cllr Nigel Linford
Independent
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Cllr Peter Armstrong
Independent
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Cllr Adam Parker
Green
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Cllr Janet Richards
Green
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Cllr Neil Millington
Green
Absent
Cllr Alan Alvey
Conservative
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Cllr Alan O'Sullivan
Conservative
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Cllr Allan Glass
Conservative
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Cllr Alvin Reid
Conservative
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Cllr Barry Dunning
Conservative
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Cllr Barry Rickman
Conservative
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Cllr Christine Ward
Conservative
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Cllr Dan Poole
Conservative
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Cllr Dave Penny
Conservative
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Cllr David Hawkins
Conservative
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Cllr Derek Tipp
Conservative
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Cllr Geoffrey Blunden
Conservative
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Cllr Ian Murray
Conservative
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Cllr Jeremy Heron
Conservative
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Cllr Jill Cleary
Conservative
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Cllr John Sleep
Conservative
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Cllr Kate Crisell
Conservative
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Cllr Keith Craze
Conservative
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Cllr Matthew Hartmann
Conservative
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Cllr Michael Thierry
Conservative
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Cllr Neil Tungate
Conservative
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Cllr Neville Penman
Conservative
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Cllr Richard Young
Conservative
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Cllr Steve Clarke
Conservative
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Cllr Steve Davies
Conservative
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Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine
Conservative
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Grainne O'Rourke
None
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Alan Bethune
None
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James Carpenter
None
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Chris Noble
None
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Daniel Reynafarje
None
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Karen Wardle
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Matt Wisdom
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Kate Ryan
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