Agenda item

Notice of Motion given by Councillor Steve Wilson

That this Council:-

 

(a)       notes that 1 July 2016 will mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Battle of the Somme – one of the bloodiest battles in World War One in which around a million men were killed or wounded;

 

(b)       remembers the sacrifice made by those that fell over the 141 days of fighting, and the suffering of the many who were wounded and survived;

 

(c)        notes the events taking place in Sheffield to commemorate the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, including the Centenary Field Event at Weston Park on Friday 1 July 2016; and

 

(d)       further notes events taking place in France, including at Sheffield Memorial Park, Serre, where the 12th (Sheffield City) and 13th and 14th (Barnsley) Pals Battalions were decimated on 1st July 1916, at which Sheffield will have a presence with the Lord Mayor in attendance.

Minutes:

100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme

 

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RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Steve Wilson, seconded by Councillor Penny Baker, that this Council:-

 

 

 

 

(a)       notes that 1 July 2016 will mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Battle of the Somme – one of the bloodiest battles in World War One in which around a million men were killed or wounded;

 

(b)       remembers the sacrifice made by those that fell over the 141 days of fighting, and the suffering of the many who were wounded and survived;

 

(c)        notes the events taking place in Sheffield to commemorate the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, including the Centenary Field Event at Weston Park on Friday 1 July 2016; and

 

(d)       further notes events taking place in France, including at Sheffield Memorial Park, Serre, where the 12th (Sheffield City) and 13th and 14th (Barnsley) Pals Battalions were decimated on 1st July 1916, at which Sheffield will have a presence with the Lord Mayor in attendance.