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Minutes Silence

Minutes:

 

Former Councillor Dennis Metcalfe

 

 

 

The Lord Mayor (Councillor Peter Rippon) reported that former Councillor Dennis Metcalfe passed away on 12th August, 2014.  Mr Metcalfe was appointed to the City Council on 7th May, 1992, as a Labour Councillor, representing the former Handsworth Ward, and served until May, 1996. Members paid tribute to former Councillor Metcalfe later in the meeting.

 

 

 

75th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War 2

 

 

 

The Lord Mayor reported that September 2014 marked the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of World War 2, which began in September 1939.

 

 

 

Council observed one minute’s silence in respect of former Councillor Dennis Metcalfe and in honour of all those who gave their lives in the conflicts of both World Wars, 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.