Issue - meetings

National Energy Awards

CouncillorsMrs Hayes MBE, Executive Member for Environment and Councillor D Birch, Executive Member for Adult Social Care, Health and Housing joined together to congratulate Hazel Hill, Sustainable Energy Officer. Hazel had been nominated by Warfield Park for vulnerable customer support campaigner for the National Energy Awards in recognition of the work to install mains gas onto the site. The project was due to finish in February 2019 and was estimated to give an average saving on fuel costs of £400 per household per year, and in addition some residents may qualify for Warm Homes Discount giving them another £140 per year.

Glass recycling trucks

Cllr Mrs Hayes, Executive Member for Environment was pleased to report the successful launch of two new glass recycling vehicles which would be used to collect bottles and jars from bottle banks located throughout Reading, Berkshire, Bracknell Forest, and Wokingham Borough. The Council’s recycling partnership RE3 had run a competition to name the trucks and they were now known as Jar Jar Clinks and Kate Binslet.

Mayoral Update

The Mayor encouraged Members to keep up to date with his activities through the Mayoral Facebook and Twitter pages. He highlighted the celebrations which had occurred to mark the one year anniversary of the opening of the Lexicon.

The Mayor advised Members that his Civic Service had been arranged for Sunday 21 October at the Holy Trinity Church with refreshments afterwards at the Green's Steakhouse.

He announced to Members that his first Charity event was being arranged for Sunday 28 October and was a Curry buffet and entertainment at Koi-I-Nor, a local restaurant at £18 per person.