Minutes:
The Mayor invited everyone to a conference that he was hosting in celebration of Black History Month on 30 October. All proceeds from the conference will go to the Mayor’s charity appeal in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
The Mayor announced that former Mayor of Southwark, Hilary Wines, had passed away on 12 August. He explained that Hilary was first elected to Cathedral ward in 1986. She was re-elected a further three times and was Mayor for the 2001/02 municipal year, after which she left the council.
Thereafter Councillors Ian Wingfield, Nick Stanton and Toby Eckersley paid tribute.
The Mayor also announced the death of Her Majesty's Coroner John Sampson, who died peacefully on Friday 16 July following an illness. John was appointed Coroner in 2005 for the London Inner South district, which comprises Southwark and its neighbouring boroughs.
The meeting then stood for a minute’s silence.