Agenda item

To receive any announcements from the Mayor, members of the cabinet or the chief executive.

The Mayor informed the meeting of two mayoral events:

·  The first being ‘Celebrating Diversity’, which took place on 13 March at Dulwich College.  This was a fundraising event in aid of the Mayor’s two chosen charities - UK Homes4Heroes and The Robes Project.  It was a wonderful evening of cross cultural dining and global entertainment.

·  The next major event in the Mayoral calendar is the Mayor of Southwark’s Charity Ball 2015, which is being held at Gouman Tower Hotel, Tower Bridge, London Saturday 9 May 2015, from 6pm to Midnight.  The Mayor encouraged members to attend and stated that tickets were available from the Mayor’s office.

The leader of the council, Councillor Peter John, updated the meeting on issues arising from the unexploded World War 2 bomb that had been unearthed in Bermondsey on Monday 23 March 2015.  He extended the council’s thanks to all the services involved in the clearing of the area and the disposal of the bomb.  He commended council officers for their hard work during the evacuation period and gave a special mention to the SE1 website for their coverage of the incident; he also thanked them for providing up to the minute information to the local community.

Local ward councillor, Councillor Ben Johnson, echoed Councillor Peter John’s praise for all the services and staff involved in the incident.