Awarding the Freedom of the city is a very special honour and generally occurs occasionally so unusual in that had three in the space of a few weeks. In June it was given to Wales International & Ospreys Rugby player Alun Wyn Jones, then in July for both actress Catherine Zeta Jones, and the 157 (Welsh) Regiment of the
Royal Logistic Corp (RLC). The latter celebrated being granted the freedom of Swansea with a parade and march in the city centre on July 27.I don't manage to get there very often but attended Armed Forces Day which this year was a prelude to the annual Airshow. As a lot of the stands there are connected in some way with the armed forces it seems a sensible idea to hold it on the same weekend even if not the official day.
I was at the lengthy full Council in June, mainly due to three motions, and I spoke on one of them. I tend not to do this very often as I feel quite strongly there's no point me speaking just for the sake of hearing my own voice (despite the fact that others do precisely that!) And in any case I'd like to think people realise that I only speak when I have something worth saying.
Amongst the 'regulars' there have been Audit, this term's Governor's meeting, and as well as the regular monthly Licensing, it was my turn to attend a one-off subcommittee where I was one of just three members of the committee reviewing a single specific licence application.
All three of us ward councillors went to visit Townhill School, seeing at first hand the enthusiasm of both staff and pupils in turning their central rectangle into a community garden. We also went to inspect Mayhill Park, the area next to the new health centre, meeting up with relevant officers. We were there both to assess it's suitability for the playbus to park there one day in late summer, and also review the future option of redoing the play area. We have been looking for match funding in order to pay for this project, and hopefully in the not too distant future it will finally come to fruition.
Les
