Mayor's Communications
Minutes:
Death of Mayor Pawel Adamowicz
The Mayor reported on the tragic death of Pawel Adamowicz, the Mayor of the twin town of Gdansk in Poland on 14 January 2019. Pawel was attacked during a live charity event in Gdansk on 13 January and died the following day from his injuries at the age of 53.
Pawel Adamowicz, was a well-respected and very popular Mayor of Gdansk. He was first elected as a councillor in 1990, serving two terms of office and then in 1998, he was elected as the Mayor of Gdansk and was serving his sixth term of office following his re-election in November 2018. It was a tragedy for Gdansk and all of Poland that his life has been lost in the manner that it was. Pawel was a great friend to the people of Sefton and we greatly value the ties between our two Councils.
The Mayor indicated that he had sent a letter of condolence on behalf of the Council expressing deepest sympathies to Mayor Adamowicz’s wife, Magdalena, his two children, Antonia and Teresa, all his family and to the people of Gdansk at this tragic time. An email had been received back that day expressing thanks for our condolences.
The Mayor concluded by indicating that the family and friends of Mayor Pawel Adamowicz were in our thoughts at this sad time.
Councillors Brennan, Cummins, Cluskey and Dawson paid tribute to Mayor Pawel Adamowicz.
The Council then stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect for Mayor Pawel Adamowicz.
Mayor of Sefton Christmas Toy Appeal
The Mayor reported that once again, an unbelievable amount of toys and vouchers had been donated as part of the annual Christmas Toy Appeal in December 2018 and special thanks must go to the staff at the HMRC for the amazing number of toys they collected and to Merchant Taylor’s Girls School who donated vouchers.
We were able to help a great number of families in Sefton who struggle to provide a memorable Christmas for their children. As well as toys, the Sefton Children’s Trust also provide hampers of food to help over the festive period.
The Mayor thanked everyone who had helped and supported the annual Christmas Toy Appeal in December 2018.