Agenda item

27 January 2015

C) Battle of Britain                                                                                     

It is proposed that the City of London Corporation hosts a lunchtime reception on Tuesday 15 September 2015 at Guildhall following the Service of Thanksgiving to be held in St Paul’s Cathedral, to mark the 75^th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

The Service of Thanksgiving in St Paul’s Cathedral will be attended by guests including senior officers of the Royal Air Force, representatives from the Royal Air Forces Association, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, veterans and serving RAF personnel, cadets and representatives from foreign forces.

We recommend that appropriate hospitality be granted for a reception at the Guildhall and that arrangements are made under the auspices of the Hospitality Working Party; the cost to be met from City’s Cash and within the approved cost parameters.

This will be a Full Court event.

27 January 2015

Battle of Britain        

It is proposed that the City of London Corporation hosts a lunchtime reception on Tuesday 15 September 2015 at Guildhall following the Service of Thanksgiving to be held in St Paul’s Cathedral, to mark the 75^th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

The Service of Thanksgiving in St Paul’s Cathedral will be attended by guests including senior officers of the Royal Air Force, representatives from the Royal Air Forces Association, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, veterans and serving RAF personnel, cadets and representatives from foreign forces.

We recommend that appropriate hospitality be granted for a reception at the Guildhall and that arrangements are made under the auspices of the Hospitality Working Party; the cost to be met from City’s Cash and within the approved cost parameters.

This will be a Full Court event.

Read and agreed.