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Sir Michael Bear

Resolved unanimously – That, on his retirement from this Honourable Court, Members wish to place on record their most sincere thanks to:-

Sir Michael David Bear, Kt.

for the service that he has given to the City of London Corporation and to the City – as a Common Councilman for the Ward of Portsoken, as Alderman for that Ward, as Sheriff, and also of course as the City’s 683rd Lord Mayor.

It has been an exemplary record of service, spanning some fifteen years, and the knighthood he received in the 2012 New Year Honours List for services to Regeneration, Charity and the City of London reflects this.

Sir Michael’s specialist knowledge as a civil engineer and the work that he undertook to help regenerate the Spitalfields area on the City fringes gave him a unique perspective on the importance of the City in creating wealth, jobs and prosperity. He has used this expertise to benefit the City – not just through his civic roles and through the many City Corporation Committees on which he has served, but also on the international stage, including as the UK Special Envoy for Sustainable Urbanisation in China. Through all he has done, he has truly been a stalwart supporter of the City and its pre-eminence as a global hub for financial and professional services.

Having now stepped down from Office, Sir Michael, so well supported throughout by Lady Bear, can take with him the very best wishes of all his colleagues on this Court for a long, happy and healthy retirement from civic life in the City.

Resolved unanimously – That the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to

Sir Andrew Charles Parmley, Kt.

on his recent appointment by Her Majesty the Queen as a Knight Bachelor, in recognition of his services to for services to Music, Education and Civic Engagement.

Resolved unanimously – That the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to

Willimina Ann Beauchamp Hampson, OBE

the City Corporation’s Chief Planning Officer and Development Director, on her recent appointment by Her Majesty the Queen as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for services to Planning in London.

Resolved unanimously – That the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to

Sylvia Doreen Moys, MBE

on her recent appointment by Her Majesty the Queen as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, in recognition of service to the City of London Corporation and to education in Croydon.

Resolved unanimously – That the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to

Matt Hone, QPM

a Police Constable with the City of London Police, on the recent award of the Queen’s Policing Medal by Her Majesty the Queen.

Resolved unanimously – That the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to

Ann Francescia Marjorie Pembroke, BEM

Until recently a Member of this Court, on the recent award of the British Empire Medal by Her Majesty the Queen, in recognition of her services to the cultural history of the City of London.

Resolved unanimously – That the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to

Rosamund Anne Sweet, MBE

a Community Support Officer with the City of London Police, on her recent appointment by Her Majesty the Queen as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, in recognition of her services to policing and the community in the City of London.