Agenda item

In the absence of both the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, Alderman Yarrow moved that Deputy Robin Eve as most senior Member of the Board and immediate past Chairman take the Chair for this meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Deputy John Bennett (Chairman), Roger Chadwick (Deputy Chairman), Alderman Alison Gowman, Angela Starling and Alderman John White (ex-officio).

Deputy Eve welcomed John Barradell, the new Town Clerk and Chief Executive to his first meeting of the Freemen’s School Board.

Yvette Dunne

Deputy Eve reported that this would be the Bursar’s last Board meeting as she was due to start a new role at a nearby School in early 2013. Deputy Eve, on behalf of the Board, congratulated the Bursar on her new role and also wished to thank her for her tremendous work in transforming the finances of the School over the past few years.

The Bursar thanked the Board for their kind words and stated that serving as Bursar of CLFS had been a fantastic opportunity. She stated that she had learnt a lot over the past 5 years and grown hugely in confidence but was now looking forward to some new challenges.