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Resolved unanimously – that the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to Alderman Sir Alan Yarrow on his recent appointment by Her Majesty the Queen as a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his services to international business inclusion and the City of London.

Resolved unanimously – that the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to Ian Christopher Dyson QPM, newly appointed Commissioner of the City of London Police, on his recent award of the Queen’s Police Medal by Her Majesty the Queen.

Resolved unanimously – that the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to Peter Adams MBE, one of the Verderers of Epping Forest and a longstanding member of the Corporation’s Epping Forest and Commons Committee, on his recent appointment by Her Majesty the Queen as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to conservation and the environment in South West Essex and East London.

Resolved unanimously – that the sincere congratulations of this Court be offered to Charles Frederick Andrews and Sean McCarthy, both members of the City’s cleansing team, on their recent award by Her Majesty the Queen of the British Empire Medal, in recognition of their voluntary service to the Poppy Appeal in London.

Resolved unanimously – That this Honourable Court wishes to extend to

Gerald Albert George Pulman, JP

its sincere gratitude for his much valued service as a Member and Deputy for the Ward of Tower. Gerald has been a stalwart of the Court, dedicating himself to the citizens of this City for some 32 years since he was first elected.

Elected as a Common Councilman in 1983 and appointed Ward Deputy in 1994, Gerald has served with distinction on a large number of Corporation Committees, including the Barbican Residential, Port Health and Environmental Services, Markets, and Finance Committees. Gerald’s civic dedication was not limited to the City however, as he also served as a County Councillor for Hertfordshire from 1997 to 2001, and as a Justice of the Peace for some 25 years.

During his term as Chief Commoner he played an important role in the successful celebrations in the Mansion House to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 80th Birthday, accompanied the Lord Mayor on his official visit to Ghana and was subsequently closely involved in the important State Banquet for His Excellency the President of Ghana in Guildhall. I know Gerald will look back with fondness on these memories in particular as he takes his leave of us.

The Members of this Honourable Court would therefore wish to take this opportunity to express their heartfelt appreciation for the significant efforts that Gerald has made in his 32 years and extend their very best wishes to him, his wife June and his family, for their future good health and happiness.