Agenda item

To appoint a Chairman in accordance with Standing Order No. 29.

The Committee proceeded to elect a Chairman in accordance with Standing Order No.29.

The Town Clerk read a list of Members eligible to stand and Deputy John Bennett, being the only Member who expressed his willingness to serve, was duly elected as Chairman of the Committee for the ensuring year.

The Chairman thanked the Board for their continued support. He referred to recent challenges faced by the School and added that the year ahead would prove equally challenging, not least with the appointment of a new Principal to be considered.

The Chairman welcomed Deputy John Barker back to the Board who had been returned by the Court of Common Council to serve the remaining two years of his final three year term. He also welcomed Martin Moore, the relatively new Chairman of the Guildhall School Trust.

The Chairman, on behalf of the Board, thanked those who had left or were soon to be leaving the Board for their contributions in past years – Angela Starling (Common Council), Alex Tostdevine (Student Union representative), Kathryn McDowell (co-opted Member) and Peter Young (former Chairman of the Guildhall School Trust).