15 Sep 2022
Councillors pay tribute to the Queen at extraordinary meeting
Hertfordshire County Council held an extraordinary meeting of the full County Council today, to reflect upon and remember the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Chairman, Leader, group leaders and county councillors shared their memories, recounted their personal stories of meeting the queen and paid tribute to the lifetime of service given to the nation by Her Majesty The Queen on behalf of the residents they represent.
Cllr Annie Brewster, Chairman of Hertfordshire County Council, said: “Today’s Extraordinary Council Meeting in Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II proved to be a surprise to us all to hear of so many wonderful personal experiences and, indeed, of the deep impact our late Sovereign has had on all our lives.”
Cllr Richard Roberts, Leader of Hertfordshire County Council, said: “Last Thursday was a real shock.”
“I was far more emotional at the Queen’s passing than I had imagined and felt that a part of our national fabric had been torn away, diminishing our nation and our country.”
“It was, and will be remembered as a sad day and we won’t forget where we were or what we were doing.”
A recording of the meeting is available to watch at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/watchmeetings
The recording of meeting will be sent to Buckingham Palace.
Notes to editors
The recording of the meeting is at https://aisapps.sonicfoundry.com/AuditelScheduler/Player/Index/?id=a93c565a-1687-408e-af8d-5e87ca96f706&presID=332e4dd68d9e4754a037aff8caf02c9b1d
The councillors who spoke at the meeting (with the timecode in the meeting recording) were:
Cllr Annie Brewster – Harpenden Rural opening - 0:00
Cllr Richard Roberts – Kings Langley – 6:12
Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst – Central Watford and Oxhey 12:53
Cllr Judi Billing – Hitchin North – 20:46
Cllr Ben Crystall – Hertford All Saints – 26:08
Cllr Morris Bright – Potters Bar West and Shenley – 27:58
Cllr David Barnard – Hitchin Rural – 31:40
Cllr Stephen Boulton – Hatfield Rural – 33:57
Cllr Laurence Brass – Bushey North – 37:22
Frances Button - Ex-Chairman of Hertfordshire County Council – 43:36
Cllr Eric Buckmaster – Sawbridgeworth – 53:12
Cllr Tony Kingsbury – Welwyn – 56:22
Cllr Michael Muir – Baldock and Letchworth East – 59:42
Cllr Richard Thake – Knebworth and Codicote – 1:03:40
Cllr Sharon Taylor OBE – Bedwell – 1:09:25
Cllr Fiona Thomson – Handside and Peartree (WGC) – 1:14:34
Cllr Jeff Jones – Buntingford – 1:17:44
Cllr Nigel Bell – West Watford – 1:20:59
Cllr John Graham – Potters Bar East – 1:22:54
Cllr Reena Ranger OBE – Rickmansworth East and Oxhey – 1:24:11
Cllr Ron Tindall – Hemel Hempstead – 1:26:37
Cllr Fiona Guest – Hemel Hempstead – 1:30:07
Cllr Chris Lloyd – Croxley – 1:32:39
Cllr Phil Bibby - St Nicholas (Stevenage) – 1:42:55
Cllr Fiona Hill – Royston East – 1:44:29
Cllr Jan Maddern – Hemel Hempstead – 1:45:29
Cllr Steve Jarvis – Royston West and Rural – 1:50:21
Cllr Bob Deering – Hertford St Andrew’s – 1:52:59
Cllr Paul Mason – Hoddesdon South – 1:56:11
Cllr Terry Douris – Bridgewater (Dacorum) – 1:57:25
Cllr Dee Hart – Waltham Cross- 2:00:38
Cllr Paul Hiscocks – Rickmansworth – 2:01:35
Cllr Richard Thake – Knebworth and Codicote – 2:04:23
Cllr Annie Brewster – Harpenden Rural – 2:04:44
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