Agenda item

It was moved by Councillor Mellor,

Seconded by Councillor Smith, 

“This Council resolves:-

That for the war memorials for which SBC has responsibility through a public trust, including the one at St Mary’s Church, Upton, any broken or otherwise damaged flagstones at the base of these monuments will be replaced with their original inscriptions, like-for-like, by the time of the next Remembrance Sunday in November. Furthermore, any stone panels with names and/or inscriptions that are worn-out or otherwise in a hard-to-read condition should be restored to their former glory by re-carving or re-casting of stone panels, including the name of Frederick Youens VC on the St Peter’s Church, Chalvey, war memorial. Such work should be completed as soon as possible to restore them to their former glory well before the centenary of the end of the First World War and to mark the centenary of the actual deaths of those remembered there. SBC mandates the Trust responsible to pay the cost of this refurbishment.”

It was moved by the Leader, as an amendment,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“This Council resolves to:

(i)  Continue to do all within its power to complete the additional and already planned and agreed works at the St. Mary’s monument, which includes the repair of the broken or otherwise damaged flagstones at the base of the monument where appropriate in accordance with advice from the War Memorials Trust.

(ii)  Continues to be the guardian of the book of remembrance that preserves the names of Slough residents lost in the two World Wars.

(iii)  Continue to follow the advice of the War Memorials Trust and proceed with its current position to allow the monuments at St. Mary’s and St. Peter’s to weather naturally while maintaining them in a safe state and not jeopardising their structural and historical integrity.”

The amendment was put to the vote and carried by 30 votes for, 7 against and 3 abstentions.

The amended motion became the substantive motion and was carried by 31 votes for, 3 against 7 abstentions.

Resolved:-

That the Council

(a)  Continue to do all within its power to complete the additional and already planned and agreed works at the St. Mary’s monument, which includes the repair of the broken or otherwise damaged flagstones at the base of the monument where appropriate in accordance with advice from the War Memorials Trust.

(b)  Continues to be the guardian of the book of remembrance that preserves the names of Slough residents lost in the two World Wars.

(c)  Continue to follow the advice of the War Memorials Trust and proceed with its current position to allow the monuments at St. Mary’s and St. Peter’s to weather naturally while maintaining them in a safe state and not jeopardising their structural and historical integrity.”