(i) Mayor (or person presiding)

(ii) Members of the Cabinet

(iii) Chief Executive

Mayor

The Mayor listed a series of events he had recently attended including::

• Bridgend College Fashion Show       
• The Bridgend Forces Festival:

•           Children's Literary Festival - Magic Gareth

            Grand Pavilion (Esplanade Avenue, Porthcawl, Wales, CF36 3YW)

•           The Bridgend Unsung Hero Awards 2023, on Friday 2nd June at the Heronston Hotel        

•                  Bridgend Carers Garden Party

•                  Bridgend Carers Centre, 87 Park Street CF31 4AZ.

•                  Steam awards Pencoed college Thursday 8 June

• Libraries County Book Quiz Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, on behalf of Awen Cultural Trust, on Wednesday 14th June

He also highlighted the Pyle & Kenfig Hill Veterans Association event held on Saturday, 10th June 2023 at the association headquarters located at Pyle Royal British Legion Club, as well as his invite

to attend the Mayor’s Civic Sunday held at Newport Cathedral on Sunday 11th June.

Finally, the Mayor stated that Sarah Murphy, the Leader, Councillor Jon-Paul Blundell, BCBC colleagues, CSC colleagues, Governors, PFA members, Keep Wales Tidy representatives and volunteers are excited to be invited to the Opening Ceremony of Cefn Glas Gardens school, highlighting the Local Places for Nature grant which has helped to make the grounds even more ‘purposefully beautiful’. The School have recently won the ‘Eco School Innovation Award’ in the ‘Tidy Wales Awards. 

Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member – Social Services and Health

The Cabinet Member for Social Services and Health confirmed how honoured she was to represent all 22 local authorities in the Senedd yesterday. This was for the launching of the Social Partnership Act or what is now termed as the Welsh Way. This will strengthen the involvement of the workforce and trade unions. This would also allow communities to be at the heart of our what we do, in order to promote wellbeing in our communities.

The inaugural Fostering Recognition Awards had recently been held, marking Foster Care fortnight, bringing local authorities together with Council Fostering Teams, to celebrate all their hard work and commitment that gives young people a beneficial start in life.

The Cabinet Member for Social Services and Health expressed her wholehearted gratitude to carers who made a huge difference and greatly improved the quality of life for those in care, through the unrelenting work they undertook in communities, which also made a huge impact on the lives of the young people in question.

Cabinet Member – Housing, Planning and Regeneration

The Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration provided Members with a brief update on the latest developments with the regeneration programme at Porthcawl. This incorporated information related to the new sea defences, as well as the new Cosy Corner development which includes a new seafront play area.

Cabinet Member – Climate Change and the Environment

The Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Environment provided updates on the following:

A public consultation over plans for how irresponsible dog ownership could be tackled in the future with a closing date of 18 July is now open. Full details are available to view on the consultation pages of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 141