Minutes:
The Chairman requested that the Council place on record its’ congratulations to Martin Avery, a photographer regularly used by the County Council, on winning the ‘Make it Britain’ photography competition. Mr Avery won the Best Professional Photographer award, with his image ‘Globe Body Valve’ which showed a 7.75 tonne 30 inch globe body valve being dressed as part of the casting finishing process at Bonds Foundry in Durham. His photograph was one of 72 images shortlisted in the competition.
The Chairman referred Members to the Porrajmos Exhibition: “Through the Eyes of the Children” which had been on display in the Durham Room since Monday. The exhibition explored atrocities perpetrated against the Roma in Europe during the Second World War and the Chairman urged any memebrs who had not viewed the exhibition to take the time to do so following the meeting.