Agenda item

Charter Trustees considered a report of the Clerk to the Charter Trustees that provided information for the consideration of granting the honorary Freedom of Entry to the City of Durham to No.607 (County of Durham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (for copy see file of minutes).

The Clerk to the Charter Trustees advised that the Rifles were granted honorary Freedom of Entry in 2007, HMS Bulwark was granted honorary Freedom of Entry in 2010 and Mr William Jeffrey Holmes Lodge MBE was granted honorary Freedom of the City in 2010.

Seconded by Councillor J Turnbull, Councillor L Hovvels moved that Freedom of the City of Durham be conferred to No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

Resolved:

i)       That Freedom of the City of Durham be conferred to No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force;

ii)      That the proposed citation within the report be agreed.