Stone Town Council – Mayor’s Charity Sub-Committee
Minutes of the meeting held in the Council Chamber at 15 Station Road, Stone, on Tuesday 15 July 2025
PRESENT:
Councillor J. Metters in the Chair and Councillors: A. Best, J. Davies, L. Davies, T. Kelt, R. Kenney and R. Townsend
Officers: R. Edwards, L. Fleetwood and T. Williams
ABSENT:
Councillor: I. Fordham, P. Leason, and J. Powell
MC26/001 Apologies
Apologies were received from Councillors: I. Fordham, P. Leason and J. Powell
MC26/002 Declarations of Interest and Requests for Dispensations
None received.
MC26/003 Representations from Members of the Public
None received.
MC26/004 Minutes of previous meeting
The minutes of the Mayor’s Charity Sub-Committee meeting held on 16 July 2024, Minute Numbers MC25/001 – MC25/006 were approved as a correct record.
MC26/005 Mayor 2024-25 – Report of final amounts donated to the Mayor’s Charities
In the absence of the Town Mayor 2024-25, Councillor Philip Leason, the Deputy Town Clerk provided a verbal report on the final value that was collected towards the Mayor’s Charities for 2024-25.
She advised the Sub-Committee that the Town Mayor 2024-25 had reported that during his Mayoral year a sum of £3,696.57 had been raised, to be allocated between his chosen charities as follows:
- Stone Community First Responders – £2,500
- Stone Alzheimer’s Club – £500
- Stone Stroke Club – £696.57
The Deputy Town Clerk also reported that she had been advised by the Town Mayor 2024-25 that he was aware of additional funds that would need to be diverted to his charities, when received.
The Sub-Committee congratulated Councillor Leason on the impressive sum of money that he had raised.
RESOLVED: That the total sum collected on behalf of the Mayor’s charities for the year 2024-25 be apportioned in the sums specified above.
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be awarded delegated authority to distribute the additional late sum of money to the Town Mayor’s Charities, when received, in consultation with the Town Mayor 2024-25.
MC25/006 Mayor 2025-26 – To confirm the charities for the year
The Town Mayor, Councillor Jason Metters, proposed that his chosen Mayor’s charities for the year 2025-26 would be:
- • Stone Community First Responders
- • Stone Stroke Club, and
- • Stone Alzheimer’s Club
RESOLVED: To support the Town Mayor’s choice of proposed charities.