Full diary ahead for Council Chairman

A busy but exciting first month in office lies ahead for Monmouthshire County Council's newly elected Chairman, Councillor Peter Clarke.

On 10^th June, Councillor Clarke will formally open Abergavenny's Brewery Yard Scheme, a duty he shares with Jocelyn Davies, AM, the Welsh Assembly's Deputy Minister for Housing and Regeneration. In addition, he will officiate at the opening of Monmouth Chapel on Saturday, 26^th June. Monmouth Chapel was in a very poor condition but has recently been converted by the Council to a state of the art genealogy centre.

Councillor Clarke's chosen charity for his year in office is Help for Heroes so he will be especially delighted to witness soldiers from the Royal Welsh Regiment exercising their freedom of the Borough of Torfaen on 5^th June. He attends as an honoured guest and will observe a march past through Pontypool before the Regiment receives the Freedom Scroll.

Projects for young people feature strongly in Councillor Clarke's diary this month.  He is due to attend the opening of a skate park in Monmouth, a road safety event and the annual rally of the county's Young Farmers in Tregare near Raglan as well as hand out certificates to pupils who have made a special effort to walk to school.

Councillor Clarke has also been invited to the Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisation's (GAVO) Volunteer Awards Evening where he will present prizes.

As well as these civic ceremonies, Councillor Clark will carry out his normal council duties, attending meetings and committees while tending to the concerns of his constituents.