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offered his congratulations to Plymouth Argyle on their promotion from Division Two to Division One and wished them luck for the following season;

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on 22 June 1948 Tillbury Docks received one of the first large groups of post war Caribbean settlers on the ship the Empire Windrush – the first generation workers came to the UK by invitation to help rebuild Britain after World War 2. Many were met with hostility and found themselves denied rights, lost their jobs and in some cases were deported. Today the Council stood with the Afro Caribbean community and recognised that diversity of the city was one of its greatest strengths and assets;

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passed his condolences to the families of the three people that died as a result of the appalling attack in Reading on Saturday evening – the Lord Mayor would write to Councillor David Stevens, Lord Mayor of Reading, on behalf of the Council to express his sympathy and support;

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invited the Council to note the sad passing of Mrs Patricia Floyd on 5 May 2020 – she was Lady Mayoress with her husband Arthur Floyd as Lord Mayor from 1976 – 1977. Councillors were asked to join the Lord Mayor in observing 1 minute’s silence.

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over 47,000 confirmed deaths associated with Covid 19 across the country;

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in Plymouth, been lucky as the virus had impacted the city terribly however compared to some other areas, the rates of death had been lower;

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excess of 80 deaths in Plymouth and it was hoped that the first wave of the virus was coming to an end; number of confirmed cases was relatively small however the burden of the disease was more than the figures;

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considered that a number of the population may have had the disease but didn’t show symptoms, or had very mild symptoms; however a large number of the population was considered not to have had the virus. Prevention was integral in order to prevent a second wave. Work was ongoing to try and get schools up and running and businesses operating;

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the importance of the Test and Trace programme and the importance of scaling this programme up; those with symptoms were encouraged to use this programme;

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Public Health England’s response to the pandemic;

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congratulations to Plymouth Argyle on their move to Division 1;

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support offered to local businesses and the positive impact this has had;

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the Council’s response to delivering Government grants;

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the launch of Resurgam and sector led recovery plans.