(1)

the Council accords to Mr Peter Brookshaw the sincere thanks of the Citizens of Plymouth for the invaluable services he has rendered to the City as Lord Mayor since May 2011, and for the able manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Council during that period; 

(2)

the Council also expresses its indebtedness to Mr Edward Delbridge for his diligent and efficient discharge of the duties of Deputy Lord Mayor, and to Mrs Brenda Brookshaw as the Lady Mayoress, and Councillor Mrs Lynda Bowyer as the Deputy Lady Mayoress, who have supported them during their year of office.