Mylander - Issue 99

14 Council Reports Myland Community Council - How It Began Our Community Council was set up almost twenty-five years ago, with effect from 1st April 1999. Then it was called Myland Parish Council. It was set up to give local people much more say in what went on in Mile End (or Myland). The campaign to set it up was led by Peter Mecklenburgh and me, with strong moral support from Pam Nicole, Jackie Lester, Mick Fryer and John Blore. There were various statutory requirements to be satisfied, the most onerous of which was a very large petition in support of the project. We visited every home in Mile End and easily obtained the number of signatures needed. Despite this, the Borough Council decided to hold a referendum among Mile End’s residents. There was a great response and Mile End’s voters voted two to one in favour of forming a Parish Council. The Government issued a Statutory Instrument creating the Council and our first election of Councillors was held on 6th May 1999. Top of the poll was Jackie Lester but the full list of thirteen Councillors was: The first meeting of Myland Parish Council was held on Wednesday, 12th May 1999 at 7pm in St Michael’s Church Hall. The opening session was presided over by the Mayor of Colchester, Jackie Lester Mick Fryer Kim Naish Bill Evans Anne Turrell Richard Blake Iain Hull John Parker Brian Lawrence Pam Nicole Peter Mecklenburgh Keith Thompson Peter George

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