Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Stronger and Safer Communities presented the report of the Associate Director: Policy & Governance.

The report provided an update on the Council’s commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant. This included the delivery of the Calm Cafes for Veterans – the success of which had necessitated the finding of new, larger, venues. It was important to ensure that every resident could live well in the community and the cafes were key to that.

Cabinet Members noted the importance of such a resource as the Calm Cafes, especially in terms of providing a sense of community outside of military life.

The Leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups both welcomed the report, recognising its importance.

RESOLVED – that Cabinet

(i)           Notes the achievements of the Council in relation to the delivery of its Armed Forces Covenant commitments.

(ii)          Endorses the allocation of additional funding for the Calm Cafes for Veterans to continue for two years from January 2023 as set out in the report.