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Grant Epsom's Local Regiment the Freedom of the Borough
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When you signed up to the petition to grant the Freedom of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell to the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment, you may remember being told that we would e-mail you with the final result. This is that e-mail!
Last night, at the specially-convened Council meeting at Epsom Town Hall, the Residents Association Councillors performed the mother of all U-turns. Having previously voted against even holding a meeting to suggest granting this honour to our local infantry regiment, last night they voted unanimously to pass the motion.
We heard from several RA Councillors, all of whom stated that they had been swayed by the huge weight of public opinion in support of granting the Freedom. This opinion came in the form of literally hundreds of e-mails, letters, and constituents coming to their houses stating their disappointment in the result of previous votes. In addition, there was the 2,500+ strong petition that you signed up to.
We in the campaign team are obviously over the moon that the Council has finally decided to honour our troops. More than that, though, we are extremely grateful for the support that you gave the campaign with your letters, e-mails, comments, and signatures. This result would not have been possible without you, and we thank you sincerely.
The motion passed last night called for the Chief Executive of the Council to decide on the right way to present the Freedom of the Borough to the PWRR, and once we find out when/how this will happen, we will let you know. For now, it only remains for us to say thank you once again, and congratulations - this campaign is a perfect example of what can be achieved if the correct pressure is placed on our elected representatives. Well done to all of you!
Kind Regards,
The Campaign Team
When you signed up to the petition to grant the Freedom of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell to the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment, you may remember being told that we would e-mail you with the final result. This is that e-mail!
Last night, at the specially-convened Council meeting at Epsom Town Hall, the Residents Association Councillors performed the mother of all U-turns. Having previously voted against even holding a meeting to suggest granting this honour to our local infantry regiment, last night they voted unanimously to pass the motion.
We heard from several RA Councillors, all of whom stated that they had been swayed by the huge weight of public opinion in support of granting the Freedom. This opinion came in the form of literally hundreds of e-mails, letters, and constituents coming to their houses stating their disappointment in the result of previous votes. In addition, there was the 2,500+ strong petition that you signed up to.
We in the campaign team are obviously over the moon that the Council has finally decided to honour our troops. More than that, though, we are extremely grateful for the support that you gave the campaign with your letters, e-mails, comments, and signatures. This result would not have been possible without you, and we thank you sincerely.
The motion passed last night called for the Chief Executive of the Council to decide on the right way to present the Freedom of the Borough to the PWRR, and once we find out when/how this will happen, we will let you know. For now, it only remains for us to say thank you once again, and congratulations - this campaign is a perfect example of what can be achieved if the correct pressure is placed on our elected representatives. Well done to all of you!
Kind Regards,
The Campaign Team
We, the undersigned, call on Epsom & Ewell Borough Council to overturn their decision of 10 November 2009, and to grant the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment the Freedom of the Borough of Epsom & Ewell.
This petition is now closed.
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