Burnham: Councillors opt to coin it in (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)
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Burnham: Councillors opt to coin it in
12:00pm Tuesday 14th August 2012 in Local News By Emma Robinson
Burnham town councillors were given the decision on who to give free commemorative gold coins to - and decided to distribute them amongst themselves.
The council has around 70 gold coins spare from the jubilee celebrations and used last week’s town council meeting to discuss who to give them to.
Town Clerk, David McNeill, said: “I think the town council deliberated on the Jubilee over many many meetings so I see no reason why we can’t have one.”
It was also suggested to give some of the coins to French visitors in October and to members of the British Legion.
The final decision will be made at a future town council meeting.
Comments(6)
Meherenow
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7:23pm Tue 14 Aug 12
keep dengie green
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4:21am Wed 15 Aug 12
Local Goverment have no checks or measures and do as they please.
Typical.
Opsiomath
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8:15am Wed 15 Aug 12
How much better to give the gold coins as prizes to the top floats in this year's Burnham Carnival. Without the sterling efforts of these volunteers, there would be no Carnival, they deserve our thanks and recognition.
Burnham Buoy
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10:10am Wed 15 Aug 12
Given Burnham Town Council's probable betrayal of the local electors over the threated mega Burnham West development, I'd have thought 30 Pieces of Silver would have been the going rate. A gold coin is a bargain (not)
paultheuver1
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1:58am Thu 16 Aug 12
Thankfully the Honourable Lord Hanningfield wont be helping himself to anymore of Essex's money... although he can still fill his pockets with lucre acquired from the House of Lords...
Grumpy36 says...
2:54pm Tue 14 Aug 12