Decision details

Councillor Long provided detail of the request.  He explained that he did not feel that the request met the Freedom of the Borough criteria.

Councillor Bird addressed the Cabinet under Standing Order 34.  He spoke in support of the request and asked Cabinet to give consideration to changing the criteria for the Freedom of the Borough.

Councillor Pope addressed the Cabinet under Standing Order 34.  He reiterated the comments made by Councillor Bird and spoke in support of the request.  He asked Cabinet to support the request and award Freedom of the Borough to the individual.

Members of the Cabinet discussed the request and agreed that the individual had achieved some extraordinary things, and had already been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the West Norfolk Sports Awards.  Cabinet referred to other residents of the Borough who were involved in sports and had achieved great things.  The Cabinet felt that a more befitting award may be available from the Football Association or Football Foundation and the Associations could be contacted to put forward the nominee.

RESOLVED: 1. Cabinet did not consider that the request met the Freedom of the Borough criteria.

2. Cabinet noted that the nominee had been awarded a lifetime achievement award at the West Norfolk Sports Awards.

3. Contact to be made with the Football Association to see if there was a reward or recognition befitting to the nominee.