To receive the Mayor's announcements and any apologies for absence.

The Mayor welcomed everyone to the meeting and wished everyone a happy St David’s day. He welcomed particularly a contingent of international students who were being hosted by Upton Hall School.

To receive the Mayor's announcements and any apologies for absence.

The Mayor welcomed Jessica Yung, Wirral’s Young Poet Laureate, and invited her to give a poetry reading before the start of the meeting. Jade Chen read a poem in Mandarin Chinese.