I was hoping to do these blogs every month as promised, but as you can see that didn’t work. As I get older time seems not just to pass quickly but disappears altogether!
So to keep this round up reasonably short I’ll stick to some of the stuff I’ve been involved with outside my regular statutory meetings.
Starting with a real success story, our local police monthly meetings are really going well, and its so much better now we see the local inspector on a regular basis.
My ward colleagues and I are very pleased with the improvements made down the ravine - see left - in improving the pathway so it’s now both cycle and footpath. Building on this we are now getting involved in various environmental initiatives such as ‘Wild about our Ward’ and looking at planting more trees where appropriate. And of course the Mayhill pond still gets its regular monthly TLC session every second Sunday.
One of my pet interests is co-production where representatives from both organisations and residents are involved, on an equal basis and from the outset, in developing a policy, or solving an issue etc. As a council we are at early stages and appreciate that it will take some time to set this up, to ensure we get it right.
I have also attended two regular meetings, one each at the Phoenix Centre, and Mayhill community Centre. All three of us are keen to show and give support to those running these centres, particularly as the volunteers & paid staff all work so hard.
But have to mention one council meeting where we debated the budget, possibly the longest I’ve ever been at 4 and a half hours!
Les
