Rather than trying (and failing!) to do these every month I’m now going to give bi-monthly a go.  Fingers crossed!  So just had a look at the meetings and other activities I’ve attended over the last couple of months and quite surprised at how many and how varied they have been:

the ‘regulars’
- Governance & Audit Committee, and its subcommittee the Strategic Governance Group
- Financial Inclusion Steering Group, organisations across Swansea, alongside the council, supporting residents so they can get the financial and any other help they are entitled to
- Local Policing
- General Licensing, to consider taxi licences
- Statutory Licensing Subcommittee, to consider varying a venue’s licence agreement
- Council Annual General Meeting
- catch-up meeting with housing staff and our ward local area co-ordinator
- Surgeries, Phoenix Centre Café, to meet any residents who want to raise an issue
- Governors Meeting, Dylan Thomas Community School, usual term meeting
- Hill Community Development Trust, supporting the Phoenix Centre management team
- Equalities Board, takes a broad look at the work of the council to ensure a diverse and open culture
- Trustees, where we now have a pot of money which we can use to help those affected by domestic violence
- Corporate Services and Financial Resilience STC, to work on providing a stable financial future for the council

and not so 'regular'
- two site visits Site visits, Waun Wen Road, to confirm the environmental improvements we will be making, and Pantycelyn Road to agree traffic measures for the new housing development
- Phoenix Fun Day, another great day out with activities for all the family
- member briefing on Chief Officer Job Evaluation Scheme (a bit ‘dry’!)
- Co-production training (my current pet project)
- Ceremonial Council, to elect Lord Mayor

and finally two events in my capacity as Diversity Champion, namely to get a better understanding on refugees, and an excellent event to look at the progress and discuss an action plan to continue the work being done as a Human Rights City.

Les