A Busy Start to the Week

Three meetings a day may become the norm in future so today was a good rehearsal! This morning I started with a Food and Drink Festival meeting. One of the many successes of last year's Festival was the Manger a Trois dining event - a three course meal with a difference with each course in a different restaurant! We've already been asked for tickets, so it was time to sit down with the restaurant owners and start to sort out the details for this year. A very good turnout and a lot of ideas. Everyone is up for it again this year and it looks as if there will be an even bigger choice of events to choose from!

Then this evening I went down to Stafford for a Development Control training session. It didn't sound very inviting but, in fact, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The presentation was given by an outside trainer who was extremely articulate and who gave a Powerpoint presentation exactly as they should be given.- as an aide to the presentation not as a script. I had intended to 'duck out' before the end in order to get to my next meeting in Stone but I was so interested I stayed to the end and texted my apologies to my next meeting.

So I arrived rather late for the meeting of Stone's Independent Voice. After the Town Council elections, several of the group, mainly candidates who were unsuccessful, made it clear that they wished to remain in touch and to work together for the benefit of the town. So tonight they agreed to form an association, to meet on a regular basis, to promote and support issues for the benefit of the town and to hold social events. I think it is wonderful that the whole group wish to keep together. It really does endorse the basis upon which we fought the election - all willing to put aside our political allegiances and to work together for the benefit of the town. They are a great group of people with so much enthusiasm - I've never seen anything like this before.
And then it was off to the Vine for a well deserved pint and - thanks to Nicki- a couple of bowls of chips!