Busy Week

Hi All,

This week has been a busy yet fun one, with quite a few meetings and events:

Wednesday found me in Milton Keynes at the launch event of a new Enterprise Initiative, which has been spun out of the Institute of Directors (IoD). This is a philanthropic initiative from a number of individuals/organisations within the Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire area; focused on providing technical support and commercial guidance for budding entrepreneurs. This support will assist in the economic development of our area, which is something that I am extremely passionate about. This initiative will I am sure have a positive impact on our wider community and regardless of whether I am elected or not, is something that I will be offering my time and energy to support.

Straight after the launch event I came back to the village and attended the Horticultural Society AGM. This was a well attended meeting and it was great to see a lot of people who were passionate about Horticulture deliberating and planning events for the coming year. It is these events that make up the fabric of village life and we would be a much poorer place without them.

Thursday was the monthly Parish Council meeting, which due to previous work commitments was the first one that I have been able to attend. I thought it was a very interesting meeting as I am learning all the time about the different levels of Local Government and how they all work together. This was the first, but definitely not the last meeting i'll be attending.