My 2012 Village Tour continues this weekend with open surgeries on Saturday at Briar Bank Park in Wilstead, Biddenham, Great Denham and Bromham. For all the details of this weekend's sessions, click on the 'Meet Dave - Village Tour' button on the menu on the left hand side of this page. This lists the 38 open street surgeries I've held so far, and gives details of the schedule of 25 further sessions to come.
Yesterday I was at the new Jobs Hub on Greyfriars for its official opening. The Jobs Hub is an innovative project, which we believe is the first centre of its kind in the country, to help people into work, training or enterprise. Its town centre location, open-door drop-in approach and unique capacity to link people with the services or support they need is designed to make a real difference for residents during these difficult economic times.
This photo was taken at the public consultation event held earlier in the year ...
My Village Tour 2012, during which I held 63 open street surgeries in villages across the Borough's rural areas, is now over, and I want to thank everyone who came out to speak to me. The fact that so many residents took the opportunity to raise the important matters for them and for their community is much appreciated.
As what passed for 'summer' this year clings on for a few final days of dry, warmish weather, I was delighted for all involved with the excellent Bedford Memory Walk at Bedford's Priory Country Park on Sunday that conditions were fair. This is not just because I was taking part (although it was most welcome!), but because it helped a great local charity event in aid of the Alzheimer's Society to be an even greater success than it otherwise might have been.
The installation of these solar panels, at Pavenham Village Hall changing rooms, were part-funded by one of the first grants made...
