It's been a busy week: 4 fourteen hour days: it's hard going. Monday night Pilton Partnership Board: Tuesday night Labour Group: Wednesday a trade union event and the local community centre management committee and tonight panel member for Common Purpose. Add in a really hectic agenda at PEP, an election and everything that's going on in the family plus a full council meeting and it's no wonder I feel this week has disappeared.
Highlights have been:
- Trishna working with the Neighbourhood Group to prepare an authentic Indian curry which they all helped with and enjoyed. It was a good way to address cultural differences, to encourage the Group to see beyond the colour of her skin and to get to know her as a person. A great success, I think
- Progress at long last with the replacement community centre in Royston: soon the plans will be out for public display and a guarantee that building works commence in October 07 and finish October 08
- An important discussion with a trade union rep about a local matter I intend to pursue which may prove uncomfortable for some people
- Good debate on the economic prospects for the Waterfront : £6.5 billion investment yield, 52,000 jobs and much dependent on the trams plus formal involvement in the process by the community now assured
- Good discussion with Joyce McMillan and deputy editor of The Herald on the role of the media. The audience was interested and interesting - and lots of good points about the emerging role of the internet
- Not to mention a jolly piece in the Evening News by John Gibson which made me laugh.
Put it altogether and it's not been a bad week at all: now I'm looking forward to the weekend!
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