Gaining Breathing Space Thursday, 6 May, 2021 It was a pleasure on Sunday to see (virtually) the first Shipley Festival Concert of the new season – the 21st year for the Festival which we hope will soon be able to move beyond the “virtual”. The concert was recorded at Shipley and included music by John Ireland, who is buried in the churchyard. Ireland composed one of the loveliest of hymn tunes, for “My song is love unknown”. This, belying... Articles
Local Development 5th May 2021 It comes as a no surprise to anyone who lives locally that our area is widely recognised as a desirable a place to live. In survey after survey the local... Articles
Looking East - Carrier Strike Group Embarks 29th April 2021 The UK’s data on Covid is increasingly positive with vaccines reducing not only the seriousness of the impact of the virus but also it’s transmission. With... Articles
Reopening! 22nd April 2021 Last Monday a number of Coronavirus restrictions were lifted allowing “non-essential” shops, pubs, restaurants and hairdressers to reopen, at least in part. I... Articles
Remembering a Dedicated Public Servant 15th April 2021 As the Duke of Edinburgh is laid to rest in St George’s Chapel, Windsor this weekend, we will be saying goodbye to one who in so many ways represented a... Articles
Keeping Communities Safe 8th April 2021 The best and the worst of human behaviours was on display in Horsham over the weekend. On Easter Saturday queues patiently formed outside Park Surgery for... Articles
Greening Defence 1st April 2021 Last Friday it was a great pleasure to join a call with a large number of local Womens’ Institutes on Climate Change. It was a helpful meeting which proved yet... Articles
Covid One Year On 25th March 2021 On 23rd March 2020 the country entered lockdown. Three months before barely anyone had heard of Covid, by March we were confronting a pandemic that would cause... Articles
Census Sunday 18th March 2021 For everyone across England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland have delayed their’s for a year) this Sunday is Census Day! Hopefully everyone has received... Articles
A Budget Boost 11th March 2021 Last week’s Budget pulled off what I believe is an incredibly important but difficult balancing act. The Chancellor has made clear his plan for bringing back... Articles
