17th August 2026

My informal notes and personal comment from last Monday's Town Council meeting that I attended along with SDC Cllr. Braun and GCC/SDC Cllr. Cohen.

20th July 2026

My informal notes from the Town Council meeting last week also attended by Cllrs Braun and Cohen. Sorry for the delay in getting this report out I've not been on top form of late.

30th June 2026

You may have seen that the Council has started work on a new Local Plan and published a map showing sites around the district which includes some fairly large ones near Wotton. I know that this will cause a bit of alarm, especially on social media (Zuckerberg needs more engagement $$$), so I want to reassure you about what's actually going on.

18th May 2026

My informal notes and personal commentary from Monday's Town Council meeting.

I forgot to mention the splendid new railings at School Road in the meeting. A councillor observed that the fencing here needed replacement timbers at the January meeting. This was reported using the Fix My Street app—and bingo! This is the result.

27th April 2026

Earlier, I was at the campaign to save Stroud Maternity (yet again! This is the third campaign in the last 25 years!). My eldest was born there; I remember that 3am trip from Bradley Street to Stroud well! Maybe the community setting is not everyone's preference and is not appropriate for all circumstances, but this is about women's choices and fairness in healthcare.

20th April 2026

My informal notes and personal comments from the Annual Town Meeting followed by the Town Council meeting last night that I attended with Cllrs Braun & Cohen.

13th April 2026

I went to a well attended meeting for Bolster Wotton last Monday evening at the Swan along with Cllr Braun. I took some very informal fat fingered notes on my phone so contact me if I've jotted anything down incorrectly, especially dates! There was talk of an official list that will be distributed but I thought I'd get this out quick so the dates can be noted.

30th March 2025

My informal notes and personal comment from the Planning Meeting followed by the Extraordinary Town Council meeting on Monday that I attended. Cllrs Braun & Cohen had sent apologies.

16th March 2026

Informal notes taken by SDC Cllr Braun (this month only!) from the Town Council meeting on Monday. Regrettably, I had to send apologies, an unexpectedly protracted visit to the dentist. :(

16th February 2026

[Snowdrops, the first breath after a long dark spell, the quiet return of life where everything once seemed lost]

My informal notes and personal comment from the Town Council meeting on Monday that I attended along with SDC Cllr Braun and SDC/GCC Cllr Linda Cohen.