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  This is our last post of 2023 so we wish you all the best for the festive season, and hope you have some quality time and special memories with your kith and kin. My oldest daughter is getting married on the 29th so, now school is over and things are becoming a little quieter, I can give some thought to my speech (I am repeatedly told I am not allowed to mention anything that might embarrass, so obviously am trying to recall anything that might be!). Last weekend we helped a family in crisis, as Donna posted on Saturday: - “ Today, Tim and I found ourselves sorting food for a resident who contacted me late yesterday. I genuinely have no issue with dealing with things like this, it happens quite a bit these days, but if anyone finds themselves in this awful situation, it's much easier to deal with before a Friday afternoon. I realise it's a really hard thing to do, but many of us have been there and know what it's like. Absolutely no judgement, there but for the grace of G...

This week I said goodbye, regrettably, to a faithful friend: my Honda Civic, which unfortunately was found to have several rubber joints perished causing other wear so, although it could be repaired, we felt at 325,000 miles it was time to replace it. I now have a much younger Civic which we hope will serve us as faithfully. As well as car-hunting this week, we helped the Selsey Music Group stage their cabaret night, and, as the end of term approaches, I have been busy at school while Donna has had several meetings, and Steve represented us at CDC’s Cabinet (watch meetings live here) There will soon be more you can watch because panel meetings will shortly be made public. Last June, CDC’s Cabinet approved measures to hold as many panels as possible in public; only meetings which discuss confidential information that cannot be legally shared with the public will be held in private, with the decision normally being made by the Chair of each panel. Panels to be held in public are the Bo...