Old and New

For the last Saturday in July I had the privilege of attending the opening ceremony of the Three Choirs Festival. The longest-standing classical music festival in the world, fully established by 1715, this year is its 309th year! Worcester is hosting this year and thank you to all the guests for great attendance from across the three counties.

The Honorary Recorder of Worcester, Judge James Burbidge KC, the Mayor of Gloucester, the Mayor of Hereford and Lord Faulkner of Worcester were all in attendance and were an absolute pleasure to spend time with. A particular thank you to the Guildhall staff for putting together the event.

Just a day before I went to the One Youth Community Action Day at Perdiswell Young People’s Leisure Club. The largest provider of youth services in Worcester, I am so proud to have the ‘Blue Roof’ as my charity of the year.

Summer having arrived, plenty of outdoor activities were on and not an umbrella was in sight! The largest inflatable dart board I have ever seen was perfect for football target practice.

Some very talented artists were there on the day and the perimeter of the skate park was soon adorned with fresh art. I created my own piece of artwork and will be looking forward to getting it framed and auctioned off, for my charity, so watch this space!

Youth Matters is my theme for this year and it really does. Young people, you are fun to be around and you are the future. You have much to offer and need to be listened to much more.

To the young people I met from the Inclusion Club, it was so lovely to meet you all, you put a real smile on my face.