Well I’ve been busy, tired, and not got round to posting. Sorry.

I had the meeting with my MP, Mr Bob Blizzard, and it went very well indeed. I suppose it helps that he has sawdust in the veins from his Father, but he could see the point within seconds, and is going to take some action. First step is to see if there are any real barriers to a change in practice, if there are, another approach will be taken…but he spoke about a national guideline for councils, which is fantastic!

It’s not often (ever) I’m impressed with a polititian, but I was this time.

He even asked if he could touch the surface of a bowl one of my students was working on. Steve, from SA, has just finished the exterior and Mr Blizzard was very impressed with his finish. When I told him it was a piece of the wood which could have ended up as chippings he smiled. Steve should be back in South Africa by now, but he has a great story of validation for his new, and first, bowl to tell.