Monday September 17, 2018 was a pivotal milestone in my commitment to deliver a new community centre for the people of St Olaves Ward. Following the meeting, we are now on target to deliver a new centre, with construction expected to start in 2019 as promised. During the "Any Other Business" section of the meeting, I had a surprise for community stalwart, Barbara Bannister, as I delivered a speech to the assembled project board as follows:- "Thank you for just letting me have

In May, I was delighted to recognise a well-known “Pillar of The Community” for his outstanding contribution to The Howard Estate in Bury St Edmunds. Ernie Broom, 82, received my first ever St Edmundsbury Borough Council Outstanding Contribution to the Community award for his work on the estate, an estate which he has called home since 1965, and which I have had the honour of represented as a local councillor since 2005. I presented Ernie with the award under the scheme set u