I was in the middle of sorting out the front room for the imminent arrival of batch 1 of stuff from Green mount when I got a Facebook message from Clive Brown (former Outer) saying he’d be in Worcester that afternoon. I haven’t seen him for a couple of years. A rapid juggling of priorities, and I met him at Foregate Street station. A stroll through to Elgar’s in Reindeer Court (one of the former coaching inns) for lunch, then a womble round the Cathedral (sadly, no access to the gardens). Then a walk past the St Andrews spire down to the river, across the bridge, back across Sabrina bridge and up alongside the railway / the Butts, ending with a pint (Clive) and coffee (me) in the Crown (another of the old coaching inns). A very pleasant couple of hours.
Then home, to more sorting out and the much-delayed Warndon newsletters.
And then, an evening watching the live-feed of the extraordinary meeting of Worcester City Council about Local Government Reorganisation and the transition to Unitary authorities. The Chairing by Mayor Mel Alcott was rather poor, but the discussion was constructive and well-thought-out on all sides (apart from one attempted question from Alan Amos!). After an extended break of nearly an hour, the Council reconvened to approve a motion that got supported nem con (a couple of abstentions on one clause), which is almost exactly in line with the position that Worcester Green Party adopted at our own additional Business Meeting a few days ago.
Exhausted and relieved, an early-ish night, going up around ten and asleep before midnight, having clocked up 10,900 steps during the day.