I'm off to the Czech Republic for a few days on Friday, at the invitation of our visitors from Prague 15 district who joined us at my Civic Dinner last month.
In preparation for the visit, I've asked for a meeting with Peter Woolford from the Great Parndon Community Association - who has been responsible for the friendship with Prague 15 since it first began nearly ten years ago - together with council joint leader Cllr Chris Millington and Sue and André from the council's corporate administration team. I want to find out more about how the relationship with Prague 15 began and discuss how we might want it to develop in future.
Peter fills us in on how Prague 15 district first contacted him in 1998, and on the sporting, pre-school and other links that have developed since then. We discuss what help the council might be, in endorsing the links and thereby assisting in gaining external funding to support and develop the various activities.
I'll have the chance to discuss all this with our Prague 15 friends over the weekend, and find out what they want from our relationship. Nick tells me this morning that the weather there is likely to be dreadful. I'm always sceptical about weather forecasts (it may sound like science, but I think it's actually just a pine cone on the Met Office windowsill) but it sounds like I'm going to need to pack a raincoat and stout boots.
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