I think I have discovered a mission - to help young people to understand & appreciate the role of parish & town councils in our communities. Through the medium of reading my book #TheMayorsBear & explaining how I came to write it - I am hoping I can challenge the narrative that they might be hearing from their parents - that politicians are 'just in it for themselves', or 'they are all the same' or 'they never listen' etc.
In a recent visit to Buckingham Primary School one teacher reminded me of the time I visited in 2018 when I was Mayor & engaged the children in thinking about what would make our town even better for them - they had lots of questions too.
I was charmed when she said that I really 'got' where the children were at.
Here's a link to the blog I wrote about that visit.
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