It is not often that my cynicism meets the same threshold as that of Stig Abell, but I am most definitely with him this morning on the fact that World Book Day has some how lost its association with reading. I post a picture of my bookshelf as a passive act of defiance!

Honour Queen Elizabeth with a statue on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth - Sign the Petition! chng.it/hVxYSf97 via Change.org UK

#ChapelDownRose, no better accompaniment to #glampling at Dragon’s Gate, Hereford. thedragonsgate.co.uk

Thank you to the team at Thedragonsgate for welcoming us again at this stunning glamping location! If you have a yearning for the outdoors, but not quite the inclination for sleeping on the ground, this is definitely the place for you. thedragonsgate.co.uk

The Mawneys Team were pleased to be joined by Cllr Keith Prince AM, Havering’s GLA candidate, yesterday evening to talk local and London issues on the doorsteps of Saffron Road and Ferndale Road. #keithprince #mawneys

My first academic conference for a while, but very excited to have had my paper ‘Parochial Memory to Physical Memorialisation; How God’s Acre became Contested Space, 1650-1850’ accepted for presentation today at the 22nd Warwick Symposium on Parish Research #PaSymp24

Alzheimer’s Society London Trek26: So, our amazing girls have made it to the 19m mark and they are still smiling! Only seven more to go ladies. Still plenty of time to donate and help the fight against this cruel condition 👇. justgiving.com/page/julie-fro…

Superproudhusband moment! This amazing woman just smashed the Alzheimer’s Society #trek26. Together with Helen and Charlotte (aka Dave’s Girls) they are taking fight to this cruel disease 🫶 Julie Frost

The registration link is now live for the National Identities 25th Anniversary conference on ‘Beyond Nationalism and Populism: National Identity Studies in the 21st Century’ University of Westminster on 12-14 September 2024: store.westminster.ac.uk/product-catalo…  

Very much looking forward to the start of the National Identities 25th Anniversary Conference! Such a bounty on offer that any student of national identity will find themselves suitably gourged and saited! #nationalidentitiesconference

Out and about today, but craving a little peace and tranquility? Why not come and spend a moment or two at St Edward's Romford ? Our doors will be open until 14:00 hours today. Come in and take some time to stop, to sit and to think. #churchsitting #churchofengland

Mawneys Calling! Lots of great conversations with the residents of Forest Road and Silver Way this week. Jason, Dilip and Carol are always grateful to those who are happy to give some time to speak with us. #mawneys

Shopping in Romford and need temporary refuge from the rain? The doors of St Edward’s Church are wide open. Why not come in and have a little quiet time? #churchsitting #churchofengland

The monarchy is rooted in the history of these islands. It has been present at every stage of our national story, an uninterrupted line of at least one thousand years. It is this continuity which promotes peace in the land and stability in darker days.

Thank you to all those residents who have completed and returned one of our RomfordConservatives 2025 Summer Survey forms, we are most grateful to you. The responses you have provided help us to gain a better understanding of the key priorities for residents in the Mawneys Ward. #mawneys