Over the past six months, I’ve really valued finding new ways to keep in touch with residents and local groups, consistent with the Coronavirus rules.
This morning was a great example of this, as I took part in the latest virtual breakfast meeting of my local business club, Connect. Connect has always been a key way to keep in touch with the business community in Elmbridge and has become even more important during Coronavirus.
I appreciate the 35 businessmen and women in the meeting this morning taking the time to talk over the current economic situation and the government’s response to Coronavirus. There was a lot of interest in the measures announced in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Winter Economy Plan yesterday, but we also covered other important issues like the progress made with pupils returning to school earlier this month. My thanks to Mike Cumper for chairing the discussion.
Next up this morning, I headed over to the Esher & District Citizens Advice offices. I’m grateful to Sarah Waite and the team for allowing me to use their COVID-secure setting for a constituency surgery.
This also gave me a chance to have a quick catch up with Sarah and the team about their work locally. They and their volunteers have been doing a terrific job helping the vulnerable across Elmbridge throughout the pandemic. We should all be very thankful their hard work.