Cllr. Gavin Ayling

Jeremy Clarkson makes the licence fee worth complaining about less. He regular says “Due to the unique way the BBC is funded…” which is enough for me: I’m already laughing without knowing which punchline or reason for his outburst.

So when Alan Drew tells us on his blog that Mr Clarkson has written a piece on Mr Hamster’s crash and recovery, you’ll know its entertaining.

And in the same way as his appearance makes me watch the BBC, Mr Clarkson’s piece has prompted my first reading of The Sun in quite a long, snobby time.

Every so often I look at my blogroll and I think to myself “Do you know what, you’ve not clicked that link in ages”.

So today I visited Non-trivial Solutions and found it hasn’t been updated since April. It is so sad that blogs die like that. So if you notice a broken or dead blog on my blogroll, please do let me know — it will give room, perhaps, for yours!

At the moment there are very few local people reading my blog. This is, to be honest, my fault.

I’ve released two newsletters since my candidacy was announced and I did not add the web address to that. I’ve spoken to many constituents and not mentioned it once. It isn’t even on my Councillor contacts details held by the Democratic Services department of the Council.

So, while I know you don’t really care, this is a statement of intent: To make this blog known in Shoreham generally, in Buckingham Ward specifically and to make it a resource for those who live in the area.

That doesn’t mean anything will change here, though!