Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read. I also want to thank a newer reader who kindly pondered, on Next Door, about the cost of thickening sea ice with seaweed after reading last week’s blog. Thanks also to the RNLl for the ever popular and warmly received Selsey Lifeboat Week. 

You may have noticed we have not put out a sixth episode of Tim’s Travels this week.  We have an increasing number banked, including some Isle of Wight specials, ready to share in the Autumn. Ali is kindly being a second pair of eyes, and particularly enjoyed two of the forthcoming episodes because they brought back happy memories of places she enjoyed visiting. Like all parish councillors, Ali is a volunteer. We all give our time and also things in kind like our electricity to run computing devices to check and respond to emails, etc. Intriguingly, there may come a time when we are paid to use it: -

https://theconversation.com/soon-there-will-be-so-much-electricity-you-might-be-paid-to-use-it-281422  

Last Monday, July 27th, Ali, Steve, Ian and I had an interesting Task and Finish Group meeting at Selsey Town Council, arising from Local Government Reform and ensuring Selsey’s voice continues to be heard. With the exception of Burgess Hill, every town council larger than Selsey in West Sussex has a Mayor instead of a Chair, so we are investigating this. To give you an example, at the Civic Reception near Uckfield Donna and I recently went to, we met several town council Mayors, but no parish Chairs.