Wednesday, 11 March 2009

This morning’s mywatford.net workshops went very well: my three participants were from the Senior Citizens’ Forum, the Arabic School and Glen Rovers (the local Gaelic Athletics Club) – strength in diversity indeed.

After lunch I met with Richard, the county’s new IT worker funded by Capacitybuilders and employed through North Herts CVS. I don’t want to sound ungracious and I don’t want to discourage Richard, but I was again struck by how far Capacitybuilders have led us by the nose to create a project that has already substantially failed in Hertfordshire in the guise of Net:Gain. Richard will do well to bring a rabbit from this Capacitybuilders hat.

Outside, Watford gave a proper welcome to the Royal Anglian Regiment on their Freedom of the Borough march through Watford - so much better than the reception they received in Luton yesterday. The military intervention in Iraq has proved to be shambolic and poorly planned, and clearly some of teh military have acted abominably. But despite this, it is important to maintain a proper regard for the sacrifice and courage of the overwhelming majority of the armed forces.