Meeting SG next week

Don't know if Mark has had the time to contact every yet, but just communicating this now I've had the opportunity.

SG called Mark this morning. He wants to meet us next week in light of yesterday's news. Any day bar Friday is good for me. Ideally no earlier than 5.30pm but could be flexible if absolutely necessary.

Same here, off to Zakynthos on Monday morning for 10 days. 

(Thanks for the call Mark.)

Abbey wrote: Anyone have any contacts in the political world?

My boss is very friendly with Adam Price, though not sure what use/how interested he'd be. Helen Mary is already on record as being pro-resident.

I'm going to be in the company of Rhodri Morgan briefly a week Monday. I've only met him once before at a Wales hospitality bash and I didn't like him. I'll have a chat with him if I get the opportunity, push him for some sort of comment on the matter - more out fo curiosity than anything else.

Huw introduced himself to me this morning (as I stood by my Land Rover plastered with 'Just Say Yes ' posters) and was very pleasant.

I think he's taking an interest in what we're doing, but obviously with an eye to what we can do in the circumstances.

Following on from your post Abbey, I agree with your assessment to a degree, but surely, we have already talked about basically replacing the 'Supporters' Club' anyway, as it is basically defunct, and would presumably assume it's role to a certain extent, whilst still maintaining a large degree of autonomy as a democratic organisation.    

Basically Stuart's comment, and I've no doubt that he will have said something similar to Mark, was that they had to do something to counter the arguments of the protestors. (Which to an extent we have already started to do with our efforts in the local press anyway). I would hope that they would welcome any support we can give, especially of the kind which Abbey has already initiated,but be willing to accept the views of the working group in deciding on the extent of our involvement at this stage.  

Abbey wrote: Interesting that Bridgend was staunchly Labour in the council, Cardiff Bay and Westminster and Island Farm wasn't called in - but Llanelli is now largely Plaid and it is. A connection? It's good news that CCC actually passed the planning application yesterday and it will be very, very difficult for the WAG to completely overturn the planning rather than modify it somewhat.

Agree wholeheartedly with your last point.There will be a token reduction in the number of housing, something which, if I was a cynic, I'd say had even been factored in from the beginning.

How we survive with an extra season, or two at Strade is what worries me.