Cllr Mark Versallion

A great night of live music at The Golden Bell this weekend. Thanks to landlord James and musicians and fans everywhere who keep the industry thriving.

Great to be at the Dunstable & Leighton Buzzard Truck Convoy today. The wagon drive happened this morning through Dunstable and up to LB and the party off Billington Road goes on til late tonight.

A big shout out to Graham and all the volunteers that put this event together and raise money for charity. Many of us thrive on a strong sense of community and that’s far more important than a bit of traffic once a year.

This year the bureaucratic nonsense from the Council reached new levels of absurdity and expense that the event almost didn’t happen.

I was happy to help Graham and the convoy in dealing with CBC - they don’t make it easy and although a charity, insisted on them having very expensive traffic management (rather than the free one they’ve always used) and other costs that have never been needed in the previous ten years of convoys.

Despite that the event is going very well. Well done to all involved and the beautiful trucks.