- Met the new Chief Constable. A useful and productive meeting. The Chief Constable emphasised his commitment to community policing and more police visible on the beat.
- Chaired the Dundee City Region Strategic Plan Interim Joint Committee. Dundee was hosting this meeting (with representatives from Angus, Fife and Perth & Kinross Councils) - hence my turn to chair - and there were major decisions taken regarding the organisational structure of the Strategic Development Planning Authority and the formation of the long-term joint committee.
- Attended the Balgay Stakeholders meeting, together with Leisure & Communities Department staff, Friends of Balgay and the Community Council.
And lastly, for tonight ... the power of Dusty ... I have had e-mails today from the US and Australia following the Dusty Springfield video going on the blog at the weekend. From Kathy in Australia today :
Dear Fraser,
Many thanks for giving our website a mention on your site. Just thought you might like to know that Will, who wrote to you before is our Forum Admin and lives in Glasgow, but we have members all around the world. Dusty is truly loved and cherished in so many countries.
Our members are in Australia, Sweden, Finland, Germany, England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, The US, The Netherlands, and many more countries besides. If you ever need a "Dusty" fix, feel free to browse the site (Will gave details) for the many photos of Dusty etc.
We also supported Katie Setterfield on the One and Only as she did her tribute to Dusty Springfield. Katie is now in Las Vegas fulfilling her prize of playing there. But she will be back on tour from next month in the UK and Will tells me she will be playing in Glasgow. I would say it would be a show not to be missed.
Thanks once again for helping promote our site. We raise a fair bit of money for the Charities that Dusty was close to and exist to perpetrate the memory of Britain's best singer.
With best wishes (from Oz)
Kathy Banks