We will be gathering in the Stoke Inn from 6.30 with the meeting starting at 7pm. People can raise whatever topics they wish, but in particular it will be interesting to hear how businesses are coping with rising costs on a variety of fronts.

The news that the Bristol Blue Glass company is to close imminently got me reflecting on how lucky we are to have so many long established businesses who have served the Chew Valley for decades and bring so much to the community by providing jobs as well as goods and services. We cannot take our companies for granted as the cautionary tale of Bristol Blue Glass warns us. They say they desperately tried to stay afloat but seem to have eventually sunk under the weight of mult