Yes folks, it’s time to give a **** about mental health.

Lovely to meet charities tackling global poverty, including Chase Africa, Climate Stewards and ADD International, in Frome. Very grateful for their time and I hope to be able to set up a day's discussion in Frome about International Aid. Am on it...

My final few mins chairing the All Party Parliamentary Group for Small Business and Micro Business before handing over to the very safe hands of Robert Courts MP. Thank you to the FSB in particular for supporting me in the role for so long.

Holding forth at the Archangel to the Frome Branch of the Somerton & Frome Conservative Association AGM. Nice arty through a pint glass, darkly, shot.

Very much enjoyed talking to business owners in Langport about the business outlook and opportunities - specifically for tourism in the South West and our part of Somerset.

As ever, great to visit the Martock Branch of the Somerton & Frome Cons Association, who put on a grand show - full black tie dinner with the superb Neil Parish MP as guest. Once again the branch organised a really entertaining evening, other than the bit where I spoke.

In Pen Selwood, near Wincanton, to talk about... yep, broadband. That ongoing issue for so many rural villages. We were joined again by CDS (Connecting Devon and Somerset) and BT, and we explored the options. I think we have a way forward, but we're going to need to meet again soon.

Extremely interesting to chair the All Party Parliamentary Group for Music Education's AGM in Parliament. Much talk was on the Government's plans for the EBacc without any Arts provision - something with which I do not agree.

Lovely to take part in the fund-raising evening at Langport's River Parrett Cafe which raised literally thousands for the new community hall in Kingsbury Episcopi. And thank you to the brilliant chef Rob Boer who gave us such a great night.