Dilwyn had worked in a variety of roles in the NFU over the last several years, taking on the County Adviser role in September, and LNR Officeholders Joe Stanley and Sarah Bell, on behalf of the county, wish Dilwyn well for the future and thank him for all his work in recent months.
In other staff news we welcomed Leanne Parker to the Group Secretary role at Melton Mowbray in June and we wish her well.
Activity in the county continues. In recent weeks we have engaged with our new Reform council leaders across the patch, highlighting the importance of farming to the counties. We also continue to meet and lobby various MPs on critical matters such as the Family Farm Tax, environmental schemes and food security.
NFU President Tom Bradshaw recently met with MP Lee Barron while we have County Chairman Joe Stanley last week meeting with MP Jeevun Sandher. We continue to engage with all LNR MPs and encourage you to do the same. We will be joined by Amanda Hack MP at Ashby Show on 13 July and Sarah Bool MP at Blakesley Show.
One piece of good news is that following good work and engagement with Leicestershire and Northamptonshire fire services, we have purchased a number of adapters to enable linkage of fire service equipment with on-farm water resources and these are now being dispatched across the counties.
Finally, a big shout out to Melton Mowbray Group Secretary Sarah Procter who, for the last five weeks, has been volunteering at the Belvoir Education and Sports Trust. This has seen her engage with 1,500 primary school children about all things farming.