LAST week on 18th November, was #OurDay on Twitter, which was an opportunity for local authorities to tweet about the work they were doing for residents.

If you look at these messages, you will see the huge range of services the council provides.

One of our tweets mentioned our proposed remodelling of Havelock Square in the town centre.

Our statue of Brunel deserves surroundings that are more appropriate.

Making this area more attractive is part of Pledge 10 of the 30 commitments council agreed in September as part of our Vision.

Another message highlighted the work of our Circles of Support.

The picture showed one of the events through which volunteers help elderly residents remain independent and happy, which contribute towards delivering the Vision’s Pledges 25 and 27.

I am sure we have all seen stories of people who are suffering such loneliness and isolation that the resort to dialling the emergency services just for some company.

Our volunteers give as much or as little time as they can. If you would like to know more go the website www.swindoncircles.org.uk.

We have not forgotten our younger residents. We tweeted about the great achievement of the 1,946 young bookworms who between them worked their way through 13,658 books in the Record Breaker’s Summer Reading Challenge.

I hope the young all retain their good reading habits, which will enable them to perform well at school.

Improving educational attainment is our Vision Pledge 17.

My day was diverse. My first meeting was with one of my regular sessions with chair of the Clinical Commissioning Group, the body that commissions many of the NHS services on which we rely.

I discussed ongoing work between the CCG and the council, which is our Vision Pledge 26.

On returning to the Civic Offices, I had a meeting to discuss the arrangements to recruit a new chief executive followed by a briefing with Localis.

This is an independent think tank that is well regarded in Whitehall through which I hope that we will help shape the Government’s thinking about future policies.

That evening I chaired the Cabinet Panel on Schools Organisation, which approved the creation of a sixth form at Crowdys Special School.

This will enable the borough to ensure there is a wide range of quality learning opportunities for children with Special Education Needs.

The Vision’s fourth priority commits us to protecting our vulnerable children and adults.

From there I went to the launch of the Swindon 175 exhibition at the Steam Museum.

Seeing the locomotives, including our new arrivals from York: King George V and the City of Truro, made an impressive end to a productive day.