Laurie Engel Fund

Part of Marijana Dworski's shop window is given over to a display of Extracts from the Red Notebook, by Matthew Engel. This is being sold to raise money for the Laurie Engel Fund, which was set up in memory of Matthew's son Laurie, who died of cancer aged only 13. The fund is intended to raise money to improve facilities at the Birmingham Children's Hospital where Laurie was treated.
Matthew Engel used to be a Guardian journalist, and now writes for the Financial Times, and is the editor of Wisden, the cricketing bible.

Meanwhile, more election bumf - Councillor William Powell is the Lib Dem candidate for Mid and West Wales, and he's been active in the Save Powys Hospitals Campaign. Nothing from the other parties yet.

This morning I went down to Hay School for a training and jobs fair - local colleges, the Open University, Herefordshire and Powys Councils all advertising what's available for this area. It's nice to see something like this on our doorstep, instead of having to trek into Hereford or Brecon for it (or even worse, Abergavenny! That takes hours on the bus.)