A blog from the UK and in the early hours of Thursday we off to Cuba. Very excited about this trip. We start with cultural tour and finish with some birding. There is so much to look forward to and I think we are going just before the changes. I am keen to see the smallest bird in the world it is called the Bee Hummingbird.

Blogging might be a bit hit and miss while we are there. I know the internet is variable and in some places non-existent. So if I can I will blog.

Had a lovely day with the children Bird Watching at Wick Court today. A younger group than normal but they asked some challenging questions especially about binoculars and how they worked! We are also in the planning stage for building a hide overlooking the River and new ponds we are developing.

Yesterday wearing my Children’s Centre hat I went to a consultation on how Gloucestershire want to re-organise their Centres. At the end of the day the it is the impact of cuts in public expenditure and the withering away of services. It is disgusting how Google got away with paying minimal tax while H.M. government is going to appeal about a disabled grandfather and his very dependent grandson being the ruling allowing them not to pay the iniquitous “Bedroom Tax”. I feel this government seems determined to dismantle things that support those not so well off like the NHS which I always thought was what made this country great! Rant over!