It all begins here

As you may well have noticed the poll is now closed. Many thanks to all of you that voted. We were hoping for more votes overall but we can't argue with the result.

The next stage is to set up some meetings, finalise a plan and set some some initial ground rules - we already have these in mind but we could do with some extra viewpoints to ensure the direction we plan to head is suitable and agreeable to the vast majority. We are planning to have these meetings open to all that wish to attend (let's start as we mean to go on) and as soon as we have further details we'll update everyone.

Due to the geographics involved, it wont be easy to get everybody together at the same time. In fact it's probably impossible. We will let everybody have a say each step of the way (similar to a stakeholder commenting on a consultation) and always "go" with the majority decision on all major decisions and policies.

Don't expect it all to happen overnight. David and I are looking at a time frame of around 12 months. It may be a bit less, it may be a bit more. It still may never happen but we feel we have to have a go.