This week we
have been tying up loose ends at work before a much-needed Christmas break – that
this year more than ever we are looking forward to and, we know it’s the same
for all of you.
As this is our
last blog this year we wanted to take this as an opportunity to say thank you
for all your hard work and commitment this year. We have been truly impressed
with everyone’s resilience, hard work and continued good spirits in what has
been the most challenging 12 months. As
you saw in the recent staff forum highlights video, we have achieved so much
and continued to provide high quality services.
The video could
have extended to at least three-hours to capture all the great work you’ve done
this year. Editing it down was tough but a good challenge to have.
We are
finalising the budget plans for next year and while there are savings to be
made we still intend to invest significantly in big programmes of work.
Next year marks
the tenth anniversary of Wiltshire Council.
We have grown
as an organisation in this past decade and despite the current national
uncertainty, we remain optimistic about what the future and what we can achieve
in the next 10 years and beyond.
Christmas is a
time to support one another and spend time with family and friends. County Hall
will welcome those not quite so fortunate with open arms and a turkey lunch on
Christmas day. We want to thank those of
you will be at County Hall on Christmas Day to support the annual lunch and
those who need a friendly welcome and support on this special day.
Many of our
services don’t run from nine to five and we know that many of you will also have
to work or be on call over the Christmas period and we thank each of you who
has to do that. It is really appreciated, not just by us, but also our residents.
We hope you
have a merry Christmas and a great start to the new year. We’ll see you in
2019…
Alistair, Carlton and Terence
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