This year has been a year we will all want to forget. Many of you have contacted me to describe the impact which Coronavirus has had on your health, your livelihood and your liberty. None of us have emerged from this year unscathed in some way.
But there have been some amazing positives too. Covid has highlighted the very best of our community spirit; volunteers and businesses have bent over backwards to prioritise our elderly and shielding residents and I am so very grateful to everyone who looked out for their neighbours this year.
There is a saying that ‘the night is always darkest before the dawn.’ The last few months in the fight against this virus are likely to be the toughest of all. But now that a vaccine is being rolled out, we can go into Christmas in the knowledge that there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel.
I have no doubt 2021 is going to be a challenge but I feel confident that we will be able to recover from Coronavirus – both economically and emotionally – in short order.
In my Maiden Speech this year, I said that becoming the Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire was the honour of my life. This remains just as true today as it was then. If there is anything I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. But in the meantime, a very happy Christmas to you all.
