A Christmas Message from the Turret

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a festive Christmas and a peaceful and bright 2023.
It’s been another year of dramatic change across the UK and in Northamptonshire, but I don’t want to focus on COVID, the cost of living crisis or the sustainability of the sector, all of which we know much about – and you don’t need to hear it again from me.
This message is to reinforce on a very human level the fantastic individuals and organisations I come across every day. One of the privileges of being an Infrastructure CEO is I get to scan the horizon and talk to lots of different people – and the breadth and depth of the sector is amazing.
It seems to me that in difficult times, our projects and programmes become more inventive, and that’s a testament to the quality of the people within the sector, their drive and determination.
Whilst 2023 might be another year of change and transformation, keep heart in the work the sector does and its impact on communities. Every piece of support, however small or seemingly imperfect makes a difference.
As Vince Lombardi once said:
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.