Digging, Dad and difficult times

Joe, Sam, Sam's friend Freddie and I spent today on the allotment. Given that I went for an early start, I was confident of going alone but, extraordinarily, all the boys fancied coming, so off we went, marigolds and runners in tow.

Bootstrap Sam and the Pirates of Hackney

I always say that the best thing about my job are our members. Recently I was lucky enough to be invited by Cllr Guy Nicholson to meet Sam Aldenton, the top man at Bootstrap Company and a SEL member  in Dalston, and look at some of the fantastic things they and other social enterprises are doing there. It was an inspiring couple of hours and I have to say they really are too cool for school. Within a small part of London some very clever people have decided to really mix things up. Starting on the ground floor Bootstrap is the place where another outstanding SEL member - the groundbreaking Fair finance - is basing its operations.