Hello. If anyone in the group has views on care for the elderly, we would love to hear from you. The Buckinghamshire Lib Dems are doing a survey to better understand local people's opinion on care for the elderly and vulnerable. If it's an issue relevant to you or a loved one, please take the survey by clicking here. It will take 5-10 minutes. Many thanks in advance.

Your local Liberal Democrat Candidates are working to bring life back into our towns and villages. Burnham has lost its last bank and the High Street pharmacy may close. The good news is the opening of Budgens offering an attractive range of meals.

Marlow has lost many popular shops, including Waitrose, Cath Kidson and Office. In the Farnhams, the local Lib Dem team are fierce proponents of supporting the local High Street, helping families and the elderly, and working with the Parish Council on matters such as traffic calming, infrastructure and planning."

As we go through another national lockdown, we wanted to make sure you were aware of where to get the most up to date advice and support.

Below are some links and contact details that we hope you find helpful.

This virus sadly isn't just going to go away quickly despite the hope a

vaccine has brought us.

We are a year into the pandemic and it is really important to pay tribute to the staff in our schools here in the south of Buckinghamshire. Those with whom I have had contact are immensely brave, because they know that schools have not been as safe as the Prime Minister claims. I am very proud of the school community with which I am associated. In my professional life, I have never seen such dedication, or good humour in the face of exhaustion, with so many going so far above and beyond expectation for our children. I find their ability to pack away their own anxiety very moving. The staff rarely show any signs of the massive stress they are under. They cannot stay home safe from the virus.

Buckinghamshire Council is meant to be representative of our local area, but out of 194 Councillors only 46 are women. This is less than one quarter of all serving councillors.

As Liberal Democrats, we agree that a gender balanced Council would be more representative and better for all. Studies have shown that women are half as likely than men to consider themselves potential candidates for elected office and that they need to be asked three times before they will consider standing.