Pontio #1

The very first meeting of the Pontio Group was held yesterday, jointly chaired by myself and Professor Susan Edwards from the University of Buckingham. The Pontio Group is the Joint Action Group between Buckingham Town Council and the University of Buckingham. The aims are:

1. To initiate, coordinate and support actions which harness and blend the various resources of both the town and the university for the benefit of all who live, study, work, play and visit in Buckingham
2. To build excellent relationships between the civic, academic, commercial and leisure organisations in the town
3. To work for a future of Buckingham in which all enjoy a life full of ambition, learning, prosperity and well being

I am hugely excited about the future and what this group will achieve for all who spend their time here in Buckingham. Watch this space! 

Why Pontio? Pontio is Welsh for ‘bridge, span or transition’ which was successfully used in Bangor as the name for the joint University and Town arts centre which symbolises their joint working together. By using this name, this will echo the research road trip embarked upon by the Vice Chancellor and Mayor in Spring 2018 to visit the ‘towns and gowns’ of Aberystwyth and Bangor.

Here is the agenda of the first meeting. The minutes will be presented to future meetings of the Town Council and will therefore be available for all to see.