MAY I thank the people of the Aylestone ward for allowing me the privilege of serving them over the past four years both for Herefordshire Council and the City Council.

I have met some truly inspirational people who have shaped my thinking and allowed me a better understanding of the complexities of living in a growing city and county.

The people of the ward have demonstrated their needs with passion and responsibility in the main and have I have done my best to represent them, with all the competing tensions that community living can bring.

Aylestone has its challenges ahead, as do all wards, but it is now the centre of education. It has a good network of community groups and is well served with agencies such as the local policing teams. I hope that strong links will be forged with the new university and that our colleges will produce the talent to drive existing and new business forward for generations to come.

So to all the community of Aylestone, I thank you for the opportunity you gave me.

NICK NENADICH Past Councillor for Aylestone ward