Roundhill Barn hosted the Bath and NE Somerset Future Ambition Board (FAB) 5 June, with additional business guests joining for a drinks reception after.

The Universities presented an ambitious plan for innovation in B&NES. Later Bath Soft Cheese founder Graham Padfield told his entrepreneurial story (inset).

Under its new independent chair Sonya Chowdhury the FAB meeting heard about ambitious plans for housing that would better meet real community needs, more effective regional transport and the vision of an innovation quarter stretching along the River Avon. It also had a first briefing on the focus and ambition of the new West of England Mayor Helen Godwin (Lab) from WECA CEO Stephen Peacock.

To get the best of any event at Roundhill Barn it’s best to walk the five minutes to the top to get the full NE Somerset countryside and Bristol view. That’s what happened. That excursion was followed by a drinks reception when we heard from Bath Soft Cheese founder Graham Padfield (inset pic), and sampled the award-winning cheeses.

[Production note: this was a serviced meeting for 24 people, with teas and coffees, wifi, screen and remote joining options. For enquiries email Clare [at] roundhillbarn dot com]

Local leaders enjoy the view after a Bath & NE Somerset Future Ambition Board meeting (photo via LinkedIn.