BJF welcomed Councillors Abi Brown and Ally Simcock, from Stoke on Trent City Council, this week for a meeting to talk about any plans for the future in the city for services for older people. We discussed our projects; Bereavement Friendship Groups, Carers Support, Dementia Advocacy, Healthy Generations, Social Prescribing and PIER (Haywood Hospital Patient Information Education Resource Centre) to give them an overview of what we do. The discussions were productive and we are grateful for some suggestions we were given. We look forward to more contact in the future, always nice to chat about the city over a cuppa and cake.