Up early, a quick breakfast and down to Weymouth. No motorcycle today. I had a number of engagements, all connected to Weymouth College, which it's always a pleasure to visit. The first was with the remarkable Julie Ellis, an outreach manager for the Job Club, based at 106 St Mary's Street. This organisation helps those trying to get back into work. Many have been through tough times, for one reason or another, and today I was handing out well-earned certifiicates to those who have completed their English, Maths nad ICT courses. We were all generously hosted by Nick Chubb, the manager of the Criterion Restaurant on the Esplanade. He explained how he had taken over from his father and was giving the place a lick of paint. We were given generous amounts of coffee and tea and I would guess about 50 of us eventually gathered in his downstairs section for the presentation. What a lovely group of people I had the pleasure to meet, all with their own stories to tell. After the certificates had been presented, I was asked to cut a delicious cake, which had been made locally. We all chatted for more than 30 minutes before I had to leave to get to my next appointment at the College itself. After signing in, I wandered into the Hix Restaurant to see a sea of familiar faces, not least the Principal, Nigel Evans. He has had the most remarkable influence on the College and under his stewardship the ship has down a 180 degree turn and continues to steam towards into new and exciting horizons. Today's get together was to launch a new co-operation between the College and Agincare, one of the country's largest care services, based on Portland. CEO Raina Summerson spoke first, explaining that they and the College wanted to work closer together to ensure that students learnt more about their future career in the industry and were better prepared when they entered the work-place. Nigel said a few words, too, before handing over to me. I kept my contribution very short. The restaurant then kindly laid on a curry lunch and we all continued to chat and learn more about this new project. Then it was upstairs to listen to a 30 minute brief on another exciting, cultural attraction planned for Portland called MEMO. Project Director Sebastian Brooke remains as enthusiastic as ever and awaits news about his bid for money via the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership. The latest news is that Sebastian is now working with Albion Stone and planning to place his project underground where stone is currently being mined. This is certainly an innovative approach to a project which will show case the biodiversity of our Jurassic Coast. If both this and Jurassica, another multi-million project planned for Portland, come off, the island will boast two new tourist and visitor attractions which will bring jobs and investment to the island. Finally, out to my car where I turned on my phone to receive the good news that our efforts to secure a visa for May Brown's sister had been granted. A little later I spoke to May and she was touchingly grateful for all that we had done. We plan to meet. It's always nice to actually meet those we help. So a happy end to the day.