I have spent most of my day reading and it has proved to be a real tonic. Simply to escape to a different place and to immerse myself in the characters of my book has been so refreshing.

Likewise, the weather has lifted my mood and I am sure everyone else’s too. It has made me believe that soon everything will be right again.

I was also uplifted by watching Trooping the Colour, the annual celebration of The Queen’s official birthday. If ever there was a role model for all generations it is Her Majesty The Queen. Her sense of duty and responsibility shines through in her every action. Her qualities of leadership should be a lesson for us all!

Despite worries about the numbers of cases being reported, we must remain positive and look toward restrictions being lifted, even though they may now be later than we expected.

I have continued to comment on the unfair treatment of choirs and notice that there is disagreement between the DCMS and Public Health England on who actually made the recommendation to restrict numbers to 6. However, I shall be talking to all my choirs during the week to update them on a number of issues.

For now, though, let’s hope the sun keeps shining and have a good week!