JACK-of-all-trades sprung to mind at the full meeting of Bude and Stratton Town Council when one councillor was elected on to not one but two outside groups.

Under the ‘appointment of members to outside bodies’ section of the agenda, councillors at the Parkhouse Centre were to decide who should fill one vacancy on Bude Canal and Harbour Society, and another on the Coastal Assets Committee of Cornwall Council.

After some discussion, Cllr Julia Bryson said she was happy to sit on the first vacancy and she was duly elected.

When it came to the second vacancy, without an influx of volunteers, Cllr Bryson said she would be happy to be the town council’s representative on that committee as she already attends the meetings anyway. With that said, she was again duly elected with all members voting in favour.