Editor's Note: Purdah, the period preceding an election where political views are not permitted to be publicised, doesn't start until the end of March.

Even before that, the council's press office - who are required to be politically neutral - would not approve a blog post that promoted any one party above another.

However, we've edited some parts of this week's entry. You can read Mr Charon's post in full at the council's website.

We would like to make it clear that the full post in no way breaks any rules. As leader of the council Mr Charon is perfectly entitled to promote what he sees as the council's achievements. We simply felt that under the circumstances, this blog was not the right forum at this time.

I'M FEELING very upbeat at the moment and not just because spring is in the air. There is a lot of excitement surrounding the new Bournemouth Cycle Track taking shape in Ensbury Park.

This aerial shot is an excellent view of the new 250m facility which will be the same size as the recently launched Olympic stadium in London.

Bournemouth Echo: Aerial shot of Bournemouth Cycling Centre The £800,000 scheme has been a joint venture funded 50 per cent by British Cycling with the rest from developers contributions and the Council. I’m sure you will agree this will be a fantastic facility for Bournemouth when it is completed at the end of May.

Partnership working is the key to great success in my view and something that the Council is very good at. That is why I am looking forward to next week’s Keep Britain Tidy annual conference taking place at the Bournemouth International Centre when the key theme of the two-day event is “Delivering Quality Places Together”.

It is with great pleasure that I will be officially welcoming around 500 conference delegates to town to learn more about environmental best practice, innovation and I’m personally hoping to be inspired by what I hear from the discussions and speeches.

I recently met some people from a super local charity called Diverse Abilities Plus. The charity supports people in Bournemouth by working with children and adults with physical and/or learning disabilities to provide the best level of assistance, support and education.

A particularly special element of this charity is that they seek to work with individuals and their families throughout every stage of their lives, as lifetime partners.

The Council provides funding support for the charity’s great range of services as they provide an invaluable contribution towards delivering frontline services that help us achieve our goals of supporting people with disabilities in our community.

Some examples of these services includes Langside School, a specialist independent day school for children aged 2-19 which integrates learning with physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech & language therapy and a dedicated full-time nursing team.

The school enables pupils to reach their full potential and learn to be as communicative and independent as possible.

Other children’s services include an overnight and daytime short break home and domiciliary care to help families in their own home.

Bournemouth Council is the only council to currently fund the charity’s Project Term Time which provides fun after school activities for young people with disabilities to challenge and encourage them as individuals.

For adults Diverse Abilities Plus provides Supported Living accommodation and a day opportunities centre called Barnabas where adults can acquire new skills, socialise and enjoy a range of activities with up to 1:1 support.

So following the theme of partnership working I think that the Council’s involvement with Diverse Abilities Plus is an excellent example of how the public sector and third sector can work together to deliver services. If anyone wants to find out more about Diverse Abilities Plus, how to access their services or fundraise to support their work then please visit www.diverseabilitiesplus.org.uk Until next time.