Earlier today, I attended a ceremony to mark the raising of the Commonwealth Flag on the high street.
It was a great chance to join friends, colleagues and local residents as the community came together for Commonwealth Day.
Especially at the moment, such a day represents a chance for all of those across the Commonwealth to reflect on our past, our present, and most excitingly - I think - our shared, open and prosperous future together.
Around the world, communities are facing pressing concerns, and it's only by working together - innovatively and collaboratively - that we can go some way to ensuring that we're able to face them,