This evening team member Hayley Mather, who joined the team in July 2005, retired from the team due to an increasingly demanding work commitment in a new job she took on late last year.

Despite only being in the team for the relatively short period of 19 months (and her small size), Hayley made a huge contribution to the team and from joining very quickly established herself as a very popular team member, always willing to help out on all team activities – operational, training and administrative.

This evening Hayley came to the team meeting and presented us with a very kind letter of thanks regarding her time in the team, also enclosing a generous £20 donation to the team funds. All the team members wish Hayley good fortune in her new job, and with any luck when things stabilise a little bit in her employment, we all hope that she will be able to rejoin the team.