John has been an officer of this branch in all it various forms for about 25 years and has represented hundreds of members personally within that time. John's talents in dealing with disciplines and grievances goes before him and many of you will have benefitted from his tireless efforts.

John is also a very principled person and recent events have obviously taken their toll on him and has influenced his decision to leave, which is unfortunate for us all. The branch will, in the near future, be arranging a leaving do for John to afford the opportunity to recognise his efforts.

On behalf of the Branch Officers, our members and the CWU in general I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his years of service to us all and more importantly his friendship during difficult times JOHN, THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Tony Gilkes