Fifteen Years of Service

Ann Lear retired earlier in the year after serving as Secretary and Chief Editor of the Link Magazine for fifteen years . Hopefully you saw the ‘Spotlight On’ article in the last edition which will give you a small idea of Ann and John Lear’s travels and activities. If not you will find it on-line through the link on the Parish website.

Ann has been fundamental to the continuing growth and development of our parish magazine, overseeing the use of new technologies and on-line publishing. The editorial team generally consists of about six people, who try and keep the news and ideas rolling in, but Ann has undertaken the majority of the typesetting and editing with Sue Davis supporting with proof reading. It has taken Ann nearly three years to train me and even now I rely on her support to get each edition to press on time. She is certainly going to be a very hard act to follow. Jane Slevin

After the meeting for this edition of the Link magazine, the Rector and the group enjoyed a wonderful afternoon tea with Ann and John Lear. We presented Ann with a hand painted scarf from UNICEF with grateful thanks for her 15 years at the helm (and a request to help with the next edition). The tea was delicious, Jane's cake baking skills were put to excellent if infrequent use to make a cake looking like an open magazine, and the conversation was wide ranging from missionaries, schools, audio books and travel. Thank you Ann.

Debbie Peet