Work commitments and family illness mean that I won't be able to give sufficient time to committee responsibilities next year, so I have reluctantly decided not to stand for re-election.

Many others have shown an interest in landowner permissions and proposed other good ideas to improve GAGB so I hope that they will commit the time necessary to turn such ideas into reality, whether they stand for election to the committee or not.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported me and GAGB, whether you are landowners/managers, committee/ex-committee, agreement managers, reviewers or members who take an active role / speak out / help at events. Thank you and happy caching