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Following the events of last week I thought it might be an idea to state publicly that after some considerable thought I asked the MT for my membership to be reinstated, to continue as RO for Surrey but not to carry on being a member of the MT. They were kind enough to reinstate me as both a member and as RO, which I thank them for. As to the MT, I realised that I could not give it the time and effort needed due to a lot of issues in my personal life, therefore better to say something now rather than do the job half-heartedly and let people down.

I was part of the group for change because I felt strongly, and still do, that the club needed to change for it to develop and move to the next stage. It had lost focus on its most important asset, its members and lost touch with the grassroots. It was also being run by a seemingly unapproachable, dictatorial and faceless group who only seemed to care about DD. Jools warned of the potential fragmentation when DD was announced and that is what happened. Anyway something needed to be done and that is why the group formed because we cared. The rest is now history and has been well documented although not in its entirety.

So why did I leave? Well I am on an email list and someone who shall remain nameless replied to an email in a fairly nasty manner, and this was the final straw that broke the camel's back. Toys were thrown out and I decided enough was enough and you could stuff the DSC.

Why have I come back? Well. knee jerks are not always the best reactions! Also I do believe, haivng had conversations with some of the MT, that there is a willingness to instigate much needed change and that this will be driven through as part of a commitment made by them, by Monty and Paul James. Things will become far more open and involving of the members and that can only be good, after all it's the members' club not the MT's! There will also be a much need refocus onto the grassroots. That is the area that I most enjoy and felt that by walking away I was letting all the people in Surrey down.

So that's my fourpenneth as honest as I can be. This is a good club and I'm confident that change will happen but it does need people to stand up and get involved. My best role is as an RO and that is what I will carry on doing now that I have been allowed back into the club. We have lost two very good members, who are also friends of mine, recently who the club will find it very difficult to replace if at all. Let's not lose any more.