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message from your Editor.
his message is a rather sad one for
me because this is the last edition of the Bull in this format. When Colin and I decided to
take over the production of our magazine we knew we had to come up with something special because the previous editors, Colin Freeman and before him John Fowler, had both produced products with a ‘bit of class’! They had well written, articulate articles and were well worth reading which inspired me to have a go. I thought it would be a shame if we lost our club magazine without giving it a go and so we two rookies of the publishing world set out to produce a product we could be proud and of and the members would be pleased to receive. As we had the means of production through Colin’s company we knew we could produce the product so all we had to do was learn how to do it. There was a lot of trial and error but we came up with something which we thought suited our personalities and style and hence the arrival of the new Bull with it’s changed appearance and a different style of writing- more Red Top than Broadsheet.
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ne could be picky and say this or that was not right but we did over
the last few years try to make improvements and if there was a particular grumble that we knew of and could tackle we tried to address it.
s you now are all aware we are unable to continue to produce the
Bull at Colin’s company for a number of reasons and so we are, as a club and as
the publishing team trying to come up with an alternative. We do have some ideas and in good time you will know the outcome of our discussions and your suggestions.
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ith regard to this final edition there are a couple of things I
should point out. There are some stories of events that have happened that are not included in this edition for several reasons but the main one comes down to my health problem of a couple of months ago.
t takes time and effort to produce stories and accounts and with all the
other things I have to do I found I just could not cope with the demands of the writing. Colin, bless him, would always remind me of the stories that were needed and I always promised him I would deliver and in the past I did. This time however despite my promises I found I was not getting things done and it was worrying me even more. Colin had kindly cut down on reminders but it still concerned me until I made a decision and said to Colin our Desk-top Publisher that I am not going to make any more promises. I will just do what I can and we’ll just have to go with that. Colin had no problem with this and immediately I felt a great weight off my shoulders. So, folks, we’ve done the best we can and I hope you enjoy this final edition as much as you have said you enjoyed the others.
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inally a big thank you to Colin for sharing this experience with me
from the beginning and Jim who came on board later to do the main proof reading. Thanks also to any of you who contributed in any way through articles or jokes.
George Larkey 4
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