We hope you have all been keeping well during these very difficult times.
We know all readers of the magazine would like to thank Brian Patten for his excellent work over many years and wish him well for the future. Thanks are also due to Dorothy Patten, as Associate Editor, Brian Williams for overseeing distribution and David Mugford for his work with advertisers.
We wanted to ensure that Titchfield News continued and, as no single editor has come forward, we now have an editorial team of five people: Nog Grimstead, Karen Postle, Karen Rizzi, Margaret Thompson and Ann Wheal.
Our other change has been a decision to produce the magazine bi-monthly. The PCC has approved this change and, while we know many organisations have been used to promoting their activities a month in advance, we hope you will be able to work with us to our revised publication deadlines.
This magazine is an online-only edition and production began in April. At that point we did not know whether, and to what extent, the COVID-19 lockdown would still be in place so please bear with us if things have changed since articles were written.
We are currently unable to print any copies because of necessary restrictions on delivering and selling them.
For future editions, when restrictions on distributing printed copies are hopefully eased, we will be considering the extent of continuing online production.
If you know anyone who does not have access to the internet and would like to see the Titchfield News, please consider whether you can print off a copy to give to them. If you deliver a printed copy to anyone please ensure you follow the important guidelines regarding hand hygiene and social distancing.
We do hope you will enjoy reading this copy of Titchfield News and please send your comments about it to us at: magazine@stpetertitchfield.org.uk as we’d love to hear from you.