On the final morning that The Prince's Trust were with us, Maddy told me that she was going to leave us for a job nearer her home. Maddy has been with us for nearly six years and has steered our ship with a steady hand....so....it was a big blow for both Michael and I and everyone in the charity. Six years is a very long time and throughout this time she has arrived to work every morning at 8.30am despite having to drive through horrid weather in the winter and having to do her own racehorse before she gets here. Her boots will be very hard to fill.
We have been interviewing now for nearly a week, we have seen some strong candidates and I am glad to report that we will be joined by Fiona, I think that the helm will be safe in her hands. Luckily, she will be able to shadow Maddy in her final week and so, with luck, will not be quite so daunted at the enormity of the job.
