CHAIRMAN'S CHATTER SUMMER 2009...

That the Museum is becoming better known has been illustrated recently on three occasions, albeit one was very sad.  David Taylor’s Daimler formed part of the cortege at the funeral of the First Bus driver who was tragically killed near Conisbrough.  Mark Parkinson’s Leyland Atlantean featured in a Crimewatch reconstruction in Rotherham in which an old case was reopened, and Leyland Titan 188 was involved in a film shoot in Sheffield.  Whether Mick Baines will appear on screen is not yet known, but membership of Equity is not yet required for the Museum’s drivers.

By the time you read this, the AGM will have taken place, and the composition of the Board will have altered somewhat.  I would like, in anticipation, to welcome the new members, and trust that their arrival will strengthen the leadership of the Museum.  There is so much to do that we sometimes feel we are running hard to catch up.  However, by the end of this year it is to be hoped that a lot of arrangements will have been put in place, and that we will get rid of the feeling of being always a couple of steps behind.

Finally, a heartfelt word of thanks to all the volunteers.  Progress is being made, but only by dint of a great deal of dedication and hard work, and I would like to assure everyone that their efforts are much appreciated.