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An excellent chat with Penny Hill. Thank you for explaining how the Embroiderers Guild reached the resolution. Following the General Meeting, I hope the Guild are given the opportunity to continue

It has taken me some time to catch up with the debacle at the Embroiderers Guild having only recently retired and planning to join a local branch. I have now listened to your interview with Penny Hill twice and was struck by several things. You seemed to blame the financial problems on members not renewing their subscription. In terms of business this surely indicates that the EG is not providing a service that the customers want or value. The world changed when women found they had to work to provide income and a pension. This leaves little time for voluntary work, charities have lost the army of women volunteers to the workplace. You both stressed the amount of work required of a trustee and that alone required our grateful thanks, but personally I cannot offer it when so much poor management is evident. No mention was made of the inflated salary of the CEO which was allowed to continue for ten years. Penny Hill May have been brave, but we are no better informed.