I HAVE been a trader at Helen G Fashions in Gloucester Street, Stroud, for the last 23 years.

Please may I take this opportunity to thank all my customers – ladies of the surrounding district – for their support over the years.

I have enjoyed helping them choose outfits for weddings, garden parties etc, and I will miss the chatter.

I look forward to sharing the occasional cup of coffee or even a glass of wine with my ladies who have become my friends over the years.

As all good things come to an end, I felt the time had arrived for me to take the road to retirement.

Helen Graham

Pitchcombe