I WOULD like to thank Lizzi Walton for her very kind and generous letter in the SNJ.

She, too, has done an immense amount for the town, and contributed much to the very special atmosphere that she refers too.

Thanks to all our many members of staff over the 30 years that we have run businesses in Stroud. Without them, we wouldn’t have had a business at all, and I would also like to thank all our very many loyal and appreciative customers, without whom we, of course, could not have done what we did.

A win, win situation all round, and a reminder to me that what we give out comes back to us multiplied many times.

So thank you all, and thank you Stroud for welcoming us over 40 years ago.

We’re not going away, so I’m sure we’ll see many of you over the coming years.

Maggie Mills

Thrupp