You will get a little confused, because in this newsletter we say we are celebrating our 200th edition. In actual fact we have sent out more than 350 newsletters since 2011, but for some strange reason we only started counting halfway through when the newsletter got a bit more posh. I’ve had a fabulous team of people supporting me on the newsletter, and I want to thank them and our wonderful supporters. The newsletter has always been a community newsletter, and we are a community, united by our love for the game. It’s been a hard week for me. I’ve got three good friends who have all died too early, so like I always say, if you wake up in the morning it’s a beautiful day, so don’t ever forget that. I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. See you again in 2018. Sir Peter Charles Leitch KNZM QSM