As of 31st March, I am opting to take a step back and officially retire from Archlife and the Community Chest project. Doing this now allows me to make the correct decision to ensure the software will thrive moving forward. While I will still be involved with the world of Local History, I am handing over control of the software licenses to my former colleagues Richard Anteney and Adam Wright, who have great experience in this marketplace. By virtue of my long standing relationship with them, I am happy that they will take on the Community Chest software, as well as the other applications that Archlife has developed, and distribute it to a much wider number of end users than I could as an individual. I have enjoyed meeting everyone involved in the Local History Society network and I retire in the happy knowledge that my work will continue to be embraced.