The news that your chief reporter Kerry McQueeney has been promoted to another part of your group has prompted me to write and express my appreciation of her contribution to the knowledge Croydonians now have about many aspects of the town's rich past.

She and I have co-operated on many articles for her Heritage column over the past few years and, for my part, her prompting has often led me to look at avenues of research I may have missed.

Kerry, we owe you! Very best of luck in your new career path.

BRIAN ROOTE, via email