ABOUT THE EVINGTON ECHO

The Evington Echo first appeared in June 1981. It was the brainchild of Betty Best, (now unfortunately deceased) and Angela Plowman. In 1984 Joy Sharpe, Anne Blandamer, Chris Davies and Peggy Odom became joint editors. This combination continued to flourish until the former two decided that it was time to retire from the scene in 1987.

From then until March 2002, Chris and Peggy were the engine room of the Echo. Had either of them fallen by the wayside during that long period, the paper would have been in deep trouble. They were, of course, backed up by a loyal, willing and enthusiastic team, all of whom have played vital roles in its production.

Then in 2002, a big change took place. A new Editor, Roger Wallett, took the Echo into the computer age. Previously the Echo had been put together using a paste-up day, when everyone involved met in the Wycliffe Church community rooms and the pages of the Echo were laid out along tressle tables with typists on standby to retype articles that didn't fit the space. Murray Pollock was also there as the graphic artist and he would do any drawings needed to illustrate articles and fill those little gaps.

Since Roger's time (March 2002 - May 2004) there have been two more Editors. Graham Morton (August 2004 - May 2005) and Helen Pettman (June 2005 - present). Graham was previously the Echo's photographer for 100 issues. Both Graham and Helen had steep learning curves to come to grips with complicated computer programmes, with no previous experience. Helen hopes that the future for the Echo will be to have a paste up day again with the aid of a few new Echo computers.