Welcome back Paul

Yo don't often see Paul Jackson (you do here, above) even though he has been organising road races for Manx Harriers for 10 years. He spends dozens of hours before and after events pulling everyone together and setting up road signs - road safety has changed beyond all recognition since Paul became involved. He has also worked with a team of Chris Quine and Dave Ronan to set such high standards of organisation in the Easter Festival.

For almost as long, Paul has been publishing the www.manxharriers.com website. I've made the task difficult for him in recent times as he shares all of the hosting services and software that I use. Most people reading this will recall that our webhost let us down before Christmas and I made the decision to switch to a different company, the one that has hosted the www.parishwalk.com site for years without any problems. I had just got Paul used to the features of this service when he went away for a holiday at Christmas and New Year. When he returned, we encountered problems with the new host which have caused him some difficulty.

We think we nearly have these problems behind us now and Paul was busy updating the site last night applying his usual classy style. Its worth noting that, at a time when people are rushing to voice opinions on Facebook and Twitter without any thought for the consequences, Paul spent a whole winter attending night classes to polish his skills in web design and publishing. And when so many people cannot even be bothered to read the instructions for the forum and apply for membership with their real name, I find Paul's thoughtful approach reassuring.

You cannot expect a webeditor to be at your beck and call night and day but the best results are there to see in a well designed structure.