After working with us at DCAS for the last fourteen years, Joyce Sawford is retiring!!

Joyce brought so much to us at DCAS firstly through her work on our accountancy book, “The Adventures of Mr Claw in the World of Charity Accountancy,” a book still available from the DCAS office, then the DCAS Newsletter and finally managing our website.

We are really grateful for all Joyce has done for us!!!

Since Joyce became an employee with us in 2011 things have not all been sunshine and rainbows.

We suffered the loss of our President Ted Cassidy, the person who started DCAS in 1991 and was always there to support us.

We lost three fantastic trustees, Andrew Buxton, Dave Goss and Ted Rasey all of whom brought amazing skills to us.

We also lost two members of staff, Maggie Mallender who worked for DCAS and Sue Jones who supported Ted Cassidy and Mark in the 1990s.

Their contributions to DCAS were massive and they will always be with us through the work that we do.

If this was not bad enough, DCAS like all other Derby groups, suffered the ending of Derby City Council funding in 2016.

Then of course COVID struck….

But in the words of a song called “The Wish”, ”If you are looking for a sad song, we ain’t going to play!”

Here at DCAS we are very proud of all we have achieved over the last 14 years. So a massive thanks to everyone who has been there for us and especially to the voluntary groups who have continued to use our services and of course to Joyce on her retirement!!

Mark Newey – Community Accountant at DCAS

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