"There's loads of stuff happening out there that the EFDSS has a quiet hand in enabling."

I think that's the problem, it's a quiet hand and most people (myself included) simply don't know what the EFDSS is doing away from C# House. If anything, we get a distorted picture because of the emphasis put on the activities at the House.

However, if organisations like EATMT, Ryburn 3 Step etc manage to get their message out, presumably without the help of marketing directors on £32k pa, why can't the EFDSS? That's not to suggest they shouldn't appoint one, it's clearly needed, simply to suggest they should already have been doing more.