The last time I saw Hester was mid-March when she was at Wigan Folk Club. She told us she wouldn't be there the following week as she had a job interview some distance away. I remember wishing her well for the interview, although if she'd got the job she'd have been moving out of the area and we'd not see very much of her in the future. In the few days before hearing the sad news, I'd only been thinking and wondering how her interview had gone and whether she'd got the job.

Another club member said on Tuesday, "She's only gone ahead of us - she's setting out the chairs ready for when it's our turn." Which is a nice thought, and I look forward to meeting her again when the time comes.

Joan