I simply don't believe it!

...... to quote the late Mr Meldrew. Well, for a start, Mary Carroll's letter to we members. The more I read it and look at Walter Grant's letter, the more that Mary's letter simply does not add up.

Why on earth would Walter want to undermine the charity he so obviously supports and to which he was elected as Chairman at last year's AGM? There must really be something very seriously wrong if the Chairman resigns and OSCR are called in and are investigating. And why, if as Mary says, her board of trustees is doing such a good job, are OSCR investigating? What are they investigating and why has the Board itself not sorted out whatever problems it has got itself into?

Worst of all, is Mary's letter all the information that we the members are going to get? If so we have every reason for concern. Just what is it that Mary Carroll doesn't want us to know about?

It is all extremely worrying. There are the rumours, and rumours of rumours and even worse, these are beginning to become topics of conversation amongst people outside C.A.T.H. Rumours of a certain seniour female manager, known to be very close to Mary Carroll, leaving very suddenly, possibly suspended, before Christmas, and not coming back. Rumours of large amounts of money involved. Rumours of mysterious boxes found, of hurried and very secret board meetings, and worse, much worse, rumoured to come.

If OSCR is involved, then whatever anyone says, or doesn't say, then, QED, it must be serious, possibly very serious. Remember Breast Cancer Scotland? What could it mean for C.A.T.H? What is this all about, where did it start? What is going on, who is responsible and what is going to happen next?

There are rumours of all kinds of things, including some very worrying ones indeed, so, when is this Board, which Mary Carroll now seems to be running, going to come clean? If what one rumour has it is true, that when the Board meet, if Walter is there, that none of them will even speak to him, then the signs are not good, not good at all.

So don't hold your breath while you wait to find out what is going on. The answer appears to be that it won't be soon. Walter mentions an EGM in his letter. I'm beginning to think it can't come soon enough. What do you think?

My advice to them would be not to leave it too long.