We bade a fond farewell to Bob Jalfon today – and at the gathering back at LMA, there was a chance to show Andy, Caz and Paulina Jalfon the latest Midwives Legend shirt adorning the clubhouse wall.

Those who attended the Midwives Autumn Lunch in October, will know that the Midwives Legends shirt – which is auctioned every six months to raise money for the club and bears the name of said Midwives Legend for that time – was bought by a table with the likes of Bob Hayes, Zed Buckley, Tim Edney, Graham Crouch and Colin Bryan in honour of their dear mate Bob.

Amazingly this is a story that neither Andy, nor Caz, nor Paulina had been told about until today and it was wonderful to relate that story and to show them the shirt which proudly shows Bob’s name.

Farewell Bob. “Fly… fly high… fly well. Kia Kaha – stay strong.”