KAREN Young, the acting chairman of Honiton Community College Parents , Staff and Friends Association, is to step down at the group s annual meeting next week.

KAREN Young, the acting chairman of Honiton Community College Parents', Staff and Friends' Association, is to step down at the group's annual meeting next week.

Mrs Young has been an enthusiastic leader of the group since it was established in 2006.

"I'd like to thank everyone who has helped the association since its launch," she told the Herald. "Particular thanks are due to Honiton town Council, whose annual grant enables the association to have membership to the National Association of PTAs."

New members are needed to take the group forward. The annual meeting will be held in the college library at 7.30pm on Tuesday, September 15.