It seems like I’ve known Lesley for ever although it’s only a couple of decades. We have worked together for so long and relied on each other; it was work, but it was fun! As for other colleagues and friends, she was there for me in the bad times as well as the good. I will remember best her supremely practical intelligence, creativity and intuition and her gift for motivating people, making them believe in their own abilities and the worth of what they were doing. Lesley was an inspiration to me, and to everyone who worked with her, an example to us all. She leaves an immense legacy; no-one who knew her will ever forget her.