The Greater Manchester Pension Fund is the successor to various local government pension funds that covered what was to become the County of Greater Manchester. By far the largest of these was the Manchester Pension Fund, although it was still called the Manchester Superannuation Fund when, in 1949, Geoffrey Heywood became its actuary. He was to continue in this capacity for several decades, providing advice and certifying valuations up to and including the one for 1984. In the pages that follow he recounts pivotal events in the history of local government pensions in Manchester, whilst modestly understating his own contribution. Latterly he concentrated on his role as adviser, and saw the Fund grow to have over 190,000 members.

Finally, after over half a century's association with the Fund, and having seen in the new millennium, Geoffrey Heywood retired in September 2000.

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