The Association's new management team

Saturday, 11 February, 2017

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South Cambridgeshire Conservative Association's AGM 2017 / 10 February 2017. The new SCCA management team: L to r – Bill Potter (retiring Chairman), Heidi Allen MP, Joshua Vanneck (retiring Treasurer and now Vice Chairman, Membership), Ben Shelton (new Chairman), Dorothy Calder MBE (President) and Andrew Brown (new Treasurer).

2. SCCA's AGM, Friday, 10 February 2017: capacity audience of Association members settling in.

3. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Dorothy Calder MBE, the Association's President, starts the proceedings. L to r: Lynn (Conservative area representative for Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire), Heidi Allen MP, Bill Potter (Chairman), Dorothy Calder, Joshua Vanneck (Treasurer), Ben Shelton (Vice-Chairman, Political) and Jason Ablewhite, Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

4. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Bill Potter, outgoing Chairman, receiving a gift of appreciation for four years' invaluable service from Dorothy Calder, SCCA President.

5. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Denise Smith, who is shortly to leave the Association, receiving a gift of appreciation for 26 years' invaluable service from Dorothy Calder, SCCA President.

6. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Heidi Allen MP and Ben Shelton, the Association's new Chairman.

7. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Kevin Cuffley (left) and David Bard, Sawston Branch, with Heidi Allen MP holding the Eynesbury Shield, awarded annually to the branch which raised the highest income.

8. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Pamela Douglas, Queen Edith's Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. They are holding the January Trophy, given annually to the branch with the highest growth of new members.

9. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Gordon Hilton-Jackson, Swavesey Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

10. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Jean Peacey, Bourn Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

11. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: John Barrett, Harston, Hauxton and Newton Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

12. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Robert Cook, Comberton Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

13. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Tom Bygott, Girton Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

14. SCCA's AGM, 10 February 2017: Val Barrett, Melbourn Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

A new management team for South Cambridgeshire Conservative Association was put in place at last night's very busy and well-attended AGM at Foxton Village Hall.

It wasn't the result of a coup, but just the coincidence of several officers standing down because their statutory term of office had expired.

The changes mean we have a new Chairman - Ben Shelton, who replaces Bill Potter. During his four years as Chairman, Bill had seen through the sale of the our old office (building on the work done by Donald Douglas when he was chairman) and the move into our present offices, a change of MP from Andrew, now Lord, Lansley to Heidi Allen and the departure of our long-serving Agent, Stephen Frost.

Our Treasurer, Joshua Vanneck handed over the accounts to our new Treasurer, Andrew Brown. Colin Barker took over Ben's old job of Deputy Chairman, Political, while Joshua took on Colin's previous role as Deputy Chairman Membership.

Dorothy Calder MBE remains as our President.

Completing the management team are four officers without portfolio – Tom Bygott, Robert Cook, Kevin Cuffley and Peter Mann. Mark Howard continues as Chairman of our Conservative Policy Forum.

A new fundraising initiative announced at the AGM is the forming of a Business Group to be headed by Lord Lansley.

One note of sadness also announced at the AGM is Denise Smith is to leave us after 26 years of very valuable service to the Association.

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The Association's AGM at Foxton Village Hall on Friday, 10 February 2017 saw the start of a new management team: L to r – Bill Potter (retiring Chairman), Heidi Allen MP, Joshua Vanneck (retiring Treasurer and now Deputy Chairman, Membership), Ben Shelton (new Chairman), Dorothy Calder MBE (President) and Andrew Brown (new Treasurer).

2. A capacity audience of Association members settles in.

3. Dorothy Calder MBE, the Association's President, starts the proceedings. L to r: Lynn Failkner (Conservative area representative for Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire), Heidi Allen MP, Bill Potter (Chairman), Dorothy Calder, Joshua Vanneck (Treasurer), Ben Shelton (Deputy Chairman, Political) and Jason Ablewhite, Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

4. Bill Potter, outgoing Chairman, receiving a gift of appreciation for four years' invaluable service from Dorothy Calder, SCCA President.

5. Denise Smith, who is shortly to leave the Association, receiving a gift of appreciation for 26 years' invaluable service from Dorothy Calder, SCCA President.

6. Heidi Allen MP and Ben Shelton, the Association's new Chairman.

7. Kevin Cuffley (left) and David Bard, Sawston Branch, with Heidi Allen MP holding the Eynesbury Shield, awarded annually to the branch which raised the highest income.

8. Pamela Douglas, Queen Edith's Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. They are holding the January Trophy, given annually to the branch with the highest growth of new members.

9. Gordon Hilton-Jackson, Swavesey Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

10. Jean Peacey, Bourn Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

11. John Barrett, Harston, Hauxton and Newton Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

12. Robert Cook, Comberton Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

13. Tom Bygott, Girton Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.

14. Val Barrett, Melbourn Branch, with Heidi Allen MP. Branch membership grew during 2016.