This year's Association AGM took place in Foxton Village Hall, highlighted with addresses from Vicky Ford MEP and Andrew Lansley, our MP, as well as certificates and trophies for various achievements on behalf of the Association.
Certificates are awarded to those branches who have raised over £1,000 in social and membership combined throughout the year. In 2012, these were:
Bar Hill
Comberton
Girton
Harston
Melbourn
Queen Edith’s
Shelfords and Stapleford
Swavesey
The January Trophy is awarded to the branch achieving the highest increase in branch fundraising over the previous year – in 2012, Queen Edith’s branch increased their fundraising by 56% over 2011.
The Eynesbury Shield is awarded to the branch with the highest increase in membership over the previous year. On this occasion, it was awared to the Shelfords and Stapleford branch
The Hardwick Salver is awarded to the individual making an outstanding contribution to the Association – on this occasion, to Peter Mann for his work on the Association’s website.
▲ John Keatley, Anne Potter and Dorothy Calder.
▲ Mark Howard.
▲ Andrew Lansley MP, Vicky Ford MEP and Donald Douglas.
▲ District Councillors Tom Bygott, Ben Shelton and Mark Howell...
▲ ... joined here by Colin Barker.
▲ Julian Leigh, Association Treasurer, Stephen Frost, Constituency Agent, Dr Ian Calder, Association President, Donald Douglas, Association Chairman, Andrew Lansley MP and Vicky Ford MEP
▲ Andrew Lansley MP and Vicky Ford MEP – who warned us not to accept anything UKIP says.
▲ Andrew with District Councillor Ben Shelton who received the Best Branch Performance certificate on behalf of the Shelford and Stapleford branch.
▲ Andrew with Val Godby who received the Best Branch Performance certificate on behalf of the Girton branch.
▲ Andrew with Pamela Douglas who received the Best Branch Performance certificate on behalf of the Queen Edith's branch.
▲ Andrew with John Keatley who received the Best Branch Performance certificate on behalf of the Melbourn branch.
▲ Andrew with Graham Wedd who received the Best Branch Performance certificate on behalf of the Swavesey branch.
▲ Andrew with Jean Bacon who received the Best Branch Performance certificate on behalf of Comberton branch.
▲ Andrew with Pamela Dugolas – and the January Trophy, this year awarded to the Queen Edith's branch for the highest increase in branch fundraising compared with previous years.
▲ Andrew with District Councillor Ben Shelton – and the Eynesbury Shield, this year awarded to the Shelford and Stapleford branch for ???
▲ Andrew with Peter Mann of Buzz Associates who has been awarded the Hardwicke Salver 'for his hard work on the constituency website'.
▲ Jean Peacey thanked the Officers of the Association for their hard work and enthusiasm during the past 12 months – in particular Julian Leigh, Treasurer, and Donald Douglas, Chairman, who are both stepping down after four years' service.
▲ Julian Leigh, Association Treasurer, Andrew Lansley MP and Donald Douglas, Association Chairman.
▲ Disctrict Councillor Tom Bygott, Deputy Chairman Political Campaigning, thanking Julian Leigh and Donald Douglas. Tom is also standing down and will be replaced by District Councillor Ben Shelton.
▲ Andrew Lansley MP giving his address. Dr Ian Calder, President, Bill Potter, the Association's new Chairman and outgoing Chairman Donald Douglas were obviously amused.
▲ Bill Potter and Sally Lansley – sorry this is not a very good photo!
▲ Time to go home – the end of the 18th AGM of the South Cambridgeshire Conservative Association.
Peter Mann took these photographs and apologises for their poor quality – he, er, forgot to adjust the settings on his camera...