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Change of Insignia

The Change of Insignia ceremony was a glittering event, with all participants wearing their best evening gowns.  This is where all the Region/NA/Network Presidents hand over their chains of offices to the incoming President, as does the SIGBI President.

Read Margaret Oldroyd’s outgoing speech and Jenny Vince’s incoming speech.

A selection of photographs from the event are shown below, and individual members can purchase pictures by clicking the link below and selecting either SIGBI Saturday Pictures, SIGBI Friday Pictures or SIGBI Thursday Pictures. The password is HARROGATE here is the link to access the pictures.

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Installation of FMB and Change of Insignia

 FMB  Outgoing 2013-2014  Incoming 2014-2015
 President  Margaret Oldroyd  Jenny Vince
 President Elect  Jenny Vince  Margaret Emsley
 Vice President  Margaret Emsley  Ann Hodgson
 Immediate Past President  Pat Black  Margaret Oldroyd
 Director of Communications  VACANT  Jane Slatter
 Director of Finance  Connie Mutunhu  Judith Lewis
 Director of Membership  Sue Williams  Sue Williams
 Director of Organisational Development  Ann Hodgson  Ann Hodgson
 Director of Programme  Sue Biggs  Sue Biggs
 Director without Portfolio  Bozena Benton  Joyce Boorman
 Director without Portfolio  Chinwe Ezenwa-Mbah  Talat Pasha
 Director without Portfolio  Isobel Smith  Isobel Smith

 

Change of Insignia Ceremony

 Regional NA or Network  Incoming President 2014-2015  Outgoing President 2013-2014
 Cameroon  Margaret Ndzelen  Margaret Ndzelen
 Caribbean  Madeline Mills  Madeline Mills
 Cheshire North Wales & Wirral  Stella McKay Mooat  Hilary Williams
 India  Shreelatha Naraynan  Annette Mascarenhas
 London Anglia  Cathy Cottridge  Linda Reed
 London Chilterns  Rita Beaumont/Pauline Panter  Penny Dmoch
 Midland Arden  Jill Yarwood  Ann Keepax
 Midland Chase  Carol Bailey  Edna Schafer-Hughes
 Midland East  Vivienne Galloway  Elaine McDonald
 Nigeria  Bona Okigbo-Udebiuwa  Funlola Buraimoh-Ademuyewo
 North West England & Isle of Man  Tessa Jones  Edna Haselden
 Northern England  Margaret Clark  Josephine Chexal
 Northern Ireland  Karen Elliot  Irene Miskimmon
 Republic of Ireland  Margaret Geraghty  Noreen Walsh
 Scotland North  Pam Cairns  Marianne Simpson
 Scotland South  Bernadette Campbell  Ruth Liggat
 Scotland East England  Sheila Ash  Jacque Emery
 South Lancashire  Margaret Baker  Victoria Smerdon
 South West & Channel Islands  Kay Turner  Sue Perry
 Southern Africa  Sally Currin  Sally Currin
 Southern England  Jackie Theobald  Penny Bartlett
 Wales South  Sue Walker  Rayner Rees
 Yorkshire  Angela Edwards  Margaret Cook