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.
[new_royalslider id="3"]
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 |