Success at the AGM

1st May 2026 Neil Smith

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Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM a couple of weeks ago, in our fifth hybrid AGM.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the new management committee for 2026-2027/29. Congratulations to everyone who was elected.

Results of the AGM elections:

County Coordinator – M9XTA Jason Moore will continue as Coordinator & Chairman for a sixth tenure. Following a change to our constitution, this will now be until 2029.
Deputy County Coordinator – M9KFG Chris Freebody, was duly elected to support the County Coordinator. Following a change to our constitution, this will now be until 2029.
Treasurer – 2E0UCB Chris Barber was duly elected. Following a change to our constitution, this will now be until 2028.
Secretary – M0WRB Richard Brindley was duly elected. Following a change to our constitution, this will now be until 2028.

Your new Area Co-ordinator Teams:

North Coordinator – Elected M0WRB Richard Brindley, however post AGM and a discussion with the North Area, it was agreed that M9PMR Owen Hutley will now stand as North Coordinator.
Deputy North Coordinator – Elected M9PMR Owen Hutley, however post AGM and a discussion with the North Area, it was agreed that M0WRB Richard Brindley will now stand as Deputy North Coordinator.
Central Coordinator – M9PSN Gareth James
Deputy Central Coordinator – M9NNZ John Doughty
South Coordinator – G8YPK Vince Maddox
Deputy South Coordinator – M7GXE Pen Wonfor

Area Coordinators and co-opted committee members remain at a tenure of one year, as this was unchanged at the EGM.

The Management Committee can also co-opt up to 6 other members onto the team.

As such, we have the following co-opted roles so far, following an Executive Meeting of the elected committee, which took place on Thursday 23^rd April: