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North West and North Wales annual dinner
by Shaer Halewood
The North West and North Wales (NWNW) region annual dinner proved a true gathering of old and new in October this year – from the seven new members formally receiving their certificates to the nine regional society past presidents including the oldest living NWNW regional president, Bill Jolliffe.
New members receiving their certificates were: Yogita Das, Judith Savage, Kathleen Pope, Naomi Povey, Sarah Cox, Peter Norris and Adele Ryan. Of course, the annual dinner is also where we celebrate a range of achievements.
This year was the first time we presented the Volunteer of the Year Award. This new award, developed by the North West and North Wales, is presented to a volunteer who may not necessarily be a CIPFA member or be employed in an accounting or finance position but has given their time to supporting the activities of CIPFA members and students. In a unanimous
recommendation by the society council in the summer, Derek Whiteway was put forward to receive this award.
Derek is a member of the NWNW Audit Group and has supported the society in a number of roles. Derek’s contribution to the maintenance of the Audit Group website helped the society to win the Website of the Year Award in September.
Tony Openshaw and Susan Curran also received special awards in recognition of their time on the society council supporting the development of the region.
After a superb dinner, media and publishing celebrity Eve Pollard gave a humorous account of her life including once advising Gordon Brown on the finances of the country and the task of interviewing Margaret Thatcher.
The NWNW would like to thank PricewaterhouseCoopers and Zurich Municipal for their support.