Lord Alderdice plus North Down Alliance Elected reps and Officers |
New office bearers were also elected with Adam Harbinson re-elected as Chairperson and Claire Johnston joining as Vice Chair.
Lord Alderdice’s speech touched upon
his time in politics, experience of being part of a party of Government in
Westminster and life in the House of Lords and left members in an upbeat mood.
At the AGM the Association looked
back on the positive progress made during 2011 with Dr Stephen Farry elected as
MLA and subsequently as Minister for Employment of Learning.
Whilst the Association were
disappointed that Anne Wilson narrowly missed out on election to the Assembly
election of a strong team to North Down Borough Council was warmly welcomed
with Anne Wilson, Tony Hill, Andrew Muir, Larry Thompson, Christine Bower and
Michael Bower all elected as Councillors.
A new Committee to lead North Down
Alliance during 2012 was elected at the AGM and includes Jean Green as
President, Susan O’Brien as Vice President, Adam Harbinson as Chairperson,
Claire Johnston as Vice Chair, Michael Watts as Secretary, Chris Mackey as
Treasuer, Bryan Ardhill as Membership Officer and Rodney Neill as Media
Officer.
Concluding, Chairperson Adam
Harbinson remarked “Plans are now being made for an exciting programme of
events during 2012 to include new and innovative fundraising and engagement
events to raise funds for the party and our profile locally in communities
across the constituency”.