2025 Committee
Chairman | |
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Our Chairman is the ‘face’ of UPA Colworth and our key contact with the Laboratory. She chairs the AGM and the Management Committee meetings, and fixes/agrees the agendas. She is also a lead contact with Head Office Pensions Liaison and for membership. |
Sally Butler |
Secretariat | |
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Trina Barritt, as the General Secretary and Membership Secretary, is the first contact for enquiries. She has the latest membership list and maintains the various circulation lists for corresponding with members by post and e-mail. We are bound by the Data Protection Act so if you need information from Trina you may have to wait while she seeks permission to pass that information on. To contact Trina, see the “Contact Us” page. Trina is assisted by Claire Talbot |
Trina Barritt |
Minutes Secretary | |
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Janet Westcott is the Minutes Secretary and is responsible for taking the minutes at AGM and Committee Meetings and maintaining the historical records of UPA Colworth meetings. She is extremely skilled at writing minutes that fit on one page. She also assists Mike in maintaining the website. |
Janet Westcott |
Treasurer | |
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Paul Barrett is the Treasurer. He is responsible for controlling an annual account of around £15,000. He receives all incoming monies [even if it is collected via others] and pays out all cheques. He balances assets between current and cash accounts. He keeps an up to date electronic ledger and from it produces the annual accounts for auditing and presentation at the AGM. |
Paul Barrett |
Events & Excursions | |
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Bobbie Bradford is the Events & Excursions (E&E) Secretary. In her role she produces, with the E&E sub-committee, an annual programme of Events and Excursions. She then personally focuses on the Excursions administration – booking venues: ensuring coaches booked, producing flyers for Newsletters and Website: receiving bookings: confirming participants; appointing and briefing coach monitors. The E&E Secretary also produces an annual review of the programme at the AGM. |
Bobbie Bradford |
Ramblers Secretary | |
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The Ramblers Secretary is Julie Thompson. Her role is to put together the annual walking programme and co-ordinate walks, cycle rides and events throughout the season. Members of the Rambling Group volunteer to lead walks or cycle rides, plan a route, check out conditions prior to the date and locate suitable venues for refreshment afterwards. Circulation of information, newsletter articles and the annual review are covered by Julie.. As Julie is the main contact for circulation of information about the walks, contact her to be included on his circulation list |
Julie Thompson |
Newsletter Editor | |
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Trevor Cook is editor of the newsletter. Issued six times a year its aim is to provide reports on UPA Colworth activities as well as broader aspects such as articles from members on, for example, their hobbies, holidays and indeed anything considered to be of general interest. Please contact Trevor if you have any ideas as to what the newsletter should include. If you have articles that you would like to submit for the newsletter, so much the better. |
Trevor Cook |
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Claire Talbot | Mike Quickenden | Jean Ablett | Kevin Povey | Debbie Felts |
Events Team |
The Events and Excursions team comprises Bobbie Bradford, Kevin Povey, Janet Westcott, Jean Ablett, Claire Talbot and Debbie Felts. All contribute to the planning organising and administration of selected events throughout the year. |
Communications Team |
The Communications Team Consists of Trevor Cook, Mike Quickenden and Janet Westcott. Mike is our website manager who, with help from Janet Westcott, develops and maintains our website. |