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At the Federation’s AGM on 17 October Chris Hunt Cooke announced that he had, reluctantly, decided to stand down from the board with immediate effect. Shortly after the AGM Eri Heilijgers also submitted his resignation as director for heritage matters.

FBHVC’s articles of association allow the board to co-opt new members to fill vacancies occurring between elections and to appoint a chairman from amongst their number. Anyone so co-opted and/or appointed has to stand for formal election at the next available AGM. The deputy chairman, David Davies, assumed the chairman’s responsibilities until the board meeting on 15 November.

As a result of an appeal at the AGM and on the Federation’s website two candidates came forward and at that November meeting two new board members were co-opted, Ian Edmunds as director for heritage and Chris Cunnington who was subsequently elected by the board as the new chairman.

The board wish to sincerely thank both Chris Hunt Cooke and Eri Heilijgers for the considerable amount of time and effort that they have put in working for the Federation.

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Ian Edmunds

(L to R) Vice-president Derek Grossmark and Ian Edmunds

Ian is a retired motor industry engineer who has been actively involved with the Federation for over 15 years, albeit with a short break due to work pressures. He joined the General Committee (as it then was) to represent motorcycle interests and assisted with the running of the early conferences. He later combined this with being the original chairman of the Legislation and Fuels Committee. In this role he oversaw the successful testing program for lead replacement additives prior to the phasing out of leaded petrol. Currently he is the deputy chairman of the Legislation Committee. He is the custodian of six historic vehicles and a member of a similar number of subscriber clubs.

Of his new appointment Ian said: “In common, I imagine, with many old vehicle enthusiasts my interests extend beyond road vehicles to other forms of historic transport and heritage. So I look forward to the task of establishing links between FBHVC and similar organisations in other fields to our mutual benefit.”

(L to R) Newly elected chairman Chris Cunnington and Andrew Burt

Chris Cunnington

Chiris has been nvolved with the TR Register for many years both at local level and on their management committee. He had a great deal of experience of working with large companies and in local government. He has been exhibition manager then general manager of the TR Register and is currently TR Register chairman. He has also regularly chaired the Triumph Forum, a meeting of all UK Triumph clubs, as well as representing the UK at international Triumph club meetings.

Chris acknowledged that: “There is certainly no shortage of challenges being faced by our members.  Fortunately the Federation has a wide range of knowledge and expertise to foresee many of these and to react in a positive and constructive way to them.  I look forward to building on the Federation’s already well deserved reputation and with the board’s help continue the forward progress”.