Honorary Aldermen (From Council minutes)
It was MOVED and it was duly SECONDED that under Section 249(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Council confer on the following past Members of the Devon County Council the title of Honorary Alderman in recognition of their eminent service to the Council during the period of their membership of the Council:
- John Berry
- Jerry Brook
- Christine Channon
- Roger Croad
- Alistair Dewhirst
- Rufus Gilbert
- George Gribble
- Ian Hall
- Rob Hannaford
- John Hart
- Stuart Hughes
- Frank Letch
- Sara Randall Johnson
- James McInnes
- Percy Prowse
- Ray Radford
- Andrew Saywell
- Margaret Squires
- Jeremy Yabsley
Local Government Act 1972 (as referred to above)
249 Honorary aldermen and freemen.
(1)A principal council may, by a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of the members voting thereon at a meeting of the council specially convened for the purpose with notice of the object, confer the title of honorary aldermen on persons who have, in the opinion of the council, rendered eminent services to the council as past members of that council, but who are not then councillors of the council.
East Devon Watch 
Now that we have the names, who can provide positive or negative evidence as to their suitability to be honoured with an Aldermanship?
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And if you feel strongly that they should only be awarded to those with outstanding positive contributions, write to your councillor and tell them that they should vote NO to anyone who doesn’t fulfil that criterion rather than abstaining.
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