Archive photo - 1990 (past presidents)

With thanks to Ron Skinner, former Scottish Association President, who has provided the attached photograph from 1990 for the archives of the Scottish Association.

This shows outstanding past Presidents:

On the right standing: C. S. Page President in 1974/5 and also National President in 1982. Stuart was Lecturer at the Scottish College of Commerce, Glasgow and co-founder of the Association in Scotland.

On the left standing: Jack Simpson President in 1981/2. Jack was Estates Surveyor, Lothian Regional Council and was instrumental in doing all the legwork to introduce the technicians course in Scotland.

On the left seated: Stuart’s wife Dot. (Sadly both Stuart and Dot are no longer with us).

On the right seated: Ron Skinner, former Scottish Association President (early 1990's) and Assistant Director of Finance at Central Regional Council. 

Revenues Forum 1986, YES that is 1986!!!

Thanks to Ron Skinner for digging in his archives - excellent picture!

Attached is a picture from the Revenues Forum Meeting in Central in 1986 - a fine looking bunch discussing the response to the Green Paper on Local Government Finance!! Think there may just be a few familiar faces if you look very closely.....


Gordon Paterson - Tayside,
Lesley Hodge - Fife,
Allan Traynor - Fife,
Bill Gourlay - Grampian,
Les Clift - Grampian,
John Risk - Central,
Ron Skinner - Central,
Eric Geddes (President) - Central,
Roy Paterson – Dumfries & Galloway,
Alex Stein - Lothian,
Ian Hunter- Lothian,
Alastair Campbell - Strathclyde,
Sandy Brown – Scottish Borders,
Frank Simmers - Tayside.

Revenues Forum early 1980's - YES that's 80's!!!

The Usual Suspects? .... anyone recognise this line up of handsome young men at the Revenues Forum in Highland back in the early 80's??!!

(in fact can anyone narrow down the date more specifically?!)

Alex McLean Strathclyde
Gordon Paterson Tayside
Bill Gourlay Grampian
Les Clift Grampian
Karl Chapman SSHA
Tom Irvine Accounts Commission – Chairman
Brian Jeffrey Falkirk District
Roy Paterson Dumfries & Galloway
Jim Littlejohn Falkirk District
Frank Simmers Tayside
Alastair Campbell Strathclyde
Allan Traynor Fife
?
Willie Sinclair Highland
Sandy Brown Borders
?
?
Ron Skinner Central

(Any help in filling in the missing names would be appreciated.)