North East Regional Conference

North East Liberal Democrats' regional conference was held on Saturday 12th June at Gateshead Civic Centre. John Shipley, Leader of Newcastle City Council and about to become a member of the House of Lords, was the first speaker. Here is his speech:



A few photos of the conference:



Above and below, John Shipley addressing conference





Peter Freitag (former North East Regional President), John Shipley and Baroness Diana Maddock



Director of Campaigns Hilary Stephenson gave a presentation on the general election campaign.



The registraion desk - 100 people attended the conference