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The Committee are invited to elect a Chairman in accordance with Standing Order 29.

The Committee proceeded to elect a Chairman in accordance with Standing Order No. 29. A list of Members eligible to stand was read and Philip Woodhouse being the only Member expressing a willingness to serve was declared to have been elected as Chairman of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee for the ensuing year.

The Chairman welcomed Members of the Committee and expressed his sincere thanks to the outgoing chairman, Alderman Gordon Haines. Mr Woodhouse thanked Alderman Haines for his constant support and commitment to the work of the Committee.

Resolved – that Philip Woodhouse be elected as Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing year.