PRESIDENTIAL PIECE
AS THE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE, RICHARD HEIN REFLECTS ON A BUSY 12 MONTHS
goodbyeAnd it’s from him…
but work commitments and time constraints made this an impossible task. So what were my highlights from the year? Recently I became the fi rst BPA President to
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attend the Scottish BPA group meeting. I met Fiona Reid from Perth and Kinross and Gordon Catchlove of the City of Edinburgh, along with Patrick Troy, the evening before and attended the meeting the next day. T is was a very positive group and reminded me that many of our BPA colleagues do not work within civil parking enforcement (CPE) and have other experiences to share. We must also ensure inclusion of parking
operators from the Home Countries so that the BPA is not seen to be an English parking association. As part of our 40th anniversary celebrations 19
former presidents joined me, my successor Graham Brown, the following year’s president Paul Necus, and Patrick Troy for a dinner in London. T is was funded entirely by the attendees
themselves and it was fantastic to meet up with some of the legends of the parking industry. I would hope that, as a legacy, this may now become an annual event with even more attendees in the future. Here are my highlights of a busy year:
● President’s speech on the terrace at the House of
Commons – what an honour! ● T e Parking Summit ● Member’s Dinner (Was Steve Davis’s performance at the recent World Snooker Championship inspired
by attending our dinner?) ● Parkex and the Gala Dinner – this was the best
attendance for a long time for a stand-alone event ● T e launch of the Hospital Charter
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● Meeting public fi gures such as Sadiq Khan ● Attending regional group meetings and meeting the people who are trying to make a diff erence and
raise standards ● T e past presidents’ dinner in London However – and this may sound a bit odd –
A GREAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS ARE STRIVING TO SERVE THE BPA MEMBERSHIP AND IMPROVE THE PARKING SECTOR
my biggest highlight has been chairing Council meetings, where a great group of individuals are striving to serve the BPA membership and improve the parking sector. It is always a little stressful as the chair, making
sure everyone has their turn to contribute to the meeting, and maintaining a level of control through what can be some passionate debate. Finally, I must off er my sincere congratulations
to Anjna Patel on her recent success in being voted in as the new BPA vice president, and off er commiserations to Barry Nelms. I have known Barry for many years from our Croydon days; I’m sure he will be back again in next year’s vote. Anyway, that’s enough from me. All I can say is
that it has been an honour and a year I will always look back on with fond memories. Many thanks to the BPA Council, the Presidential
team, Jane Hack, Patrick Troy and Kelvin Reynolds, and the rest of the team at Haywards Heath. Enjoy your year, Graham, and try to keep it in your memory!
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ell, that was my year. People told me that it would fl y by, and it certainly did. It would have been great to attend all the meetings I was invited to,
Saying his farewells… outgoing President Richard Hein has enjoyed his year
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