The Royal Albert Hall, London,
the venue for this year's AGM !
Lunchtime break !
Forming an orderly queue to get back into the hall after lunch !
Inside the hall with an audience of about 5,000 people

A closer view of the audience
Guest speakers on the day were

Maureen Lipman and Eve Pollard
Out-going chair of the National Federation 2006-2009 Fay Mansell OBE
Incoming Chair Ruth Bond from
the Cambridgeshire Federation
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