THE women’s section of Bexleyheath and Crayford Conservative Association has won the Pamela Finsburg trophy for being the most successful Tory ladies group in London.

They were congratulated at their annual meeting by Valerie Whittaker, chairwoman of the London region Conservative women’s constituency committee.

The other guest at the meeting was constituency MP David Evennett, who spoke on a variety of topical political subjects including the alternative vote referendum, votes for prisoners and plans to standardise the size of political constituencies.

The meeting ended with a cream tea featuring homemade scones.