Alan Dedden

I was born in north London in 1949. I attended a variety of schools in Edmonton and Enfield until my parents moved to Harpenden in 1964.

I gained a degree in Electronic Engineering and Physics at Loughborough University of Technology. Whilst at Loughborough, I met Lindsey and we have been married since 1974. We have one son, Ross, who graduated from Stafford University in 2006.

Following two years with the publishing section of the Institute of Physics, I joined Marconi Elliott Avionic Systems Ltd at Rochester, Kent and worked on the automatic flight controls for Concorde and Boeing 747. Whilst with Marconi, I spent two years in Seattle at the Boeing facility. In 1984 I joined Flight Refuelling Ltd and have worked on the electronic systems of their unmanned aircraft and air-to-air refuelling systems.

I am a Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

I was elected to the Town Council in May 2003 following my involvement with the Bakers Farm Community Centre Association. I have served on and chaired various Town Council committees.

Lindsey and I have lived in Verwood since 1985. We have been privileged to live with huskies since 1990, and for 10 of those years, I raced two in husky events across the country.