Wickham Bishops Tennis Club's Past and Present Officers
Our constitution states that the Committee shall manage the Club and have the following Officers when possible - a President, Vice-President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and Match Secretary.
We are fortunate that past members have agreed to be our President, a role we have had since 1980. The President is someone who no longer plays but usually has performed an important part in the club’s development and is enthusiastic to still be involved. The President chairs our yearly AGMs and supports the club at its various events and projects held throughout the season.
In addition, we have members from the Committee who have filled the voluntary roles of Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and Match Secretary from 1976 until the present day. They form the backbone of the workings of the Committee.
Here are the names of our past and present Officers:
President
1980-1981 Bryan Littlewood
1981-1984 John Mitchell
1984-2013 Colin Dove
2013-present Valerie Martin
Chairman
1976-1978 Terry Murphy
1978-1979 Nigel Champion
1979-1981 Mike Stammers
1981-1982 Ann Castell
1982-1983 Janet Stoneham
1983-1984 Valerie Martin
1984-1985 Len Giles
1985-1986 Colin Dove
1986-1987 Simon Bayley
1987-1988 Bertie Pereira
1988-1989 Gill Thorne
1989-1990 Simon Brown
1990-1991 Di Bayley
1991-1992 John Kerr
1992-1993 Tony Walkden
1994-1995 Peter Ward
1995-1996 Jan Rochester
1996-1997 John Kerr
1997-1998 Peter Ward
1998-2001 Jan Rochester
2001-2004 John Phillips
2004-2007 Jan Rochester
2007-2010 Bill Stephens
2010-2013 Graham Lewis-Taylor
2013-2016 Jenny Cooper
2016-2018 Bill Stephens
2018-2020 Graham Lewis-Taylor
2020-2023 Tim Eacott
2023-present Julia Smithson
Hon. Secretary
1976-1980 Janet Stoneham
1980-1981 Jean Cloughton
1981-1984 Gill Thorne
1984-1985 Anne Dyde (part year)
1985-2018 Muriel Stephens
2018-present Jenny Cooper
Hon. Treasurer
1976-1979 Tricia Parker
1979-1980 Maureen Stoakes
1980-1980 Bill Nicol (part year)
1980-1982 Pauline Allen
1982-1983 Georgina Rose
1983-1987 Mike Stammers
1987-2003 George Bamford
2003-2013 Peter Ward
2013-2016 Clive Allenby
2016-2019 Peter Mickelsen
2019-present Jon Gustard
Match Secretary
1981-1982 Maureen Stoakes (joint year)
1981-1985 Jean Cloughton
1985 – present Jan Rochester