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