Club's organisation

ORGANISATION & OFFICERS

The day-to-day operation of the Club is managed by an executive committee chaired by the President, who normally serves for one year at a time. The committee meets quarterly. 

There are two other committees: 

  1. The Publications Committee which is responsible for the Transactions and other publications and supports the Editor 
  2. The Geoffrey Walter Smith Fund Committee which considers applications for funding for local projects or publications. 

During 2025, other committees / working groups are being formed to handle key aspects of the Club’s activities. Their membership and briefs will be communicated in due course.

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

The committee has a maximum of 23 members at any one time, Committee members and officers are listed below. The Club is a registered charity (No. 521000), and all committee members are trustees of that charity. Officers of the Club can be contacted via the Contact Us option.

As reported at the Spring Annual Meeting of 15 March 2025 and in the Club’s newsletter for Spring 2025, the same committee members and officers have agreed to act as the first trustees of the Club under its new constitution as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registration number 1212600).

 

Officers and Committee Members 2025 to 2026

 
PRESIDENT* Howard Tomlinson
VICE PRESIDENTS* Rachel Jenkins, David Whitehead, John C. Eisel, Janet Cooper
SECRETARY* Jane Adams  
TREASURER* Jonathan Comber
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY* Toby Cusworth
FIELD SECRETARY* Sue Olver
EDITOR* Terry Morgan
LIBRARIAN* Marianne Percival
MEETINGS SECRETARY Anne Harbour
OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Joseph Goldsmith, Moira Jenkins, Duncan James, David Lovelace, Christian Montez, Keith Ray, Will Watson

Those marked * are ex officio members of the committee.

 

The Transactions have regular reports from the Club’s Recorders on various subjects.

RECORDERS Archaeology: Keith Ray
Botany: Stuart Hedley
Buildings: Duncan James
Geology: Moira Jenkins
Mycology: Jo Weightman
Ornithology: Rachel Jenkins

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN John Eisel
EDITOR Terry Morgan
MEMBERS David Whitehead, Joseph Goldsmith

GWS FUND COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN John Eisel
MEMBERS Janet Cooper, Jacqueline Jonson, David Whitehead