Committee

Those elected at the 2024 Annual General Meeting.

NB: Louise Heath was co-opted onto the Committee, while Charlie Combes, Martin Hobson, Dave Laverty, Roger Perrin and Martin Wall retired from it.

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  Norman Broadfield - President, and Magazine Editor

  Nickname

  'Nome'

  Position(s) held

  President 2024–present and 1987–1988; Senior Vice-President 2023–2024; Junior Vice-President 2022–2023; Magazine Editor 2002–present; Vice-President 1986–1987

  Left school

  1960

  School house

  King's

  School achievements

  Junior Cross Country Champion (1955); First XV Rugby; First XI Cricket

  Higher/further education

  University of Leeds, 1960–1963, Bachelor of Science with Honours, Psychology and Sociology

  Occupation

  Retired export sales director

  Hobbies

  Rugby; cricket; history of warfare

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  David Simons - Senior Vice-President

  Nickname

  'Sam', 'Simmo'

  Position(s) held

  Senior Vice-President 2024–present; Junior Vice-President 2023–2024

  Left school

  1971

  School house

  Blount's

  School achievements

  Prize for Fifth Form work; School Rugby and Cricket to Under-15s; Senior non-commissioned officer, Royal Air Force Section, Combined Cadet Force

  Higher/further education

  Trent Polytechnic, 1973–1976, Bachelor of Science with Honours, Quantity Surveying; College of Estate Management, University of Reading, 1993, Diploma in Arbitration; Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Member of the Academy of Experts

  Occupation

  Retired chartered quantity surveyor and arbitrator

  Hobbies

  Motorsport (Motorsport UK Steward, Training Assessor and Ministry of Defence Liaison Officer); Building Conservation (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings); History, with a special interest in King Charles I (Society of King Charles the Martyr Life Member)

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  Dr Nigel Geary - Junior Vice-President

  Nickname

  'Bowsie' (Bowman in school 1st Boat)

  Position(s) held

  Junior Vice-President 2024–present

  Left school

  1970

  School house

  Blount's

  School achievements

  Advanced Physics prize; rowing (first crew); school orchestra (first trumpet); The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (Gold)

  Higher/further education

  University of Liverpool, 1970–1978, Bachelor of Science with Honours, Physics with Materials Science; followed by Master of Engineering, Polymer Physics; followed by Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Modelling of Polymer Structures

  Occupation

  Retired specialist in the software industry (business intelligence)

  Hobbies

  Rowing; Repair Café volunteer; pro-nuclear energy Green activist; music

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  Tim Gulliver - Association Secretary

  Nickname

  'Gully', 'Gonzo', 'Captain Beaky'

  Position(s) held

  Association Secretary 2014–present; President 2022–2023; Senior Vice-President 2021–2022; Junior Vice-President 2019–2021; Committee Member (ex officio) 2004–2014

  Left school

  Staff (finished compulsory education in 1973)

  School house

  (Compton)

  School achievements

  Range of prizes: Divinity, Headteacher's, Sixth Form, etc

  Higher/further education

  Milton Keynes College of Education; The Open University, Bachelor of Arts with Honours

  Occupation

  Retired teacher

  Hobbies

  In earlier days: kayaking and cycling; today: building projects

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  Pete Picken, QPM - Treasurer

  Position(s) held

  Treasurer 1998–present; President 1997–1998; Vice-President 1996–1997

  Left school

  1957

  School house

  Blount's

  School achievements

  Not really an academic; preferred sport, and active in House and School teams

  Occupation

  Retired police officer

  Hobbies

  Sport, mainly cricket and football; DIY; family

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  Joel Douglas - Membership Secretary, and Website Administrator

  Position(s) held

  Membership Secretary 2024–present; Website Administrator 2024–present; Committee Member 2016–2024

  Left school

  2006

  School house

  Chad's

  School achievements

  Over-zealous (and probably over-bearing) Young Enterprise team member; prizes for English, French, German and Religious Education, plus PTA Prize for Year Service several times; served briefly as a librarian (and even more briefly in the CCF); tenuous success in sprinting events, but genuine success in stage managing various productions

  Higher/further education

  University of Birmingham, 2006–2010, Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Modern Languages and European Studies (Politics); University of Staffordshire, 2022–2023, Certificate of Higher Education, Professional Policing Practice

  Occupation

  Self-employed administrator

  Hobbies

  Being involved with community projects (especially litter-picking); charity trusteeship (on Roy Woodward Educational Foundation 2022–present and Harry Train Exhibition 2024–present); doing quizzes (more so partaking, but occasionally hosting); editing Wikipedia (trying, and often failing, to avoid 'edit wars'); school governance (the Association's nominee on the Local Academy Board, previously Local Governing Body, 2018–present); trying new restaurants (this does not take a lot of arm-twisting); walking (whereas this can take a lot of arm-twisting); watching YouTube (which seems to be the closest thing that we shall ever have to a time machine)

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  Tony Kidd - Auditor

  Nickname

  'Kidney Bean'

  Position(s) held

  Auditor 2006/7–present; Committee Member 2001–2007; President 2000–2001; Vice-President 1999–2000

  Left school

  1966

  School house

  Clare's

  School achievements

  Prefect 1965/66; 2nd XI cricket captain 1966

  Higher/further education

  Accountancy course

  Occupation

  Retired finance director

  Hobbies

  Snooker; cricket umpiring; football; family

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  Jamie Butler - Committee Member (ex officio)

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member (ex officio) 2021–present

  Left school

  Staff

  School house

  (As Head, cannot be allocated to one for fear of bias!)

  Higher/further education

  Oxford Brookes University, Bachelor of Science with Honours, Mathematics and Geography

  Occupation

  Teacher

  Hobbies

  Football; home improvement

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  Martin Easton - Committee Member

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 1991–present and 1973–1989; President 1990–1991; Vice-President 1989–1990

  Left school

  1967

  School house

  King's

  School achievements

  Ran school mile three years in succession

  Higher/further education

  University of Sheffield, 1967–1970, Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Law

  Occupation

  Retired lawyer

  Hobbies

  Sport, family

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  Pete Guy - Committee Member

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 2024–present; Membership Secretary 2006–2024; President 2002–2003; Vice-President 2001–2002

  Left school

  1962

  School house

  Benton's

  School achievements

  First XI Cricket; First XV Rugby

  Higher/further education

  The University of Manchester, 1962–1965, Bachelor of Science with Honours, Mechanical Engineering

  Occupation

  Retired production manager in ferrous and non-ferrous industries

  Hobbies

  Horseracing as spectator and part-owner; watching Worcestershire CCC

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  John Hall - Committee Member

  Nickname

  'Olicker'

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 2024–present; President 2023–2024; Senior Vice-President 2022–2023; Junior Vice-President 2021–2022

  Left school

  1966

  School house

  Blount's

  School achievements

  English Youth Athletics Team 1965 & 1966; First XV Rugby 1964–1966; School Athletics Captain 1966; Senior 'Victor Ludorum' 1966; Blounts House Captain 1966; County Champion, Athletics x 6 titles

  Higher/further education

  Institute of Cost and Works Accountants; Henley Business School

  Occupation

  Retired business consultant

  Hobbies

  Guitar; walking; National Trust visits

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  Stuart Harris - Committee Member

  Nickname

  'Chopper' (from tough tackling in football as in Ron 'Chopper' Harris)

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 2019–present

  Left school

  1997

  School house

  Queen's

  School achievements

  No real academic ones that I can think of; head boy/prefect in middle school; head of house in high school; played in nearly every sport going at school; on county cup, district cup and league in same year at football in middle school

  Higher/further education

  Finished A Levels and went to work at Hodgehill Nurseries before joining West Midlands Police aged 24

  Occupation

  Police officer

  Hobbies

  Travelling, going out with family and friends, going out for good food and drink

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  Louise Heath - Committee Member

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member (co-opted) 2024–present

  Left school

  Associated (left Ludlow College in 1999)

  School house

  (St Giles' at Ludlow School)

  School achievements

  A levels completed between 1997 and 1999

  Higher/further education

  University of Staffordshire, 1999–2002, Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Law; The University of Lancaster, 2003, Master of Laws, International Law and International Relations

  Occupation

  Contracts manager

  Hobbies

  Live music; travelling; reading; art; theatre; eating and drinking as much as possible!

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  Arthur Miller - Committee Member

  Nickname

  'Dusty'

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 2019–present; President 2018–2019; Senior Vice-President 2017–2018; Junior Vice-President 2016–2017

  Left school

  1959

  School house

  Clare's

  School achievements

  Witherby Prize for Elocution; appeared as Aeneas in the presentation of 'Dido & Aeneas' given at Kidderminster Town Hall under the direction of Mr Murphy

  Higher/further education

  St Peter's College, Saltley, 1959, Certificate in Education; University of Birmingham, 1960–1961, Certificate in Library Science and Bachelor of Education with Honours; Leeds Metropolitan University, 1985, Master of Arts, Library and Information Technology Management

  Occupation

  Retired teacher

  Hobbies

  Philately; photography; IT; music; armchair supporter of Aston Villa and Brive

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  Ann Mullard - Committee Member

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 2013–present; President 2012–2013; Senior Vice-President 2011–2012; Junior Vice-President 2010–2011

  Left school

  1979 (returned to 'teach' 1983–1986)

  School house

  Queen's (Bishop's as staff member)

  School achievements

  Robust member of the chorus in 'HMS Pinafore' and 'Pirates of Penzance'; tuneless member of the orchestra (viola, retired); buoyant, but incompetent, captain of Queens swimming team 1979; stalwart customer service associate and enthusiastic user of tuck shop 1977–1979

  Higher/further education

  The University of Lancaster, 1979–1982, Bachelor of Science with Honours, Mathematics; University of Warwick, 1983, Postgraduate Certificate in Education; Buckinghamshire New University, 2008, Master of Arts, Leadership & Management

  Occupation

  Lecturer, freelance trainer, writer and project manager

  Hobbies

  Lowering the tone; getting her own way; shouting at the TV

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  Ken Ryder - Committee Member

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 2016–present; President 2015–2016; Senior Vice-President 2014–2015; Junior Vice-President 2013–2014

  Left school

  1961

  School house

  Clare's

  School achievements

  House Captain; Captain First XI and Second XI; Murder (but only in the cathedral)

  Higher/further education

  Bachelor of Arts; Master of Philosophy; Diploma in Education

  Occupation

  Retired teacher; translator

  Hobbies

  Theatre (produced many plays); most sports (especially cricket & football – WOLVES!); 'The Archers'; quizzes (been on three on telly without much distinction); crosswords; gardening when the weather is nice; Rotary Club Secretary

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  Richard Woolley - Committee Member

  Nickname

  'Frank'

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 2015–present; President 2014–2015; Senior Vice-President 2013–2014; Junior Vice-President 2012–2013

  Left school

  1964

  School house

  Blount's

  School achievements

  Chess Team Captain; Second XI Cricket Captain

  Higher/further education

  Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

  Occupation

  Retired chartered accountant

  Hobbies

  Music – playing guitar in the Midlands Fretted Orchestra; an active member of various wildlife organisations, including Butterfly conservation; member of Halesowen University of the Third Age, participating in several study groups

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  Stephen Wyer - Committee Member

  Position(s) held

  Committee Member 2021–present and 2012–2017; President 2019–2021; Senior Vice-President 2018–2019; Junior Vice-President 2017–2018

  Left school

  1982

  School house

  Clare's

  School achievements

  Member of cricket team that broke the world record for the longest match under Marylebone Cricket Club rules; captain of the quiz team; leader of county wind band, playing clarinet; principal role in 'Fiddler on the Roof'; member of the choir; gained entry to Oxbridge

  Higher/further education

  St John's College, University of Oxford, 1982–1985, Bachelor of Arts with Honours (later promoted to Master of Arts), Jurisprudence

  Occupation

  Retired solicitor

  Hobbies

  Freemasonry (currently head in Worcestershire); quizzes (appeared on 'Eggheads'); walking; music; grandchildren