Club Contact Address:
The Secretary,
Tim Oatley Wessex HGPG,
Committee
Committee Hall of Fame
Members who have served on the club committee. This is based on records of AGMs
since 2000, so runs from Mar of one year to Mar of the following year. It excludes
the valuable work done by some members in unelected positions such as Bell Hill
Management. Any errors/omissions, please contact me.
If you have never served
on the committtee, isn't it about time you did?
| Name | Post(s) | Committee Years |
| Bob Dear | Magazine 1984-2009 | 25 |
| Sean Staines | Coach Co-ord 2007-2008, 2017-2020 Comps 2008-2012 PG Safety 2014-2017 Chairman 2020-present |
17 |
| Gary Puhl | Treasurer 2016-2025 Chairman 1997-2000 Social 2002-2003, 2008-2009 PG Safety 2003-2005 |
16 |
| Richard Mosley | HG Safety 2010-present | 16 |
| Richard Davis | Coach Co-ord 2003-2004 Webmaster 2012-present |
15 |
| John Blessing | Web Admin 2004-2012 Membership 2007-2012 |
14 |
| Stuart Martin | Safety 2000-2001, 2008-2009 Chairman 2001-2006, 2009-2011 |
9 |
| David Daniels | Web 2000-2004 Secretary 2001-2005 |
8 |
| Roger Edwards | Secretary 2005-2008 Magazine 2009-2014 |
8 |
| Robin Wallace | PG Safety 2018-present Social 2019-2020 |
8 |
| Everard Cunion | HG Safety 2000-2006 Social 2017 |
7 |
| Richard Thomason | Secretary 2008-2012 Comps 2012-2015 |
7 |
| Andy Fenton | Chairman 2016-2017 Sites 2011-2016 |
6 |
| Neil McCain | Social 2010-2012 Coach Co-ord 2013-2017 |
6 |
| Pete Chalmers | Chairman 2006-2009, 2011-2014 | 6 |
| Jeremy Mortimer | Treasurer 2001-2007 | 6 |
| Andy Donaldson | Membership 2021-2025 Treasurer 2025-present |
5 |
| Ali Florence | Sites 2006-2011 | 5 |
| Gordon Crisp | Sites 2016-2021 | 5 |
| Brian Metcalfe | PG Safety 2009-2014 | 5 |
| Gary Pocock | Membership 2016-2021 | 5 |
| Pete Studzinski | Treasurer 2007-2012 | 5 |
| Ruth Kelly | Magazine 2015-2017 Secretary 2012-2016 |
5 |
| Adrian Bishop | Comps 2000-2003 Social 1998-1999 |
4 |
| Craig Byrne | Social 2000-2001 Coach Co-ord 2006-2007 Chairman 2017-2019 |
4 |
| Adrian Coombe | Sites 1999-2002 Comps 2000-2001 |
4 |
| Colin Davies | Secretary 2020-2024 | 4 |
| Patrick Haughton | Membership 2012-2016 | 4 |
| Neil Hutchison | Chairman 1994-1997 Social 2005-2006 |
4 |
| John Readings | Treasurer 2012-2016 | 4 |
| Neil Russell | Coach Co-ord 2022-present | 4 |
| Tony Strickland | Social 2020-2024 | 4 |
| James Smith | Comps 2020-2024 | 4 |
| Andy Ward | Comps 2016-2020 | 4 |
| Steve Auld | Sec 1997-2000 | 3 |
| Charles Campion-Smith | Secretary 2016-2017 Chairman 2014-2016 |
3 |
| Jane Ellis | Treasurer 1999-2001 Secretary 1998-1999 |
3 |
| Ian "Angus" Gillespie | Secretary 2019-2020 Coach Co-ord 2020-2022 |
3 |
| Martin Hayward | Sites 2002-2005 | 3 |
| Roy Menage | Coach Co-ord 2010-2013 | 3 |
| Dave Moores | PG Safety 2001-2003 Social 2003-2004 |
3 |
| John Welch | PG Safety 2005-2008 | 3 |
| Matthew Whicher | HG Safety 2007-2010 | 3 |
| John Alder | Safety 1998-2000 | 2 |
| Nigel Cowley | Sites 2022-2024 | 2 |
| Andy Dawson | Magazine 2019-2021 | 2 |
| Paul Escott | Secretary 2005-2006 Membership 2006-2007 |
2 |
| Rene Jungbar | Sites 2024-present | 2 |
| Gill Legras | Comps 2006-2008 | 2 |
| Sean Lovatt | Coach Co-ord 2004-2006 | 2 |
| Gary Mullins | Coach Co-ord 2008-2010 | 2 |
| George Nott-Bower | Magazine 2017-2019 | 2 |
| Tim Oatley | Secretary 2024-present | 2 |
| Brian Watson | Comps 2024-present | 2 |
| Graeme Willgress | Coach Co-ord 2001-2003 | 2 |
| Keith Wright | Comps 2004-2006 | 2 |
| Alan Webb | Secretary 2017-2019 Chairman 2019-2020 |
2 |
| Nicole Barnard | Social 2004-2005 | 1 |
| Matthew Charlesworth | HG Safety 2006-2007 | 1 |
| Jacek Generowicz | 1999-2000 | 1 |
| Paul Hawkins | PG Safety 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Nigel Kermode | Bell Hill co-ord 2003-2004 | 1 |
| Tracey King | Social 2001-2002 | 1 |
| Grant Oseland | Social 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Pob Power | Comps 1998-1999 | 1 |
| Jerry Siddle | Secretary 2000-2001 | 1 |
| Andy Slater | Membership 2025-present | 1 |
| Richard Westgate | Chairman 2000-2001 | 1 |
| Dave Winn | Social 2010-2011 | 1 |
Can't put a name to a face? Check out the Members' Mugshots
Members List
Click on a members' name to see their mugshot.. No more confusion about who's who. Send me your mugshots and everyone will recognise you. There are still a lot of you who haven't - come on, don't be shy.
| Name | PG | HG | Member Type |
| Adrian Bishop | AP H | L | |
| Adrian Coombe | P H | L | |
| Adrian Leppard | P H CC T | LN | |
| Alan Birtles | AP H CC T | F | |
| Alan Booth | P H | LN | |
| Alan Bourne | CP H | F | |
| Alan Oliver - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC | F | |
| Alan Webb | P H CC | F | |
| Alastair Florence | P H | F | |
| Alex Omar Ayad - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Alexander Sims | CP H M | F | |
| Alexis Roxburgh - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Alison Dray | CP H | F | |
| Anders Olesen - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Andrew Craig | P H T | F | |
| Andrew Cunningham | CP H T | F | |
| Andrew Holt - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T M | EP H | F |
| Andrew Jemison - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Andrew Pearse | AP H D CFI T | EP H | L |
| Andy Campbell - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Andy Dawson | AP H T | L | |
| Andy Donaldson | P H | F | |
| Andy Fenton | P H M | F | |
| Andy Hutchinson | CP H | F | |
| Andy Slater | P H T | F | |
| Anna Markey - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | N | |
| Anthony James - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC | F | |
| Anthony Lucchesi - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H M | AP H T | F |
| Anthony Stephens | AP H T | LN | |
| Anthony Strickland | P H CC | F | |
| Anthony Woodley | P H | P H | F |
| Antony Noble - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Ben Bailey | P H | F | |
| Ben Cantrell | CP H | F | |
| Bob Dear | CP H | LN | |
| Bob Foss - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Bob Jones | CP H | LN | |
| Brian Metcalfe - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | CP H | F |
| Brian Roscoe - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H M | F | |
| Brian Searle - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Brian Watson | P H | F | |
| Bryan Regan - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Bryan Stickler - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Charlie Ellingworth - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Charlie Paterson | P H | F | |
| Chris Burton - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Chris Graham - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Chris Hannam | CP H M | F | |
| Chris Mattocks | P H | F | |
| Christopher Freeborn - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Colin Rush - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Colin Williamson - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Courtney Dawe | P H | F | |
| Csaba Premer - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Curtis Braund | P H | F | |
| Daniel Dronsfield-Harris | CP H | F | |
| D'arcy Foley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H M | F | |
| Darren Griffin | P H | F | |
| Dave Bhattachargee | CP H D | L | |
| Dave Moores | AP H D CC | LN | |
| Dave Pooley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Dave Witts - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| David Almond | P H | F | |
| David Darbyshire | P H CC | F | |
| David Franklin | P H | L | |
| David Hart | CP H | F | |
| David Hawkins | CP H | LN | |
| David Joyce - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| David Winn - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H D CC | N | |
| David Wrigley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H T | F | |
| Derek Banister | CP H | CP H | LN |
| Diego Chiarot - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Domenica Lopane | CP H | L | |
| Dominic Brown - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Dudi Ross - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Duncan Manning | P H | F | |
| Duncan Rayner - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Eddie Colfox | AP H D SI T M | F | |
| Eduardo Fagnani - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Efe Egemen Sen | CP H | S | |
| Ellis Bird | P H | F | |
| Elvijs Ungurs - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Eric Pearcey | AP H | AP H T | L |
| Felipe Sfreddo | P H | F | |
| Fiona Dalzell | AP H | L | |
| Frank Mcmillan | CP H | F | |
| Fritz Fink | P H | F | |
| Gary Parsons - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Gary Puhl | AP H T | L | |
| Gavin Fitzpatrick | CP H | LN | |
| George Nott-Bower | P H | F | |
| George Shapland | AP H D CC M | LN | |
| Gillian Legras | CP H | LN | |
| Giusseppe Lund - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T M | F | |
| Glyn Cassidy | P H CC | F | |
| Goran Oberg - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Gordon Crisp | P H CC | F | |
| Graham Howell - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Greg Knott | CP H | F | |
| Gregory Hoy - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Hamish Bradwell | CP H | F | |
| Hannah Hoare - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Harry Dike | P H T | L | |
| Harry Hanscomb - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Helen Coombes | P H | LN | |
| Helen Spall | AP H | LN | |
| Henry Swales | CP H | F | |
| Howard Blythe | CP H | F | |
| Hugh Kennedy - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Ian Bruce | CP H M | LN | |
| Ian Mcgowan | CP H | L | |
| Ian Orpe | P H | LN | |
| Jacek Flak | P H | F | |
| Jakub Majda | CP H | F | |
| James Braund | P H | F | |
| James Lynch - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| James Mckeeman - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H T | F | |
| James Shearing - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| James Smith | P H | F | |
| James Spall | P H CC | LN | |
| James Tawse | CP H | L | |
| Jason Hemmings - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Jay Power - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T | EP H | F |
| Jemima Crathorne - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H M | F | |
| Jerome Durand - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Jerry Siddle | P H T | L | |
| Jim Pendlebury | CP H | LN | |
| Joe North | CP H | F | |
| John Alder | P H | P H T | L |
| John Blessing | P H | L | |
| John Burrows | P H | CP H | F |
| John Fletcher | P H | LN | |
| John Meredith - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T M | F | |
| John Mitchell | P H D TI CC | LN | |
| John Pinchin | P H | LN | |
| John Porter | CP H | LN | |
| John Readings | P H | LN | |
| John Welch | AP H D CFI T M | L | |
| John Wreford - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Jonathan Bingham | P H | F | |
| Jonathan Clarke | P H | F | |
| Jonathan Harrop | CP H | L | |
| Jonathan Meyer - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Joshua Hall - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | S | |
| Julian Pearson - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Julian Phipps | CP H | CP H | L |
| Julian Yates | P H | F | |
| Justin Smith - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Kaye Escott | P H CC T | CP T M | LN |
| Keith Wright | P H T | L | |
| Kerrie Gardner | CP H | F | |
| Kevin Brink | CP H | F | |
| Kin Cheung | CP H | F | |
| Kire Antoski | CP H | F | |
| Kit Long - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Lee Cole - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Leo Whitfield - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H M | F | |
| Lily-Mae Fisher - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Luke Baldry - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H M | F | |
| Malcolm Such | CP H | L | |
| Manola Parentini | CP H | F | |
| Marcin Niezgoda - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC | F | |
| Marcus Webster | P H | F | |
| Mark Pulling - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H M | F | |
| Mark Russell | AP H D | L | |
| Mark Stow - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Mark Tattersall | P H | F | |
| Mark Taylor - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Marshall Irving - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Martin Beetham | P H | L | |
| Martin Carter - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Martin Gminski - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T M | F | |
| Martin Hayward | P H | LN | |
| Martin Orr - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | CP H | F |
| Martin Wareham | P H | F | |
| Martin Woolley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T | F | |
| Martin Worthington - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Mathieu LE BRAS | P H | F | |
| Matthew Moore - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Matthew Whicher | P H T | LN | |
| Matthew White | CP H | F | |
| Maurice Humberstone | CP H | LN | |
| Michele Gregori | CP H | F | |
| Mike Bennett | P H D | L | |
| Mike Bretherton | P H CC T | LN | |
| Mike Hibbit - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | CP H | F |
| Neil Harris | P H T | L | |
| Neil Kermode | CP H | LN | |
| Neil Mccain | AP H | F | |
| Neil Russell | P H SC | F | |
| Neil Weymouth | P H | F | |
| Neill Franklin | P H | L | |
| Nick Francis - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Nicole Moores | P H | LN | |
| Nigel Bourn - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Nigel Cowley | P H | F | |
| Oliver Haselden - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Oliver Smart - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Patryk Rosinski | P H | F | |
| Paul Cherry - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H M | F | |
| Paul Escott | P H CC T | CP T M | LN |
| Paul Hawkins - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H D | F | |
| Pete Chalmers | AP H T | L | |
| Peter Maycock - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Peter Wilbourn | P H | F | |
| Phil Clough | CP H | F | |
| Phil Smith | CP H | L | |
| Philip Ablett | CP H | F | |
| Philip Venn - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | CP H | F |
| Phillip Brolan - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Piotr Matras - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Przemyslaw Marek - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Quentin Rose - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H M | F | |
| Radoslaw Bebenek | P H | F | |
| Rafal Cypcar | P H CC T | F | |
| Rafal Talarek - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC T | F | |
| Rafal Wiatr | P H | F | |
| Rajeev Raj | CP H | F | |
| RENE JUNGBAR | P H CC T | F | |
| Richard Barber - RENEWAL OVERDUE | AP H CC T | F | |
| Richard Braley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H M | F | |
| Richard Curle - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Richard Davis | P H | F | |
| Richard Eddington | P H M | LN | |
| Richard Furneaux | CP H | L | |
| Richard Gregory | CP H | F | |
| Richard Mosley | CP H | L | |
| Richard Riley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Richard Thomason - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T | F | |
| Richard Walters - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Richie Taylor - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Rob Gargaro | CP H | F | |
| Robert Dowdell | AP H T | L | |
| Robert Hamblett | P H | LN | |
| Robert Powell | P H | F | |
| Robert Smith | P H | L | |
| Robin Wallace | P H CC | F | |
| Rod Kedward - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Roger Barber | CP H T M | L | |
| Roger Edwards - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H SC | N | |
| Roy Attfield | P H | F | |
| Roy Menage | P H TI SC T | P M | F |
| Roy Shons | CP H | F | |
| Russell Eddington | P H | LN | |
| Russell Hesketh-Roberts | AP H D SI T M | F | |
| Russell Winters - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Sam Moriarty - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Sam Newington | CP H T | F | |
| Samuel Gwilliam - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Scott Mountifield | CP H | F | |
| Sean Staines | AP H SC M | P H | L |
| Sebastian Kelly | CP H | F | |
| Shamus Pitts - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Shane Wallace - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Shaun Andrews | CP H | L | |
| Simon Jones - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Simon Millen - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Sir John Holder Bt - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H M | F | |
| Slawomir Bartosz - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Sonia Stephen - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC | F | |
| Stephen Boag | CP H | F | |
| Stephen Mcphail - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Stephen Meineck | P H | F | |
| Stephen Shovlar | P H | F | |
| Stephen Turley | CP H | F | |
| Stephen Wood - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T | F | |
| Steve Boyd | CP H | CP H | L |
| Steve Gee - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Steve Green | AP H T M | F | |
| Stewart Williams | CP H | F | |
| Terry Brannigan | CP H | LN | |
| Terry Willis | P H CC | F | |
| Thomas Webb - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC | F | |
| Tim Eggett | P H | F | |
| Tim Oatley | P H CC | F | |
| Timothy Chandler - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Titus Fossgard-Moser | CP H | L | |
| Tom Mcmeakin - RENEWAL OVERDUE | AP H D CFI M | F | |
| Trevor Lee | P H CC | F | |
| Tristan Oliver - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Viktor Nikolov | P H | F | |
| Hidden Members | 51 | 3 | 54 |
| Totals | 320 | 34 | 335 |
Key:
| Membership Types: | ||||
| F-Full | L-Life | LN-Life Non-Flying | S-Student | N-Non-Flying |
| Ratings: | ||||
| EP-Elementary Pilot | CP-Club Pilot | P-Pilot | AP-Advanced Pilot | |
| TI-Trainee Instructor | I-Instructor | CFI-Chief Flying Instructor | SI-Senior Instructor | |
| H-Hill | T-Tow | D-Dual | M-Motor | |
| CC-Club Coach | SC-Senior Coach | |||
Membership Statistics
| Date | Total (measured at AGM) |
New during year | Comment |
| This Year | 4 | ||
| 2025-2026 | 333 | 39 | |
| 2024-2025 | 352 | 41 | |
| 2023-2024 | 349 | 30 | |
| 2022-2023 | 368 | 36 | |
| 2021-2022 | 375 | 68 | |
| 2020-2021 | 346 | 64 | |
| 2019-2020 | 324 | 46 | |
| 2018-2019 | 303 | 45 | |
| 2017-2018 | 285 | 29 | |
| 2016-2017 | 297 | 36 | |
| 2015-2016 | 290 | 48 | |
| 2014-2015 | 272 | 24 | |
| 2013-2014 | 278 | 32 | |
| 2012-2013 | 268 | 27 | |
| 2011-2012 | 274 | 36 | First year of BHPA membership validation, 7 members 'lost' |
| 2010-2011 | 281 | 33 | |
| 2009-2010 | 278 | 32 | |
| 2008-2009 | 280 | 31 | |
| 2007-2008 | 297 | 58 | |
| 2006-2007 | 279 | 44 |
Membership Geographical Distribution (as of April 2022)
