Club Contact Address:
The Secretary,
Colin Davies, Wessex HGPG,
Committee
| Position | Name |
| Chairman |
 Sean Staines |
| Treasurer |
 Gary Puhl |
| Secretary |
 Colin Davies |
| Membership Secretary |
 Gary Pocock |
| Sites Officer |
 Gordon Crisp |
| Competitions |
 James Smith |
| Safety |
 Robin Wallace (PG) |
 Richard Mosley (HG) |
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| Club Coaching Coordinator and Novice Rep. |
 Ian "Angus" Gillespie |
| Social |
Tony Strickland |
| Club Mag Editor |
Andy Dawson |
| Web Site Admin |
 Richard Davis |
Non elected posts
| Position | Name |
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| Wessex XC League Secretary |
 Colin Davies |
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 |
| John Blessing | Web Admin 2004-2012 Membership 2007-2012 |
14 |
| Gary Puhl | Treasurer 2016-present Chairman 1997-2000 Social 2002-2003, 2008-2009 PG Safety 2003-2005 |
11 |
| Sean Staines | Coach Co-ord 2007-2008, 2017-2020 Comps 2008-2012 PG Safety 2014-2017 Chairman 2020-present |
11 |
| Richard Mosley | HG Safety 2010-present | 10 |
| Richard Davis | Coach Co-ord 2003-2004 Webmaster 2012-present |
9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ali Florence | Sites 2006-2011 | 5 |
| Brian Metcalfe | PG Safety 2009-2014 | 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 |
| Gordon Crisp | Sites 2016-present | 4 |
| Patrick Haughton | Membership 2012-2016 | 4 |
| Neil Hutchison | Chairman 1994-1997 Social 2005-2006 |
4 |
| Gary Pocock | Membership 2016-present | 4 |
| John Readings | Treasurer 2012-2016 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Robin Wallace | PG Safety 2018-present Social 2019-2020 |
3 |
| Matthew Whicher | HG Safety 2007-2010 | 3 |
| John Alder | Safety 1998-2000 | 2 |
| Paul Escott | Secretary 2005-2006 Membership 2006-2007 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Nigel Kermode | Bell Hill co-ord 2003-2004 | 1 |
| Tracey King | Social 2001-2002 | 1 |
| Pob Power | Comps 1998-1999 | 1 |
| Jerry Siddle | Secretary 2000-2001 | 1 |
| Richard Westgate | Chairman 2000-2001 | 1 |
| Dave Winn | Social 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Grant Oseland | Social 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Paul Hawkins | PG Safety 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Andy Dawson | Magazine 2019-present | 1 |
| Ian "Angus" Gillespie | Secretary 2019-2020 Coach Co-ord 2020-present |
1 |
| Colin Davies | Secretary 2020-present | 1 |
| Tony Strickland | Social 2020-present | 1 |
| James Smith | Comps 2020-present | 1 |
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Members List
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| Name | PG | HG | Member Type |
| Adrian Bishop | AP H | LN | |
| Adrian Brunton | P H | F | |
| 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 Webb | P H CC | F | |
| Alan White | P H | F | |
| Alastair Florence | P H | F | |
| Alex Dale | CP H | F | |
| Alex Omar Ayad | P H | F | |
| Andrew Craig | P H T | F | |
| Andrew Cunningham | CP H T | F | |
| Andrew Jemison | CP H | F | |
| Andrew Murdoch | CP H | F | |
| Andrew Pearse | AP H D CFI T | EP H | L |
| Andrew Thorne | CP H | F | |
| Andrew Ward | AP H CC | F | |
| Andrew Warman | CP H | F | |
| Andrew Wilczur | CP H | F | |
| Andy Dawson | AP H T | L | |
| Andy Donaldson | P H | F | |
| Andy Fenton | P H M | F | |
| Andy Taylor | CP H | F | |
| Anthony Robinson | P H CC | F | |
| Anthony Stephens | AP H T | LN | |
| Anthony Woodley | CP H | F | |
| Barney Pollock | CP H | F | |
| Bob Dear | CP H | LN | |
| Bob Foss | CP H | F | |
| Bob Hayter | P H | F | |
| Bob Jones | CP H | LN | |
| Brian Metcalfe | P H | F | |
| Brian Roscoe | P H CC M | F | |
| Brian Searle | P H | N | |
| Brian Watson | CP H | F | |
| Charles Campion-Smith | P H CC | F | |
| Charlie Ellingworth | CP H | F | |
| Chris Barratt | P H | F | |
| Chris Drabble | CP H | F | |
| Chris Lennon | P H | F | |
| Chris Sparham | P H | F | |
| Colin Williamson | P H | F | |
| Collin Horton | P H M | F | |
| Craig Byrne | AP H D M | F | |
| Dan Horeman | P H D TI CC | F | |
| Daniel Games | P H | F | |
| Darren Griffin | P H | F | |
| Dave Bhattachargee | P H D | L | |
| Dave Moores | AP H D CC | LN | |
| David Almond | P H | F | |
| David Cassidy | AP H | F | |
| David Clinch | CP H | F | |
| David Hawkins | CP H | LN | |
| David Mckay | P H | F | |
| David Ormerod | CP H | F | |
| Derek Banister | CP H | CP H | LN |
| Derek Luffman | P H CC | F | |
| Domenica Lopane | CP H | L | |
| Dorian Kent | CP H | F | |
| Duncan Rayner | P H | F | |
| Eddie Colfox | AP H D SI T M | F | |
| Edward Eva | CP H | F | |
| Edward Young | CP H | F | |
| Elvijs Ungurs | CP H | F | |
| Eric Pearcey | P H | AP H T | L |
| Fabian Pregel | CP H | F | |
| Fritz Fink | P H | F | |
| Gary Pocock | P H | F | |
| Gary Puhl | AP H D CC T | L | |
| Gary Vaughan | P H D | F | |
| Gavin Fitzpatrick | CP H | LN | |
| George Copeman | CP H | F | |
| George Nott-Bower | P H | F | |
| George Shapland | AP H D CC M | LN | |
| Gillian Legras | CP H | L | |
| Giusseppe Lund | P H T M | F | |
| Goran Oberg | P H CC | F | |
| Graham Eveleigh | CP H | F | |
| Graham Howell | CP H | F | |
| Hamish Munro | CP H M | S | |
| Harry Dike | P H CC T | L | |
| Helen Coombes | P H | L | |
| Helen Spall | AP H | L | |
| Henry Hookings | P H CC | F | |
| Howard Blythe | CP H | F | |
| Ian Bruce | CP H M | LN | |
| Ian Gillespie | P H CC M | F | |
| Ian Macadam | CP H | AP H T M | F |
| Ian Mancey | P H | F | |
| Ian Mcgowan | CP H | L | |
| Ian Orpe | P H | LN | |
| James Braund | CP H | F | |
| James Smith | P H CC | F | |
| James Spall | P H CC | LN | |
| James Tawse | CP H | L | |
| Jarosław Jarak Kisielewski | P H CC T | F | |
| Jason Hemmings | CP H | F | |
| Jeff Davies | CP H | F | |
| Jeremy Calderwood | P H | F | |
| Jerry Siddle | P H T | L | |
| Jim Pendlebury | CP H | L | |
| Joanne Weatherby | CP H I | F | |
| Joe Coombes | P H | F | |
| Joe Redmond | CP H M | F | |
| John Alder | P H SC | P H SC T | L |
| John Blessing | P H | L | |
| John Burrows | P H | CP H | F |
| John Fletcher | P H | LN | |
| John Meredith | P H T M | F | |
| John Mitchell | P H D TI CC | LN | |
| John Pinchin | P H | L | |
| John Porter | CP H | L | |
| John Readings | P H | LN | |
| John Welch | AP H D CFI T M | L | |
| John Wreford | P H | F | |
| Jonathan Harrop | CP H | L | |
| Jonathan Meyer | CP H | F | |
| Joseph Ellingworth | CP H | F | |
| Julian Pearson | CP H | F | |
| Julian Phipps | CP H | CP H | L |
| Julian Yates | P H CC | F | |
| Justin Simmonds | CP H | F | |
| Kaye Escott | P H CC T | CP T M | LN |
| Keith Mordue | CP H | F | |
| Keith Wright | P H T | L | |
| Kevin Dingley | CP H | F | |
| Kin Cheung | CP H | F | |
| Kire Antoski | CP H | F | |
| Kit Long | CP H | F | |
| Laurence Webb | CP H | F | |
| Lee Bligh | AP H D CFI SC T M | F | |
| Luke Baldry | P H M | F | |
| Luke Grant-Jones | CP H | F | |
| Malcolm Such | CP H | L | |
| Marc Taylor | CP H | F | |
| Marcelo Santos De Matos | CP H M | F | |
| Marcus Webster | P H | F | |
| Mark Russell | AP H D | L | |
| Mark Tattersall | P H | F | |
| Martin Beetham | P H | L | |
| Martin Harris | P H T M | F | |
| Martin Hayward | P H | LN | |
| Martin Orr | P H | CP H | F |
| Martin Wareham | P H | F | |
| Martin Woolley | P H T | F | |
| Matt Warren | P H M | F | |
| Matthew Burton | P H M | F | |
| Matthew Weatherby-Norris | CP H I | F | |
| Matthew Whicher | P H CC T | L | |
| Maurice Humberstone | CP H | L | |
| Max Brooks | CP H | F | |
| Mikal Dunn | CP H | F | |
| Mike Bennett | P H D | L | |
| Mike Bretherton | P H CC T | L | |
| Mike Hibbit | P H | CP H | F |
| Mike Luedicke | CP H | F | |
| Mike Veal | P H | F | |
| Mikołaj Manolopulos | P H | F | |
| Natalia Shoutova | AP H | F | |
| Neil Harris | P H T | L | |
| Neil Kermode | CP H | LN | |
| Neil Mccain | AP H D TI SC | F | |
| Neil Russell | CP H | F | |
| Neil Weymouth | P H | F | |
| Neill Franklin | P H | L | |
| Nic Welford | P H | F | |
| Nicole Moores | P H | LN | |
| Nigel Bourn | P H | F | |
| Nigel Cowley | CP H CC | F | |
| Nigel Rendell | P H | F | |
| Nigel Thomas | P H T M | F | |
| Oleg Picukanov | CP H | N | |
| Oliver Smart | CP H | F | |
| Paco Read | P H T | F | |
| Paul Cherry | CP H CC M | F | |
| Paul Ebert | CP H | F | |
| Paul Escott | P H CC T | CP T M | LN |
| Paul Hawkins | P H D | F | |
| Paul Maidment | P H | F | |
| Pete Chalmers | AP H CC T | L | |
| Pete Mclaughlin | AP H TI CC T | F | |
| Peter Cornwell | CP H | F | |
| Peter Holdy | P H D TI CC | F | |
| Peter Robinson | P H | P H | LN |
| Peter Wilbourn | P H | F | |
| Phil Smith | CP H | CP H | L |
| Philip Anning | CP H TI | CP H | F |
| Phillip Brolan | P H CC | F | |
| Piotr Jankowski | P H | F | |
| Przemyslaw Marek | CP H | F | |
| Rafal Talarek | P H CC T | F | |
| Richard Braley | CP H M | F | |
| Richard Davis | P H | F | |
| Richard Eddington | P H M | LN | |
| Richard Froggatt | P H CC | F | |
| Richard Furneaux | CP H | L | |
| Richard Gregory | CP H | F | |
| Richard Mosley | CP H | CP H | L |
| Richard Thomason | P H T | F | |
| Richard Walters | CP H | F | |
| Richie Taylor | P H | F | |
| Rob Schwab | AP H D SC T M | F | |
| Robert Boyden | CP H | F | |
| Robert Dowdell | AP H | L | |
| Robert Hamblett | P H | LN | |
| Robert Powell | P H | F | |
| Robert Smith | P H D | L | |
| Robin Wallace | P H CC | F | |
| Rod Kedward | P H | F | |
| Rod Willmott | CP H | F | |
| Roger Barber | P H T M | P H T M | L |
| Roger Edwards | P H SC | F | |
| Roger Elletson | CP H | S | |
| Roy Menage | P H TI SC T | F | |
| Russell Eddington | P H | L | |
| Russell Hesketh-Roberts | AP H D SI CC T M | F | |
| Russell Winters | P H | F | |
| Ruth Kelly | P H | F | |
| Sam Newington | CP H T | F | |
| Sean Staines | P H SC M | P H | L |
| Shamus Pitts | P H | F | |
| Shaun Andrews | CP H | L | |
| Simon Herbert | P H T M | F | |
| Simon Hornsby | P H | F | |
| Simon Rand | P H | F | |
| Simon Utley | CP H | F | |
| Stefan Lloyd | P H | F | |
| Steve Green | AP H T M | F | |
| Steve Shackleton | P H TI CC M | F | |
| Steven Cuthbert | CP H | CP H T | F |
| Terry Brannigan | CP H | LN | |
| Terry Willis | P H CC | F | |
| Thomas Webb | P H CC | F | |
| Tim Scott | CP H | F | |
| Timothy Chandler | CP H | F | |
| Timothy Morgan | CP H | S | |
| Titus Fossgard-Moser | CP H | L | |
| Toby Black | CP H | F | |
| Tony Strickland | P H CC | F | |
| Trevor Lee | P H CC | F | |
| Tristan Oliver | CP H | F | |
| Victoria Taylor | CP H | F | |
| Wieslaw Bielarz | CP H T | F | |
| Zsolt Gaspar | P H T | F | |
| Hidden Members | 41 | 9 | 45 |
| Totals | 274 | 39 | 290 |
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 | 20 | ||
| 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 February 2018)
