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 |
| Gary Puhl | Treasurer 2016-2025 Chairman 1997-2000 Social 2002-2003, 2008-2009 PG Safety 2003-2005 |
16 |
| Sean Staines | Coach Co-ord 2007-2008, 2017-2020 Comps 2008-2012 PG Safety 2014-2017 Chairman 2020-present |
16 |
| Richard Mosley | HG Safety 2010-present | 15 |
| John Blessing | Web Admin 2004-2012 Membership 2007-2012 |
14 |
| Richard Davis | Coach Co-ord 2003-2004 Webmaster 2012-present |
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 |
| Everard Cunion | HG Safety 2000-2006 Social 2017 |
7 |
| Richard Thomason | Secretary 2008-2012 Comps 2012-2015 |
7 |
| Robin Wallace | PG Safety 2018-present Social 2019-2020 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Andy Donaldson | Membership 2021-2025 Treasurer 2025-present |
4 |
| Patrick Haughton | Membership 2012-2016 | 4 |
| Neil Hutchison | Chairman 1994-1997 Social 2005-2006 |
4 |
| John Readings | Treasurer 2012-2016 | 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 |
| Neil Russell | Coach Co-ord 2022-present | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Richard Westgate | Chairman 2000-2001 | 1 |
| Dave Winn | Social 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Brian Watson | Comps 2024-present | 1 |
| Rene Jungbar | Sites 2024-present | 1 |
| Tim Oatley | Secretary 2024-present | 1 |
| Andy Slater | Membership 2025-present | - |
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| 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 | P H CC | F | |
| Alan Webb - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC | F | |
| Alastair Florence | P H | F | |
| Alex Omar Ayad - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Alexis Roxburgh - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Alister Morley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | N | |
| Anders Olesen - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Andrew Craig | P H T | F | |
| Andrew Cunningham - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H T | F | |
| Andrew Holt | P H T M | EP H | F |
| Andrew Jemison | CP H | F | |
| Andrew Pearse | AP H D CFI T | EP H | L |
| Andrew Ruff - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | CP H | F |
| Andrew Wilczur - RENEWAL OVERDUE | EP H | N | |
| Andy Campbell | EP H | N | |
| 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 | P H | F | |
| Anthony Lucchesi | 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 | |
| Barnaby Henshaw-Depledge - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Ben Bailey | P H | F | |
| Ben Cantrell | CP H | F | |
| Bob Dear | CP H | LN | |
| Bob Foss | CP H CC | 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 | P H | F | |
| Charles Black - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Charlie Ellingworth | CP H | F | |
| Charlie Paterson | P H | F | |
| Chris Barratt - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Chris Burton | CP H | F | |
| Chris Graham | CP H | F | |
| Chris Mattocks | P H | F | |
| Chris Smith - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Christopher Freeborn - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Colin Williamson - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Csaba Premer | P H | F | |
| Curtis Braund | P H | F | |
| Dafer Alshehri - RENEWAL OVERDUE | EP T | N | |
| Darren Carey - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Darren Griffin | P H | F | |
| Dave Bhattachargee | CP H D | L | |
| Dave Moores | AP H D CC | LN | |
| Dave Witts - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| David Almond | P H | F | |
| David Darbyshire | P H | F | |
| David Eland - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| David Franklin | P H | L | |
| David Harvey - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H D CFI CC | F | |
| David Hawkins | CP H | LN | |
| David Joyce | P H | F | |
| David Mckay - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| David Ormerod - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | N | |
| DAVID STONE - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H D M | 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 |
| Derek Luffman - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Diego Chiarot - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Domenica Lopane | CP H | L | |
| Dominic Brown | P H | F | |
| Dudi Ross - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP 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 | P H | F | |
| Ellis Bird | CP H | F | |
| Elvijs Ungurs | P H | F | |
| Eric Pearcey | AP H | AP H T | L |
| Felipe Sfreddo | P H | F | |
| Fiona Dalzell | AP H | L | |
| Fritz Fink | P H | F | |
| Gary Parsons | CP H | F | |
| Gary Puhl | AP H T | L | |
| Gary Vaughan - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H D | F | |
| Gavin Fitzpatrick | CP H | LN | |
| Gavin Ramsay - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| George Cox | P H | F | |
| George Nott-Bower - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| George Shapland | AP H D CC M | LN | |
| Giles Fearn - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | N | |
| Gillian Legras | CP H | LN | |
| Giusseppe Lund | 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 Bennett - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Graham Howell - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Greg Knott | CP H | F | |
| Gregory Hoy | CP H | F | |
| Hamish Bradwell | CP H | F | |
| Hannah Hoare | CP H | F | |
| Harry Dike | P H T | L | |
| Harry Hanscomb | P H | F | |
| Helen Coombes | P H | L | |
| Helen Spall | AP H | LN | |
| Henry Hookings - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC | F | |
| Howard Blythe | CP H | F | |
| Howard Rhind - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Hugh Kennedy | CP H | F | |
| Ian Bruce | CP H M | LN | |
| Ian Gillespie - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC M | N | |
| Ian Hobbis - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Ian Macadam - RENEWAL OVERDUE | AP H | AP H T M | F |
| Ian Mcgowan | CP H | L | |
| Ian Orpe | P H | LN | |
| Jacek Flak - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Jakub Majda | CP H | F | |
| James Braund | P H | F | |
| James Francis-Taylor - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| James Lynch | P H | F | |
| James Shearing | CP H | F | |
| James Smith | P H | F | |
| James Spall | P H CC | LN | |
| James Tawse | CP H | L | |
| Jan Kott - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Jared Glister - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Jason Hemmings - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Jay Power | P H T | EP H | F |
| Jeff Davies | CP H | F | |
| Jeremy Calderwood - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Jerome Durand - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Jerry Siddle | P H T | L | |
| Jim Pendlebury | CP H | LN | |
| 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 Woodgate - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| John Wreford | P H | F | |
| Jonathan Bingham | CP H | F | |
| Jonathan Clarke | P H | F | |
| Jonathan Harrop | CP H | L | |
| Jonathan Meyer | CP H | F | |
| Jonathan Stockley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Julian Pearson | P H | F | |
| Julian Phipps | CP H | CP H | L |
| Julian Yates | P H | F | |
| Justin Smith | CP H | F | |
| Kaye Escott | P H CC T | CP T M | LN |
| Keith Wright | P H T | L | |
| Kevin Dingley | CP H | F | |
| Kevin Kirk | CP H | F | |
| Kieron Hoban - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T M | F | |
| Kin Cheung | CP H | F | |
| Kire Antoski - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Kit Long | CP H | F | |
| Leo Whitfield | P H M | F | |
| Lily-Mae Fisher | CP H | F | |
| Luke Baldry | P H M | F | |
| Magdalena Pietryna - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Malcolm Such | CP H | L | |
| Marcin Niezgoda | P H | F | |
| Marcus Tett - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T | F | |
| Marcus Webster | P H | F | |
| Mark Emery - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Mark Pulling | 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 | CP H | F | |
| Martin Beetham | P H | L | |
| Martin Carter | CP H | F | |
| Martin Gminski | P H CC 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 | |
| Martin Worthington | CP H | F | |
| Matthew Whicher | P H T | LN | |
| Matthew White | CP H | F | |
| Maurice Humberstone | CP H | LN | |
| Mikal Dunn | P H | F | |
| Mike Bennett | P H D | L | |
| Mike Bretherton | P H CC T | LN | |
| Mike Hibbit | P H | CP H | F |
| MikoĊaj Manolopulos - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Neil Harris | P H T | L | |
| Neil Kermode | CP H | LN | |
| Neil Mccain | AP H D | F | |
| Neil Russell | P H SC | F | |
| Neil Weymouth | P H | F | |
| Neill Franklin | P H | L | |
| Nick Francis | CP H | F | |
| Nicole Moores | P H | LN | |
| Nigel Bourn - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Nigel Cowley | P H | F | |
| Nigel Rendell - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Oleg Picukanov - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | N | |
| Oliver Haselden | CP H | F | |
| Oliver Smart | CP H | F | |
| Patryk Rosinski | P H | F | |
| Paul Cherry | CP H M | F | |
| Paul Escott | P H CC T | CP T M | LN |
| Paul Hawkins | P H D | F | |
| Pete Chalmers | AP H T | L | |
| Peter Robinson | P H | P H | LN |
| Peter Wilbourn - RENEWAL OVERDUE | 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 | P H | F | |
| Piotr Matras - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Przemyslaw Marek | CP H | F | |
| Quentin Rose - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H M | F | |
| Radoslaw Bebenek | CP H | F | |
| Rafal Talarek | P H CC T | F | |
| Rafal Wiatr | CP H | F | |
| RENE JUNGBAR | P H CC T | F | |
| Richard Barber | AP H T | F | |
| Richard Braley - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H M | F | |
| Richard Curle | CP H | F | |
| Richard Curson - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Richard Davis | P H | F | |
| Richard Eddington | P H M | LN | |
| Richard Furneaux | CP H | L | |
| Richard Gregory - RENEWAL OVERDUE | 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 | CP H | F | |
| Richie Taylor - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H | F | |
| Rob Kennard - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Robert Boyden - RENEWAL OVERDUE | 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 | P H | F | |
| Roger Barber | CP H T M | L | |
| Roger Edwards | P H SC | N | |
| Roger Elletson - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | N | |
| Roy Attfield | CP 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 | |
| Ryu Phillips - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | N | |
| Sam Newington - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H T | F | |
| Scott Mountifield | CP H | F | |
| Sean Staines | P H SC M | P H | L |
| Shamus Pitts | P H | F | |
| Shane Wallace | 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 | |
| Stephen Maynard - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Stephen Mcphail - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Stephen Meineck | CP H | F | |
| Stephen Shovlar | P H CC | F | |
| Stephen Wood - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H T | F | |
| Steve Boyd | CP H | CP H | L |
| Steve Gee | P H | F | |
| Steve Green | AP H T M | F | |
| Stewart Williams | CP H | F | |
| Terry Brannigan | CP H | LN | |
| Thomas Webb - RENEWAL OVERDUE | P H CC | F | |
| Tim Eggett | CP H | F | |
| Tim Oatley | P H CC | F | |
| Timothy Chandler | 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 | CP H | F | |
| Viktor Nikolov - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Will Rice - RENEWAL OVERDUE | CP H | F | |
| Hidden Members | 54 | 5 | 57 |
| Totals | 338 | 40 | 354 |
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 | 2 | ||
| 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)
