Our Trustees

The Association’s Constitution requires there to be a Management Committee including four Offices: the Chair, the Treasurer, the General Secretary, and the Membership Secretary. The members of the Committee are the Trustees of the charity.

Trustees have duties prescribed by charities legislation and are accountable to members through the Constitution and General Meetings.

The current Officers are:

Supporters Association Chairman: Andrew White

Website & IT Support – Peter Harrison*

Admin to Trustees – Caroline Williams*

*=Members of Portfolio Group but not Trustees

Treasurer: Chris Foy

General Secretary: Simon Haynes

Membership Secretary: Pat Newsome

Portfolio Groups

The work of the Committee is split into five areas, known as “portfolio groups”. Each has a Trustee as chair.

1. Membership Services: Chair – Pat Newsome

Membership Administration – Jim Cleaver*

Marshlander Editor – Simon Haynes

Assistant Marshlander Editors – Tony Edwards*, Simon Haynes, Chris Payne*

Marshlander Back Copy Administrator – Ron Cook*

Andy Plank*

*=Members of Portfolio Group but not Trustees

2. Marketing and Communications – Chair: Andrew White

Andreas Tatt

3. Fundraising, Events, Volunteering – Chair: Andreas Tatt

Andrew Hayward*

*=Members of Portfolio Group but not Trustees

4. Education and Heritage – Chair: Nigel Whitburn

RH&DRSA Historian – Andy Nash*

Members -Will O’Shea*, Phil Rutt*, Suzy Daly*, Martin Swainson*, Duncan Adam*, Danny Martin – Railway Liaison

*=Members of Portfolio Group but not Trustees

5. Finance, Liaison, and Compliance – Chair: Joe Bannister

Pat Newsome, Chris Foy, Kevin Irwin*

*=Members of Portfolio Group but not Trustees

IF YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A TRUSTEE  Please follow this link: becoming a trustee