Past Officers

THE RACE WALKING ASSOCIATION

PAST OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND HONOURED MEMBERS
PRESIDENT....GENERAL SECRETARY....TREASURER....CHAMPIONSHIP SECRETARY....CHAIRMAN
EDITOR, RACE WALKING RECORD

A NOTE ON LIFE MEMBERS
It would appear that no complete list of Life Members of the Association has ever been compiled.
As our research reveals more of those who have been so honoured for their services to the Association,
they will be listed here under LIFE MEMBERS

The JOHN KEOWN AWARD was instituted in his memory to recognise the services of those who are not National Officers but have contributed greatly
to the work of the Association in other ways.

Please note that from 1907 until 1911 the Officers were those of the Southern Counties Road Walking Association
The titles of the offices have changed slightly over the years; those given below are the current ones.

PRESIDENT
1907-1908	E.Knott	1960-1961	A.Roberts-Downing
1908-1909	H.Stessiger	1961-1962	G.G.Swan
1909-1910	C.Otway	1962-1963	R.W.Bell
1910-1911	W.C.Cambray	1963-1964	S.C.Roberts
1911-1912	F.W.Ashford	1964-1965	J.W.Lambert
1912-1913	J.R.Barnes-Moss	1965-1966	W.J.Harris
1913-1914	H.G.Brockman	1966-1967	J.S.Grant
1914-1919	A.Fattorini	1967-1968	S.Pryor
1919-1920	W.C.Cambray	1968-1969	J.Twells
1920-1922	E.H.Neville	1969-1970	H.Callow
1922-1923	W.F.May	1970-1971	T.Lloyd Johnson
1923-1924	W.W.Webb	1971-1972	J.W.Goswell
1924-1925	J.Russell-Rose	1972-1973	F.O'Neill
1925-1927	F.H.Lister	1973-1974	F.Jarvis
1927-1928	W.Golland	1974-1975	I.Williams
1928-1929	C.R.Butcher	1975-1976	P.Collins
1929-1931	E.Waddilove	1976-1977	R.Smith
1931-1932	W.J.Palmer	1977-1978	L.Mitchell
1932-1933	S.C.Packer	1978-1979	R.Stone
1933-1934	H.C.Lomax	1979-1980	J.F.Henderson
1934-1935	C.M.Turner	1980-1981	J.Burns
1935-1936	F.G.Thomson	1981-1982	R.Davies
1936-1937	G.F.McCombe	1982-1983	L.Lewis
1937-1938	J.H.van Meurs	1983-1984	F.A.James
1938-1939	A.Scorer	1984-1986	J.H.T.Eddershaw
1939-1945	R.Y.Martin	1986-1988	J.F.Keown
1945-1946	G.Stone	1988-1989	C.V.Gittins
1946-1947	R.C.Mawbey	1989-1990	D.Fotheringham
1947-1948	F.W.Blackmore	1990-1991	P.Worth
1948-1949	J.Hackwood	1991-1992	P.Markham
1949-1950	W.F.Batson, O.B.E., K.P.M.	1992-1993	A.Hall
1950-1951	E.Kennell	1993-1994	F.W.Denny
1951-1952	A.A.Harley	1994-1995	K.G.Smith
1952-1953	G.R.Goodwin	1995-1996	W.K.D.Wright
1953-1954	A.D.McSweeney	1996-1998	B.E.M.Randle
1954-1955	T.V.Clarke	1998-2000	R.W.Holland
1955-1956	H.H.Whitlock	2000-2001	P.Nihill, M.B.E.
1956-1957	F.Clay	2001-2003	R.W.Dobson
1957-1958	N.W.Easlea	2003-2005	P.Marlow
1958-1959	J.W.Jennings	2005-2006	B.Ficken
1959-1960	H.S.Bassett	2006-	P.Nihill, M.B.E.

HONORARY GENERAL SECRETARY
1907-1912	J.R.Barnes-Moss	1947-1948	E.Kennell
1912-1913	F.H.Cain and W.T.Sheppard	1948-1953	H.H.Whitlock
1913-1914	O.V.A.Temple	1953-1968	L.W.Woodcock
1914-1915	H.G.Brockman	1968-1972	F.Jarvis
1915-1919	C.Otway	1972-1984	P.Marlow
1919-1920	J.R.Barnes-Moss	1984-1988	R.P.Wells
1920-1934	H.W.Brockhouse	1988	J.F.Keown
1934-1938	R.J.Martin	1988-1991	B.E.M.Randle
1938-1940	L.L.Hind	1991-	P.J.Cassidy
1940-1947	F.W.Blackmore

HONORARY TREASURER
1907-1910	A.C.Mariette	1969-1974	F.A.James
1910-1915	H.L.March	1974-1979	A.Banyard
1915-1920	J.H.van Meurs	1979-1983	P.Worth
1920-1926	F.W.Ashford	1983-1984	R.P.Wells
1926-1946	R.Churchill	1984-	W.K.D.Wright
1946-1969	A.A.Harley

HONORARY CHAMPIONSHIP SECRETARY
1946-1947	E.Kennell	1978-1980	J.Burns
1947-1949	W.J.Harris, M.B.E.	1980-1985	A.L.Burns
1949-1954	G.G.Swan	1985-1986	D.Rosser
1954-1962	A.D.McSweeney	1986-1997	K.G.Smith
1962-1967	J.W.Goswell	1997-2005	J.Howley
1967-1976	J.Hadley	2005-	P.Marlow
1976-1978	R.P.Wells

CHAIRMAN
Note: Until 1976, The Chair at Committee Meetings was taken by the President. Thereafter, a separate Chairman was elected by General Committee and from 1983 the Chairmanship became an Office of the Association filled by election at the A.G.M.
1976-1977	R.Smith	1988-1989	R.P.Wells
1977-1980	C.V.Gittins	1989-1998	C.V.Gittins
1980-1981	J.Burns	1998-2002	K.G.Smith
1981-1983	R.Davies	2002-	P.Markham
1983-1988	C.V.Gittins

LIFE MEMBERS
Brian Adams	Jim Hackwood	Dorreen Nelson Neale, O.B.E.
Peter Adams	Jack Hadley	Beryl Randle
Walter Batson, O.B.E., K.P.M.	W.J.Harris, M.B.E.	Tom Reynolds
W.Bell	Dame Marea Hartman, C.B.E.	Vera Searle, O.B.E.
Mary Bickley	Joyce Heath	Tom Sharlott
Harry Callow	Frank Jarvis	Ken Smith
Beatrice Carr	Jessie Jones	R.Smith
George Carr	John Keown	Ron Stone
Frank Clay	J.W.Lambert	Reg Wells
Phil Collins	Les Lewis	Harold Whitlock, M.B.E.
Cecil Gittins	T.Lloyd Johnson	Idris Williams
Jack Goswell	Peter Markham	L.W.Woodcock
Joan Goswell	Peter Marlow	Bill Wright

It would be appreciated if anyone with knowledge of any Life Members not listed here
would inform the Association at RaceWalkingAssociation@btinternet.com

EDITOR, RACE WALKING RECORD
N.B.:Although the Editorship is not an Office of the Association, it is appropriate to list here the incumbents

Alf McSweeney: November, 1941-September, 1948 Nos 1-81	John Hedgethorne: October, 1981-March, 1985 Nos 469-511
Gerald Swan: November, 1948-July, 1953 Nos 82-115	Peter Marlow: April, 1985-November, 1988 Nos 512-553
Alf McSweeney: August, 1953-August, 1962 Nos 116-243	John Hedgethorne: December, 1988- February, 2000 Nos 554-687
John Keown: December, 1962-February, 1968 Nos 244-305	Peter Cassidy: February, 2000-April, 2000 Nos 687-689*
Ken Best: March. 1968-August, 1970 Nos 306-335	Tim Watt: May, 2000- Nos 690-
Alan Buchanan: September, 1970-September, 1981 Nos 336-468

* As a temporary measure following the sudden death of John Hedgethorne, the General Secretary acted as Editor.
The February, 2000 edition was largely prepared by John Hedgethorne and completed and seen through the press by Peter Cassidy.

JOHN KEOWN AWARD HOLDERS
Peter Adams	John Howley	Michael Marshall	Tom Sharlott

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