THE RACE WALKING ASSOCIATION

R.W.A. Badge

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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