The Driving Force (Club Committee)
Club Chairman – CarolJarvis
Carol is keen camper with husband Paul and dog Smudge. Would like to encorage the formation of local groups within the club
Club Secretary – Margaret Ward
Club Treasurer – Vacant Position
Membership Secretary – Ken Brimson
Keen Camper with with Sue and early Bay called Nelly.
Magazine Editor –Vacant Position
Valuations Manager Mike Tout
Mike Tout has been in the club for 15 years and has a wealth of knowledge about VWs.He has been in the technical team for much of that time.
Club Shop Manager – Rex Bale
Rex won Van of the Year a few years back with his lovely white bay ,Dougal and is a keen camper with wife Natalie
Publicity Officer- Natalie Bale ,Keen camper with husband Rex and two lovely dogs. Librarian-loves filing things in alphabetical order.
Camping Manager – Christie Leary
Christie was co-opted into this role by a vote of the committee in February 2009, and was subsequently voted in at the AGM of June 2009/10 and 11. Owned a lovely bay called Daisy since new in 1979 with husband Derek
Events Co-ordinator – Pete Thomas .Keen camper and Cyclist
Website Manager – Derek Leary Keen Camper,Home brewer,Photograher and Club Jester.
General Committee - Sheila Miners
Sheila joined the General Committee at the 2007 AGM. She is the only member so far to turn up at a rally with a cat who camped as easily as a dog. Whiskey was wonderful, but sadly passed on. Now, Sheila is accompanied by a lovely terrier called Josie. Sheila has experience in orgnaising camps and rallies and enjoys socialising, though recent illness has forced her to give up her Kameo T25.
General Committee - Emma Hamilton
Emma joined the committee as a co-optee shortly before being voted onto the committee at the AGM in June 2009. Emma and her husband David regularly camp with the Club in their T25. Dave is known to more people as djhammy, and Emma is a dab hand at knocking up fancy dress costumes (a bit of a busman's holiday) for the themed camps. They are both keen on vans and meeting other members. They have joined local meets via the Forum pages.
General Committee Members Paul Jarvis, Bob Ward & Malcolm Ryan
Vanfest Coordinator - Simon Holloway
Simon has a place on this committee because the Vanfest event is owned by the Club. He seems to enjoy having next to no real spare time for himself, being on-call through work, and then running a very successful series of truck-bed music events near Oxford as well as Vanfest. To say he loves the VW van is a serious understatement. He drives a syncro campervan to take the family, a syncro pickup functional fire engine (the Vanfest Feuerwehr) and has a project Kemperink in case he finds himself at a loose end. He has written several articles for this website, and has a wealth of knowledge around the vans.