Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC
Organisation Chart (August 2026)
https://bbharriersac.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Org-chart-Aug26.pdf
BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES
Alan Pickering PP, Eric Shirley, Tim Soutar PP, Ian Young VP, David Appleton PP, Julie Asher-Smith VP, Helga Pullin VP. Michael Crossan, Adam Gemili
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
President: Karen Desborough
Chairman of Management Committee: Claire Austridge
Hon Secretary: Helga Pullin VP
Hon Treasurer: David Appleton PP
Hon Membership Secretary: Peter Graham
Head of Active Athletics: Mark Purser VP
Head of House & Social: Alice Platt VP
Welfare Officer: Claire Austridge VP
Head of Communications & Social Media: Vacant
Press Officer: Tom Brash – press@bbharriersac.org.uk
Other Committee Members: Maz Turner VP,
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Active Athletics |
Track & Field Secretary: John Hubbard IPP Cross-Country Secretary: Dave Beadle Coaching Liaison: Ashley Pearson Schools Liaison Officer: Laura Shaw Rankings Co-ordinator: Nick Brooks PP Hon Track Handicapper: vacant Welfare officer: Claire Austridge VP, Paul Brash Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS): Julie Asher-Smith VP Hon Cross-Country Handicapper: Dave Beadle Chief Trail Layer: David Carton Cross-Country Manager (Senior Men): Micah Evans & Dave Beadle Cross-Country Manager (Senior Women): Karen Barlow Cross-Country Manager (Young Athletes): Paul Austridge London Marathon Co-ordinator: Ashley Pearson Parris Handicap Organiser: Iain Swatton |
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other |
Trophies Secretary: TBC 300 Group Organiser: Anthony Pontifex VP |
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Social |
Chair: Alice Platt VP Hon Treasurer: Dave Appleton VP Social Committee: Gerry Alger, Dave Appleton VP, Roger Counter VP, Dave White PP, Oliver Smith, Paul Devaney, Karen Barlow, Alice Platt, Denise Algeo |
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Communications |
Head of Communications: Vacant Courier Editor: Pat Calnan PP Press & Publicity: Vacant Gazette Team: Wilf Orton VP, Peter Rogers VP & Ozzie Austin Archivists: Pat Calnan PP; John Turner Head of Social Media: Vacant |
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Development |
Tim Soutar PP |
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Fundraising/Sponsorship |
Chair: Steve Pairman Team: Nigel Bewsher, Michael Crossan, Steve Rowe |
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Auditors |
Vacant |
TEAM MANAGERS – SUMMER 2026
see here Team Managers – Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC
Existing Past Presidents of Blackheath Harriers: (to 2003)
John R Baldwin (1975/6), T.T. Sullivan (1978/9), Colin Brand (1979/80), Brian G Stone (1980/1), Ian F Smith (1981/2), Ian C Wilson (1982/3), J.E. Day (1983/4), M.A.Walker(1984/5), L.E. Piper (1985/6), W.F.Lake (1986/7), Derek L Gregory (1987/8), P.G. Stenning (1988/89) Ken Johnson (1989/90), D. R. Gillate (1990/1), A.J. Weeks-Pearson (1991/2), G.B. Botley (1992/3), Alan M Pickering (1993/4), Steve H Cluney (1994/5), David White (1995/6), Mike Martineau (1996/7), Mike J Mahoney (1997/8), Chris R Haines (1998/9), Richard J Coles (1999/2000), Mike Davies (2000/1), Mike L Peel (2001/2), Pat Calnan (2002/3) Existing Past Presidents of Bromley AC: (to 2003) Joyce Hepher, Junior Field, Paul Jearum, Maureen Miller
Past Presidents of Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC:
John Robinson (2003/4), Margaret Baldwin (2004/5), Anne Cilia (2005/6), Ken Daniel (2006/7), Les Roberts (2007/8), Tim Soutar (2008/9), Alison Brand (2009/10), Richard Coe (2010/11), Denis Lawrie (2011/12), Steve Hollingdale (2012/13), Bob Cliff (2013/14), Dick Griffin (2014/15), Dave Cordell (2015/16), Bill Foster (2016/17), Nick Brooks (2017/18), Paul Byfield (2018/19), Julian Golding (2019/20), Nic Corry (2020/2022), David Appleton (2022/2023), John Hubbard (2023/2024), Ashley Pearson (2024/2025), Steve Pairman (2025/2026)
Existing Vice Presidents of Blackheath Harriers:
John E Lindblom (1962), Richard J Edmonds (1969), Robert Richardson (1969), John Lissaman (1972), Barry M Shapcott (1973), Geoff R Last (1974), Frank C Rogers (1976), Jerry C W Friend (1977), Andy W Frankish (1979), Peter E Shepheard (1979), Peter C Hannell (1980), Mike A Winch (1981), Ian K Young (1982), Gordon Brooks (1986), Simon Parsons (1990), Jim Phelan (1990), Nigel Keogh (1991), Trevor Llewelyn (1991), John Wakeman (1993), Mark I L Watling (1993), Steve J Freemantle (1995), R Colin Poole (1995), Alan R Stevens (1995), Nick Nuttall (1997), John E Turner (1997), Peter Lester (1998), Bill Clapham (1999-2013), Mike J Cronin (1999), David Liston (2000), Roger A Michell (2000), Roger Counter (2002), Len Dalmon (2002), Roy Smith (2002)
Vice Presidents of Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC:
John Blackie (2003 ex BAC), Ian Dibbens (2003 ex BAC), Hilary Gibbs (2003 ex BAC), David Taylor (2003 ex BH), Simon Tolson (2003 ex BH), Myrtle Augee (2004), Helen Godsell (2004), Simon Lloyd (2004), Anthony Pontifex (2004), Brian Power (2004), Nick Gasson (2005), Brendan McShane (2005), Paul Patten (2006), Michael Skinner (2006), Ray Gibson (2007), Richard Holt (2007), Mark Purser (2007), Rob Brown (2007), Bob Minting (2007), Costas Karageorghis (2008). Tom Phillips (2008), Terri Shotton (2008), Andy Tucker (2009), Roy Watkins (2009), Allan Williams (2009), David Appleton (2010), Peter Lovell (2010), Steve Pairman (2010), Colin Rowe (2010), Paul Austridge (2011), Con Griffin (2011), Deniz Mehmed (2011), Wilf Orton (2012), Mick Jones (2013), Mike Sheppard (2013), Julie Asher-Smith (2014), Jane Bradshaw (2014), Alex Gibbins (2014, Richard Hall (2014), Dave McKinlay (2014), Tim Ayres (2015), Sheila Griffin (2015), Jackie Montgomery (2015), Adrian Stocks (2015), Maz Turner (2015), Claire Austridge (2016), Shaunagh Brown (2016), Andy Rayner (2016), Karen Desborough (2017), Chris Hilditch (2017), Mark Steinle (2017), Jay Galley (2018), Clem Leon (2018), Rod Harrington (2019), Nick Swatton (2019), Dave King (2020), Peter Rogers (2020), Nigel Stickings (2020), Ian Firla (2021), Alice Platt (2021), Holly Platt (2021) John Hubbard (2021), Roy Dickens(2022), Helga Pullin (2022), Ashley Pearson (2022), Dina Asher-Smith (2023), Dave Carton (2023), Montell Douglas (2024), B Simpson (2024), Steve Hough (2025), Karen Barlow (2025), Karen Cosby (2025), Niamh Bridson Hubbard (2025), Dan Putman (2025), Mark Desborough (2025), Micah Evans (2025), Dave Beadle (2026), Ashley Burridge (2026), Iain Swatton (2026) Sam Williams (2026)