Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC
Leadership & Management Organigram
Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC
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
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
President: Karen Desborough
Chair of Management Committee: Claire Austridge VP
Hon Secretary: Helga Pullin VP
Hon Treasurer: David Appleton PP
Hon Membership Secretary: Paul Shaw VP
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,
| 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 |
| other | Trophies Secretary: TBC
300 Group Organiser: Anthony Pontifex VP |
| 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 |
| Communications | Head of Communications: Vacant
Courier Editor: Pat Calnan PP Press & Publicity: Vacant Gazette Team: Wilf Orton VP, Peter Rogers VP & Ozzie Adams Archivists: Pat Calnan PP; John Turner Head of Social Media: Vacant |
| Development | Tim Soutar PP |
| Fundraising/Sponsorship | Chair: Vacant
Team: TBC |
| Auditors | Vacant |
TEAM MANAGERS – SUMMER 2026
NAL (Men) – Ian Firla
NAL (Women) Vacant – APPLY NOW
SAL – Sam Williams
Masters Men – Steve Hough
Masters Women – Sam Williams
YDL U18 & Junior Men – Ian Firla
YDL U18 & Junior Women – Helga Pullin & Tim Soutar
U16 Boys – Jo Martin
U16 Girls – Karen Desborough
U14 Boys – Kate Hunstone
U14 Girls – Karen Desborough
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), Steven Pairman (2025/2026)
Past Presidents of Blackheath Harriers: (to 2003)
S.B. Bevington (1870/74), J.Oastler (1874/82), F.H. Reed (1882/1905), C. Val Hunter (1905/060, H.J Barclay (1906/07), J.H.A. Reay (1907/08), W.Rowland (1908/09), R.St.J. Matthews (1909/11), C.G. Wood (1911/12), R.F. Nicholls (1912/14), T.Crafter (1914/20), E.J.D. Ratcliff (1920/21), W.W. Davis (1921/22), T.C. Davis (1922/23), J.F.Ponsford (1923/24), H.A. Munro (1924/25), T.K. Grant (1925/26), H.F. Pash (1926/27), C.A. Morgan (1927/28), A. Metcalf (1928/29), A. Anderson (1929/30), H.E. King (1930/31), H.W.E. Sercombe (1931/32), W.W. Davis (1932/33), G.F. McIver (1933/34), J.Morrison (1934/35), W.D. Whiter (1935/36), H.J. Staines (1936/37), R.F. Cross(1937/38), A.D. Thwaites (1938/45), G.A. Mullins (1945/46), S.C. Wooderson (1946/47), G.H.Wilkinson (1947/48), W.R.J. Clarke (1948/49), S.D. Taylor (1949/50), F.W. Parker (1950/51), C.W. Starnes (1951/52), S.A. Field (1952/53), C.A. Weard (1953/54), R.E. Walker (1954/55), K.N. Wilcockson (1955/56), W.H.M. Vercoe (1956/57), C.H.R. Williams (1957/58), V.W.W. Beardon (1958/59), Jack Sims (1959/60), J.R.D. Cockburn (1960/61), C. Pollard (1961/62), L.E.Hammell (1962/63), D.K. Saunders (1963/64), W.J. Traer (1964/65), R.H. Thompson (1965/66), A.J. Brent (1966/67), D.G. Child (1967/69), S.C. Wooderson (1969/70), George F. Brooks (Mar 1970/ Oct 71), Peter Baigent (1971/72), R.A. Morley (1972/73), A.A. Oldfield (1973/74), A.E. Ball (1974/75), John R Baldwin (1975/6), Bob Taylor (1976/7), T.T. Sullivan (1977/8), Colin Brand (1978/79), Brian G Stone (1979/80), Ian F Smith (1980/1), Ian C Wilson (1981/2), J.E.Day (1982/3), MA Walker (1983/4), L.E.Piper (1984/5), W.F. Lake (1985/6), Derek L Gregory (1986/7), P.G. Stenning (1987/88), Ken Johnson (1988/89), Don Gillate (1989/90) A.J. Weeks-Pearson (1990/1), G.B. Botley (1991/2), Alan M Pickering (1992/3), Steve H Cluney (Oct 1993/ Jan 95), David White (Jan 1995/Mar 96), 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)
Past Presidents of Bromley AC: Maureen Miller, Paul Jearum, Junior Field, Joyce Hepher, Daphne Reed, Mrs M Mays, Jill Blackmore, Mrs M Powell, Mrs E A Prince, Mr George Stratford, Mr W G Tyler
Existing Vice Presidents of Blackheath Harriers:
Richard J Edmonds (1969), John Lissaman (1972), 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), , Simon Parsons (1990), Jim Phelan (1990), Nigel Keogh (1991), Trevor Llewelyn (1991), John Wakeman (1993), Mark I L Watling (1993), Alan R Stevens (1995), Nick Nuttall (1997), John E Turner (1997), Garry Spencer (1998), Peter Lester (1998), Bill Clapham (1999-2013), Mike J Cronin (1999), David Liston (2000), Roger A Michell (2000), Roger Counter (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), Simon Tolson (2003 ex BH), Myrtle Augee (2004), Helen Godsell (2004), Simon Lloyd (2004), Anthony Pontifex (2004), Nick Gasson (2005), Brendan McShane (2005), Paul Patten (2006), Michael Skinner (2006), Ray Gibson (2007), Richard Holt (2007), Mark Purser (2007), Costas Karageorghis (2008). Tom Phillips (2008), Peter Lovell (2010), Colin Rowe (2010), Paul Austridge (2011), Con Griffin (2011), Wilf Orton (2012), Mick Jones (2013), Mike Sheppard (2013), Julie Asher-Smith (2014), Jane Bradshaw (2014), Alex Gibbins (2014, Richard Hall (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), Roy Dickens (2022), Helga Pullin (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), David Beadle (2026), Ashley Burridge (2026), Iain Swatton (2026), Sam Williams (2026)