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Presidents and Life Members


COUNTY PAST PRESIDENTS - deceased


1920-31H. Bullen (Ipswich)1956J. Wilkinson (Bury St. Eds)1973H. H. Smith (Lakenheath) 1992R. M. Loveridge (Sole Bay)
1932A. Evans (Lowestoft) 1957T. H. G. Earle (Saxmundham) 1974C. A. Kemp (Ipswich) 1993D Cole (Gislingham)
1934G. W. Senton (Ipswich)1958P. J. Fowler (Ipswich)1975L. V. Gray (Saxmundham) 1994Dennis Abbott (Stone Lodge)
1935F. W. Woodroffe (Stowmarket) 1959A. W. Dale (Lowestoft). 1976W. M. Raffe (Southwold) 1995J Woollard (Grundisburgh)
1937H. J. Huke (Lowestoft)1960H. H. Smith (Lakenheath) 1977Dick Peachey1996V Bowles (Lowestoft Railway)
1938F. O. Johnson (Bury St. Eds)1961J. R. Wright (Walpole) 1978R. F. Boddey (Ipswich)1997G Marshall (Tuddenham St Mary)
1939-45A. Smyth (Leiston) (War period) 1962H. A. Death (Ipswich) 1979Russell Kemp (Kirton & Falkenham) 1998A Manthorpe (Bramford)
1946G. Benjarnin (Ipswich)1963F. W. Holmes (Brandon) 1980W. C. Powles (Kirby Cane)1999Les Cattermole (Peasenhall & Sibton)
1947W. Downing (Beccles) 1964J. Coleman (Lowestoft)1981A Bryant (St. Botolphs) 2001P Wright (Thorndon)
1948R G. Saint (Bury St Eds). 1965J. Cooper (Needham Market) 1982G. Youngman (Ipswich) 2002F Matthews (St. Johns U. R. C. )
1949E. S. Lock (Woodbridge) 1966B. J. Wright (Ipswich)1983J. Weeks (Wickham Market) 2003G Turnbull (Tunstall & District)
1950A. J. Beckerleg (Ipswich) 1967J. A. Whitehouse (Yoxford) 1984H. Oxborough (Beccles) 2008M Fathers (Waveney & Wrentham)
1951F. E. Field (Lowestoft) 1968W. G. Denny (Southwold) 1985E Oliver (Thurston)2011P Gorham (Martlesham)
1952F. W. Holmes (Brandon) 1969R. F. Grimwood (Ixworth) 1986D. J. Mee (Sproughton)2012D Catchpole (Loddon Swan)
1953F. L Wales (Framlingham 1970H. D. ElIwood (Ipswich) 1987A. B. McMillan (Lelston Con) 2017J White (Coney Weston Swan)
1954S. V. Broome (Ipswich) 1971J. R. Wright (Walpole)1988D Catchpole (Loddon Swan) 2000John Ansdell
1955G. E Brown (Beccles) 1972S Banns (Aldeby)

COUNTY PAST PRESIDENTS - deceased


1920-31H. Bullen (Ipswich)
1932A. Evans (Lowestoft)
1934G. W. Senton (Ipswich)
1935F. W. Woodroffe (Stowmarket)
1937H. J. Huke (Lowestoft)
1938F. O. Johnson (Bury St. Eds)
1939-45A. Smyth (Leiston) (War period)
1946G. Benjarnin (Ipswich)
1947W. Downing (Beccles)
1948R G. Saint (Bury St Eds).
1949E. S. Lock (Woodbridge)
1950A. J. Beckerleg (Ipswich)
1951F. E. Field (Lowestoft)
1952F. W. Holmes (Brandon)
1953F. L Wales (Framlingham
1954S. V. Broome (Ipswich)
1955G. E Brown (Beccles)
1956J. Wilkinson (Bury St. Eds)
1957T. H. G. Earle (Saxmundham)
1958P. J. Fowler (Ipswich)
1959A. W. Dale (Lowestoft).
1960H. H. Smith (Lakenheath)
1961J. R. Wright (Walpole)
1962H. A. Death (Ipswich)
1963F. W. Holmes (Brandon)
1964J. Coleman (Lowestoft)
1965J. Cooper (Needham Market)
1966B. J. Wright (Ipswich)
1967J. A. Whitehouse (Yoxford)
1968W. G. Denny (Southwold)
1969R. F. Grimwood (Ixworth)
1970H. D. ElIwood (Ipswich)
1971J. R. Wright (Walpole)
1972S Banns (Aldeby)
1973H. H. Smith (Lakenheath)
1974C. A. Kemp (Ipswich)
1975L. V. Gray (Saxmundham)
1976W. M. Raffe (Southwold)
1977Dick Peachey
1978R. F. Boddey (Ipswich)
1979Russell Kemp (Kirton & Falkenham)
1980W. C. Powles (Kirby Cane)
1981A Bryant (St. Botolphs)
1982G. Youngman (Ipswich)
1983J. Weeks (Wickham Market)
1984H. Oxborough (Beccles)
1985E Oliver (Thurston)
1986D. J. Mee (Sproughton)
1987A. B. McMillan (Lelston Con)
1988D Catchpole (Loddon Swan)
1992R. M. Loveridge (Sole Bay)
1993D Cole (Gislingham)
1994Dennis Abbott (Stone Lodge)
1995J Woollard (Grundisburgh)
1996V Bowles (Lowestoft Railway)
1997G Marshall (Tuddenham St Mary)
1998A Manthorpe (Bramford)
1999Les Cattermole (Peasenhall & Sibton)
2001P Wright (Thorndon)
2002F Matthews (St. Johns U. R. C. )
2003G Turnbull (Tunstall & District)
2008M Fathers (Waveney & Wrentham)
2011P Gorham (Martlesham)
2012D Catchpole (Loddon Swan)
2017J White (Coney Weston Swan)
2000John Ansdell

ACTIVE COUNTY PAST PRESIDENTS


1989Ron Whymark
1990Dave Cable
1991Bill Kemp
2004Peter Orford
2005Peter Plummer
2006Roger Simpson
2007Ray Dearing
2009Robert Lillistone
2010Colin Buck
2013Malcolm Pryke
2014Crossley Coleman (Fred)
2015David Schofield
2016Trevor Flatt
2018Trevor Lord
2019Barrie Davis
2020/21Neil Parfitt
2022Keith Crabbe
2023David Lyas
2024Gary Pleasance
2025Andrew Burch

ACTIVE COUNTY PAST PRESIDENTS


1989Ron Whymark
1990Dave Cable
1991Bill Kemp
2004Peter Orford
2005Peter Plummer
2006Roger Simpson
2007Ray Dearing
2009Robert Lillistone
2010Colin Buck
2013Malcolm Pryke
2014Crossley Coleman (Fred)
2015David Schofield
2016Trevor Flatt
2018Trevor Lord
2019Barrie Davis
2020/21Neil Parfitt
2022Keith Crabbe
2023David Lyas
2024Gary Pleasance
2025Andrew Burch

FORMER HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS


J. AmosJ. W. ColemanF.? W. HolmesE. Oliver
R. BoddeyW. DowsingC. A. KempC. A. Pryke
S. V. BroomeE. W. DunnettE. S. LockR. H. Sparkes
G. E. BrownH. D. EllwoodR. M. LoveridgeJ. Woollard
A. BryantF. E. FieldD. MeeD Peachey
D. Catchpole

FORMER HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS


J. Amos
R. Boddey
S. V. Broome
G. E. Brown
A. Bryant
D. Catchpole
J. W. Coleman
W. Dowsing
E. W. Dunnett
H. D. Ellwood
F. E. Field
F.? W. Holmes
C. A. Kemp
E. S. Lock
R. M. Loveridge
D. Mee
E. Oliver
C. A. Pryke
R. H. Sparkes
J. Woollard
D Peachey

CURRENT HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS


Clive BakerKeith CrabbeJimmy SummonsJohn Walford
Geoff BarkerRay DearingMervyn ThomasRon Whymark

CURRENT HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS


Clive Baker
Geoff Barker
Keith Crabbe
Ray Dearing
Jimmy Summons
Mervyn Thomas
John Walford
Ron Whymark

FORMER EBF PRESIDENTS AND OFFICERS FROM SUFFOLK


NATIONAL PRESIDENT
1959F. W. Holmes1989L. R. Peachey
1969A. W. Dale2001E. J. Oliver
1979C. A. Kemp2014B. Millard
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
1993 to 1997E. J. Oliver
NATIONAL VICE-CHAIRMAN and HON ASSISTANT SECRETARY
1998 to 2000P. Jones
NATIONAL HON SECRETARY
1965 to 1977C. A. Kemp
NATIONAL HON TOUR SECRETARY
1991 to 1993E. J. Oliver1994 to 1998D. L. Cole
NATIONAL HON COACHING CO-ORDINATOR
1993 to 2000P. Jones2014 B. Millard
NATIONAL HON LIFE MEMBERS
E. OliverD. Peachey
J. Woollard

FORMER EBF PRESIDENTS AND OFFICERS FROM SUFFOLK


NATIONAL PRESIDENT
1959F. W. Holmes
1969A. W. Dale
1979C. A. Kemp
1989L. R. Peachey
2001E. J. Oliver
2014B. Millard
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
1993 to 1997E. J. Oliver
NATIONAL VICE-CHAIRMAN and HON ASSISTANT SECRETARY
1998 to 2000P. Jones
NATIONAL HON SECRETARY
1965 to 1977C. A. Kemp
NATIONAL HON TOUR SECRETARY
1991 to 1993E. J. Oliver
1994 to 1998D. L. Cole
NATIONAL HON COACHING CO-ORDINATOR
1993 to 2000P. Jones
2014 B. Millard
NATIONAL HON LIFE MEMBERS
E. Oliver
J. Woollard
D. Peachey