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Officers and Members of the Committee 2009/2010

Officers of the Committee

Members of the Committee

Auditor

Pat Yarnold - President

	Positions held	President 2009/2010
	Left School	1965
	School House	Clares
	School Achievements	'O' levels (1962) 'A' Levels (1965). Prize for School Service
	Higher Education	St Paul's College, Cheltenham. (1965-68)
	Occupation	Teacher - King Charles 1 School (1977 -to date)
	Hobbies	School Governor (2002 - to date). Landscape Painting. Gardening. Skiing
	Comment	Our President is an accomplished artist. He knows how to make and spend the Monet and can put his foot on Degas, so don't take the Pissaro. The original country boy made good.

Colin Lloyd ("Baccy") - Association Secretary

	Positions held	President 2008/2009
	Left School	1961
	School House	Bentons
	School Achievements	1st XV Captain (1960-61). Bentons House Captain
	Higher Education	Aston University. Diploma in Industrial Administration
	Occupation	Retired Risk Manager
	Hobbies	Carpet Museum Trust. Hill walking. Folk music
	Comment	An exocet as a centre threequarter but also a talented guitar playing brain of Bewdley in local quiz circles. Brinton's shares slumped when he retired.

Peter Guy ("The White Man") - Membership Secretary

	Positions held	President 2002/2003
	Left School	1962
	School House	Bentons
	School Achievements	1st XV Rugby. 1st XI Cricket
	Higher Education	Manchester University (1962-65), Mechanical Engineering
	Occupation	Retired Director and General manager
	Hobbies	Horseracing. Cricket
	Comment	A devoted follower of the sport of Kings with an investment a little greater than a pocket of small change. Not quite as famous or as rich as the Aga Khan, Sheik Mohammed or H.R.H, but watch this space. Colleagues are anticipating a hot tip on the Grand National.

Peter Picken QPM - Treasurer

	Positions held	President 1997/1998
	Left School	1957
	School House	Blounts
	School Achievements	2nd in Junior Cross Country Race at Dunclent Farm to Norman Broadfield.
	Higher Education	Joined Worcestershire Constabulary in 1965, retiring as Superintendent in charge of Kidderminster Division in 1998. Awarded Queens Police Medal (QPM) in New Years Honours 1997 and made Honorary Burgess for Kidderminster 1998.
	Occupation	Retired Police Superintendent
	Hobbies	Sport. DIY. Supporting Charities
	Comment	He's Morse without the Jag, Poirot minus the moustache and Taggart without the accent. The O.C's Mr Kidderminster QPM - Quietly Pre-Eminent Money Minder

Norman Broadfield ("Nome") - Magazine Editor

	Positions held	President 1987/1988. Magazine Editor
	Left School	1960
	School House	King's
	School Achievements	Junior Cross Country Champion (1955). First XV Rugby. First X1 Cricket.
	Higher Education	Leeds University (1960-1963) Psychology and Sociology
	Occupation	Retired Export Sales Director
	Hobbies	Rugby. Cricket. History of warfare
	Comment	Stormin Norman has sold carpets to Persians and Eskimos. He may be small and cuddly but he packs a mighty punch. Our esteemed magazine editor, archivist and fount of knowledge on the history of the Association, Norman is also the driving force behind Kidderminster Carolians RFC and Kidderminster Victoria CC. At a time when Society is sadly in need of characters, Norman has personality in abundance. The life and soul of the party - and he prefers pints bought by others.

David Slater ("Daz") - Webmaster & Merchandise Sales

	Positions held	President 2005/2006
	Left School	1962
	School House	Blounts
	School Achievements	1st XV Captain (1961-62). Blounts House Captain. Jack Aston Medal
	Higher Education	Loughborough University (1962-66), Civil Engineering and Construction Management. London Business School (1988).
	Occupation	Retired Company Director (WS Atkins plc)
	Hobbies	Heavy gardening. Hill walking. Financial investments. Treasurer of local Woodland Trust group.
	Comment	From success at Dunclent Farm to working on civil engineering projects in Britain, South America and the Middle East. And yes, they are still standing. Winner of the Jack Aston Medal for Gentlemanly Conduct. How times have changed.

John Booth - Committee Member

	Positions held	President 1964 and 2004. Treasurer (1974-1999). Chairman OCA Sports & Social Club 1965. Captain OC Rugby Club 1959. Appointed Honorary Life Member 2004. Committee member since 1961.
	Left School	1948
	School House	Kings
	School Achievements	1st XV Rugby. 1st X1 Cricket. Kings House Captain 1944,1945,1947.
	Higher Education	Higher School Certificate. ACIB (Chartered Institute of Bankers)
	Occupation	Retired Bank Manager (NatWest)
	Hobbies	Watching rugby and cricket. Playing golf
	Comment	Mr Indispensable and in Carolian terms, he has been there, done it and has the T shirts to prove it. A banker of the old school, when high commercial and moral standards were of paramount importance.

Ken Garbett ("Carpetbagger") - Committee member

	Positions held	President 1999/2000
	Left School	1951
	School House	Kings
	School Achievements	Last in Cross-Country (1950). Combined Cadet Force
	Higher Education	Commercial Course RSA 1 & 11
	Occupation	Retired
	Hobbies	Associations. Travel. Crosswords
	Comment	A generous entrepreneur and twin towner, an honorary citizen of Husum, Germany. Always the first to volunteer and top of the list in anyone's organising Committee.

Martin Hobson ("Alec") - Committee Member

	Positions held	President 1985/1986
	Left School	1956
	School House	Kings
	School Achievements	Dutfields Prize for Geography
	Higher Education	Shropshire Farm Institute (1958)
	Occupation	Retired Purchasing and Stores Controller
	Hobbies	Vegetable gardening. Severn Valley Railway volunteer. Collecting 1950's Hornby Dublo trains.
	Comment	The answer lies in the soil - and his vegetables are better tasting than Sainsbury's. No wonder he has so much energy. A passionate volunteer on the SVR who was almost awarded an OBE by Charles and Camilla on Bewdley Station. He ended up with their ticket.

Martin Humphries (Humph) - Committee Member

	Positions held	President 1955/1956. Association Secretary 1997-2009
	Left School	1956
	School House	Bentons
	School Achievements	Won school photographic competition 1953. 2nd in 10 lengths breast stroke swimming race.
	Higher Education	Membership of Royal Society of Chemistry by examination through part-time further education.
	Occupation	Retired IT Manager at GKN Head Office, Redditch.
	Hobbies	Chairman of the Carolian Astronomy Society. Committee member of Wyre Forest Camcorder Club. Travel in USA and several remote places around the world (through eclipse chasing!).
	Comment	Conscientious and far-sighted former Secretary of the Old Carolians and Chair of Governors at the School. Now a well deserved Life Member of the Association. Passionate star gazer so these lyrics are perhaps appropriate: "Are the stars out tonight, I don't know if it's cloudy or bright, Cos I only have eyes for you - Dear".

Roger Perrin ("Peg") - Committee Member

	Positions held	(Joined the Committee in November 2009)
	Left School	1961
	School House	Kings
	School Achievements	Prize for Economics. 2nd XV Captain
	Higher Education	Birmingham University, Social Science (E.P.S).
	Occupation	Retired Construction Sales Manager
	Hobbies	Self-sufficient gardening. Rustic golf. Watching sport
	Comment	Peel back the label on many houses in the District and it will say, "Perrin Built". University Challenge contestant before Bamber Gascoigne thought of the idea.

Peter Vaughan ("Porky") - Committee Member

	Positions held	President 2007/2008
	Left School	1961
	School House	Blounts
	School Achievements	1st XV Rugby. 7-a-Side Rugby. Athletics team
	Higher Education	Alsager & Leeds Carnegie Colleges (1961-65). The Open University
	Occupation	Retired Secondary School Teacher
	Hobbies	Hill walking. Travel. Politics/Finance
	Comment	Now known affectionately as "Captain". Leads from the back with his trekking poles, but is a wizard with his trusty compass when all about him are completely lost in the fog of life or on the summit of a mountain.

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