Founded 1980
Chair:        
Secretary: 
Treasurer: 

Graham Smith
Jan Thompson
Graham Mumby-Croft




MEMBERSHIP REPORT – OCTOBER 2025

Membership has remained steady at 341 since the last report of March this year (but is a significant decrease on the figure of 353 reported in October 2024). The current total comprises of 296 paying ’full members’ and 45 non-paying ’Associate members’. I have to say, like Harry before me, I’m finding it a struggle to attract new members despite James Bryant of the PGA issuing a RPGA introduction letter to all members that notify him of their intention to retire. I then follow this up with an email from myself and an e-copy of our last newsletter.
Since March this year we have welcomed two new members; Kindur Sandhar and John Woolham, but have sadly had to record the deaths of three members; Steve Goodliffe, the Reverend James Anderson and David J. Elliott. We have had one resignation; Sheila French (Associate Member) and have lost contact with Morris Moore who is no longer at the address we have on our records with no forwarding address. We are also sorry to announce the deaths of Gary Walker, Bob Mullen and Albert Huxley. They were not members of the RPGA but I am sure were known to many of our members.

 
I have been working my way through our shared membership list compiled by Roger Outram last year. Following our usual data cleansing exercise in January when we check the accounts to establish which subscriptions have and haven’t been paid over the previous 12 months, I have been amending the list with the help of the ‘members past and present’ list that Harry very kindly forwarded to me when I took on the post of Membership Secretary. After a lot of cross-referencing, I am satisfied that we continue to have an accurate record of membership, at least until January 2026 when we go through the whole exercise again.

Kevin Billson
07827 320 413
Kevinbillson@ntlworld.com

Issue No 93 Autumn 2025