Honour Roll


Presidents

 

1948 - 1950  David L. Miln

1950 - 1966  Lord Macdonald of Gwaenysgor

1966 - 1970  Lord Cohen of Birkenhead

1970 - 1987  The late and former Duchess of Westminster

1987 - 2021  Her Grace The Duchess of Westminster

2022- present Matt Baker BEM

Vice Presidents

1948 - 2005  J. Henry Reece

1991 - 2004  H. P. Frederick Warren

2005 - present  The Lord Mayor of Chester (ex officio)

Chairmen

1948 - 1962  Jack Hughes

1962 - 1982  Bill Crawford

1982 - 1991  Cyril Thomas

1991 - 1997  Mike Heathcote

1997 - 1998  Derek Beckett

1998 - 2001  Ken Bailey

2001 - 2005  Mike Heathcote

2005 - 2007  Peter Johnston

2007 - 2011  Roy Gallimore

2011 - 2012  Jim Pye

2012 - 2015  Roy Gallimore

2015 - 2016  Mal Craig

2016 - 2018 Ron Webster

2019 - 2021 John Walsh

2022 - 2024 Blair Wilson

2024-present Ron Webster

Secretaries

1948 - 1972  Les Groom

1972 - 2001  Trudi Hughes

2001 - 2010  Gerry Smith

2010 - 2016  Pam Millington

2016 - 2018  John Walsh

2018 - 2020  Martin Hine

2020 - 2024 Chris Oleshko

2024- present Richard Cain

Treasurers

1950 - 1961  Cyril Thomas

1961 - 1963  John Powell

1963 - 1984  Jack Hobson

1984 - 1998  Maurice Boyd

1998 - 2001  Glyn Fresle

2001 - 2010  Stuart Limb

2010 - 2015  Mike Hendy

2015 - 2016  Mike Hewson

2016 - 2021  Andrew Horne

2021 - present  David Marks

Directors of Music

1941 - 1991  Fred Warren

1991 - 1997  Peter Dalton

1997 - 2005  Granville Lund

2005 - 2005  Huw Dunley

2005 - 2022 Rodney T Jones

2022 - present Joseph Mann

Deputy Conductors

John Herbert Jones, Ken Hughes, Ron Medlicott, Ian Belton, David Penny, Lance Howie. Ian Belton

Accompanists

1941 - 1949  Gwen Lupton

1949 - 1983  Bert Jones

1962 - 1992  Trudi Hughes

1983 - 1992  Dennis Jones

1992 - 1997  Peter Macken

1997 - 2000  Dennis Jones

2000 - 2004  Marija Scott

2004 - 2004  Mike Conchar

2004 - 2004  Tim Kennedy

2004 - 2005  Dennis Jones

2005 - present  Helen Jackson

Deputy Accompanists

Eddie Hayward, Trudi Hughes, Dennis Jones, Beverley Atherton

Librarians

1955 - 1992  Hilda Timmins

1955 - 2010  Dorothy Jones

1992 - 2016  Pam Millington

2016 - 2018 Martin Hine

2019 - present Blair Wilson

Chaplains

Rev. W.J. Roberts, Rev. J. D. Bridge, Rev. C. Cornah, Rev. George Artingstall, Rev. Ken Hawkins, Rev. Brian Newbold, Rev. Damon Hall, Rev. Ken Harris, Rev. Brian, Holroyd, Rev. Liz Blair, Rev. Paul Taylor, Rev. David Ray, Rev. David Goodwin