COMMITTEE MEMBERS ELECTED MARCH 2011

PAST COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM 2003

Chairman	Fred Fearon	Email
1948 followed a bad winter but our primary school still went camping. Hay filled mattresses and teachers with canes even when camping. 1950/60’s still camping, lightweight, when climbing/cycling British Isles and Europe, except for two years national service. Met Barbara when Youth Hostelling in 1961. Joined the Club when the children came along, but lapsed membership 20 years later when they went there own way without us. Rejoined the Club and this Section in 1999 with a caravan. We enjoy the music, the dancing, the spots, and being part of a good audience.

Vice-Chairman	Tony Sudlow	Email
Margaret and I joined the "Camping Club" in 1963 when we bought our first of three tents. We graduated through a DIY motor caravan to a caravan in 1980. Unfortunately we did not become involved with the Folk Section until about 1987, by which time our two children had fled the nest. The Folk Section has expanded our horizons and our circle of friends. We are both keen walkers, an interest which we are able to pursue during camping weekends. We are members of Chorley and Adlington Folk Dance Club. I was Treasurer for North West from 1995 until 2008 and Treasurer for Lancashire Folk since 2000. I am a caller and walk leader. We have two young grandsons.

Treasurer	Ray Hartnell	Email
Mary and I began camping long ago with the children. In due course they left home and when we moved to Lancashire we took up camping again primarily to enjoy walking over the fells in the Lake District. In 2001 we bought a campervan, re-joined the Camping and Caravanning Club, found the North West Folk Group, and haven't looked back since. I am a committee member of the Whalley Country Dance Group and Mary and I regularly attend the Colne & District Country Dance Club and the Accrington Group.

Secretary	Liz Rogers	Email
I started camping as a student using a tent on trips to the Dales with friends despite my mother's dire warnings as to damp and cold. Although Jim and I are relative newcomers to the folk group, becoming members 5 years ago, we have been keen campers since we first met more than 30 years ago. We have 3 sons who also enjoy camping, all preferring tents. Our youngest son attended a holiday meet in Somerset when he was just 3 weeks old, we had intended to go to the continent but realised that it may be easy to take a baby without a passport to Europe but it would be a tad tricky explaining him to the customs.

Sites Officer/ Webmaster	Vivienne Hayes	Email
I joined the Camping & Caravanning Club in 1979 after my sister-in-law who was a keen member recommended it. We joined the North West Folk Section a few years later after attending a holiday meet in Tywyn and being introduced to the pleasures of folk dancing. I have been married to Bob for over 40 years and have a son and a daughter and also three grandsons. As well as enjoying folk dancing I am also a keen American Square Dancer. I have held the post of Secretary of the Section but had a break off the Committee for a few years.

Catering Officer	Bob Hayes	Email
My sister persuaded me to join the Camping & Caravanning Club in 1979. We initially camped with Ribblesdale BCC but we joined the North West Folk Section a few years later after attending a holiday meet in Tywyn and enjoying the dance sessions in the local village hall. On returning from the meet we joined a folk group near our home. I have been married to Vivienne for over 40 years and have a son and a daughter and also three grandsons. I enjoy American Square Dancing as well as English folk dancing. I held the post of Treasurer of the Section for a few years and Sites Officer for a year, but came off the Committee for a few years until being elected again.

Public Relations Officer	Margaret Sudlow	Email
See the first part of Tony Sudlow's profile above. I have been PRO since joining the Committee in 1996 and am Secretary of Chorley & Adlington Folk Dance Club. My main time absorbing interest is craft and I am a member of Bolton Quilters and Chorley P’s and Q’s. I run various craft workshops.

Committee Member/ MC Co-ordinator	Molly Clouston	Email
I have been married to Allan since 1960 and we have four children and five grandchildren. We joined the folk section in 1999 after staying at Penley overnight and ending up staying for a week. Never having danced or played music before, we joined two dance clubs, Colne and Whalley and I soon started to learn the guitar until someone showed me a melodeon and I became hooked on that.

Committee Member/ Music Equipment Co-ordinator	Carol Hewitt
My Husband Alan and I used to camp with our four sons when they were youg, and then had ten years with a VW Transporter van before getting a caravan and joining the Folk Group in 1999. After Alan died I continued caravanning and I enjoy all the interests, activities and friendship that the Folk Group offers.