Area Councils Committees

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Tel.No	02920 367 000
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Address	11 St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff, CF10 3DB
President	Mr. John Williamson MBE
Chairman	Mr. Charles Giles
Vice Chairman	Mr. Guy Williamson BEM QPM
General Secretary	Mr. Robert W. Smith
Directors/Administrative Stewards	Mr. Mick Collier Mr. Chris Evans MP Mr. Charles Giles Mr. John Handelaar Mr. Ron Pavett Mr. Guy Williamson BEM QPM Mr. John Williamson MBE
Directors/Representative Stewards	Mr. Matthew Harris Mr. Dean Hollington Mr. Wynford Jones Mr. Robyn Smith Mr. John Swanson Mr. Miles Templeton
Honorary Stewards	The Baroness Golding Charlotte Leslie Lennox Lewis CM, CBE Mary Peters DBE CH QL Mr. Billy Walker
Stewards of Appeal	Mr. Timothy Langdale KC (Chairman) Mr. Andrew Barrow Mr. Geoffrey Finn Mr. Robert Kidby Mr. Ian Mill KC Ms. Jane Mulcahy KC Mr. Icah Peart KC Mr. Neil Saunders Mr. Benedict Sefi Mr. Robin Simpson KC Mr. William Tudor John Mr. Nicholas Valios KC MR. David Williams KC Mr. Robert Smith (Secretary)
Head Office Medical Advisors	Dr. Neil Scott Dr. Sanooj Soni
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Contacts Committees

Area Councils

Welsh Area Council

Area Secretary	Mr. Jeffrey Williams welsharea@bbbofc.com 07960 531 965
Chairman Director Administrative Steward	Mr. Ron Pavett
Representative Steward Director	Mr. Wynford Jones
Chief Inspector	Mr. Kevin Fulthorpe
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. Peter Fitzgerald
Representative on Referees' Committee	Mr. Paul Gooding
Council Members	Dr. Peter Fitzgerald Mr. Kevin Fulthorpe Mr. Paul Gooding Mr. Will Gooding Mr. Wynford Jones Mr. David Page Mr. Ron Pavett Mr. Nicky Piper MBE Mr. Kevin Seal
Dates of Council Meetings	18th January 2024 29th February 2024 28th March 2024 25th April 2024 30th May 2024 27th June 2024 25th July 2024 19th September 2024 31st October 2024 28th November 2024

Southern Area Council

Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Herefordshire, Greater London, Norfolk, Suffolk, Oxfordshire, East and West Sussex, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire

Area Secretary	Mr. Dennis Gilmartin Tel. No: 02920 367 000 southernarea@bbbofc.com
Chairman Administrative Steward Director	Mr. Michael Collier
Representative Steward Director	Mr. Dean Hollington
Chief Inspector	Mr. Nigel Thomas
Representative on Referees' Committee	Mr. Richard Barber
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. David O'Callaghan
Council Members	Mr. Richard Barber Mr. Michael Collier Mr. Barry Freeman Mr. Ben Harmsworth Mr. Dean Hollington Mr. James Keeley Mr. Leon McKenzie Dr. David O'Callaghan Mr. Des Rees Mr. Nigel Thomas Ms. Lisa Wilde
Dates of Council Meetings	3rd January 2024 7th February 2024 6th March 2024 3rd April 2024 1st May 2024 4th June 2024 3rd July 2024 7th August 2024 4th September 2024 2nd October 2024 6th November 2024 4th December 2024

Scottish Area Council

Area Secretary	Mr. Barry-John Marsden scottisharea@bbbofc.com
Chairman Representative Steward Director	Mr. John Swanson
Chief Inspector	Mr. Robert Craig
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. Lee Riddell
Council Members	Mr. Robert Craig Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick Mr. Paul Graham Mr. Martin Hughes Mr. Martin O'Brien Dr. Lee Riddell Mr. John Swanson Mr. Derry Treanor
Dates of Council Meetings	30th January 2024 27th February 2024 26th March 2024 30th April 2024

Northern Ireland Area Council

Area Secretary	Mr. John Gray northernirelandarea@bbbofc.com
Chairman Administrative Steward Director	Mr. John Williamson MBE
Representative Steward/Director	TBC
Chief Inspector	Mr. Jim Gamble
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. Martin Duffy
Council Members	Dr. Martin Duffy Mr. Jim Gamble Mr. Kieran McGeary Mr. Michael Madden Mr. Chris Nutt Lady Mary Peters LG DBE QL CH (Also Honorary Steward) Mr. John Williamson MBE
Dates of Council Meetings	To be confirmed

Northern Area Council

Northumberland, Cumbria, Durham, Cleveland, Tyne and Wear, North Yorkshire (north of a line drawn from Whitby to Northallerton to Richmond)

Area Secretary	Mr. Peter Wicks northernarea@bbbofc.com
Chairman	Mr. Andrew Venn
Representative on Referees Committee	Mr. Andrew Venn
Chief Inspector	Mr. Anthony Kirkby
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. Michael Kipling
Representative Steward Director	Mr. Miles Templeton
Council Members	Dr. Peter Evans Ms. Emma-Louise Flood Mr. Steven Hunter Dr. Michael Kipling Mr. Anthony Kirkby Mr. Reg Long Mr. Miles Templeton Mr. Paul Tranter Mr. Andrew Venn Mr. David Venn
Dates of Council Meetings	18th January 2024 15th February 2024 21st March 2024 18th April 2024 16th May 2024 20th June 2024 18th July 2024 15th August 2024 19th September 2024 17th October 2024 21st November 2024

Midlands Area Council

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Salop, Staffordshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Leicestershire, South Humberside and Northamptonshire

Area Secretary	Mr. Warren Churchill 07478 734 830 midlandsarea@bbbofc.com
Chairman	Mr. Matthew Harris
Representative Steward Director	Mr. Matthew Harris
Chief Inspector	Mr. Tony Hedges
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. Sultan Hassan
Referees Committee Representative	Mr. Kenneth Basford
Council Members	Mr. Kenny Basford Mr. Matthew Harris Dr. Sultan Hassan Mr. Tony Hedges Mrs Sarah Lee Mr. Jamie Reynolds Mr. Liam Shaw Ms. Sallyann Webb Mr. Terry Whitehouse
Dates of Council Meetings	21st January 2024 23rd February 2024 17th March 2024 20th April 2024 12th May 2024 16th June 2024 14th July 2024 18th August 2024 22nd September 2024 6th October 2024 17th November 2024 20th December 2024

Central Area Council

North Yorkshire (with the exception of the part included in the Northern Area), Lancashire, West and South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, Isle of Man, North Humberside

Area Secretary	Mr. Les Potts 07973 533 835 centralarea@bbbofc.com
Chairman Representative Steward Director	Mr. Robyn Smith
Chief Inspector	Mr. Josh Sadler
Referees Committee Representative	Mr. Robyn Smith
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. Mark Banks
Council Members	Mr. Alan Alster Dr. Mark Banks Dr. Anil Bhalla Mr. Ian Cragg Mr. Andy Kremner Mr. Ian Metcalfe Mrs Suzanne Potts Mr. Josh Sadler Ms. Sally Sey Mr. Robyn Smith Mr. Brian Sproston Mr. Matthew Verity
Dates of Council Meetings	21st January 2024 18th February 2024 24th March 2024 21st April 2024 19th May 2024 23rd June 2024 21st July 2024 18th August 2024 15th September 2024 13th October 2024 10th November 2024 15th December 2024

Contacts Areas

Committees

Referees Committee

Chairman	Charles Giles
Secretary	Dennis Gilmartin
Scottish Area Representative	Paul Graham
Northern Ireland Area Representative	John Gray
Welsh Area Representative	Paul Gooding
Northern Area Representative	Andrew Venn
Central Area Representative	Robyn Smith
Southern Area Representative	Richard Barber
Midlands Area Representative	Kenneth Basford
Active Referees	Michael Alexander Mark Bates Philip Edwards Lee Every Howard Foster Steve Gray John Keane John Latham Victor Loughlin Mark Lyson Kieran McCann Marcus McDonnell Terry O'Connor Kevin Parker Bob Williams

Charity Committee

Chairman	TBC Richard Barber Simon Euan-Smith Colin Hart
Secretary	Robert. W. Smith (General Secretary)

Committees Area Councils