Retired company secretary John is the Chairman of BASC. John lives in Shropshire and he is the treasurer or Secretary for several organisations. John loves most sports (except football) remains a season ticket holder for Glamorgan…

Jon Mason is the Company Secretary for BASC, and is also responsible for Awards made by the club to athletes each year. Jon can often be seen officiating at athletics meets, particularly in the pole vault.…

Jackie is BASC's subscriptions secretary and is involved in other admin tasks. Jackie, a former IT specialist, lives in Chelmsford and supports Southend United and Essex CCC. She is an ardent athletics fan, with very happy…

Kate is the club's treasurer. She is a retired HR Manager, living in Yorkshire. Growing up, Kate accompanied her mum - a AAA volunteer - to meets at Crystal Palace and White City, enjoying the variety of events.…

Richard lives in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Now retired, Richard was part time financial controller for a small manufacturer, having previously retired from his role as events manager at a major UK bank. Richard is responsible for…

Retired general manager Philip handles overseas liaison for the supporters club. Living in Sheffield, Philip enjoys theatre and chamber music concerts as well as live sport. He is involved in rugby union at Rotherham. Philip was…

Retired accountant Chris sits on BASC's Due Diligence Committee. Chris fell in love with athletics watching the Rome Olympics on his family's newly acquired television. He ran for Devon at schoolboy level competing in the 800m…

A talented middle distance youth runner, Marc’s BASC role is to help the Club build relationships with International and National Federations / Major Events/OCs, and assist with marketing. Marc plays a leading role in sports sponsorship as…

Ken is responsible for new member recruitment.  He retired from full-time employment as a plant biochemist in 2015 but still does some consultancy and voluntary work.  Inspired by watching the first London Marathon on TV, he…

Paul is a Primary School Teacher who lives in Yorkshire. He is married with two children and the family particularly enjoy both watching and participating in cycling and athletics, being involved with local clubs. His favourite…

Rhydian is the editor of Backtrack, the club's magazine for members. He enjoys watching sport in general but fell in love with athletics when watching on TV aged only 9. After that he was hooked. His…

President: Katharine Merry. Life Vice-Presidents: Mrs Susan Deaves; Jack Miller. Vice-Presidents: Alan Masters; Barry Willis OBE; Mark Shearman MBE; Eric Thompson.