Get to know the Club's Committee
Your Club is managed by a
voluntary committee, democratically elected each year at the AGM.
In order to get to know your committee better, here is some
information about all of them.
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Chairman
and Treasurer -
Paul Newsome
Having served on the
Committee for a number of Years, Paul was elected to be
Chairman at the AGM of 2010.
Paul's family ran the
Standard dealership in Coventry from the 1920's so Paul
has a life-long association with the Marque. He runs a
1926 Standard Model SLO4 Charlecote and a Triumph TR4. |
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Vice Chairman and
Webmaster - Phil Homer Phil, together with
wife Lynda have been members for well over 30 years and live
in St. Albans in Hertfordshire. They run a small fleet of Standards dating from a 1919 Model S
to a 1956 Standard Super 10,
though not all of them are on the road at any one time! Phil
also edits
this Website and is an author and photographer of Classic
Car subjects.
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Membership Secretary and Registrar -
Tony Pounder
Tony has a
very active role in the club as he manages the Membership
Database and keeps
the records of all known Standards. In his spare time he runs a
race-prepared 1950's Standard 10
Tony lives in Bath and is a Manager in the IT Industry
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Club Secretary - Lynda
Homer
Lynda
is an Educational Consultant at the Science Learning Centre,
aest of aengland, where she
is involved in the management of Continuous Professional
Development of Science Teachers.
Lynda is determined that Classic Cars
should not be a men-only pastime, she enjoys driving Standard Cars to rallies and events - and encourages other ladies to do likewise. |
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Magazine Editor - Steve O'Hara
Steve is one of the
Club's Train enthusiasts and he used to live above Birmingham's New Street Station, so he
could get
a good view! He took on editorship of the Club's magazine,
during 2007. Steve drives a Vintage Standard Teignmouth
and a 1950's Standard 10
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New Members Secretary -
Steve Smeltzer A
new recruit to the Committee in 2010, Steve hails from near Bristol. Steve assembles the Membership
packs and sends them out to new members as their
introduction to the Club. Steve
covers thousands of miles each year in his 1927 Standard
V4 Tourer. In midwinter, January 2010 he drove to Paris with no roof
and no heater, though to look at him he appears completely
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DVLA Representative - Dennis Brown
Dennis hails from
Raglan in South Wales. An enthusiastic rally organiser, he travels long
distances in his 1929 Selby Tourer, or his superb
1938 Flying 12 Saloon.
As a demonstration in reliability, Dennis has driven that car, twice, to the
Shetland Islands and back to South Wales
Dennis has taken on the valuable work of liaison with
the DVLA to help members with Registration Number
retention and many other issues.
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Regalia Officer -
Graham Hart
Graham is a relatively new recruit to the
Committee in March 2010 He has volunteered to help in the procurement of new
Regalia lines. He runs a Standard Flying 12 and lives in Warrington, where
he is a Manager for a major Motor Manufacturer |
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Legal Advisor - Peter Lockley
Peter's first Standard was an 1950's 8 but
he has also restored a very rare Vanguard Estate. Most
recently he has restored a TR
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Swallow
Doretti.
Peter lives in Long Itchington in Warwickshire and works as a Solicitor in nearby
Leamington. His other consuming interest is Steam Railways, of which he has an
encyclopaedic knowledge.
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Spares Sourcing
Co-ordinator - Brian Parkes
Brian is a long-serving member of the club, and joined the committee
in January 2006. He runs a
Post-war Standard 14 and is a virtual ever-present at Standard
Rallies and Roadruns. He has a life-time of experience in the Motor Repair
Trade and delights in managing our growing Spares re-manufacturing
operation. He also manages the Pre48 Spares Warehouse |
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Publicity Officer - Darrell Cunningham
Darrell Cunningham is an active
member and founder of the New Forest Group of the Standard Motor Club. He
owns a prewar Flying 8 Tourer.
His main role as Publicity Officer is
to promote the Club and the marque as a whole to the Classic Car Press. He
also provides a focal point for the committee as liaison point with our
local area groups.
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Member Without Portfolio - Conan Lewis
A keen Local Group organiser, Conan is our latest recruit to the
Committee.
Conan is a Manager in the Telecomms industry and owns a 1924 Model V3
Kenilworth and a 1950's Standard 10
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We also have a number of Officers who do not have
Committee Posts, but provide essential services to our Members:
| Vanguard Spares Officer - Peter Foster
A new recruit in 2009, Peter manages the Club's Vanguard Spares
Warehouse. If he is not able to satisfy a Spares requirement , he
also has a vast repertoire of sources that he is able to recommend
to members.
Peter runs a Vanguard Vignale Saloon and an Ensign Estate and lives in Spalding,
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| 8 and 10 Spares Officer - Tony Pounder
As well as serving as a Committee Member, Tony manages the
Club's Warehouse of Standard 8 and 10 Spares of the 1950's
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Pre -1948 Spares Officer - Brian Parkes
Due to his encyclopaedic knowledge of Flying and 1930's Standards, Brian is known in the
Club as the "Flying Doctor"
Brian manages the Spares Warehouse for all pre 1948 models. His
outstanding work for the Standard- Triumph movement was rewarded
by the award of the Harry Webster Trophy in 2008
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All of the people on this page give generously of their time
to make the Club successful. If you have skills and time to offer to help we
are always searching for new volunteers. Please enquire of any committee
member in the first instance
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