Association Officers and other Representatives

Association Officers

Email addresses on this page are modified to protect against automatic scanning. To send an email to an Association Officer, replace _at_ with @. Officer reports for each year, printed in the Annual Report, are available here.

Many of these officers are members of the General Committee or of one or more of its sub-committees.

Patron : The Lord Bishop of Ely
The Diocesan Office, Barton Road,  Ely, CB7 4DX
01353 663579
bishop_at_elydiocese.org

Chairman: Bob Cox
07485 515284
chairman_at_elyda.org.uk

Secretary: J Ann Seaman
51 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5JJ
01223 504682 / 07710 452647
secretary_at_elyda.org.uk

Ringing Master: Alban Forster
07906 478767
rm_at_elyda.org.uk

Peal Secretary: Susan E Marsden (for 2024,  Nicholas A  Elks from January 2025)
07506 797814
peals_at_elyda.org.uk

Quarter Peal  Secretary: Ian Hamilton
07913 914833
qpeals_at_elyda.org.uk

Treasurer: Shirley Warbrick
55 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
01223 837225
treasurer_at_elyda.org.uk

Recruitment and Training Officer: Dee Smith
01638 615423
rato_at_elyda.org.uk

Public Relations Officer: JoAnne Rutter
01480 494449 / 07710 326348
pro_at_elyda.org.uk

Bell Adviser: Geoff Burn
07768 022670
belladviser_at_elyda.org.uk

Safeguarding Officer: Shirley Warbrick
01223 837225
safeguarding_at_elyda.org.uk

Webmaster: Jon Warbrick
01223 837225
webmaster_at_elyda.org.uk

General Committee

The General Committee is made up of various of the officers. It's role is to administer and guide the Association.

Sub-committees

The General Committee is assisted in it's work by a number of sub-committees.

Central Council of Church Bell Ringers Representatives

The Ely DA sends four representatives to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. These representatives are officers of the Association. One of these representatives sits on the General Committee.

Bell Restoration Fund trustees

The Bell Restoration Fund of the Ely DA is a separate organisation with its own trustees. 

Independent Examiner

The Independent Examiner is elected by the AGM to examine the Association's accounts annually and report to the AGM. The Independent Examiner may not hold office on the General Committee nor be a trustee of the Bell Restoration Fund.

Independent Examiner:  Nicholas T Smith, 07775 586235, nicholas.t.smith59_at_googlemail.com

Honorary members

Any ringing member or other person who has given exceptional service and furthered the objectives of the Association may be elected to the office of Honorary Member (see Rules of the Ely DA, rule 3d).

The Honorary Members of the Ely DA are: Barry C Bass, George E Bonham, Catherina E Griffiths, Roger J Palmer and Thomas W Ridgman.

Past Officers of the Association

Details of the past General Secretaries, Peal Secretaries and Treasurers.