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Committee & Officers

President

Peter Braggins
(Retired Headmaster)
Email peterbraggins@hotmail.co.uk

List of Past Presidents

Vice-President

Chris Utting
Email chris@uttingfamily.co.uk

Junior Vice-President

Nick Myers
(At School 1991-1998)
Building Surveyor in London. Grandson of John Exall and son to Lynda. Still in Tunbridge Wells living close to the School.
Email nick.myers@dtz.com

Secretary

Barry Tester OBE
(At School 1951-1959)
President 1974 & 2000. OS Hon Secretary since 1985. Retired MD. Wife Brenda, 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
Email barrytester@aol.com

Treasurer

John Andrews
(At School 1958-1963)
President 1992. Sole proprietor of Bookkeeping & Accountancy practice.
Email johna@enterprise.net

Membership Secretary

Tony Holding
(At School 1954-1962 and Staff 1965-2005)
President 1986. Taught Chemistry at The School since 1965. Retired Head of Chemistry. Lt Col in C.C.F., Commanding Officer 1988-1998 and since Sept 2003.
Email tonyh@smytheclose.fsnet.co.uk

Elected Members

Sam Barker
At School 2002-2009. School Captain 2009. Worked at the Skinners' Kent Academy in his gap year before reading Law at Worcester College, Oxford.
Email samjbarker@hotmail.co.uk

Chris Beeching
Chief Executive of the charity, Tunbridge Wells Mental Health Resource. Married to Buffy, four children (two at university) but no grandchildren yet! Audio critic (music graduate), keen squash player and cyclist. Lives in Northiam.
Email crbeeching@aol.com

Ben Donoghue
(At School 2000-2007)
Student at University of Exeter. Filmmaker and now playing rugby league for University
Email bddonoghue@googlemail.com

John Exall
(At School 1944-1947)
President 1969 & 1987. Retired founder of Baxall Construction Limited. 2 boys, 2 girls and 11 grandchildren; wife Audrey (TWGGS)
Email jrexall@googlemail.com

Roger Fitzwater
(Staff 1970-2005)
Retired Deputy Headmaster; married to Sue with 3 boys, Daniel, Nick and Martin - all Old Skinners'! Keen sportsman.
Email roger.susan.fitzwater@sky.com
Roger edits the OSS Newsletter so please contact him with any news about yourself or other Old Boys. New contributors are eagerly sought!

Mike Gadsden
(At School 1981-1988)
President 1999. Partner in firm of Independent Financial Advisers. married with 1 girl. Keen golfer still looking for OS to join the OS Golfing Society.
Email michael@4independence.co.uk

Richard Lambert
(At School 1958-1963 )
Chartered Accountant and Director of KPMG Interim Management. 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 grandson.
Email richardlambert@sky.com

Nick Lawrence
Email nick@nlawrence.com

Chris Pawson
(At School 1988-1995)
Deputy Head boy 1994/5. Chartered Accountant working for US investment bank, Goldman Sachs. Captained England rugby team at various junior levels and vice captain of the Skinners’ 1992 Under 15 Daily Mail Cup-winning side. Married with one daughter.
Email christopher.pawson@gs.com

Jerry Salaman
(At School 1956-1963)
MD of car valeting products & accessory manufacturer. Married with 2 boys, 1 girl (Philip & Richard left School in 1991 & 1993)
Email jerry@salaman.com

Immediate Past President

Richard Sharples
(At School 1988-1995)
Deputy Head Boy 1994/5. Collateral Management, Commerzbank. Captain of the Under 15 Daily Mail Cup-winning side, capped by England and Scotland at Rugby and an ex-Harlequin.
Email richard.sharples@commerzbank.com

Headmaster

Simon J Everson MA(Cantab)
(Headmaster since 2005)
The Skinners’ School
Tunbridge Wells
TN4 9PG
Telephone +44 (0)1892 520732
Fax +44 (0)1892 549356
Email simon.everson@skinners-school.org.uk

Co-opted Members

Jack Barker
School Captain
Email jackbarker@hotmail.co.uk

Robert Phillips
School Representative
Email r59phil3@googlemail.com

Webmaster

Paul Rodgers
(At School 1970-1976)
Photographer, partner in Cranbrook Gallery and internet entrepreneur. Married to TWGGS lass with twin boys both at Cranbrook School.
Email paul@rodgersphotography.co.uk



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The Management of the Society is vested in an elected Executive Committee comprising the President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary and not fewer than five or more than twenty other elected members at least one of whom is, when practicable, a serving member of staff of the School. The Headmaster and immediate Past President are ex-officio members of the Committee, the latter for the year of the Society ensuing his term of office as President.

The President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary and other members of the Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. Nominations may be made prior to the meeting and are proposed and seconded, but no candidate may be nominated unless he has previously stated his willingness to serve.

The Executive Committee is always looking for younger members of the Society to stand for election to join its ranks and anyone wishing to join should not be backward in coming forward. Please contact the Secretary or any other member of the Executive Committee at any time.

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A new book has been produced by The Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society in conjunction with The School entitled "The Skinners' School. Its controversial birth and its landmark buildings". The authors are the late Cecil Beeby and Philip Whitbourn, President of The Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society and Chairman of its Local History Group.

The 92pp paperback book is available at £5.70 including P&P from:-

Paul Johnston
Bursar
The Skinners’ School
Tunbridge Wells
TN4 9PG

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