Board of Trustees

When Tom Collins and I began what we thought would be a small community group in 1998 we had no more thoughts other than keeping to the recommendations by the then Amateur Rowing Association – now British Rowing.  Things developed rather quickly with Nigel Bridle helping us with the accounts and latterly Judith Blake after Nigel. By 2004 it was clear that what we were doing in the “Community” warranted Charitable status as, apart from anything else, that would enable a far wider stratum of support to be approached for finance.  I asked Andrew Ashton my solicitor and co member of Wallingford RC to investigate for me and to my surprise, and I think his also, we received charitable status in double quick time.  Andrew, as he says, has been secretary ever since!  Tom Collins, Chris Adams and I “ran the ship” until 2012 when Chris had to leave us.   While visiting our daughter in New Zealand I sent 4 packages back to the UK hoping to encourage at least one current parent to pick up a baton. 

The result was that all four came onboard:-

Tristam Carrington – Windo, Giles Marshall, Amanda Myatt and Freda Wolfenden

Founding Trustee Tom Collins had to retire due to ill health in February 2018

Freda retired in January 2018 and we were fortunate to have the services of both David Matthews from November 2016 until November 2017 and Kate Licudi from November 2016 until 14th November 2018 when she and Mandy retired.

In February 2019 Alice Carrington-Windo, our retiring Director of Rowing, joined the board of trustees.

In November 2019 Eloise Godden, our Captain of Boats in 2013, joined the board of Trustees

Being a Trustee of a Charity is an enormous responsibility, HSS always seems to be at a cross roads but with the 6 dedicated Trustees you have on board I am confident that eventually we will be able to say, in Seb Coe’s words, “we did it right”. However, we are always ready for a guiding hand so please contact us whenever you feel it necessary.”

John Broadhurst, Co-Founder.

John Broadhurst - Chair, and Point of Contact on the Board of Trustees

"I was introduced to “Rowing” late in my days at St Edward’s School. I clearly remember my Deputy Housemaster saying that I was the right “geometry” for an oarsman and, as it turned out, I found that I could  also “lift heavy things”. A “Sliding Doors” moment indeed!! I joined Wallingford Rowing Club and between 1962 and 1965 had a fantastic time.  Subsequently I became an Umpire for a year or two, when marriage to Peta and children in the form of Helen, Wendy and Jessica interrupted progress somewhat. Our youngest, Jessica, became the 1st captain of Boats at HSOBC in her Lower V1th Year, when Hilary Davis, Tom Collins and I began coaching an embryonic squad there, which included Tom's daughter Kate, in 1990. While we were developing HSOBC’s activities many passersby said “can I have a go?”  Having to say “no” so often, by 1998, Tom and I figured there might be a need in the community at large.  The rest, so to speak, is History."

john@hinkseysculling.org.uk

Andrew Ashton - Secretary

Andrew is Company Secretary and has held that role since the beginning. He is a solicitor who qualified in 1974, and has worked in Oxford ever since. He has been a  member of Wallingford Rowing Club since 1968, but has accepted the limitations imposed by the aging process. He was married to Pat, a retired G.P., who died in March 2025, and has a son who is the press and communications officer for RAMS RFC, and a daughter, now resident in Sydney, who works for LEGACY, an Australian veterans charity, specialising in Computer Security. His leisure activities include attempting to tame the garden and watching sport, especially cricket.

Tristam Carrington-Windo

 

Alice Carrington-Windo

 

Eloise Godden