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Gavin Beven

Year Joined: 2025 Outdoor Club: Worthing Pavilion BC Indoor Club: Worthing IBC Number of Tours: 1 Gavin was elected to the club on 13th February 2025 and travelled on his first tour to Paignton this year.

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Michael Booth

  Year Joined: 2015 Outdoor Club: Petworth BC Indoor Club: None Number of Tours: 8 Michael joined the club in February 2015 and travelled with us for the first time to Exmouth in May of that year. Unfortunately ill health … Continue reading →

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Barry Brown

Year Joined: 2023 Outdoor Club: Bognor Regis BC Indoor Club: Arun Indoor BC Number of Tours:4 Barry joined the club in February 2023 and toured with us the same year when travelling to Paignton. Took on the role as club … Continue reading →

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Derek Brockhurst (Honorary Life Vice President)

Year Joined: 1994 Outdoor Club: Norfolk BC Indoor Club: None Number of Tours: 16 Derek has been a member for over 30 years joining the club in 1994. Amazingly it took him 14 years to start touring but has been … Continue reading →

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L R Battensby (Peter)

Peter joined the club in 1960 and was a member for 10 years. He served on the management committee from 1968-1970 touring with us on 3 occasions.

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Norman Burchfell

Year Joined: 2011 Outdoor Club: Bognor Regis BC Indoor Club: Arun IBC Number of Tours: 11 Norman was accepted as a member at the Committee’s Spring 2011 meeting. Toured to Weston-Super-Mare with us in 2013 and was elected straight into the … Continue reading →

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Ron Bell

Ron was born on 20th November 1938 and passed away in July 2020 aged 81. He joined the tourists on 6th March 2008 and was a member until the end of 2018. He toured with us on 9 occasions.

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ANNUAL DINNER 2025

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Phil Biss

Phil joined the club on 28th February 1967 and was a member until 1983 touring with us on 17 occasions. He was President in 1976 and 1977, Captain from 1973 to 1975 and on the management committee from 1971 until … Continue reading →

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John Bussell

Year Joined: 2018 Outdoor Club: Unattached Indoor Club: Worthing Indoor BC Number of Tours: 4 John was elected a member at the committee meeting on 8th February 2018. ‘Uncle John’ made his first tour with us in May 2018 to … Continue reading →

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Alan Catterson (Honorary Life Vice President)

Year Joined: 1993 Outdoor Club: Unattached Indoor Club: None Number of Tours: 26 Alan has been a member for over 30 years. He was a tour regular after joining the club in 1993. Touring was curtailed when moving to Thassos, … Continue reading →

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Mike Bird

Mike was born on 28th November 1944 and passed away on 11th March 2023 aged 78 years. He joined the club on 30th September 2021 and made his only tour with us to Torquay in May 2022.

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ANNUAL DINNER 2024

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ANNUAL DINNER 2023

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Paul Blakemore

Paul joined the club on 3rd February 2017 and remained a member until his passing on 25th November 2024. He was born on 10th November 1948 and was aged 76 years when he passed away. He toured with us on … Continue reading →

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Ken Chapman

Year Joined: 2019 Outdoor Club: Worthing Pavilion BC Indoor Club: Worthing Pavilion IBC Number of Tours: 1 Ken was elected a member on 11th February 2019. Travelled to Paignton with us on his only tour to date in 2023.

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Alec Boxall

Alec first joined the club in 1986 and after not being able to travel on tour left the club in 1988. He re-joined on 3rd October 1995 before leaving again at the year end in 2002. During his time with … Continue reading →

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Paul Chivers

Year Joined: 2013 Outdoor Club: Witterings BC Indoor Club: Arun IBC Number of Tours: 12 Paul joined the club in the spring of 2013. First toured in May that year. Always seems to have a glass of something in his … Continue reading →

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Ken Clark

Year Joined: 2023 Outdoor Club: Witterings BC Indoor Club: Arun IBC Number of Tours: 2 Ken made his first tour with the club to Bedford in 2024.

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Andy Clarke (Honorary Life Vice President)

Year Joined: 1991 Outdoor Club: Tarring Priory BC Indoor Club: Worthing IBC Number of Tours: 16 Another who has been a member for over 30 years. A regular tourist for many years until ‘marriage and kids’ stopped his active participation from … Continue reading →

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