Council

NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP 2025-26
Patron:

H.R.H. The Princess Royal

President:

Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns K.C.B., C.B.E., K.St.J., A.D.C.

Vice Presidents:

Dr. Catherine Beck M.A., Ph.D.

Prof. Richard Harding M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S.

Dr. Martin Wilcox M.A., Ph.D.

Dr. Tim Dougall M.A., Ph.D.

Councillors:

Mr. Nicholas Blake M.A.

Dr. Michael Duffy M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S.

Mr. Michael Crumplin F.R.C.S., F.R.Hist.S., F.I.N.S., F.H.S

Mr. Andrew Bond M.A.

Mrs. Lee-Jane Giles B.A., Res.M., A.F.H.E.A.

Mr. Matthew Willis B.A., M.A.

Dr. Nicholas Black M.A., Ph.D.

Capt. Kevin Rowlands Ph.D., R.N. (Ex-officio)

Dr. Benjamin Redding M.A., Ph.D.

Mr. Bruno Pappalardo B.A.

Dr. Matthew Heaslip M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S.

Dr. Philippa Hellawell M.A., Ph.D.

Alex Pocklington

Surg. R-Adm. M A Farquharson-Roberts CBE OStJ MB BS MA FRCS PhD

Capt. Jeremy Stocker VR MA PhD RNR

Brandon Lentz

Dr. Virginia Preston M.A., Ph.D.

Prof. Andrew Lambert M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S.

Dr. Marianne Czisnik M.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S.

Dr. Edward Hampshire M.A., Ph.D.

Dr. Cathryn Pearce M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S.

Miss Daisy Turnbull B.A., M.A.

 

 

 

 

TERM UNTIL

1/08/26

1/08/27

1/08/28

1/08/29

 

1/08/26

1/08/26

1/08/26

1/08/26

1/08/26

1/08/26

1/08/27

1/08/27

1/08/27

1/08/27

1/08/27

1/08/28

1/08/28

1/08/28

1/08/28

1/08/28

1/08/29

1/08/29

1/08/29

1/08/29

1/08/29

1/08/29

Leavers in 2025:

John Beeler, J Dancy, Margaret Schotte, Erica Charters, Elin Jones, Craig Lambert, Nicholas Rodger

 

NRS Officers 

General Editor : Dr. Ben Jones M.A., Ph.D

Membership Secretary : Ms. Janet Gould

Secretary : Dr. Andy Plumbly B.A., M.A., Ph.D., A.C.A.

Online Editor : Dr. Sam Willis M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S

Treasurer : Mr. Philip Northcott M.A.

Social Media Editor : Miss Daisy Turnbull B.A., M.A.

 

NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY

MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES 2025-26

Publications Committee

Vice-President & Chair:

Officers:

 

Council Members:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Members:

 

 

Richard Harding

Andy Plumbly

Ben Jones

Mike Duffy

Matthew Heaslip

Marianne Czisnik

Andrew Lambert

Nick Black

Jeremy Stocker

Ed Hampshire

Cathryn Pearce

Nicholas Blake

Matthew Seligmann

John Beeler

 

Finance Committee

Vice-President & Chair:

Officers:

 

 

Council Members:

 

 

 

Committee Members:

 

Tim Dougall

Andy Plumbly

Ben Jones

Phil Northcott

Virginia Preston

Ben Redding

Tim Dougall

Ben Redding

Peter Colbeck

 

Marketing, Membership

and Media (MMM) Committee

Vice-President & Chair:

Officers:

 

Council Members:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Members:

 

 

 

 

Martin Wilcox

Andy Plumbly

Sam Willis

Nicholas Blake

Matt Willis

Lee-Jane Giles

Brandon Lentz

Alex Pocklington

Cat Beck

Daisy Turnbull

Mike Farquharson-Roberts

Lawrie Phillips

Gareth Cole

Margaret Schotte

 

NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY MEETING SCHEDULE 2025-26

2025

Finance, Publications & MMM Committees : Tuesday 14th October

Council : Thursday 13th November

2026

Finance, Publications & MMM Committees : Tuesday 17th February

Finance, Publications & MMM Committees : Tuesday 21st May

Finance, Publications & MMM Committees : Tuesday 6th October

Council : Tuesday  24th March

Council & AGM : Wednesday 1st July

Council : Tuesday 10th November

All Committee meetings will take place on-line. Council meetings in March and November will usually take place on-line. Some may be hybrid at locations to be advised (with suitable technology)

Council and AGM in July will be hybrid meetings. They will be held either at the King’s College London Strand campus (London WC2R 2ND) or elsewhere (with technology suitable for staging a hybrid meeting). 

Timings for Committee meetings will be as follows (all GMT or BST):

  • 1200 Finance
  • 1400 Publications
  • 1530 MMM

Council meetings will be at 1400 in March and November. The July meeting will precede the AGM.

 

These details are available as a downloadable pdf: Council & Committees 2025-6