President
Aidan Heritage is our current president. Aidan has been responsible for the British ring Website since September 2017. He has sourced and scanned most issues of the club magazines to enable them to be available to members. He provides a daily video to members on the Facebook group. During lockdown, he devised and produced the Nonventions (virtual conventions) which were well received. He also encouraged others to source the brochures for our conventions and get those scanned - these are all in the convention area for anyone to view. During his year of office, Aidan hopes to see as many members as possible at events and would love to have your suggestions as to other things he can bring to the society! Aidan will continue to run the monthly Zoom calls which were started by Alan Maskell during his term as President and hopes members are able to join him for these. Aidan has set himself a challenge - to not wear the same tie twice during his year of office!
President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians British Ring No.25
From | To | President | Notes |
1928 | 1946 | Oswald Rae | |
1947 | 1948 | Herbert Collings | |
1948 | 1949 | John Ramsay | |
1949 | 1950 | His Honour Ernest Wethered OBE | |
1950 | 1951 | W G Stickland MBE | |
1951 | 1952 | Harry Kaye | |
1952 | 1953 | John Gambling | |
1953 | 1954 | Oscar Paulson | |
1954 | 1955 | Geoffrey Robinson OBE | |
1955 | 1956 | Eddie Dexter | |
1956 | 1957 | Jeffery Atkins | |
1957 | 1958 | Les Levante | |
1958 | 1959 | Archie Tear | |
1959 | 1960 | Wilfred Tyler | |
1960 | 1961 | Francis Haxton | |
1961 | 1962 | Peter Warlock | |
1962 | 1963 | Donald Crombie | |
1963 | 1964 | J Milton Woodward | |
1964 | 1965 | Paul Graham | |
1965 | 1966 | Tommy Rowe | |
1966 | 1967 | Rev Michael Seacombe | |
1967 | 1968 | Geoffrey Buckingham | |
1968 | 1970 | Harold Taylor | 2 year term due to ill health of Claude Chandler |
1970 | 1971 | Ron Bishop | |
1971 | 1972 | Alastair Oliphant | |
1972 | 1973 | Dr Eddie Dawes | |
1973 | 1974 | Alfred Gabriel | |
1974 | 1975 | Ted Whebell | |
1975 | 1976 | Duncan Fletcher | |
1976 | 1977 | David Berglas | |
1977 | 1978 | Edwin Hooper | |
1978 | 1979 | Ali Bongo | |
1979 | 1980 | Cliff Townsend | |
1980 | 1981 | Tony Shelley | |
1981 | 1982 | Will Ayling | |
1982 | 1983 | Hamilton Kaye | |
1983 | 1984 | Brian Miller | |
1984 | 1985 | Rovi | |
1985 | 1986 | Peter Scarlett | |
1986 | 1987 | Clem Bailey | |
1987 | 1988 | Robert Sinclair | |
1988 | 1989 | Ron MacMillan | |
1989 | 1990 | Ken De Courcy | |
1990 | 1991 | Alan Shaxon | |
1991 | 1992 | Geoff Ray | |
1992 | 1993 | Terry Herbert | |
1993 | 1994 | Les Nottle | |
1994 | 1995 | Tom Owen | |
1995 | 1996 | John Pye | |
1996 | 1997 | Bob Hayden | |
1997 | 1998 | Derek Lever | |
1998 | 1999 | Richard Stupple | |
1999 | 2000 | Louis Martelle | |
2000 | 2001 | John Palfreyman | |
2001 | 2003 | Mike Gancia | 2 year term due to death of Peter Laing who was due to serve |
2003 | 2004 | Cynthia Neptune | |
2004 | 2005 | Don Beattie | |
2005 | 2006 | Mark Raffles | |
2006 | 2007 | John Styles MBE | |
2007 | 2008 | Derek McFaul | |
2008 | 2009 | Trevor Lewis | |
2009 | 2010 | Shirley Ray | |
2010 | 2011 | Keith Cooper | |
2011 | 2012 | Brian Miller | |
2012 | 2013 | John "sly" Smith | |
2013 | 2014 | Neil Roberts | |
2014 | 2015 | Alan Astra | |
2015 | 2016 | Paul Ray | |
2016 | 2017 | Clive Moore | |
2017 | 2018 | Richard Cadell | |
2018 | 2019 | Brian Lead | |
2019 | 2022 | Alan Maskell | 3 year term due to Corona Virus |
2022 | 2023 | Oliver Tabor | |
2023 | 2024 | Philip Partridge | |
2024 | 2025 | Aidan Heritage | |
2025 | 2026 | President Elect Moira Fletcher |