Committee & Captains
An introduction to your 2026 HDBS Committee and Captains.
Honorary Life Patrons | HDBS Honorary President | HDBS Captains | HDBS Deputy Captains
Committee:
Steve Thomas
Chairman (Officer), Commander-in-Chief & Founder
Dave Shoebridge
Vice-Chair (Officer), Aide-de-Camp & Founder
Rachel Keep
Secretary (Officer), Captain of Bands & Founder
Mick Gosden
Treasurer (Officer) & Event Control
Gina Percival
Committee Member & Captain of Fundraising
Paul Hodgman
Committee Member & Captain of Torches
Sally Eves-Dann
Committee Member, H & S Officer & Captain of Ranks
Jake Batchelor
Committee Member & Quartermaster
Ben Weston
Committee Member & Captain of Barrels
Honorary Life Patrons:
Halina Keep
Founder & Honorary Life Patron
Ken Brewster
Founder & Honorary Life Patron
Thomas Keep
Captain of Banners, Deputy Capt. of Bonfire, Founder & Honorary Life Patron
HDBS Honorary President:
Allan 'Willy' Marchant
HDBS Captains:
Josie Stopps
Membership Secretary
Tegan Gosden
Captain of PR & Social Media
Rob Baker
Captain of Fiery Pieces
Faye Baker
Captain of Tableau
Jack Bradford
Captain of Bonfire
Siobhan Andrews
Captain of Firesite
Paul Sutton
Captain of Cracker Barrel
Emma Creffield
Captain of Programme
Annie McGarvey
Traffic Co-Ordinator
Fiona Lines
Captain of The Gate
Robin Creffield
Captain of The Horn
HDBS Deputy Captains:
Amy Gorringe
Deputy Captain of Tableau
Nigel White
Deputy Captain of Torches
Jade Sutton
Deputy Captain of Fiery Pieces
Nic Barton
Deputy Captain of Barrels
Shane Baldock
Deputy Captain of Ranks