Committee & Captains

An introduction to your 2026 HDBS Committee and Captains.

HDBS Officers and Committee Members:

  • 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

  • Tom Skilton

    Deputy Captain of Torches

  • Jade Sutton

    Deputy Captain of Fiery Pieces

  • Nic Barton

    Deputy Captain of Barrels

  • Shane Baldock

    Deputy Captain of Ranks