North East of England Philatelic Association
NEPA may invite an individual to sign the Roll of Distinguished North East Philatelists, selected by the Association’s Immediate Past President and his/her two predecessors, from names submitted to the Hon Secretary by the Association’s membership.
Signatories of the Roll shall be members of societies affiliated to NEPA who have made a distinguished contribution to philately at any level in the field.
The Roll was inaugurated in 1998 and in that year three individuals were invited to sign, in following years only one signatory has been added.
1998 J B Kirkham , H M Oxley, A L Soulsby
1999 E C Tawn
2000 T Pickering
2001 I T Pickering
2002 Mrs D M Martin
2003 A J Walker
2004 M A Chadwick
2007 J D Jeffery
2008 Dr W M Melrose
2010 Dr R Clark
2012 F Taylor
2014 W E Shand
2016 D D Turner
2017 B Burns
2018 G Reynolds
2020 D Foster
2022 P Chadwick
NEPA may present the Award of Merit annually to an individual, selected by the Association’s Immediate Past President and his/her two predecessors, from names submitted to the Hon Secretary by the Association’s membership.
The Award can be made in recognition of services rendered to an individual society, to NEPA or to philately in general in the North-East of England.
The past recipients of the award are as follows-
1959 F C Thorne
1960 J D Todd
1961 J D Burton
1962 G E Bolckow
1963 G M Dickinson
1964 R Gill
1965 J F Clayton
1966 W H Dickinson
1967 G N Jeffrey
1968 L B Armstrong
1969 J Stevenson
1970 R B Ball
1971 G J Riddle
1972 B W Richter
1973 J K B Ingham
1974 R Lloyd
1975 K Heslewood
1976 R Parmella
1977 H M Oxley
1978 T R Martin
1979 M A Chadwick
1980 D R Williams
1981 Mrs D M Martin
1982 Miss G M Lewis
1983 A L Soulsby
1984 W C Teesdale
1985 T S Clough
1986 W Herbet
1987 W Bilbo
1988 A J Walker
1989 G G Kelvin
1990 S S Scott
1991 P & Mrs C Blakey
1992 P L Rothnie
1993 J G Courtney
1994 A Brown
1995 C J Garside
1996 D Foster
1997 M Gibson
1998 G Reynolds
1999 Mrs V Armstrong
2000 Dr G Maddick
2001 M Gardiner
2002 J D Jeffrey
2003 Mrs A L Stout
2004 J Dixon
2005 W R Temperley
2006 R Blakey
2007 H S Milner
2008 Miss V A Beeken
2009 K Hayes
2010 Mrs J Wood
2011 W E Shand
2014 B Burns
2015 M H Ellison
2016 D Hay
2020 D McMonagle
2022 S Dixon
2023 P Harriman
2024 A Stoves
1903-1909 G B Bainbridge
1909-1911 M H Horsley
1911-1920 W J Cochrane
1920-1921 C L Bagnall
1921-1933 W J Cochrane
1933-1934 T Sykes
1934-1935 W J Cochrane
1935-1936 T Sykes
1936-1938 R P Ranken-Lyle
1938-1940 A Harrison
1940-1942 J C Arkless
1942-1944 W G Kinghorn
1942-1945 W B Robinson
1945-1946 T Sykes
1946-1947 G H Robinson
1947-1948 M Stewart-Smith
1948-1949 V W Heslop
1949-1950 G B Stenhouse
1950-1951 J Alderdice
1951-1952 J T Vasey
1952-1953 J H Sinton
1953-1954 J D Todd
1954-1955 G Purvis
1955-1956 R R Miller
1956-1957 G G Kelvin
1957-1958 J D Burton
1958-1959 W Colling White
1959-1960 G E Bolckow
1960-1961 F C Thorne
1961-1962 C W Evans
1962-1963 W H Dickinson
1963-1964 R B Ball
1964-1965 J L R Croft
1965-1966 J K B Ingham
1966-1967 J F Clayton
1967-1968 R. Parmella
1968-1969 A L Soulsby
1969-1970 L B Armstrong
1970-1971 H M Oxley
1971-1972 M A Chadwick
1972-1973 H R Stonehouse
1973-1974 I T Pickering
1974-1975 G J Riddle
1975-1976 K Gaff
1976-1977 K Brierley
1977-1978 J G Courtney
1978-1979 H G Nelson
1979-1980 D Graham
1980-1981 R V Gleave
1981-1982 J M Peart
1982-1983 D P Odell
1983-1984 T J Hulbert
1984-1985 A J Walker
1985-1986 D R Williams
1986-1987 Miss G M Lewis
1987-1988 E C Tawn
1988-1989 D Foster
1989-1990 D Waller
1990-1991 Mrs D M Martin
1991-1992 G Reynolds
1992-1993 P L Rothnie
1993-1994 C J Garside
1994-1995 Mrs J M Wood
1995-1996 H S Milner
1996-1997 J D Jeffrey
1997-1998 Mrs A L Stout
1998-1999 M Gibson
1999-2000 E M Blakey
2000-2001 J B Kirkham
2001-2002 W E Shand
2002-2003 Mrs C Blakey
2003-2004 K Hayes
2004-2005 B Burns
2005-2006 E Dowell
2006-2007 Dr W M Melrose
2007-2008 Dr R Clark
2008-2009 D Turner
2009-2010 Miss V Beeken
2010-2011 P Harriman
2011-2012 D Pollard
2012-2013 Prof D Stirrups
2013-2014 B Land
2014-2015 R Phillifent
2015-2016 S Dixon
2016-2017 M Mood
2017-2018 K Mitchell
2018-2019 R Richardson
2019-2020 K. Smith
2020-2021 R Combe During Covid
2021-2022 R Combe
2022-2023 I Lightfoot
2023-2024 I Lightfoot (Constitution Change)
2024 - 2025 M Hammond
2025-2026 M Hammond