NEPA Honours

NEPA Roll of Distinguished North East Philatelists

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 Award of Merit

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

Past and Current Presidents of the Association

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