SEND & RIPLEY HISTORY SOCIETY

Cameron has had two careers, as a merchant banker then a non-fiction book publisher. He has been a member of S&RHS since shortly after moving to the area in 2006 and chairman since 2015. He edits our journals, has a particular interest in old buildings and leads our guided walks around Ripley village.

Clare has had a lifelong interest in history and studied history and politics at the University of York. Never quite finding the right career, she realises that museum curating was what she should have done. For a number of years she has been the principal curator of the Society's little museum, achieving accreditation status in 2018.

Christina lives on Send Marsh Green and has been our treasurer since 1999. She is also our membership secretary and manages the distribution of the journals.

Chris works for the BBC as an Operational Schedules Manager for 6Music and Radio 2. He joined the History Society a few years ago and looks after the social media platforms and the website.

Alan is a retired chartered engineer with a passion for local history, genealogy and all things military.
He is an inveterate hoarder, loves researching and writing articles for the journal, recording local memories and representing the society as secretary and trustee of Ripley village hall.

Born and raised in rural Lincolnshire Anne has always taken an interest in natural history and geological changes to our landscapes. She had a career in occupational therapy working with people with dementia. Since retirement she has had time to devote to archeology and to the Society’s work on recording oral history in Send & Ripley.

Peter has lived in the area all his life and has been on the committee for over 25 years. His father was a founder member, with a particular interest in natural history.

Andrew, a Ripley resident, has had a long-standing interest in metal detecting and is the archaeological officer for the Society.

Annie lived in Pyrford during the 1960s and 70s. She was married at St Nicholas Church. Since then and apart from the times when she was living in various countries around the world, Annie has always lived fairly locally. She has an interest in vernacular architecture; three of cottages that Annie has lived in were built in the 16th century, the late Georgean period during the Arts and Crafts Movement respectively. Annie moved to Ripley in 2013 and joined the History Society in 2014.

Marilyn, a resident of Send, acts as a mentor to the committee on all matters concerning the museum and gave us particular advice and support in our achieving Arts Council accreditation. She has been director of The Lightbox in Woking and worked in the past for the V&A, the Science Museum and the National Trust.