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REGIONAL
CHAIRMEN
Below: Robin Oliver with former CEO,
Geoff Morris on the golf course
Left: Jai in full Spoon colours
representing Spoon in the education
sector
Below right: Roy Campbell enjoying
the success of the Mid Herts Golf Day
Three Regional Committee Bunbury X1 as well as being the
Chairmen have recently receiving charity at local dinners
stepped down from this has helped the region raise over
position, making way for £50K in the first three years with
new Spooners to take on the a lot of credit going to Jai with
mantle. Spoon is very his tremendous enthusiasm for
appreciative of their time both Spoon and the game of
given to the work of the Rugby. He has worked
charity and look forward to exceptionally hard. Although he
seeing them at many more has had to relinquish the
fundraising events in the Chairman’s role, Spoon is
future. delighted that Jai will continue
as one of the hard working This project was to negotiate
Jai Purewal committee. He has handed the and supply an all weather facility
Jai was the founder member reins over to Ian Holroyd who for the boys at this school so it
and the first Chairman of runs his own business ‘Look became possible to pursue a
Warwickshire Wooden Spoon. Who's Talking’ providing many whole range of sports all year
Jai was born and brought up in guest speakers for Spoon events. round.
the county, educated at Another landmark was the
Coventry University and Jai is now working full time for formation of a partnership
Newcastle and then appointed Spoon and Spoon wish him between Gloucester Spoon and
as Commercial Director for good luck and every success in Gloucester Rugby Football Club
Coventry Rugby Club at the new his new role as the Education arguably one of the premier
Butts Stadium. He also played Co-ordinator. The Charity is very teams in the UK, where the two
his schoolboy rugby in fortunate to have such an organisations co-operate at Hertfordshire Region effectively
Warwickshire and was a keen enthusiastic person working for many levels. splitting the larger Chilterns
supporter of Spoon, originally its cause. Robin has now decided to Region. Roy became the
being a member of the West hand the baton on to Tony inaugural Chairman at the first
Midlands Committee. It was Robin Oliver Moore, who hopes to live up to Committee Meeting on January
therefore apt that he was the Robin Oliver took over the the trust shown by both Robin 17th 2003.
instigator of the Warwickshire Chairmanship of Gloucester and the Committee in this Since then the Region has
Region. and gathered a good Spoon at an early stage in the decision. either spent or allocated over
team of committee members Region’s existence. He has The whole of the £200,000 in the County. Roy’s
about him. guided the Committee through Gloucestershire Committee and considerable management skills
the early years and has been Spoon thank Robin for his have been needed to keep his
Three Golf days, a World Cup pivotal in both the fundraising contribution over many years, small Committee under control,
Fever Dinner in London, a very and fund distribution. A notable and look forward to seeing him and he has helped to create a
successful cricket match at example of this was the Multi at committee meetings in the good working relationship with
Rugby School between a Martin Use Games Area (MUGA) for future, and of course for a pint the Spoon Head Office. He has
Johnson International X1 and Cam House School near Dursley. or two afterwards. missed very few events or
opening of projects and it will
Roy Campbell not be easy for his successor to
Roy Campbell is a member and match his charm and urbane
Past Captain of Harpenden Golf manner.
Club. He is also a member of He is keen to have a rest but
the Mid-Herts Golf Club in will remain on the Committee
Hertfordshire, close to where he and no doubt provide his usual
lives. It was at Mid- Herts, at support.
the Hertfordshire RFU County
Members Golf Day, that the Spoon would like to thank Roy
Wooden Spoon recruited some for his commitment and
50 new members in 2002. dedication to Spoon. He has
Subsequently after some helped to firmly establish
considerable encouragement Hertfordshire as a successful
from Spoon, Roy and friends Region in a very short period of
decided later that year to form a time.
36 Spoonews Autumn 2007
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