The role of Council member is a demanding one in terms of time and responsibilities. While it is a significant undertaking, you can be assured that it is challenging and rewarding in equal measure.
Council is the board and strategic decision-making fulcrum of BASC. It is charged with setting strategy and policy, while operational execution is delegated to the chief executive. Ultimate responsibility for the direction and sound running of the association resides with Council.
At a time when shooting and the inextricable conservation benefits face threats on multiple fronts, Council is a hot, fast-paced kitchen for cool, strategic heads.
As the UK’s most broad-shouldered shooting and conservation organisation, BASC leads from the front on a sector-wide basis. We do, however, recognise the great value of strategic alliances. No single voice, however loud, has the same potency as multiple voices with shared strategic goals. Thus, Council members have a unique opportunity to shape not only the direction of BASC, but that of the entire sector.
BASC is committed to safeguarding the continuation of shooting for generations to come. This is a formidable task towards which Council members have the privilege to make a lasting contribution. We do not take this lightly, but it is certainly one of the most rewarding aspects of the role.
Elections are held each year for one or more seats on Council and seats are also reserved for representatives of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Council meets ten times a year and elected members serve a five-year term and may be elected for an extra term. There is also scope to co-opt Council members.
Each elected Council member is a de facto non-executive director (NED) of BASC. The NED skills and experience to be gained by serving a term on Council are of considerable value in business and in the eyes of many employers. In this regard, BASC Council’s requirement for skilled, high-calibre individuals is no different to that of any other top-tier organisation and vice-versa.
Eoghan Cameron,
BASC Chairman
An insight into BASC Council
Ahead of the BASC council nomination deadline, we spent five minutes with council member Cara Richardson to find out what inspired her to join.
Officers and Council
| Patron | His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT |
| President | Lord Dear KT QPM DL |
| Chairman | Eoghan Cameron |
| Vice Chair | Claire Sadler |
| Chief Executive | Ian Bell |
| Registered Society Secretary | Angela Davies |
| Legal Adviser, England & Wales | Lachlan Nisbet |
| Legal Adviser, Scotland | Peter Misselbrook |
| Legal Adviser, Northern Ireland | R Gilmore |
| Elected Members: | ||
| Eoghan Cameron | Chairman | |
| Claire Sadler | Vice Chair | |
| Robin Marshall-Ball | ||
| Dr Al Gabriel | ||
| Ian Grindy | ||
| Oliver McCullough | ||
| Alasdair Mitchell | ||
| Professor Ann Mortimer | ||
| Cara Richardson | ||
| Paul Shaw | ||
| Peter Watson | ||
| Carl Woodall | ||
| Ian Coghill | (Co-opted) | |
| Ex-officio members: | ||
| Lord Geoffrey Dear | President | |
| Ian Bell | Chief Executive | |
| Christopher Graffius | Executive Director of Communications & Public Affairs | |
| Angela Davies | Executive Director of Business Management | |
| Steve Bloomfield | Executive Director of Shooting & Operations | |
| Caroline Bedell | Executive Director of Conservation | |
| Dan Reynolds | Director, England | |
| Tommy Mayne | Director, Northern Ireland | |
| Dr Colin Shedden | Director, Scotland | |
| Steve Griffiths | Director, Wales | |
| Minute secretary: | ||
| Sandra Forkin |
BASC Committees 2019-2020
| Chairman: | ||
| Oliver McCullough | BASC Council member | |
| Members: | ||
| Ann Mortimer | BASC Council member | |
| Alasdair Mitchell | BASC Council member | |
| Peter Watson | BASC Council member | |
| Ex-Officio members: | ||
| Ian Bell | Chief Executive | |
| Angela Davies | Executive Director of Business Management | |
| Eoghan Cameron | BASC Chairman | |
| Claire Sadler | BASC Vice Chair | |
| Minute secretary: | ||
| Sandra Forkin |
| To be confirmed | ||
| Members: | ||
| Ian Bretherton | North West based | |
| David Hildrith | North East based | |
| Robert Lock | Sussex based | |
| Robin Marshall-Ball | ||
| Charlie Parkes | Derbyshire based | |
| Martin Price | Shropshire based | |
| Sean Adamson | ||
| Stuart Woodward | Central | |
| BASC staff member: | ||
| Dan Reynolds | Director, England | |
| Ex-Officio members: | ||
| Eoghan Cameron | BASC Chairman | |
| Ian Bell | Chief Executive | |
| Secretarial support: | ||
| Dan Reynolds | Director, England | |
| Minute Secretary: | ||
| As delegated by the Director, England |
| Chairman: | ||
| Oliver McCullough | BASC Council member | |
| Members: | ||
| John Thornley | ||
| John Hetherington | ||
| Alan Morrow | ||
| Rosemary Fleming | ||
| Trevor Rushe | ||
| Jim Buchanon | ||
| David Campbell | ||
| Andy Owens | ||
| BASC staff member: | ||
| Tommy Mayne | Director, Northern Ireland | |
| Ex-Officio members: | ||
| Eoghan Cameron | BASC Chairman | |
| Ian Bell | Chief Executive | |
| Secretarial support: | ||
| Tommy Mayne | Director, Northern Ireland | |
| Minute Secretary: | ||
| As delegated by the Director, Northern Ireland |
| Chair: | ||
| Cara Richardson | BASC Council member | |
| Members: | ||
| David Stewart | ||
| Alisdair Troup | ||
| Graeme Dalby | ||
| Mike Holliday | ||
| Mike Hardy | ||
| Alan Marshall | ||
| Mhairi Morriss | ||
| Rory Kennedy | ||
| Calvert McKibbin | ||
| BASC staff member: | ||
| Dr Colin Shedden | Director, Scotland | |
| Ex-Officio members: | ||
| Eoghan Cameron | BASC Chairman | |
| Ian Bell | Chief Executive | |
| Secretarial support: | ||
| Dr Colin Shedden | Director, Scotland | |
| Minute Secretary: | ||
| As delegated by the Director, Scotland |
| Chairman: | ||
| Peter Watson | BASC Council Member | |
| Members: | ||
| Elena Allen | ||
| Robert Croft MBE | ||
| Richard Garner Williams | ||
| Dr Kent Hill | ||
| Matt Holloway | ||
| Harry Legge Bourke | ||
| Pam Morris | ||
| Mike Sherman | ||
| Helena Venables | ||
| BASC staff member: | ||
| Steven Griffiths | Director, Wales | |
| Ex-Officio members: | ||
| Eoghan Cameron | BASC Chairman | |
| Ian Bell | Chief Executive | |
| Secretarial support: | ||
| Steven Griffiths | Director, Wales | |
| Minute Secretary: | ||
| As delegated by the Director, Wales & Sporting Services |
| Chairman: | ||
| Carl Woodall | ||
| Members: | ||
| John Thornley | ||
| Peter Watson | ||
| BASC staff member: | ||
| Martin Edwards | Head of Deer Management | |
| Ex-Officio members: | ||
| Eoghan Cameron | BASC Chairman | |
| Ian Bell | Chief Executive | |
| Secretarial support: | ||
| Martin Edwards | Head of Deer Management | |
| Minute Secretary: | ||
| Martin Edwards | Head of Deer Management |
| Chairman: | ||
| Alasdair Mitchell | ||
| Members: | ||
| Ian Coghill | Co-opted BASC Council member | |
| Robin Marshall-Ball | BASC Council member | |
| Peter Catling | ||
| Craig Jenkinson | ||
| Matt Holloway | ||
| George Downing | ||
| Graham Downing | ||
| Jon-Paul Humberstone | ||
| Terry Neill | ||
| Brian Johnson | ||
| Allen Musselwhite | ||
| Glyn Cook | ||
| Mike Sherman | ||
| Roy Hodsdon | ||
| Robin Owen | ||
| Grant Evans | ||
| William Wykes | ||
| Paul Culley | ||
| Allan MacDonald | ||
| Richard Playle | ||
| Peter Nichols | ||
| BASC staff member: | ||
| James Green | ||
| Ex-Officio members: | ||
| Eoghan Cameron | BASC Chairman | |
| Ian Bell | Chief Executive | |
| Secretarial support: | ||
| James Green | ||
| Minute Secretary: | ||
| Jo Hughes |
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