Previous Event Organisers

The Fellsman has changed in many ways from start of a hike for Rover Scouts as a competition to the Ultra Marathon it is today. through all these years there has all ways been one person at the top to make sure the committee organise the event the entrants require. below is the list of all previous Hike / Event Organiser

YearRoleNameScout District
1962, 1963Hike OrganiserDonald ThompsonBrighouse
1964, 1965Hike OrganiserPeter PatchettBrighouse
1966, 1967Hike OrganiserDavid M PetytKeighley
1968Hike OrganiserRonald PowellKeighley
1969, 1970, 1971Hike OrganiserPhilip W CarrollKeighley
1972, 1973Hike OrganiserJohn O'ConnellKeighley
1974Hike OrganiserPhilip W CarrollKeighley
1975, 1976Hike OrganiserStuart ThompsonKeighley
1977, 1978Hike OrganiserJohn O'ConnellKeighley
1979, 1980Hike OrganiserKenneth A MacKenzieKeighley
1981, 1982Hike OrganiserJeffrey CloughKeighley
1983, 1984Hike OrganiserJohn K SmithKeighley
1985, 1986Hike OrganiserJohn O'ConnellKeighley
1987, 1988, 1989Hike OrganiserTim PowellKeighley
1990Hike OrganiserAlan DysonKeighley
1991Hike OrganiserTim PowellKeighley
1992, 1993Hike OrganiserGodfrey AllenKeighley
1994, 1995, 1996Hike OrganiserTim PowellKeighley
1997, 1998Hike OrganiserChris DriverKeighley
1999, 2000Hike OrganiserTim PowellKeighley
2001No Event
2002Hike OrganiserTim PowellKeighley
2003,2004,2005Hike OrganiserDavid MoorKeighley
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Hike OrganiserChris DriverKeighley
2010, 2011, 2012Event OrganiserSuzanne CarterKeighley
2013, 2014, 2015Event OrganiserJonathan CarterKeighley
2016, 2017Event OrganiserSuzanne CarterKeighley
2020, 2021Event OrganiserNo Event
2022Event OrganiserShona BrunskillKeighley
2023, 2024, 2025Event OrganiserJonathan OlssonKeighley

To be brought into line with UK Scouting and current POR as of 2025 the roles of Event Organiser and Assistant Event Organiser have been replaced by an Executive Leadership Team (ELT), The ELT will be made up of 3 committee members with experience of the event for at least 3 years, in more than 2 roles, member of KSSN, responsible for leadership of event committee and ensuring purpose (above) is met.

YearExecutive Leadership Team NamesScouting
2025Suzanne CarterJames CredlandJonathan OlssonKeighley