Management
Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra is a registered charity, and is financed solely by members’ subscriptions, and income from concert tickets, donations and fund raising. The orchestra is governed by a constitution, and run by an executive committee of parents (trustees) and friends, elected at the Annual General Meeting. The committee also includes the Musical Director and elected player representatives.
President: Richard Watkins
Vice-Presidents: Christine Blake, Andrew Condon, Dudley Davies, Howard Gough, Jacqueline Page, John Page
Chairman: Julian Hardwick
Musical Director: Adrian Brown
Associate Conductor: Lindsay Ryan
Assistant Conductor: Dan Shilladay
Committee Members and Helpers
Chairman |
Julian Hardwick * |
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Treasurer |
Mike Bishop * |
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Secretary |
Julia Downer * |
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Membership |
Beverley Smith * |
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Publicity/Marketing |
Clare Wright * |
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Fund Raising/Corporate Sponsorship |
Julian Hardwick * |
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Friends of SYO |
Julia Mackinder * |
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Website administrators |
Nick Neil-Boss * Beverley Smith * |
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Music Librarians |
Jenny Bishop Janette Simpson |
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Wardrobe Training Orchestra Wardrobe |
Elena Woods * Caroline Scollick * Kathryn Offer * |
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Child Protection |
Anne Morris |
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Medical Officer |
Elena Woods * |
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Tour Manager |
Elizabeth Hutchinson * |
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Chaperone co-ordinators |
Beverley Smith * (Main) Bridget Merchant * (Training) |
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Absences and register |
Julian Hardwick * (Main) Bridget Merchant * (Training) |
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Concert programme editor |
Sarah Herrick * |
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Other committee members |
Ivan Berkes David Bowles Jonathan Dunley |
* SYO Committee
Player Representatives on the Committee:
Main Orchestra |
Training Orchestra |
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| Harriet Bishop | Saffiyah Samad |
| Susannah Hardwick | Flora Buckley |
Medical
The appointed Medical Officer is Elena Woods, RGN.
Health & Welfare of members:
Parents, or players if aged 16 or over, have prime responsibility for their child’s/their own health and should provide SYO with information about any medical condition, or any circumstances that may affect the needs of the player/member. This is achieved by completing an SYO Medical Form at the beginning of every year. A second form is to be completed prior to the summer tour for those attending.
Information given will be kept confidential, however in some circumstances it may be released to the Musical Director and some members of the Committee, but not without prior discussion with parents/member.
It is essential that SYO is kept informed of any changes of medical conditions and contact telephone numbers.
If there are any concerns regarding the health or welfare of a member, please feel free to discuss them with the SYO Medical Officer (currently Elena Woods RGN)
All members of the Committee have undertaken a CRB check.
Full SYO Medical & Child protection policies are available upon request.
Child Protection
The Chairman of Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra has appointed Anne Morris as Child Protection Officer.
The SYO Committee fully recognizes the moral and legal responsibility it has to provide a duty of care for young people and offer them the protection from abuse and exploitation that every young person should have.
The Committee maintains child protection and anti-bullying policies, and all Committee members and employees undergo Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks.
Chaperones
The Committee is determined to ensure that their employees and volunteers adopt best practice to safeguard and protect young people from abuse and themselves against false allegations. We run a chaperone system for rehearsals and sectionals, with invaluable support from parents.