Michele Reader is awarded the Sheed Trophy
Published 10:49 on 23 Oct 2022
The Sheed Trophy was donated by Sally Francis, Victoria Prescot and James Sheed in honour of their parents, Sandy and Liz Sheed. The Trophy continues Sandy and Liz's spirit of contributing to the Club by recognising an individual or a group that, through their contribution(s) to the Club, bring a material benefit to members. The winners have been Lucy Cotterell for her work on the Hole in the Wall, and Simon North for his work on rejuvenating the Mermaid class including the Robb Races.
This year, the trophy was presented to Michele Reader, who received a standing ovation at the laying up supper. Michele provides the face of the Club to most members - in the words of a member "without her a lot would fall through the cracks". She has also been the engine behind a lot of the modernisation of the Club, implementing the new Club cards, the move online of the paper-based booking forms, and the new integrated approach to Club billing.