The NAM Committee

Jack is the founding member of NAM. He is one of a few people who took a donation from the Durham Advanced Motorcyclists (DAM) and through hard work and commitment, built the NAM into the success that it is today.

Jack retired as chairman at the end of 2005, but stays connected to the group via his position of Group President which involves acting as a "sounding board" for the committee, assisting in various activities when requested by the committee and chairing the AGM whilst the committee is disbanded.

Ray joined NAM in 2003 and was elected Chairman at the end of 2006. In that time he has been an active member of the committee and revitalised the group newsletter. As a retired traffic Police officer, he brings with him an impressive list of qualifications and a vast amount of experience. He is committed to the continuous improvement of the quality of training provided by the group. As chairman, he oversees and guides the committee and represents the group at both local and national levels.

The ancient Greeks had God's in the form of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon etc. But here in NAM we have our very own motorcycling God in the form of Clive Taylor.

Yes, Clive is a self confessed God of motorcycling, yet he still finds time to help and educate his followers.

As well as performing the role of vice chairman (chairman of vice?), Clive jointly leads the NAM 'Training team' which is tasked with ensuring we have consistency and quality within the NAM training scheme.

Michael has been with NAM since 2003 and originaly joined the committee in the role of assistant secretary. He accepted the position of secretary in 2007.

As secretary he gets to take lots of notes, write lots of letters, answer loads of questions, organize lots of meetings etc. etc. the list goes on.

Louise is a long standing member of NAM who works tirelessly behind the scenes to help make the club a success. For several years she has coordinated all our merchandising. Louise sets out her stall at most meetings, where you'll find NAM branded Sweatshirts, 'T' shirts, lanyards, keyrings etc. All monies raised via the merchandising is fed straight back into the group.

In 2007 Louise took on the additional responsibility of club treasurer where she ensures our accounts are in order and keeps a check on the groups expenditure.

Carole looks after all matters relating to membership administration. If you're interested in joining, or have any queries regarding your membership or need to inform us that your Address, telephone number or Email address etc. have changed, then please inform Carole either via our contact us page or in-person at a club night.

Geoff Spencer is a very active Observer and Senior Observer having prepared many Associates for Test since the formation of NAM, and prior to that for DAM.

In addition to his responsibilities as an observer, Geoff is also an enthusiastic and commited member of the Training Group.

Alan is our Observer team leader for the 'East' region. Like the other team leaders, Alan has to keep in touch with the Observers in his area and ensure they remain motivated and continue to enjoy the essential task they are performing.

In addition to his role as a team leader, he is also involved in the Training Group which is tasked with ensuring we have consistency and quality within the NAM training team.

As team leader for the Northumberland area, Nick has a sizeable number of Observers under his wing. The Observers are the foot soldiers of the group. These are the people who are out several times a week helping new associates to prepare for their advanced test.

Ron has the rather difficult task of trying to come up with new and interesting rideout routes every month. This is a no win task, as what one group of people find interesting and challenging, another group with either feel it was to challenging, to long, boring, to short etc. etc. This is compounded by the difficulty involved in coordinating what can be in excess of 30 bikes, trying to get everyone off at a given time and not loose anyone before returning home etc.

But the fact we always get an excellent turnout for our monthly rideouts, is testament to the planning and work done by Ron and all the people who get involved in the rideouts.

Don't forget, if you have a favourite route, why not invite the group and turn it into a rideout? Contact Ron who will be more than willing to help.

Dave has the un enviable task of promoting NAM and organising our attendance at event.

Glenn looks after the day to day admin of the NAM website. This is mainly little tasks like adding or removing news items, updating rideout information or including the latest newsletter etc.

If you have any ideas for the web site, notice any errors, want to have your own profile page, or just have a general query, please feel free to contact us with the details.