About Us

The Greenwich Society aims to make Greenwich a better place for all who live and work here, to promote the town's heritage, to improve its amenities and to make it attractive to visitors.

The Greewich Society is -

  • a Registered Charity 262023
  • a member of the London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies
  • a member of Civic Voice

The President of the Society is Ursula Bowyer

The business of the Greenwich Society is overseen by the Executive Committee -

Office/Role Name Sub-committees etc.
 Chair  Richard Baglin Traffic
 Vice Chair  Alan Bailey Planning & Regeneration (chair)
 Honorary Secretary Jonathan Chandler  Events, GLUG
 Honorary Treasurer  David Matheson Traffic
 Membership Secretary  Franklin Steves Newsletter, Traffic
  Ray Smith Planning & Regeneration, East Greenwich Management Agency
Blackheath Joint Working Party Helene Mitchell Traffic (chair), Blackheath Society
National Maritime Museum Pieter Van der Merve  
Trinity Laban Conservatoire Helma Zebregs  Events
   Tim Barnes  Events
   Derek Fordham  Aircraft noise
   Jackie Hicks  Events (chair)
   Lesley Hodsdon  Traffic
   Helen McIntosh  Events
  John Evans  
  Andy Smith  GLUG

 The committee is assisted by a group of non-executive members: -

Name Role(s)
Harold Marchant Newsletter Editor
Cherry Bentley  Events
Philip Binns  Greenwich Conservation Group (convenor)
Stella Booth Events
Ann Broadbent Events
Richard Butt  Planning & Regeneration
Matthew Carmona Planning & Regeneration
Roy Easson Aircraft Noise
John Franklin Planning & Regeneration, Conservation Group
Gil Frayn Newsletter editorial team
Clare Marchant Newsletter editorial team
Joan Mitchell Events
Margaret Morris  Traffic, Events
 Matthew Pike  London Forum of Civic Amenity Groups
 Geoff Smith  Planning & Regeneration
 Chris Todhunter  Planning & Regeneration