Volunteers Page
Welcome to the volunteers page of the website.
This page tells you a bit about the volunteers involved with running the club, and what their roles involve. If you would like to help out at all, click here for more information about volunteering.
Committee members
The committee posts are filled annually at our AGM which is held in October. The table below gives a bit of information about the roles and the people who hold them.
| Position | What the role involves | Who holds the post | A bit about the post holder |
Chair
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To ensure good quality communication channels between The role also involves steering the club's future direction and to also ensure the smooth running of the club and liaise with other |
Alex Ilyat |
Alex is a vet based from a practice in Haverfordwest. He has been an enthusiastic member of the Club for a few years, and after getting the tri bug, joined the committee three years ago. He has been Chair for two years, and also looks after the Club's finances. |
Secretary
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To keep a record of members, and deal with the administration of all committee meetings and the AGM
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Peter Munn and Karen Corcoran
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Karen and Pete are engaged (to each other!) which means that they can share this role. They live in Haverfordwest and have been keen members of the club for around 6 years. They have helped out with committee positions for most of that time. Pete also arranges all of our excellent social events which mean that triathlon does not have to be all hard work! |
Treasurer
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To look after the club's finances and make sure the books balance
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Alex Illyat
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Alex is also our Chair
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Club welfare officer
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To be responsible for the implementation of good practice and child protection policies within the club.
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Jim Buck
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Jim is a teacher based at St David's School. He is a qualified coach who helps out with the Tristars, and has been Welfare Officer for two years.
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Training coordinator
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To make sure that there are coaches arranged for all of the training sessions held by the club, and appropriate sessions are planned for the time of the year.
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Steve Pryke
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Although he has only lived in Pembrokeshire for a few years, Steve has been involved with triathlon for longer than he probably cares to remember!
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Communications officer
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To make sure that the Club's website is kept up to date, and newsletters are produced for members
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Val Brown
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Val has been a member of the club for 6 years, and has been involved with helping out with committee postions for five of those. She has previously been club secretary
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Junior section coordinator
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To develop and take the lead in organising activities for our younger members
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Steve Matchett
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Steve has pretty much develped our Tristars from the start a few years ago. The junior section is now very strong, with members doing well nationally.
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Events coordinator
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The club organises and runs a number of club and external events, including a triathlon, duathlon and Dale Half Marathon
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David Astins |
David has been a member of the club virtually since it began. He has worked enthusiastically in a range of committee positions over the years, including Chair
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Club merchandise
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Ordering and sales of the wide range of merchandise the club has, including race kit, casual clothes, swim hats, car stickers etc
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Mike George
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Mike is the youngest committee member helping the club out. He is also the youngest member of our coaching team, and helps by coaching bike sessions.
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Club championship
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The club holds a series of time trials in each of the three disciplines over the race season. The post holder arranges dates and makes sure we have time keepers etc for these events
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Ian Cooper
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Ian has been a member since being dragged into the world of triathlon by his partner a few years ago and has never looked back!
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Assets
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The club owns a wide range of equipment including turbo trainers, wetsuits, and heart rate monitors. The Asset Officer keeps a record where these items are and that they are in good order. |
Julia Hill
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Julia is an excellent local photographer who has been a member of the club for around six years. She has been looking after all of our equipment for the past couple of years.
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Press releases
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It is important to keep information about the site in the public eye to make sure that people in the area know about us, and that we are a welcoming club for anyone to join. We do this through the website and regular press releases/poster campaigns etc |
Julian Rutherford
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Julian has been a member of the club for a relatively short period of time, but wanted to help out
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