History

The Crewe Dinner - an Experienced Rail Collective Supporting Future Generations

The Past Chairs of the Dinner

1884 F W Webb
1885 F W Webb
1886 J W Carlton
1887 Col. T V Davis
1888 H A Ivatt
1889 F W Webb
1890 T W Worsdell
1891 J A F Aspinall
1892 H Hignet
1893 F W Webb
1894 J H Tandy
1895 J W Spencer
1896 A J Earle
1897 K H Hernu
1898 C Wigram
1899 J W Williams
1900-1901 Not Held (Boer War)
1902 G Whale
1903 H A Ivatt
1904 W Worsdell
1905 G Whale
1906 W Worsdell
1907 T S Trevithick
1908 C R S Darroch
1909 C J Bowen Cooke
1910 H N Gresley
1911 E H Williams
1912 T Tandy
1913 H P M Beames
1914 C J Bowen Cooke
1915-1918 Not Held (WW1)
1919 C J Bowen Cooke
1920 Sir John Aspinall
1921 C H Dent
1922 G Hughes
1923 H P M Beames
1924 H N Gresley
1925 Sir John Aspinall
1926 Not Held (Strike)
1927 H P M Beames
1928 R Earle
1929 F R Collins
1930 Sir Martin Hall

1931 H N Gresley
1932 R Terrel
1933 C J H W Francis
1934 H P M Beames
1935 F S Bennett
1936 Sir Nigel Gresley
1937 R D K Curling
1938 J Shearman
1939 G Glyn-Terrell
1940-1952 Not Held
1953 R A Riddles
1954-1957 Not Held
1958 F S Bennett
1959 K Cantlie
1960 Sir Reginald Terrell
1961 H G Ivatt
1962 R E Trevithick
1963 H G Ivatt
1964 R C S Low
1965 R A Riddles
1966 F B Roberts
1967 S Ridgway
1968 W B Broadbent
1969 J P Metcalfe
1970 A S Gillitt
1971 S Wise
1972 R C S Low
1973 G O B Clarke
1974 W B Broadbent
1975 J P Marson
1976 R M Davies
1977 R Metcalfe
1978 G R Thomson
1979 C A Hughes
1980 A D Roche
1981 Col K Cantlie
1982 P S M Ramsey
1983 A Steel
1984 G M James
1985 G O B Clarke
1986 J E Craik
1987 S J Ollier
1988 P A Page

1989 N J Kaye
1990 P R Stanton
1991 P Doolin
1992 P J Randall
1993 J A Morgan
1994 M C Armstrong
1995 M R Corbett
1996 B D Papworth
1997 W J Reeve
1998 B J Cottam
1999 C J Keogh
2000 D G Potter
2001 M R Robinson
2002 R E I Turner
2003 W R O Bird
2004 I A Souter
2005 P W Draper
2006 J R Birnie
2007 A S Gillitt
2008 R J Owen
2009 S Walker
2010 A C Baker
2011 M C Crabtree
2012 K Clark
2013 A Shooter
2014 A J Jones
2015 Rachel Turner
2016 G Boyes
2017 Denise Morrey
2018 D J Lloyd
2019 G Kinsey
2020-2021 Not Held (Covid)
2022 B Brampton
2023 B Brampton

NOTABLE PRINCIPAL GUESTS OF LAST 20 YEARS

Gwynneth Dunwoody

Chris Green

Michael Portillo

Carolyn Griffiths

Pete Waterman

Sir Peter Hendy