GC Open Series Archive
This page has the results from all previous series. See the GC Series page for the current competition details.
If you spot any errors in this history, please contact competition Director Chris Roberts. The previous winners of the Series are listed on the Roll of Honour webpage.
2024 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Cheltenham |
13-14 April |
James Death |
Sam Cuthbert |
Nick Archer |
Colin Britt |
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Surbiton |
27-28 April |
Second day cancelled (waterlogged ground) |
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Hunstanton |
18-19 May |
Andrew Hobbs |
Clair Whyms |
Steve Leonard |
Mike Bilton |
|
Woking |
10-11 June |
Mike Town |
John Taylor |
Tim Russell |
Richard Gardiner |
|
Roehampton |
15-16 June |
Tobi Savage | Aston Wade | Reg Bamford & Ian Norris |
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National Forest (Ashby) |
29-30 June |
Nick Archer |
Arthur Rowe |
John Carrington |
Billy Cooke |
|
Sidmouth |
06-07 July |
Stuart M Smith |
Helen Reeves |
Louise Smith |
Philip Harris |
|
Wiltshire (Hamptworth) |
13-14 July |
Steve Leonard |
Stuart M Smith |
Louise Smith & Richard Gardiner |
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East Dorset |
20-21 July |
Stuart M Smith |
Andy Loakes |
Steve Leonard & Martin French |
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Budleigh Salterton |
03-04 Aug |
Martin French | Tim Jolliff | Lionel Tibble | Tim Russell | |
Watford |
31 Aug-01 Sep |
Nick Archer | Ross Bagni | Geoff Johnson | (not awarded) |
|
Sussex |
07-08 Sep |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Richard Gardener |
Liz Farrow & Kim Taylor |
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Final Standings |
Stuart M Smith (26 pts) |
Nick Archer (24) |
Steve Leonard (16) |
Martin French (12) |
Points Totals 2024
Name | Points |
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Stuart M Smith | 26 |
Nick Archer | 24 |
Steve Leonard | 16 |
Martin French | 12 |
Stephen Custance-Baker | 10 |
James Death | 10 |
Richard Gardener | 10 |
Andrew Hobbs | 10 |
Tobi Savage | 10 |
Mike Town | 10 |
Ross Bagni | 6 |
Sam Cuthbert | 6 |
Andy Loakes | 6 |
Tim Jolliff | 6 |
Helen Reeves | 6 |
Arthur Rowe | 6 |
Tim Russell | 6 |
Louise Smith | 6 |
John Taylor | 6 |
Aston Wade | 6 |
Clair Whyms | 6 |
John Carrington | 4 |
Geoff Johnson | 4 |
Lionel Tibble | 4 |
Reg Bamford | 2 |
Mike Bilton | 2 |
Colin Britt | 2 |
Billy Cooke | 2 |
Liz Farrow | 2 |
Philip Harris | 2 |
Ian Norris | 2 |
Kim Taylor | 2 |
2023 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Cheltenham |
15-16 April |
James Death |
David Goacher |
Chris Roberts |
Jose Cano |
|
Surbiton |
29-30 April |
Lionel Tibble |
Nicolas Denizot |
Dave Evans |
Ron Carter |
|
Hunstanton |
13-14 May |
Alain Giraud |
Les Heard |
Debbie Lines |
Ian Lines |
|
Pendle |
10-11 June |
Roger I'Anson |
Andrew Gould |
Libby Dixon |
Christine Wood |
|
Woking |
12-13 June |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Tim Russell |
Mike Town |
Tony Butcher |
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Roehampton |
17-18 June |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Chris Roberts |
Jonny Claxton & Tim Russell |
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National Forest (Ashby) |
01-02 July |
Les Heard |
Mike O'Brian |
Andrew Loakes |
Keith Pound |
|
Ryde |
05-06 July |
Nick Archer |
Simon Carter |
Stuart Peters & Roy Tillcock |
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Sidmouth |
08-09 July |
Stuart M Smith |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Neil Fillery |
Les Heard |
|
Wiltshire (Hamptworth) |
15-16 July |
- Cancelled - |
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East Dorset |
22-23 July |
Stuart M Smith |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Jonathan Powe & David Goacher |
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Budleigh Salterton |
05-06 Aug |
Andrew Loakes |
Tim Russell |
Neil Fillery | Tim Jolliff |
|
Watford - NEW |
02-03 Sep |
Tim King | Nick Archer | Ian Shore | Ignacio Gross Ariza | |
Sussex |
09-10 Sep |
Dominic Aarvold |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Richard Brooks |
Colin Britt |
|
Final Standings |
STEPHEN CUSTANCE-BAKER (38pts) |
Stuart M Smith (20) |
Les Heard (18) |
Nick Archer (16) |
Points Totals 2023
Name | Points |
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Stephen Custance-Baker | 38 |
Stuart M Smith | 20 |
Les Heard | 18 |
Nick Archer | 16 |
Andrew Loakes | 14 |
Tim Russell | 14 |
Dominic Aarvold | 10 |
James Death | 10 |
Alain Giraud | 10 |
Roger I'Anson | 10 |
Tim King | 10 |
Chris Roberts | 10 |
Lionel Tibble | 10 |
Neil Fillery | 8 |
David Goacher | 8 |
Simon Carter | 6 |
Nicolas Denizot | 6 |
Andrew Gould | 6 |
Mike O'Brian | 6 |
Richard Brooks | 4 |
Libby Dixon | 4 |
Dave Evans | 4 |
Debbie Lines | 4 |
Ian Shore | 4 |
Mike Town | 4 |
Ignacio Gross Ariza | 2 |
Colin Britt | 2 |
Tony Butcher | 2 |
Jose Cano | 2 |
Ron Carter | 2 |
Jonny Claxton | 2 |
Tim Jolliff | 2 |
Ian Lines | 2 |
Stuart Peters | 2 |
Keith Pound | 2 |
Jonathan Powe | 2 |
Roy Tillcock | 2 |
Christine Wood | 2 |
2022 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Cheltenham |
02-03 April |
Pedro Lozano |
James Death |
Nick Archer |
Richard Bilton |
|
Surbiton - NEW |
30 Apr-2 May |
Robert Fulford |
Will Gee |
Dominic Nunns |
Lionel Tibble | |
Hunstanton |
14-15 May |
Richard Bilton |
Nick Archer |
- |
Ian Lines & Jayne Stevens |
|
Pendle |
11-12 June |
David Cornes |
Paul Dowdall |
Elizabeth Dixon |
Jane Tewson |
|
Woking |
13-14 June |
Simon Carter |
Jeff Dawson |
- |
Tim Russell & Ian Norris? |
|
Roehampton - NEW |
18-19 June |
Chris Roberts |
Nick Yates |
Jonathan Claxton |
Tim Russell |
|
National Forest (Ashby) |
02-03 July |
Callum Johnson |
Jack Good |
- |
Stephen Thornton & Tim King? |
|
Ryde |
06-07 July |
Nick Archer | Raouf Allim | Chris Roberts | Stuart Peters | |
Sidmouth - NEW |
09-10 July |
Tim Jolliff | Ryan Cabble | Tim Russell | Helen Reeves | |
Wiltshire (Hamptworth) |
16-17 July |
Timothy O'Donnell |
Les Heard |
Helen Reeves |
Michael Fensome |
|
East Dorset |
23-24 July |
Robert Fulford | Lionel Tibble | Stuart M Smith | Timothy O'Donnell | |
Budleigh Salterton - NEW |
03-04 Sep |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Colin Britt |
Dom Aarvold |
Richard Brand |
|
Sussex |
10-11 Sep |
Dom Aarvold | Lionel Tibble | - | Tony Butcher & Morgan Case | |
Final Standings |
ROBERT FULFORD (20pts) |
Nick Archer (20) | Dom Aarvold & Chris Roberts =3rd (14) |
Points Totals 2022
Name | Points |
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Robert Fulford | 20 |
Nick Archer | 20 |
Dom Aarvold | 14 |
Chris Roberts | 14 |
Lionel Tibble | 14 |
Richard Bilton | 12 |
Timothy O'Donnell | 12 |
Simon Carter | 10 |
David Cornes | 10 |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
10 |
Tim Jolliff | 10 |
Pedro Lozano | 10 |
Tim Russell | 8 |
Raouf Allim | 6 |
Colin Britt | 6 |
Ryan Cabble | 6 |
Jeff Dawson | 6 |
James Death | 6 |
Paul Dowdall | 6 |
Will Gee | 6 |
Jack Good | 6 |
Les Heard | 6 |
Helen Reeves | 6 |
Nick Yates | 6 |
Jonathan Claxton | 4 |
Elizabeth Dixon | 4 |
Dominic Nunns | 4 |
Stuart M Smith | 4 |
Richard Brand | 2 |
Michael Fensome | 2 |
Ian Lines | 2 |
Ian Norris | 2 |
Stuart Peters | 2 |
Jayne Stevens | 2 |
Jane Tewson | 2 |
2021 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Cheltenham |
17-18 April |
Stephen Mulliner |
Lionel Tibble |
Steve Leonard |
Sarah Hayes |
|
Budleigh (New) |
22-23 May |
Stuart M Smith |
Aston Wade |
Chris Roberts |
Steve Leonard |
|
Hunstanton |
22-23 May |
Ian Burridge |
Simon Carter |
David Bell |
John Noble |
|
Wrest Park |
05-06 June |
Nick Archer |
Chris Roberts |
Tim Russell |
David Bell |
|
Pendle |
12-13 June |
- Cancelled - |
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Woking |
14-15 June |
Simon Carter |
Richard Brooks |
Tim Russell |
? |
|
Ryde |
07-08 July |
Nick Archer |
Roger Goldring |
Chris Roberts |
Ian Shore |
|
Wiltshire (Hamptworth) |
17-18 July |
Tim O'Donnell | Aston Wade | Nick Archer | Colin Britt | |
Sussex |
11-12 Sep |
Tudor Jenkins | David Bell | Eleanor Ross | Jamie Burch | |
Final Standings |
NICK ARCHER (24pts) |
Simon Carter (16) | Chris Roberts (14) | David Bell & Aston Wade =4 (12) |
Points Totals 2021
Name | Points |
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Nick Archer | 24 |
Simon Carter | 16 |
Chris Roberts | 14 |
David Bell | 12 |
Aston Wade | 12 |
Ian Burridge | 10 |
Tudor Jenkins | 10 |
Tim O'Donnell | 10 |
Stephen Mulliner | 10 |
Stuart M Smith | 10 |
Richard Brooks | 6 |
Roger Goldring | 6 |
Steve Leonard | 6 |
Tim Russell | 6 |
Lionel Tibble | 6 |
Eleanor Ross | 4 |
Colin Britt | 2 |
Jamie Burch | 2 |
Sarah Hayes | 2 |
John Noble | 2 |
Ian Shore | 2 |
2020 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Cheltenham | 18-19 April |
Cancelled - then resurrected to 01-02 August (see below), but that then cancelled too | ||||
Northampton | 02-03 May |
Cancelled | ||||
Hunstanton | 23-24 May |
Cancelled | ||||
Wrest Park | 30-31 May |
Postponed to 05-06 Sep (see below) | ||||
Woking | 08-09 June |
Cancelled | ||||
Pendle | 13-14 June |
Cancelled | ||||
Ryde | 08-09 July |
Cancelled | ||||
Wiltshire (Hamptworth) | 18-19 July | Stuart M Smith |
Steve Leonard |
Gary Brennan |
Ross Bagni |
|
East Dorset | 25-26 July | Jonathan Powe | Stuart M Smith |
Steve Leonard |
Gary Brennan |
|
Cheltenham | 01-02 Aug |
Cancelled, was a new date | ||||
Wrest Park | 05-06 Sep |
Les Heard |
Paul Durkin |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
John Noble |
|
Sussex | 12-13 Sep |
Eleanor Ross | Steve Leonard | Richard Brooks | Lionel Tibble | |
Final Standings |
STUART M SMITH (16pts) |
Steve Leonard (16) |
Les Heard, Jonathan Powe, Eleanor Ross =3rd (10) |
Points Totals 2020
Name | Points |
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Stuart M Smith | 16 |
Steve Leonard | 16 |
Les Heard | 10 |
Jonathan Powe | 10 |
Eleanor Ross | 10 |
Paul Durkin | 6 |
Gary Brennan | 6 |
Richard Brooks | 4 |
Stephen Custance-Baker | 4 |
Ross Bagni | 2 |
John Noble | 2 |
Lionel Tibble | 2 |
2019 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Cheltenham | 13-14 April |
Stuart M Smith |
Roger Goldring |
Louise Bradforth |
Nick Archer |
|
Northampton | 04-05 May |
Stuart M Smith |
Pete Dowd |
Tim King | John Noble | |
Hunstanton | 25-26 May |
Simon Carter |
Nick Archer |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Don Beck |
|
Wrest Park | 08-09 June |
Chris Roberts |
John Noble |
Roger Goldring & Tim King (2 points each) |
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Woking | 12-13 June |
Malcolm Bigg | Jeff Dawson | Mike Town | Colin Britt | |
Pendle | 15-16 June |
David Widdison |
Tim King |
Paul Rigge |
David Bell |
|
Ryde | 06-07 July |
Steve Leonard |
Roger Goldring |
Chris Roberts |
Chris Heath |
|
East Dorset |
13-14 July |
Jonathan Powe |
Stuart M Smith |
Ian Cobbold |
David Kendrick |
|
Wiltshire (Hamptworth) | 20-21 July | Stuart M Smith | Lionel Tibble | Keith Pound | Tim O'Donnell | |
Sussex | 07-08 Sep |
Liz Farrow | Robert T Clark | Stuart M Smith | Richard Brooks | |
Final Standings |
STUART M SMITH (40pts) |
Chris Roberts (14) |
Roger Goldring (14) |
Tim King (12) |
Points Totals 2019
Name | Points |
---|---|
Stuart M Smith | 40 |
Chris Roberts | 14 |
Roger Goldring | 14 |
Tim King | 12 |
Malcolm Bigg | 10 |
Simon Carter | 10 |
Liz Farrow | 10 |
Steve Leonard | 10 |
Jonathan Powe | 10 |
David Widdison | 10 |
Nick Archer | 8 |
John Noble | 8 |
RobertT Clark | 6 |
Jeff Dawson | 6 |
Pete Dowd | 6 |
Lionel Tibble | 6 |
Louise Bradforth | 4 |
Ian Cobbold |
4 |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
4 |
Keith Pound | 4 |
Paul Rigge |
4 |
Mike Town |
4 |
Don Beck | 2 |
David Bell | 2 |
Colin Britt | 2 |
Richard Brooks | 2 |
Chris Heath | 2 |
David Kendrick | 2 |
Tim O'Donnell | 2 |
2018 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Cheltenham | 14-15 April |
Lionel Tibble |
Dave Trimmer |
Mark Suter |
Tony Forbes |
|
Lancashire (Pendle) |
28-29 April |
Tim King |
Libby Dixon |
- |
Paul Rigge & Stuart Smith |
|
Northampton | 05-06 May |
Lionel Tibble |
Nick Archer |
Peter Balchin |
David Widdison |
|
Hunstanton | 26-27 May |
Richard Bilton |
Stuart M Smith |
Martin French |
David Widdison |
|
Woking | 04-05 June |
Jeff Dawson |
Lionel Tibble | Guy Scurfield |
Mike Town | |
Wrest Park | 09-10 June |
Tim King |
Lionel Tibble | Raouf Allim | John Noble | |
Pendle | 16-17 June |
- Cancelled - | ||||
Ryde | 07-08 July |
Roy Tillcock |
Chris Roberts |
Stephen Leonard |
Chris Sheen |
|
East Dorset | 14-15 July |
Jonathan Powe |
Stuart M Smith |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Richard Brooks |
|
Sussex | 08-09 Sep |
Stuart M Smith |
Manuel Alvarez-Sala |
Liz Farrow |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
|
Final Standings |
LIONEL TIBBLE (32pts) |
Stuart M Smith (22) |
Tim King (20) |
4 players, see below (10) |
Points Totals 2018
Name | Points |
---|---|
Lionel Tibble | 32 |
StuartM Smith | 22 |
Tim King | 20 |
Richard Bilton | 10 |
Jeff Dawson | 10 |
Jonathan Powe | 10 |
Roy Tillcock | 10 |
Manuel Alvarez-Sala (Spain) |
6 |
Nick Archer | 6 |
Stephen Custance-Baker | 6 |
Libby Dixon | 6 |
Chris Roberts | 6 |
Stuart M Smith | 6 |
Dave Trimmer | 6 |
Raouf Allim | 4 |
Peter Balchin | 4 |
Liz Farrow | 4 |
Martin French | 4 |
Stephen Leonard | 4 |
Guy Scurfield | 4 |
Mark Suter | 4 |
David Widdison | 4 |
Richard Brooks | 2 |
Tony Forbes | 2 |
John Noble | 2 |
Paul Rigge | 2 |
Chris Sheen | 2 |
Stuart Smith | 2 |
Mike Town | 2 |
2017 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Cheltenham | 22-23 April |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Ivor Brand |
Peter Balchin |
David Bell |
|
Lancashire (Pendle) | 29-30 April |
Tim King |
David Widdison |
Freda Vitty |
Ray Mounfield |
|
Northampton | 06-07 May |
Lionel Tibble |
Peter Dowd |
John Noble |
Michael Hills |
|
Woking | 05-06 June |
Jeff Dawson |
Lionel Tibble |
James Death |
Chris Roberts |
|
Pendle | 17-18 June |
Jane Pringle |
Freda Vitty |
Les Heard |
Libby Dixon |
|
Ryde | 08-09 July |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Chris Roberts |
Roy Tillcock |
Pam Sim |
|
East Dorset | 15-16 July |
Jonathan Powe |
Richard Brooks |
Nick Archer |
Tom Weston |
|
Sussex | 09-10 Sep |
David Dray |
Colin Britt |
Lionel Tibble & Martin French (3 points each) |
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Final Standings | STEPHEN CUSTANCE-BAKER (20pts) |
Lionel Tibble (19) |
6 players, see below (10) |
Points Totals 2017
Name | Points |
---|---|
Stephen Custance-Baker |
20 |
Lionel Tibble | 19 |
Jeff Dawson | 10 |
David Dray | 10 |
Tim King | 10 |
Jane Pringle | 10 |
Jonathan Powe | 10 |
Freda Vitty | 10 |
Chris Roberts | 8 |
Ivor Brand | 6 |
Colin Britt | 6 |
Richard Brooks | 6 |
Peter Dowd | 6 |
David Widdison | 6 |
Nick Archer | 4 |
Peter Balchin | 4 |
James Death | 4 |
Les Heard | 4 |
John Noble | 4 |
Roy Tillcock | 4 |
Martin French | 3 |
David Bell | 2 |
Libby Dixon | 2 |
Michael Hills | 2 |
Ray Mounfield | 2 |
Pam Sim | 2 |
Tom Weston | 2 |
2016 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results
Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
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Northampton | 07-08 May | David Widdison | Tim King | David Bell & Les Heard (3 points each) | ||
Woking | 06-07 June | Jeff Dawson | Mike Town | Lionel Tibble | Jonathan Diamond | |
Lancashire (Pendle) | 18-19 June | David Widdison | David Bell | Margaret Cowman & Edward Flexman (3 points each) | ||
Hamptworth | 25-26 June | Lionel Tibble | Jonathan Powe | Chris Roberts | Mark Daley | |
Ryde | 09-10 July | James O'Keeffe | Chris Roberts | Stuart Peters | Pam Sim | |
East Dorset | 16-17 July | Jonathan Powe | Mark Hamann | Ian Cobbold | Don Beck | |
Bury | 23-24 July | David Widdison | Angharrad Walters | David Crawford & Jane Pringle (3 points each) | ||
Sussex | 10-11 Sep | Paul Gunn | Colin Britt | Bill Arliss & Mike O'Brian (3 points each) | ||
Final Standings | DAVID WIDDISON |
Jonathan Powe | Lionel Tibble | Jeff Dawson, Paul Gunn & James O'Keeffe =4 (10) |
Points Totals 2016
Name | Points |
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David Widdison | 30 |
Jonathan Powe | 16 |
Lionel Tibble | 14 |
Jeff Dawson | 10 |
Paul Gunn | 10 |
James O'Keeffe | 10 |
Chris Roberts | 10 |
David Bell | 9 |
Colin Britt | 6 |
Mark Hamann | 6 |
Tim King | 6 |
Mike Town | 6 |
Angharrad Walters | 6 |
Ian Cobbold | 4 |
Stuart Peters | 4 |
Bill Arliss | 3 |
Margaret Cowman | 3 |
David Crawford | 3 |
Edward Flexman | 3 |
Les Heard | 3 |
Mike O'Brian | 3 |
Jane Pringle | 3 |
Don Beck | 2 |
Mark Daley | 2 |
Jonathan Diamond | 2 |
Sam Pim | 2 |