OVERVIEW
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The present Board of the Commonwealth Games Council came into existence just eleven months before the 2006 Games in Melbourne. A huge amount of effort was expended by a group of volunteers led by David Evans who had been seconded from the Sports Council for Wales. This group, which included Board Directors, began a race against time to ensure that the team to be sent to the 2006 Games would be fully prepared and equipped.
Starting from almost a clean sheet, selection, travel, clothing, medical and finance committees were set up, and within a relatively short time the plans began to take shape.
As a consequence of the work done a superb Tim Cymru represented Wales.
Team members enjoyed themselves and importantly brought enjoyment to a huge number of children in the Melbourne area whose schools had been ‘adopted’ by us. Team Wales members acquitted themselves well, and made many friends.
It is interesting to note that we are beginning to see some of our Australian friends beginning to visit here as a consequence of the Games and friendships made. Currently plans are progressing for the Youth Games in Puna in October 2008 and for the next Commonwealth Games which will be held in Delhi in 2010.
Side by side with planning for the future the Board are attempting to bring together the history of the Commonwealth Games Council here in Wales. We seek to discover documentation and artefacts to bring together to form a permanent record of the involvement of Wales in the Commonwealth Games movement.
If you have any past records of CGCW please share them with us to ensure a legacy for future generations of athletes, who represent their country. During our visit to Australia we were delighted to discover that one of our team, Malcolm Collins (Boxing Team Manager) had been the flag carrier at the Empire Games in Cardiff. What else don’t we know? Please enlighten us, contact Chris Jenkins about any information you have, no matter how large or small it may seem.
COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMONWEALTH GAMES COUNCIL (WALES).
PRESIDENT
Anne Ellis OBE ( Anne was elected President of CGCW in 2007)
Main Sport - Hockey President of Welsh Hockey Union 1995 to present:
Member of Federation of International Hockey (FIH) Executive Board
Chairman of FIH Development and Coaching Committee(DCC)
Chairman of FIH DCC Working Group Youth and Club Development
Chairman of Coaching Committee European Hockey Federation (EHF)
Member Great Britain Hockey Board
Represented Wales 1963 -80, 138 consecutive Welsh Hockey “caps”
Captain for 8 years 1972 - 80 including World Cup Final
Captain of GB Olympic Team 1977 to 1980
Coach to GB 1980 to 1984
Coach to Wales 1980 to1982 and 1984 to 1987.
British Female Coach of the Year 1990
Other Positions
Member of Sports Council for Wales (SCW) 1994 -99
Chairman SCW ………….
Vice Chairman SCW 1999 to 2007
Chairman of Wales National Pool Swansea since 2002
Chef de Mission Wales Commonwealth Games Team for Melbourne 2006
Awards
MBE in 1980 for Services to Welsh and British Hockey
OBE 2005 for services to Sport in Wales
FIH Presidents Award for International Year of the Youth
Inducted into Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
2004 Times Sydney Friskin Award for contribution to Hockey in GB.
Occupation Retired Teacher
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CHAIRMAN
Gareth John
Gareth was originally from Swansea and has lived in the Abergavenny area for thirty plus years. He has two children and four grandchildren.
Originally trained as a teacher he became a Youth Worker, Leisure Centre Manager, and prior to retirement was the Director of Recreation for a local authority.
He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federation of Disability Sport Wales from its inception, and chaired its predecessor organisation FSAD for a number of years.
Gareth is also a Director of the FAW Football in the Community Trust and of the Welsh Sport Association.
His hobbies are largely focussed on his family, travel, and ensuring that people throughout Wales have the opportunity to be involved in sports of their choice.
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VICE CHAIRMAN
Helen Phillips
Born in Merthyr Tydfil now living in Bassaleg Helen has a sister and 3 brothers and wonderful parents, a boxer dog called Joe and a cat called Rjoca.
As a Business Graduate in 1993 she now is Director / Shareholder of ‘Tremorfa Managed Services’ as Managing Director www.tremorfa.com
Helen holds several voluntary positions within sport as well as being Vice Chair of CGCW these include:
Chair of the Board of Directors for Welsh Gymnastics
Director for British Gymnastics.
Hobbies include: Travelling, wine tasting, shopping and reading inspirational biographies. Former International squash player, county schoolgirl hockey and netball player. Helen loves to support Wales & Great Britain in every sport.
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COMPANY SECRETARY
Sue Holvey
Born in Newport, South Wales now living in Creigiau with her husband and two sons.
After attending Croesyceiliog Grammar School graduated with a BSc Hons (2.1) in Nutrition from Queen Elizabeth College, London University in 1979 but decided the business world was where she wanted to work not in the field of Nutrition. Trained as a Building Society Manager and worked for Nationwide for ten years having professionally graduated as Associate (1982) then elected to a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (1987), FCIB.
Currently employed as Chief Executive Officer for Welsh Netball, based in Cardiff and also WNA Company Secretary.
Sue is the volunteer Finance Director for the Federation of European Netball Associations, represents Wales at the International Federation of Netball Associations meetings and has previously sat on several sports related committees in Wales including the Welsh Sports Association Executive and the Sportlot National Committee. Sue was a member of the organising group for the 2000 Netball World Youth (u21) Championship that was held in Wales.
Main hobbies outside of sport include very basic ballroom dancing and cooking for friends.
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DIRECTOR
Philip Avery LLB
Philip was born in Church Village Glamorgan and brought up in Caerphilly. After attending Caerphilly Grammar School he studied law at UCW Aberystwyth and qualified as a solicitor in 1977. For many years he practised law in West Wales
In 2005 he became General Manager of the Welsh Sports Association but has recently returned to pursue a legal career.
He now lives just outside Cowbridge and is married with 3 children – he and his wife have fostered children over many years .
As well as being a Director of CGCW he has held and continues to hold several other voluntary positions namely:
Past Chair and a Board member of the Table Tennis Association of Wales
Vice-chair of the British Table Tennis Federation
Management Committee member of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation
Member of the Board of Welsh Athletics
Other than sport his main hobby is military history – particularly the Great War era and can often be found tramping around trench lines in France and Belgium in his spare time! It takes all sorts to make a world!!
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DIRECTOR
Chris Jenkins
Chris was born in Llanharan, South Wales. After attending Farnham College he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mansfield College Oxford. He also has an MBA from Warwick Business School
Chris spent 24 years working in the City as a Fund Manager and was a Director of Rothschild Asset Management. He represented Wales in rowing as a cox from 1985 to 1993, including the Commonwealth Games in 1986.
He now lives in Llangynidr near Brecon and is married to Gwenda and they have three children, Matthew, Kate, and Owen. Chris is a Director of CGCW and a Trustee of the CGCW Trust.
He is also Vice-Chair of Welsh Rowing and Chair of Governors of Llangynidr Primary School.