Our President - John Chesters

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John is a long-term member of BOP in both performing and committee roles. John operated in the role of Chairman of BOP for 10 years until his retirement from the role in 2017. He remains on the 

committee managing our Sponsorship Programme and applying his experience to many other areas.

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At our AGM in October 2019 John was appointed our President in recognition of his long sevice, dedication, and ongoing contribution to the Society.
 

Chairman - Jane Seddon

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At our October 2021 AGM Jane was elected to the post of Chairman succeeding Nigel Taylor. Jane previously served on the BOP Committee and has a long association with the society. Her management experience as a hotelier, along with her husband, with two of Blackpool's major hotels, and as a former Director of Tourism for Blackpool, will bring key skills to the position of Chairman.​

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Secretary - Marian Chesters

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Marian is a BOP stalwart with many years’ involvement as a member, committee member and performer in many of our productions. Marian is BOP’s Secretary managing our Committee Meetings and liaising with our key suppliers and partners.

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Press, Publicity and Programme Co-ordinator - Karen Gray-Thornton

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Karen is another long-term BOP member and performer. She manages BOP’s Publicity and Media activities, is involved in many of our other marketing activities, and is responsible for the design and production of the souvenir programme for our annual Grand Theatre show.

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Subscriptions Secretary - Sheila Harris

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Sheila is our Subscriptions Secretary but also contributes in a number of other areas including assisting Gillian in the Production area and operating as a member of of the Social sub-committee.

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Front of House Manager and Vice-Chairman- Danny Hickes

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Danny is our Front of House Manager leading a hard-working team ensuring that all aspects of BOP’s Grand Theatre presentation is professional quality. Danny also has a very important role as co-ordinator of a programme of social activities for BOP members throughout the year. In the last year Danny has stepped up to act as Vice-Chairman in support of our Chairman, Jane Seddon.

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Business Manager/Production Co-ordinator - Gillian Lee

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Gillian performs a key role as Production Co-ordinator supporting the Production Team, liaising across the BOP company for the show, and managing resources to ensure that the annual production cycle, from auditions to performance, runs smoothly and on schedule.​

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Marketing Manager - Chris Thornton

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Chris joined the committee in 2017. Invited originally to develop an enhanced Marketing Strategy for BOP covering traditional and digital channels, he now leads a BOP team implementing that strategy. Chris also inputs to Commercial and Legal aspects of BOP’s operations.

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Marketing Team Member - Nigel Taylor

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Nigel is a long-term member of BOP and has been a regular performer as well as dedicating time to participate in committee activities up to and including a period as Chairman of the society. Nigel currently continues to contribute to our shows as a performer as well as being a significant contributor to our marketing and promotion efforts.

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Finance Team Member and Programme Development - Toni Forshaw

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Toni is the newest member of the committee although she has been  member of the society and a regular performer in our shows for some years. Toni is a member of  our 3-person finance sub-committee but also finds time to support Karen Gray-Thornton in the development of our main show brochure.

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