The Officers & Committee

Mark Bicknell

Chairman

I owned and trained greyhounds (privately, track and field) in the nineties, through to the noughties and knew Sharon and Gay through this. We discussed forming SWC as an alternative post ban.The club was formed and have helped ever since.

Fay Sechiari

Treasurer

Philip Edgington

Lure Driver

Katie McDonald

Sarah Meadham

I got my first whippet in 2011, thinking I was just getting a dog, a pet. I got so much more than that! Two years later Katie (who I had met as another new whippet owner) and I went to a lure coursing meeting to see what it was all about.

I fell in love with the sport instantly - the joy of watching a breed do what it is born to do. My passion for lure coursing continues to grow with every run I watch.

Ben Murphy

I have kept and worked whippet type lurchers since the age of 12. Around 10 years ago I got myself a KC registered whippet to work along with the ferrets and on the lamp. Realised they were as good, if not better, than a lurcher for the job. Around 3 years ago I started to race them at the Country Shows. Found out about SWC 2 years ago and now think I prefer the simulated coursing to working them.

Gemma Maxwell

I have loved and admired working dogs for as long as I can remember; being a sheep farmer watching border collies at work. I got my first whippet Bella in 2015, and now have five beautiful fawn girls which are very much part of my family. I love everything about the breed and taking part in showing and later lure coursing at this wonderful club has quickly become a most loved and appreciated pastime when I'm able to get away from the farm.

Elle Tull

I brought my first ever puppy home in 2021, not knowing how much a little whippet would change my life and introduce me to a new hobby. I was completely unaware of simulated lure coursing as a sport we could do, until I was introduced through various people to SWC. Seeing my dog take to the slips and run her little heart out was the best feeling, and that was it - completely hooked!

Marion Wyatt

We got our first whippet Morris 7 years ago. Not only did we gain a very special boy we also gained a friend for life in Fay. Fay also introduced us to SWC. I would say for the first 18 months we had no idea what was going on we didn’t even know if he had won or lost, but we had got the bug for coursing and along came Mable and Albin. I joined the committee to give something back.