Firstly, we say goodbye to Dave Bedford who has served as Lifeguard Captain over the past year doing a sterling job organising the Beach Lifeguard training, the lifeguards on poolside on a Sunday evening and also the Lifeguard Competition team.  Dave will still be around at the beach and pool teaching the Star 4 Rookies, and the Committee would like to thank him for his efforts over the past year.

Dave makes way for Donna Robson to take over as Lifeguard Captain.  Donna has 6 years' experience working on the beaches and in pools and has been senior lifeguard on Cullercoats beach for the past two years.  She is also a Beach Lifeguard Trainer Assessor and hopes to continue encouraging more people to come down to the beach base throughout the year.

All other Committee members who were up for election restood unopposed and were all re-elected as trustees of the charity: 

• Chairman - Joe Welsh
• Vice-Chair - Diane Charlton
• Secretary - James Parkinson
• Treasurer - John Milburn
• Equipment Officer - Grahame Wood
• Public Relations Officer - Geoff Wade
• Fundraiser - Pat Raeside
• Training Co-ordinator - Malcolm Dunn
  
• Social Secretary - Maureen Welsh
• Lifeguard Captain (non-trustee) - Donna Robson
• Youth Representatives (non-trustee) -  shared between Chris Elliot, Nick Golder, Mim Austin and Kat Ratcliffe.