DOC CLUB - Key Persons
Annie has been on the Committee for the past seven years and for three years served as the Club Secretary.
She also forms part of the Entertainments Sub-Committee.
Annie was a keen reading enthusiast until eye problems became an issue. She was also a keen walker and enjoyed trips to the theatre.
Bridget served on the Committee between 2017 and 2021 at which point she took up the position of the Clubs Doorperson. Whilst no longer a Committee member, Bridget still volunteers to help out with all manner of events, including to help run and play bingo on a Sunday evening. In her spare time she plays darts for the DOC ‘A' team. Outside of the Club, Bridget enjoys gardening and spoiling her Grandchildren.
Job Titles:
- Cheap Drinks for Friends Party. Bar Staff Good. Good Venue Forca Celebration
Emma works alternate shifts to Sam and also ensures the cleanliness of our Club.
Her hobbies include jet-skiing and walking her dog Tyson.
Married to Darren with three daughters, Emma says if she won the lottery she would definitely buy a villa somewhere lovely and hot.
Geoff has been by far, our longest serving member of staff with over 25 years of service. He is also a maintenance worker in a day centre. Married to Pat, he enjoys gardening and walking. Geoff also builds tables and benches as DIY projects.
Born in Portsmouth, Ian lives in Fareham with his wife Lisa and their daughter. He works for a local steel fabrication company.
In his own time Ian likes all sports and enjoys walking the dog. He is a big fan of cooking and especially enjoys trying his hand at Indian cuisine.
If he won the lottery he says he would help to look after those less fortunate than himself.
Job Titles:
- Really Friendly Staff and Welcoming. Good Atmosphere and Good Beer
Ian has served the Club for many years and has enjoyed the positions of Committee, Vice-Chairman and Chairman. He takes a keen interest in the Sunday night bingo often calling the numbers.
Away from the Club, Ian is a heavy goods vehicle driver and spends many a night travelling along the roads of the south and the south-west.
Jackie is our Club Treasurer and previously served on the Committee.
She is responsible for keeping the Club accounts in good order and carries out her duties efficiently. She is a keen darts player and captains and plays for one of the DOC's teams.
Jackie is a great lover of all things to do with tigers and at home, much of her time is spent spoiling her cat. If she won the lottery, she would buy a beach house with a boat, somewhere hot!
Job Titles:
- Very Friendly Members Only Place, Brilliant for
Deanna is our Kitchen Porter and does a good job of keeping the kitchen operational for the team to work in.
Mandy is part of our kitchen team and also works the bar. Married to Paul, Mandy very much enjoys baking.
Her passion horses which take up a fair chunk of her time.
If Mandy ever won the lottery, she says she would buy some land and build her own house, making sure of course that there was plenty of room for the horses.
The Duke of Connaught club is fantastic, extremely friendly, nice food. Very clean and tidy. Jane and Mark from Gosport
Part of the bar team, Mick served for 24 years in the Royal Navy, ending as a Chief Petty Officer and was awarded the British Empire Medal for military service worthy of recognition by the Crown.
Married to Barbara for over 47 years, Mick enjoys snooker and fishing.
If he won the lottery, it would definitely see them on a round the world cruise.
Married to Pete, Moira is a wife, mother and nana and she likes to socialise.
Her hobby is making celebration cakes and cupcakes and she does do a very good job too.
Her big dislike is inconsiderate drivers.
Phil's nickname is ‘Cider' and as that would suggest, he has is a keen liking for the apple beverage.
A Committee member for two years now, Phil is now retired. Prior to that he was a Logistics Engineer for an underfloor heating company.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur WIlliam Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 - 16 January 1942) was a member of the shared British and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha royal family who, between 1911 and 1916, served as the Governor General of Canada. He was born to Queen Victoria, in London, England, and was educated by private tutors before at the age of 16 entering the Royal Military College at Woolwich.
Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the British Army, and therein served some 40 years, seeing service in various parts of the British Empire. During this time he was also created as a royal duke, becoming the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, as well as the Earl of Sussex. On the recommendation of then Prime Minister H.H.Asquith, Arthur was appointed by his newphew, George V, as the Canadian viceroy, suceeding in that role Earl Albert Gray. Given his military service, the selection of Arthur proved to be prudent, as he acted as viceroy, and thus as the representative of the Canadian Commander-in-Chief, through the first years of World War I.
After the end of his viceregal tenure, Arthur returned to the United Kingdom and there, as well as in India, performed various royal duties, while again taking up is military duties. Thought he retired from public life in 1928, he continued to make his presence known in the army well into the Second World War, just before his death in 1942.
Job Titles:
- Cleaner
- Member of Our Cleaning Team
Sam is a member of our cleaning team and, with Emma, does a superb job of keeping the Club clean and tidy.
Married to Ian for over 28 years, she says she has no time for hobbies.
She holds two jobs and her passion is the satisfaction of a good job well done. If she won the lottery, a new car would definitely be on the cards.
Shelley having been a Committee member in excess of three years, is now the Club Secretary.
Outside of the Club She works in the hospitality industry. Married to Stuart, she has two twin children.
Shelley is a keen golfer but spends much of her time involved with the local Scouts / Explorers.