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DAVID WINSLAND - Chairman.
School 1957-65
Played rugby throughout school and later for the Old Boys. Was School Captain in his final year. Went into teaching from College in Sheffield in 1968. Continued in teaching and became a Primary School Head Teacher 1981 until retirement 2006. Joined the OB's Council in 2006. Is married to Lynne and has three sons and four grand children.

DAVID WILLIAMS - Hon. Secretary.
School 1968-75.
      Joined The Trustee Savings Bank in 1976 and continued in banking until 1998 when he left Lloyds TSB having served the Bank as Senior Customer Service Officer. His subsequent career has included teaching at HMP Walton and three Lancashire Prisons as Employment and Training Co-ordinator specialising in the Employment and Resettlement of offenders plus Presently employed as Careers Advisor for Connexions Lancashire based in Leyland , specialising in the improving the employability of offenders and benefit claimants.  He is presently employed by national employment charity 'Tomorrow's People Trust' as a Business Engagement Adviser based in Liverpool, having been appointed in February 2012.
      Joined the OB's from school and played football for every team from the 6th XI up to the 2nd XI, and played for the Veterans XI up to 2005. Finally, He is the Finance Manager for the Campaign for Real Ale's Southport Beer Festival.
     He also has part time jobs working as a Customer Access Information Officer for Liverpool Football Club on match days, and also works for Ambassador Theatre Group at Southport Theatre and Convention Centre as a Front of House Customer Service Assistant.
     He is presently Vice Chairman of the Southport & Formby Quiz League (one of the leagues in the Merseyside Quiz League) and Secretary & Captain of the Fishermen's Rest quiz team in the league.
     He is a Qualified Observer for Sefton Advanced Motorists.

ROBERT (ROB) DODGSON - Council Member

School 1969-73

Studied Physical Sciences and Analytical Chemistry. Had a successful career as a Research Scientist in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical industries, Later, after further studies, had a second successful career in senior roles in Information Systems and Technology.

Now retired, is busy with micro-controller research, music composition and writing. He is a published author and musician. Rob is our webmaster and looks after the COBA website and Facebook page. He was elected onto the COBA Council in 2014

On leaving school he joined Liverpool City Council working in the City Treasury for two years.
He left to become a Civil Servant working for the Inland Revenue (now HMRC). He still works there on a "partially retired" basis.
Elected onto the COBA Council in 2017 as assistant to Hon. Secretary David Williams.

Worked in HM Customs & Excise (and latterly HM Revenue & Customs) for almost 40 years – mostly as a management trainer.  Retired in 2013 and most of my time is spent serving my church in Tuebrook, Liverpool – helping out with an assortment of works ranging from playing my guitar for Toddlers Group (“the wheels on the bus” and “incy wincy spider” etc.) and our new Big Sing initiative (aimed at people affected by dementia). I used to look after my three grandsons – but now they seem to be charged with looking after me!