The Douglas Pope Trophy
Lt. Col. Douglas Pope was a very well known man in the Military Band arena. He was the Chairman of the Bisley Parish Council from 1976 until 1978 and the President of the Bisley Office Equipment Silver Band (that’s us!). He did many musical arrangements, some of which we still play – Trombones to the Fore being a good example. The Parish Council wanted to remember Douglas Pope within Bisley, and as he was so closely linked with our band they suggested that we have a Douglas Pope Memorial Trophy. This trophy is presented every year at the Christmas concert. The recipient is chosen by the Musical Director as the player who has made the best contribution over the year to the band as a whole; and as Peter Stickland delighted in saying, the winner is not necessarily chosen for their musical ability….
Winners of the Douglas Pope Trophy
| 1984 – Chris Powell | 1993 – Stan Morhall | 2002 – David Steele | 2011 – Ruth Barker | 2021 – Vanessa Phillips | |
| 1985 – Joyce Tamplin | 1994 – Jack Muir | 2003 – Ted Cull | 2012 – Roger Stickland | 2022 – Richard Everett | |
| 1986 – Len Tamplin | 1995 – Pat Steele | 2004 – Richard Everett | 2013 – Eric Oakley | 2023 – Graham Davey | |
| 1987 – Helen Cox | 1996 – Margaret Emberson | 2005 – Pauline Wilde | 2014 – Jack Muir | 2024 – Lesley Seaton | |
| 1988 – Stephanie Cox | 1997 – Vanessa Phillips | 2006 – Dave Garwood | 2015 – Pat Steele | 2025 – Colin Whitbread | |
| 1989 – Bob Frost | 1998 – Martin Ivins | 2007 – Derrick Curtis & Pauline Ivins | 2016 – Helen Maguire | ||
| 1990 – Brenda Cox | 1999 – Mike Cadwallader | 2008 – Gill Elliott | 2017 – Roger Stickland | ||
| 1991 – Pauline Ivins | 2000 – George Fortescue | 2009 – Allan Fippard | 2018 – Alastair Nixon | ||
| 1992 – Russ Rousell | 2001 – Derrick Curtis | 2010 – Graham Davey | 2019 – Len Tamplin |