Maureen has been a club member for over 40 years first joining Hoddesdon Women’s Club in 1973 and then moving to Rye Park Women’s Club 25 years later. For a lot of that time she served on her local Association, The Herts. Lea Valley, as Chairman and secretary.

She is married to Derrick who was a Territorial Army Officer and has two daughters, and two grandsons. she has always worked in Admin and for 19 years worked for a French Bank Maureen served as Vice-chairman at Head Office for five years and then took over as Treasurer for NAWC until 2013 when she took on the position of Chairman which she held for 5 years. She is now once again a vice-chairman.

For many years Maureen served as Chairman of the Restoration Committee for her local church she is also a Sunday School teacher.

There doesn’t seem to be a lot of time for hobbies, she can knit and sew and she likes trying new crafts but it would probably only be a one-off.