Meet the

Committee

The Club Chairman, Pete:

“I created the club & ethos and have proudly guided the club to where it is today, but I cannot take sole credit for what has been created. I have been surrounded by several iterations of the NC committee who have all worked hard to improve the club and leave their mark. Beyond this, it’s the members who truly make the club great. If a new member comes along to a session, I know they will be warmly welcomed in, regardless of identity. I would encourage potential new members to take a look at our ethos on the About page, to fully understand what all the club members subscribe to. I look forward to meeting you!”

Pete (He/Him)

Club Founder & Chairman

🏸 Pete (He/Him)

Club Founder & Chairman

A club as big and successful as Northern Cocks isn’t created overnight. Pete began putting the pieces of the club together back in 2013 and then officially founded Northern Cocks and created the first committee in 2019. Pete brought his passion for fairness and inclusivity into the club ethos which still stands strong today. Pete has led the club to date and is just as passionate about Northern Cocks as he ever was. In 2024, Pete was awarded the first ever NC Outstanding Achievement award for his continued effort, passion, and 100s of hours to ensure the club continues to be the best!

Kirs (He/Him)

Vice Chair & Web Manager

🏸 Kirs (He/Him)

Vice Chair & Web Manager

Kirs joined in 2023, and after winning awards for Most Social Player and Most Entertaining Player in 2024, Kirs joined the committee the following year and very quickly put his expertise into practice by overhauling the website from the ground up, fixing some technical issues behind the scenes, and assisting Mitch with all things design and branding. In 2025 Kirs won the outstanding achievement award for his work on the website and also won the most helpful award. Kirs has a true foresight into what would be good for Northern Cocks and has the determination & focus to push actions through and create new and exciting things for the club. Kirs has stepped up to Vice Chair as of 2026 and his passion for the club’s continued success has never been stronger.

Dean (He/Him)

Club Treasurer

🏸 Dean (He/Him)

Club Treasurer

In 2020 Dean joined the committee and quickly became a valuable member by taking the lead on a lot of the admin responsibilities and ensuring the club sessions run smoothly. Dean stepped up to become vice-chair in 2022, assisting Pete to manage the club during our most intense period of growth. In 2025, Dean filled the treasurer vacancy and continues to ensure the club runs smoothly, taking the lion’s share of the behind-the-scenes admin responsibilities. Dean was awarded most helpful member in 2023 and 2024. This was followed by an outstanding achievement award in 2025 for longstanding administration efforts.

Gary (He/Him)

Club Secretary

🏸 Gary (He/Him)

Club Secretary

Gary has been a valued and popular member of the club for some time. Gary has a passion for the club ethos, ensuring new members are welcomed and enjoy their time at the club. Joining the committee in 2025, Gary has already made a significant impact on the club’s evolution to become much more professional, legal, and accountable. In 2026 Gary stepped up to the Secretary role where he is keen to put his passion for order, organising, and documents to best use!

Ritchie (He/Him)

Welfare Officer & Membership Manager

🏸 Ritchie (He/Him)

Welfare Officer & Membership Manager

Ritchie joined the committee in 2023, assisting the club with some administration tasks and being at the forefront of sessions to welcome members and take payments. In 2024, Ritchie stepped into the Secretary role and in 2026 he moved over to head the welfare committee, ensuring the clubs code of conduct is up to date and adhered to while ensuring all members welfare is adequately cared for. Ritchie will also be taking on the Membership Manager role, ensuring all members are paying correct prices as sessions. Ritchie is the club's welfare point of contact for members on our Monday sessions.

Mitch (He/Him)

Social Media Manager

🏸 Mitch (He/Him)

Social Media Manager

Mitch joined the committee in 2024 as a general committee member with a vision to re-brand the club. The current club branding, colours, and social presence are thanks to Mitch. In 2025, Mitch stepped up as Vice-Chair to continue his work on ensuring the club branding is polished and the club ethos is adhered to. Mitch is a friendly face at the club and is often leading socials and club activities off the courts. At the end of 2025, Mitch won the well-deserved Player of the Year award. In 2026, Mitch decided to hone his skills and stepped into the social media manager role - he will continue to ensure the clubs social output stands out amongst the crowd.

Gay badminton committee member and first aider

Keith (He/Him)

H&S Welfare Officer

🏸 Keith (He/Him)

H&S Welfare Officer

Keith has been a helping hand for the club for some years and has acted as an unofficial First Aider long before he joined the committee. Keith stepped up as official First Aider in 2025 and then moved over to assist in creating the welfare committee in 2026. With a caring and considerate attitude, Keith will always lend a hand if you need one and has the club’s, and all of its members, best interests at heart. Winner of most entertaining member two years on the bounce, you can be sure to leave a game smiling when playing with Keith. He also won player of the year 2024, shortly before joining the committee. Keith is our welfare point of contact for members on our Wednesday sessions.

James (He/Him)

Tournament Administrator

🏸 James (He/Him)

Tournament Administrator

Joined the club in 2024 and hit the ground running! James has been assisting with tournament admin since day one and has completely refreshed the technical side of the tournaments. Joining the committee in 2026 to act as tournament admin, James is keen to continue to work on perfecting the spreadsheets and ensuring the formulas work fairly. For his continued efforts and endless hours of working on tournament spreadsheets, James won the Outstanding Achievement award in 2025.

Oliver (He/Him)

Social Comms Lead

🏸 Oliver (He/Him)

Social Comms Lead

Joined the club in 2025 with no badminton experience and stepped up to the committee in 2026. Oliver’s infectious personality will be a great addition to the social output of the club and as such Oliver will be joining the social committee. Keep your eyes peeled for videos and soundbites with Oliver’s signature Hits Radio style! Oliver is looking forward to getting to know all the members even more!

Charles (He/Him)

General Committee

🏸 Charles (He/Him)

General Committee

Charles (AKA Chuff) has been playing badminton since a young age and joined Northern Cocks in 2025. Stepping up as a general committee member in 2026, Charles is keen to give back to the club as he appreciates what the club has done for him!

John (He/Him)

General Committee

🏸 John (He/Him)

General Committee

Joined Northern Cocks in 2025 and stepped up to the committee in 2026. John had never previously played badminton before joining the club but was already competing in tournaments 5 months after joining. John will be acting as a general committee member and is keen to throw his hand in to help run (and get medals!) in future tournaments.

Temi (She/They)

Welfare Officer

🏸 Temi (She/They)

Welfare Officer

Temi joined Northern Cocks and stepped up to the committee in 2026. Temi is stepping into one of the club welfare roles and is keen to ensure the club meets expected inclusion and welfare standards. Temi has pushed first aid up the agenda and will be one of the first aiders and welfare point of contact at our Saturday sessions. When not playing badminton, you may see Temi playing music as she is a freelance musician!

Sarah (She/Her)

Welfare Officer

🏸 Sarah (She/Her)

Welfare Officer

Joined Northern Cocks in 2025 and joined the committee in 2026. Sarah’s caring attitude leans well into the welfare side of the club admin and as such she will join the welfare committee and is keen to ensure mental health and general welfare is catered to in the future. Sarah is the clubs point of contact for members on our Thursday sessions.

Raj (He/Him)

Northern Pride Manager

🏸 Raj (He/Him)

Northern Pride Manager

Raj has been playing with Northern Cocks since 2023 and joined the committee in 2026. He has been an active member in tournaments including representing the club all over the UK! Given this experience, Raj is keen to help with the running of tournaments and will be stepping into the Northern Pride role, taking this inclusive initiative to the next level, bringing together LGBTQ+ sports clubs from all over Greater Manchester.

Bran (He/Him)

External Events Lead

🏸 Bran (He/Him)

External Events Lead

Brandon has been playing with the club since 2023 and has improved year on year. This was evidenced in 2024 when Brandon won Most Improved Player of the Year - impressive considering he has never played badminton before joining the club. Supporting from the sidelines throughout, Brandon decided to officially step up to the committee in 2026. Brandon encompasses the ethos through and through and is keen to step up to the external tournament role, ensuring the club is well represented in tournaments across the UK and beyond.

David (He/Him)

Social Secretary

🏸 David (He/Him)

Social Secretary

David joined the club in 2025 with no badminton experience and he has dazzled us all with his stories and infectious laughter since day one. Stepping up to the committee in 2026, David will be filing the long vacant role of social secretary and will have us all pole dancing in no time!

Symbol of a person to represent a committee member vacancy

Shoeb (He/Him)

General Committee

🏸 Shoeb (He/Him)

General Committee

Shoeb joined the club in 2024 and the committee in 2026. Keen to help wherever needed, Shoeb will be joining the general committee. A dark horse in tournaments with several medals under his belt, Shoeb is keen to lend his hand to the admin of general club running.

Will (He/Him)

General Committee

🏸 Will (He/Him)

General Committee

Will joined Northern Cocks in 2023 and then stepped up to the committee in 2026. Will has been unofficially keeping morale up by supplying club members with copious amounts of baked goods! Will has joined the general committee and will be helping wherever he can.

Health and Safety:

Your safety and enjoyment is our priority, which is why we have qualified First Aiders in the committee and in the club, as indicated . Safety on court is a team effort – That’s why we ask all participants to look out for one another and remain mindful of their surroundings, including staying behind the red line when off court. If you have any questions, please reach our to our Welfare Officers: Keith, Ritchie, Temi, Sarah.