Meet the Organisers and Volunteers
Please note that as this is a non-profit event, none of the organisers and/or volunteers get paid.
Peter Rice has worked as a sound engineer for many years. He is the one who recorded Nick's demos those many years back and also made a recording of a live performance by Nick. He's been as kind as to be our sound engineer since 2004. He's also often doing music projects and plays several instruments, including the violin.
Philip & Annabel Littleford The mum & dad of us all there. Without their help, open arms & general devotion to kindness, the gathering may not have come to life as it is today. They truly are wonderful and inspirational people. Their daughter Cathy and granddaughter Maddie also help out over the weekend. Their son Giles Littleford,
a fan of Nick's music, is a musician as well & a creative designer.
Nigel Walker Has been a great helping hand behind the scenes for years now. With the old forum, the facebook pages and any digital issues. He helps to keep this website updated, doing alot of the legwork. He also keeps a watchful eye at the campsite and offers moral support and ideas. He also dabbles as one of our event photographers.
Denise Offringa is the host and started the gathering in its current format in 2004, basing it on the first fan get together in 2003. With the help of locals Philip & Annabel Littleford she managed to set it all up. They have been helping ever since. She did the design for the website and together with Nigel keeps the website updated. She also does the design for the programmes and keeps the social media pages updated.
Photo credit: Denise Offringa
Photo credit: Denise Offringa
Photo credit: Denise Offringa
Photo credit: Denise Offringa
Rev. Paul Cudby Kindly welcomed us to the church each year. He has also often helped out behind the bar on Friday night and has performed several times with other musicians, among which his wife Alison Eve. Alas, since 2020, he has moved on to another parish.
But we may yet see him and his wife return as a performers!
Photo credit: Denise Offringa
Nya Shelley † First attended the gathering in 2006, returned and performed in 2007, and began helping out with the organising in 2008. She took on a more formal organisational role from 2010. From 2013 she was more active behind the scenes due to study and work, but still helped out during the gathering weekend.
Photo credit: Nigel Walker 2015
Mark Atherton & Suzanne Matthews
First Organisers in 2003. In the summer of 2003 Mark & Suzie helped set up and Mark also performed at the 1st Nick Drake Gathering, which has since 2004 become an annual event. Mark is the only musician to have played at every concert since then. Suzie was the webmaster of the Bryter Dayes website.
Further people who help out and/or have helped out with advice, workshop and/or other assistance:
Catherine Littleford, Maddie Jones-Littleford, James Edge, John Edge, Kev Yale, Ben Freeman, Bart Lowe,
Rob Meyer, Keith James, John McGlynn, Nick Hughes, Sal Hanvey, James Newman Gray & Keith Morris.
Have you helped out in the past and your name is not here? Please let us know!
Some names have been left out on personal request.