Stephen Petch lives in Fleet. He is a local lad, growing up in Aldershot before first moving to Church Crookham in 1993, two years after marrying Nicki, and then to Fleet in 1999, a year after the birth of their son, Tristan.

School life started in 1965 at St. Michael's C of E Primary School in Aldershot, where he developed an early interest in music, learning the recorder and competing as part of a school ensemble at the Aldershot Music Festival — and they won! Whilst at St. Michael's as a seven-year-old, he spent a year being taught by Jean Waller, the wife of the founder of the Odd Fellows, Geoff. At the age of eight, he joined St. Michael's Parish Church choir at that time lead by Peter Mound, and progressed to Head Chorister. It was also at the age of eight when he first encountered the Odd Fellows, when he joined Ian Wood (dressed as a pirate!) on stage at Aldershot's Library Hall at one of the early Music for You concerts!

In 1972 Steve moved up to Farnborough Grammar School, during which time his interest in music flourished. Peter Mound was also the Head of Music at Farnborough, and encouraged Steve to take up piano lessons. He did, taught by Julia Wilson, the wife of the Odds' previous conductor, Colin. He eventually achieved his Grade VIII certificate under the guidance of Olive O'Keefe. He also took clarinet lessons, but found that more air used to escape round the outside of the mouthpiece than went through the instrument!

Steve had been persuaded by Geoff Waller to try out the Odds, so once he left school, he went along to the first rehearsal of the 1977 season, joining the Second Tenors. He's been a member ever since, "graduating" to the First Tenors (sorry, lads!) after a couple of years.

Although his working career has taken a different path, starting out as an apprentice mechanical engineer but over the years migrating into Information Technology until today where he is a Technical Sales Specialist at IBM, music has continued to be a huge passion. His serious voice training began with Edwin Rolles in 1983, and over the next six years won more than thirty first prizes in competitive vocal festivals, including the Four Voices Solo competition at the Rhymney Valley Eisteddfod and the Festival Champion award at the prestigious Bournemouth Music Festival. He can also list Pamela Bowden and Wendy Eathorne as former teachers. He is well known as a tenor soloist who has performed with most of the area's choral societies in both sacred and secular works, and on his own and with other artists in song recitals.

Steve took over as Musical Director of the Odd fellows in January 2001, following the retirement of Colin Wilson after 20 years' dedicated service. He is relishing the challenge; he got the taste for conducting when he stood in for Colin for the first half of a concert a number of years ago in Basingstoke. The bug had well and truly bitten!

He hopes that his contribution will help to prolong and further enhance the Choir's already highly-respected quality and reputation . . . but will he ever manage to stop singing whilst conducting?!

Clive joined the choir in 1970 following an invitation from Colin Wilson who he knew through Farnborough Grammar School.

He joined as a First Tenor. The conductor then was Geoff Waller.

Having sung First Tenor for many years he felt it might help the choir if he moved to the Second Tenor section, so sometime in the 1980's he moved to the back row, where he spent many happy years. Then around 2002 he felt that a move back to the First Tenors might again be helpful, so back he went to the front row.

During 2005 it was suggested that he put his name forward to fill the post of what was then described as Associate Conductor which was becoming vacant. Upon his appointment he said he was honoured to follow in the footsteps of Morley Glover. He has enjoyed his new role tremendously and considers it an immense privilege to have the opportunity of being on the interpretative side of the rostrum.

In his "spare time" Clive practices as a Family Law solicitor in Farnham.

Both at school and at Sunday School Margery accompanied on the piano. At school she really enjoyed netball and tennis. Margery and her school friend Margaret entertained (often hilariously) with piano duets at various local events. Margery studied teaching at the Royal Academy of Music although her real wish was to accompany. Another student there was Julia Wilson.

Her first working year was at Peterborough where besides music she taught tennis, netball and diving! She returned to London to marry Don and taught at Ilford. She conducted that school choir from the piano and they were praised at a London competition for their confident singing and looking over the audience, not into their scores. Don joined Solartron at Dorking, so Margery taught music and technical drawing at Leatherhead. Solartron moved to Farnborough, so in September 1962 they moved with their daughter and first dog to Church Crookham. Within a month Margery was the accompanist of the Waverley Singers (which she was for 26 years). In many concerts the Waverley's included a piano concerto for Margery to be the soloist. She was also a soloist for the R.A.E. Orchestra.

In November 1962 Margery joined Pax Hill (Finishing) School for Girls to teach piano. When Pax Hill was sold, Margery joined the Hampshire peripatetic staff to perform all over the County with others as well as to teach piano in about 17 Northeast Hants. Schools (usually 4 per day). When the peripatetic work changed in 1986, Margery applied to Lord Wandsworth College (south of Odiham) where she continues to teach piano at all grades and Diploma to about 25 pupils. Recently Margery has much reduced her private piano pupils.

While Margery was being coached by Professor Maria Donska in the 1970's she also taught on Saturday's at the Royal College of Music. In the 1990's Margery was coached by Peter Element of the RCM.

In 1980 David and Lisa Webb and David and Joan Richards of the Waverley Singers convinced Margery to do some more lighthearted work and accompany the Oddfellows under Cohn Wilson (taking over from Fred Titherington). It has been fun with the Odds all the way.

The 1980's were stressful, especially with Margery looking after her mother for 5 years with Alzheimer's. When Mum died, Margery was recommended to have a break. A marvellous 26 year old Australian hunk taught her to ski and that started other activities like cycling around some hilly bits of Europe as well as New Zealand, the Canadian Rockies, USA (northeast, mid-west, west and the Rockies). In between, to keep fit needs a bit of 2step and Pilates at Cannons and BodyBlitz at Wavell.

A trainer at Cannons started Margery running in 1997 which developed into one London Marathon and two New York Marathons for charities since 2000.