Here you can meet our hard working volunteers and find out more about the people who will be training you to advance your driving knowledge and skills.
Roger Hammond: Group Chairman, National Observer and Observer Trainer.
Judith Godbert: Group Secretary, National Observer, Observer Trainer.
Judith has been a member of the IAM for 24 years and is the BFAPAM Group Secretary, a National Observer, Observer Trainer and Group Contact.
Tom Chadwick:
Tom is a BFAPAM National Observer and Observer Trainer.
Derek Hainsworth: Events Secretary, Group Official.
Derek is a Group Official and also the Events Secretary for the BFAPAM group.
Linda Chandler: National Observer.
Linda is a BFAPAM National Observer and the group Chief Observer.
John Blacow: Local Observer
John Blacow is a BFAPAM Local Observer.
Our Observers have taken further extensive training and an assessment test to qualify as a registered Observer, where they have been assessed against a range of competencies. They have been observed taking out an associate (trainee advanced driver) and doing a lengthy demonstration drive by the local assessor or the IAM RoadSmart regional examiner.
If you are a qualified Advanced Driver and would like to become a qualified registered National Observer, contact us on: chiefobserver@bfapam.org.uk or chairman@bfapam.org.uk You could even call or text him on 07973 144941. If you would like a chat about what is involved and if he isn’t driving he will gladly talk to you about the process.
