Terry Humberstone MRICS - Services Officer

• PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY.
• Terry is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 30 years experience in the building industry viz. working in private practices in Cardiff, London, and Bristol, worked upon British (natural) Gas Corporation projects, including 3 years working overseas in the middle east for Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance and World Bank Budget Teams.
• Terry has more recently, worked in the Premises Department for two major Banks, initially, Nat. West, and then Lloyds. Post merger Terry became Building Costs Consultant for Lloyds TSB for 15 years.
• Terry retired from the Bank in 2005 at the age of 60, and then took up consultancy work. In February 2010 Terry retired from full-time employment working as a consultant Project Manager for the Highways Agency working on new Technology Installation Schemes on Motorways and Trunk Roads in the South West, latterly Terry has worked on the South West Regional Traffic Control Centre IT. upgrade, and fitting out a building for a new Technology Team Office, complete with maintenance workshop/stores.
• Musically speaking Terry has been a member of his choir (Cheddar MVC) for 14 years, from 2002 - 2007 Terry was Choir Chairman.
• Terry was instrumental in setting up and chairing the local South West NAC Group, was part of the organising committee for the recent 2008 Bristol NAC National Conference.
• Terry has many leisure activities including, Dry Stone Walling - as living on the Mendip Hills gives plenty of opportunity to repair and re-build fallen stone walls, Terry's own large garden being his original starting point with the stone terracing going up the hillside and the boundary walls.
• Walking on the Mendips - where there are many long distance walks to be taken with marvellous views of the Somerset Levels each side of the Hills, - important decision making when walking in the open air is to be commended.
• Sailing is another great love, and, with other members of the Cheddar Choir Terry has been chartering a large yacht in the Mediterranean each year (up to nine other crew in number), and taken a choir lads week holiday together, they have sung ‘Calm is the Sea’ and other suitable pieces in Croatia, Sardinia, Corsica, and on various Greek Islands of the Ionian and Aegean seas.
• Then there is the Cheddar Male Choir itself which provides a great interest and pleasure, Terry especially enjoy joint concerts with other choirs, meeting new people and often paying a return visit to their area. Terry being a patriotic Welshman have likened it to being a member of an elite Rugby Club without having to be fit!
• Now that Terry's full time employment is over, Terry feels he can now devote more time working on the NAC National Committee; where the role of Services Officer best suits his background and working knowledge, with his past role of being Chairman of a large Choir for five years, Terry feels it has given him a good insight as to how choirs need to be administered.

Other Positions

• South West NAC Group
• Member of Cheddar Male Choir

Email: services.officer@nationalassociationofchoirs.org.uk

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