Contact Details
If you'd like to know more about The Cobweb Orchestra and our activities please
contact our Administrator Catherine Shackell
on 07811 772 332 or email: admin@cobweborchestra.org.uk
Catherine Shackell – Administrator & York Group Leader
Catherine has been involved with Cobwebs for more than half her life, initially
playing bassoon with the Consett group as a teenager, then composing and arranging
for the orchestra while away at University. Catherine now earns her living as a
freelance musician focussing mainly on education and community projects. When
she’s not working Catherine likes to attempt to grow things in her garden and is an
enthusiastic dinghy sailor – specialising in capsizes!
07811 772 332
catherine@shackell.org.uk
www.catherine.shackell.org.uk
Liz Carlile – Residentials Co-ordinator
Back to where I started with Cobwebs – viola player and keeper of the music. I play
the viola with the Consett group and the music library lives in my house. I used to
be the Administrator; now I organise the residentials but added to the challenge of
a large garden and my noisy family and friends, my life is now a very busy one!
Greg Pullen – Spennymoor Group Leader
01388 811005
gregpullen@talktalk.net
Andy Jackson - Creative Director
Andy has made his living from music since becoming a choirboy at the age of
eight by being a performer, composer, conductor, researcher, writer,
ethnomusicologist and publisher. When not working, he likes to grow and cook
vegetables, spend time with his family and watch rugby.
Phone/fax: 01388 602 436
Email: andy.jackson@cobweborchestra.org.uk
Ian Potts - Tebay Group Leader
Brought up in Tasmania, sang with the Australian Boys Choir. Returned to the UK playing cello and clarinet with the Royal Artillery in London and Germany for eleven years.
Been very lucky to have had a very varied career playing, conducting and teaching virtually every instrument. Head of Cumbria Music Service from 1988 to 1995. Then examined for Trinity College and worked for the Associated Board?s Professional Development Department.
Has overseen the Tebay group since its beginning in 1998. Loves classic cars.
Phone: 01768 351 934
Email: musicianpotts@aol.com
Clare Barker - Teesside Group Leader
Clare began to play the Piano, Eb Tenor Horn and later French Horn whilst still at school. She quickly learnt that ensemble playing was much more fun than just practising on her own, becoming a member of a variety of small groups and larger ensembles including the Durham Concert Band and Durham County Youth Orchestra (French Horn). She first encountered The Cobweb Orchestra when the Harelaw group were holding a concert at her younger sister?s school. She had a great time and found the group members very friendly and welcoming. After finishing her degree in Music with Education Studies at Cambridge University and completing a year of professional training in 2003, she returned home to find that she was missing the orchestras and music groups in which she had been involved whilst still at school and university. She remembered Cobwebs, gave it a try and, finding good company, satisfying music and lots of fun, decided to 'stick around'!
Having done a variety of Cobwebs conducting over the past couple of years with the ever-tolerant and supportive Guinea Pig Orchestra and occasional Harelaw group rehearsals, she joined the Leaders? Group and was delighted to be given the opportunity to run first the Beginners? Course in May 2008, and later the Teeside group from February 2009.
Clare also enjoys spending time with friends and family and, when she has the opportunity, visiting interesting places near to home.
Phone: 07870 403 486
Email: ccbarker25@yahoo.co.uk
Peter Wood - Dalston Group Leader
Peter played with the East Riding County Youth Orchestra (violin) and the Hull Philharmonic
Orchestra (viola) but stopped playing regularly in his mid 20s as work took over. An invitation
to a Cobweb event 8 years ago was the catalyst that relaunched his orchestral playing. As well
as his activities with the Cobweb Orchestra, Peter also plays in other local orchestras and
string quartets, including a home-grown one comprising his three children.
Phone: 01228 562 341
Email: peter.wood@cobweborchestra.org.uk
Lizelle Kirby - Newbiggin Group Leader
Email: lizelleclarinet@dial.pipex.com
Peter Fuller - Composers and Arrangers Group
Email: peter.fuller8@btinternet.com
Toby Lipman - Baroque Group Leader
Phone:
Email: toby.lipman@cobweborchestra.org.uk
Lee Fairlie - Cobfriends Chair
Phone: 0191 384 7464
Email: leefairlie@aol.com
Trustees
If you have any suggestions or would like to become
involved in helping to run the Orchestra please contact the
Trustees -
Email: trustees@cobweborchestra.org.uk
Howard Rocke - Chair of Trustees
Howard's early experiences of playing orchestral music were
with the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra. Then his playing
lapsed. However he became a true Cobwebber, having to remove
22 years of cobwebs from his cello.
By day a Careers Adviser, when his family have no further
use for him he loves to explore the County Durham
countryside.
Phone:
Email: howard.rocke@cobweborchestra.org.uk
Jean Ord - Treasurer and Trustee
Jean plays Violin at Harelaw and is one of the few remaining founder members of the orchestra.
She also plays golf with a handicap of 18 and is a member of a drama club. Jean is self
employed as a will writer and estate planner and together with husband John, they own two
Springer Spaniels who keep them both fit by daily walks.
Phone:
Email: jean.ord@cobweborchestra.org.uk
Andrew Forsyth - Trustee
Andrew is a director of Weasdale Nurseries, sending trees and shrubs from Cumbria throughout the UK and beyond. He returned to the flute after a 20+ year layoff (in true Cobweb style) now playing regularly with the Harelaw and Tebay groups and has organised various overseas Cobweb trips.
Phone:
Email: andrew.forsyth@cobweborchestra.org.uk
David Wood
Currently one of the orchestra's trustees. Plays fiddle, mostly at Harelaw, rarely in tune. No photograph could do him justice.
Phone: 0191 386 4195
Email: david.wood@cobweborchestra.org.uk
Lesley Wearmouth - Secretary and Trustee
Lesley started playing the clarinet and later the saxophone whilst in junior school. Never having
totally lapsed as a player, she turned up on the first night of the Cobweb experience and they haven't
been able to get rid of her since. By day she works as an educational consultant, specialising in
modern languages in secondary schools.
Phone:
Email: lesley.wearmouth@cobweborchestra.org.uk
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