The Needlemakers have a new Clerk!

Following the retirement of Philip Grant, Fiona Sedgwick has taken over as Clerk of the Needlemakers from March 2017. 

Originally from Newcastle, Fiona went to university in Aberdeen where she studied Physiology and then Personnel Management. She joined the Royal Air Force in the operations support branch (Fighter Control) and completed a short service commission followed by a ski season in Meribel before moving to London in 2006 to work for Williams Lea.

In the autumn of 2009, Fiona began work at the Naval and Military Club, initially as Membership Secretary (Membership, Marketing and Events) before taking on broader responsibilities. Fiona was also Secretary for The Canning Club, both very social jobs and a lot of fun. She then moved to Goodenough Club as Manager (maternity cover) and on completion of the contract was offered the newly created role of Head of Events and Venue Hire at Goodenough College, responsible for the commercial event business.

Fiona's hobbies are mostly sporting and she is a regular participant in triathlon and cycling events and amongst other things, will take part in the Etape du Tour and Ironman Barcelona this year. She is currently training to be a Pilates instructor and hopes to qualify in the summer.

Fiona also enjoy trips to the theatre, particularly opera and ballet and the Proms season.