Geoff Haden - Chair
A Swansea man born and bred (with Cwmdonkin Park as a regular haunt as a boy,) Geoff has been a life long fan of the Swansea poet. So much so that in 2003 he obtained 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, the poet's birthplace and family home and set about a huge task in restoring the 1914 dated property to what it might of looked like when it was a brand new home.
Geoff is a structural engineer by profession and when asked why he restored the rapidly decaying house he very quickly answers "…because I'm mad - mad about Dylan's writings and mad that I didn't have the chance to restore the house sooner!" The house opened in 2008 for guided house tours, Edwardian dinners and musical and literary events.
Geoff runs also owns at Clyne Farm Centre overlooking Mumbles and is a former chair of Tourism Swansea Bay. He was awarded the Award for Outstanding Services for Tourism in the Swansea area in 2014 with Dylan's birthplace also regularly picking up awards for its 'Visitor Experience.'
Geoff is a structural engineer by profession and when asked why he restored the rapidly decaying house he very quickly answers "…because I'm mad - mad about Dylan's writings and mad that I didn't have the chance to restore the house sooner!" The house opened in 2008 for guided house tours, Edwardian dinners and musical and literary events.
Geoff runs also owns at Clyne Farm Centre overlooking Mumbles and is a former chair of Tourism Swansea Bay. He was awarded the Award for Outstanding Services for Tourism in the Swansea area in 2014 with Dylan's birthplace also regularly picking up awards for its 'Visitor Experience.'
Clive Gully - Membership Secretary & Treasurer
Originally from the Rhondda Valley and now living in Gower, Clive has recently retired after a 42 year career in banking in Wales and the South West of England. He has, during this period undertaken numerous Managerial roles including Corporate and Commercial Finance, Event Management, Hospitality and Staff Tutor.
Clive has been an avid fan of Dylan Thomas since his mid teens and as a result became inspired to write, and has had his own poetry published .
Clive is also a volunteer at Dylan's Birthplace where he regularly conducts personal bespoke tours of the house, bringing the Thomas family to life and the work of the self styled 'Rimbaud of Cwmdonkin Drive'.
Clive has been an avid fan of Dylan Thomas since his mid teens and as a result became inspired to write, and has had his own poetry published .
Clive is also a volunteer at Dylan's Birthplace where he regularly conducts personal bespoke tours of the house, bringing the Thomas family to life and the work of the self styled 'Rimbaud of Cwmdonkin Drive'.