Our President and Vice Presidents bring a wealth of knowledge, guidance and support to the Association.
Lord Manners worked as Solicitor in the City of London for over 30 years. On retiring he returned to live full time on the western edge of the Forest on the Avon Tyrrell Estate. From 2017 to 2023, following in his father’s footsteps, Willie Manners served as Official Verderer. He is a trustee of the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy and the current President of the South Avon and Stour Agricultural Society. He is married with 4 children.
Oliver Crosthwaite Eyre comes from a family with a long history of involvement with New Forest. He practised as a barrister before joining the family business based in Bramshaw in the north of the Forest, where he lives and manages the family estate. He served as the Official Verderer and chairman of the Court for nine years until 2011 and is a former Chair of the New Forest National Park Authority. He is a Trustee of the New Forest Trust and a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.
Peter Frost has been a tireless campaigner to protect the New Forest. He joined the Council of the New Forest Association as a ‘Waterside Upstart’ and went on to serve as an officer of the Association for 17 years including being Chairman from 1991 to 2000. He is a former verderer of the New Forest, being appointed as the Amenity Verderer; and when the New Forest National Park Authority was formed he was appointed by the Secretary of State to be one of the first Members of that Authority.
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