file contents of staff_credits_2026.php
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// HIDDEN EARTH STAFF CREDITS for 2026 // ##### modified 18-Oct-2026
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// Note: this is a program file, and follows an arcane syntax. However, the lists of staff credits
// are, broadly speaking, in plain text, and could be extracted from here and pasted into a
// Word document, if thats what you are seeking to do.
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// HOW IT WORKS
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/* There are two PHP functions that accept a heredoc and convert the plain-text listings into
formatted HTML.
Function echo_heading_and_table()
That prints a heading line and a table.
The first line of the listing is treated as a heading, followed by table-rows.
Cells in a row are separated by the pipe character.
NOTE THAT it is "correct" that (sometimes) the same name appears in the heading line, and in the first line of the table entries.
If there is a comma-separated list of (e.g.) names in one of the resultant table cells,
then any spaces not preceded by commas are replaced by non-breaking spaces.
NEW: If there is a third column in the table, then any text after "colon space" is treated a comma-separated list
and sorted alphabetically by the first character (not conventional, but easier than messing about extracting surnames).
Function echo_heading_and_list()
That prints a heading line, followed by a comma-separated list of entries.
If the first item in the list contains [ then the text between [ and ] is embellished.
If [ is not present, the items are separated with commas and with nbsp replacing spaces within an entry.
The lines are sorted alphabetically by the first character (not conventional, but easier than messing about extracting surnames).
*/
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// INITIALISATION
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require_once('process_staff_credits.php');
$file = __FILE__; // The current file. Used in __show.php
include '__show.php'; // Decide whether to display this code in the browser or execute it
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// STAFF CREDITS in various lists
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// for 2026 this data was taken from
// C:\_F\___Replacement_Closing\_HE26_CLOSING\slideshow_wkg\data\array.txt
echo "<p class=highlighter>Source file for this section is " . basename(__FILE__) . ", last modified <b>" . date("F d Y H:i:s.", filemtime(__FILE__)) . "</b></p";
echo_heading_and_table(<<<EOT
Conference Manager | Les Williams
Deputy Conference Manager | Chris Williams
Conference Treasurer | David Gough
Deputy Treasurer | Liz Maisey
Conference Secretary | David Gibson
Timetable Manager | Gary Douthwaite
Trade Hall Manager | Badger
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_list(<<<EOT
Technical Team: Manager | Frank Tully
Frank Tully [with]
Adrian Turner
Bartek Biela
Dave Appleing
Helen Fairclough
Josh Bratchley
Josh Henry
Tim Webber
Mike Clayton
Emma Porter
Frances Porter
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_list(<<<EOT
Site WiFi: Manager | Gary Douthwaite
Gary Douthwaite [with]
John Singleton
Starlink equipment provided by Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_list(<<<EOT
Transport Manager | Buddy
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_list(<<<EOT
Trade Hall Team: Manager | Badger
Badger [with]
Emma Key
Dave Gough
Bill Nix
Dave Bell
Helga Palmer
Paul Wilman
Simon Richardson
Tom Howard
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_list(<<<EOT
Reception Team: Manager | Lou Biffin
Lou Biffin [with]
Abigail Doolan
Andrew Morse
Jess Burgess
Sam Drake
Kat Hawkins
Dylan Gates
Isabel Williams
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_table(<<<EOT
Events Team
Lecture Secretary | Gary Douthwaite
Signposting | Paul & Tiggy Dummer
Marshalling | Paul & Tiggy Dummer, Dave King, John Biffin
SRT Events | Mark Wright, Dave Cowley, Jess Burkey, Mark Burkey
Speleo Olympics Event | Andrea & Philip Roberts, Justin Roberts, Dave Kiknadze
Speleo Olympics Equipment Wrangler | Bill Nix
Stomp | Ben Marks
Opening MC | John Gunn
Opening Video | Keith Edwards, Paul Taylor
Closing MC | Alan Jeffreys
Closing Video | Ian Healey
After-Dinner Speaker | Les Williams
Closing Script and Projections| David Gibson
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_table(<<<EOT
Bookings and Publicity Team
Advance Bookings | David Gibson
Web Site and Social Media | Gary Douthwaite
T-shirt Design | Gary Douthwaite
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_table(<<<EOT
Competitions Team: Manager | David Gibson
Team Assistant | Nat Fretwell |
Photo Salon | Bill Nix | Judges: Dave Ryall, Nikie Arthurs, Charlotte Howard
Young Photographer | Julie Wooldridge | Judging with: Mark Burkey, Badger
Video Salon | Paul Taylor, Keith Edwards| Judging with: Steve Woolvern, Nicola Bayley, Bartek Biela, Footleg, Ian Healey
Art Salon | Robin Gray, Ceris Jones | Judging with: Judith Calford, Buddy
Surveying Salon | Andrew Atkinson | Judging with: Wookey, Joel Foyster, Michael Holliday
Club Stands Award | Les Williams | Judges: John Gunn, Dave Gough
Arthur Butcher Award | Wookey, Andrew Atkinson | Judges: Wookey, Andrew Atkinson, Joel Foyster, Michael Holliday
Tratman Award | Chris Howes | Judges: Joe Duxbury, Chris Howes, Alan Jeffreys, Chris Scaife, Linda Wilson
Giles Barker Award | Chris Howes | Judges: Morgannwg CC (Chris Howes), Red Rose CPC (Bill Nix)
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_list(<<<EOT
Sponsorship and Prizes Team | Margaret Richardson
Margaret Richardson [with]
Julie Wooldridge
Rosemary Taylor
Liz Maisey
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_list(<<<EOT
First Aid Team | Chris Williams
Chris Williams [with]
Gareth Stonely
Joshua Benton
Kieran Wyatt
Mary Cutts
Josh White
Badger
Paul Wilman
Sam Drake
EOT
);
// ---------- done for 2026 ---------------------------------------------------
echo_heading_and_list(<<<EOT
Special thanks to | Pafiliwn Llangollen Pavilion
EOT
);
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