Committee Members
Jack Buckley
University College
2023 - Computer Science
Nicholas Su
Exeter College
2023 - Chemistry
Preet Kaur
University College
2025 - Classics
Mike Li
St Hilda's College
2023 - Engineering
Oskar Grenmark-Pittaway
University College
2025 - History and Russian
Finbar Thomas
University College
2025 - Chemistry
Ale Angulo
University College
2025 - Biochemistry
Secretary
The secretary of the Oxford Tiddlywinks Society is responsible for the effective administration and communication of the society.
Key responsibilities include preparing agendas and taking minutes at meetings, maintaining records and membership information, managing correspondence, and supporting the organisation of society events.
The secretary also helps ensure compliance with relevant policies and assists the committee in implementing decisions, contributing to the smooth and efficient running of the society.
Master of the Winks
Master of the Winks is responsible for overseeing and organizing all activites of Oxford Tiddlywink Society.
This includes organizing weekly society meetings, training sessions and social events such as pub trips.
Master of the Winks should also coach new members on techniques and skills, so that they can learn and improve.
Master of the Winks is also responsible for inter-university events, such as inter-university tournaments, inter-university pub trips, etc.
Warden
The warden is responsible for promoting a safe, welcoming, and respectful environment at Oxford Tiddlywinks Society activities.
Key duties include overseeing the general welfare of members during events, helping to uphold the society's code of conduct, identifying and addressing any concerns, and supporting the committee in ensuring events run smoothly.
The warden also serves as a point of contact for member welfare, contributing to an inclusive and enjoyable experience for all participants.
Captain of the First Winking Team
The captain of the first winking team leads the first winking team in tournaments.
She showcases extraordinary tiddlywink skills herself and also decides on combat strategies and distributes them to the team members.
During society activities and training sessions, she should help all members of the society to refine their skills.
Treasurer
The treasurer is responsible for overseeing the financial management of the Tiddlywinks Society.
He prepares and monitors the society's budget, maintains accurate financial records, processes income and expenditure, and provides regular financial updates to the committee.
Press and IT Officer
Press and IT officer maintains the Oxford Tiddlywink Soceity official website and YouTube channel.
Entertainment and Welfare Officer
Entertainment and Welfare officer provides social events and activities for the society's members. These include pub trips/crawls, collabs with other societies or themed events.
The officer(s) is also responsible for members welfare.
Social Officer
The social officer manages the social media accounts, including Instagram and Facebook pages.
By-Law For the Line of Succession
Following a demise of the Master, the Member of the Society first in line of succession is appointed Master.
All Members are admitted to the line of succession in the order in which they made their oath. Members may challenge other Members in the line of succession,
such that they can move up (it is also possible to challenge the Master directly, but doing this would be considered very bad form).
A challenge requires the challenger to put two differently-coloured winks of a partnership into the drink of the Member they are challenging.
They then play a five game match, with the winner decided by points (a challenge to the Master requires a seven game match).
It is also possible to move up in the line of succesion by two other means: being awarded the Master's Cup, or by winning St Michael's Cup (the Michaelmas Novice Tournament).
Past Masters Of The Winks
Tony Cooper ~1958
Caroline Zvegintzov (after 1959)
Philip Moore (1962-1963)
Madeleine Moore (2019-2020)
Gideon Lewis (2020-2021)
William Roberts (2021-2024)
Dominic Seymour (2024-2026)
Live Line of Succession