Francine Blake - Crop Circle Researcher and WCCSG Trustee
Francine is French Canadian. She travelled to England as an art student because she was fascinated by Stonehenge and wanted to be able to visit the ancient structure. In 1982 she was introduced to Crop Circles after reading a book about them. While living in London she maintained her interest but after visiting the Barbury Castle formation of 1991 decided that she was missing out on so much of what was happening in the fields of Wiltshire she was prompted to move to the area.
Francine founded the Wiltshire Crop Circle Study Group with four other members of a previous London based group, in May 1995 and was voted its coordinator. The group was incorporated in June 2010 and Francine is now one of its Trustees.
Francine is the Editor of 'The Spiral - Crop Circle News' which is now produced bi-monthly, primarily as a newsletter for WCCSG members, but its circulation is growing as local shops have found it to be a handy guide for those visiting the area.
As a resercher with over 20 years experience in the subject, Francine has a wealth of knowledge and has been invited to speak about the crop circles at many conferences across the world. She also visits groups and events in the UK in her quest to bring information about the phenomenon to a wider audience.
During the summer months her days are spent in the fields taking tours of visitors into the formations and liasing with landowners in the constant struggle to try and ease their frustrations as more and more designs occur.
Francine is contactable at francineblake@wccsg.com or wccsg@btconnect.com.
Olivier Morel - Photographer & Guide
After meeting Francine at a conference in Brazil, French computer worker, Olivier joined the WCCSG team in February 2009 to help sort out the computer systems in our office! Such was his enthusiasm for the crop circle phenomenon that his 3 week stay turned into an indefinate visit.
Olivier now spends his summers flying over the formations and recording them in a fine collection of photographs. He remains our Technial Advisor but is enjoying his time as a photgrapher and tour guide!
Olivier speaks a number of languages making him a useful guide to many visitors from around the world.
Olivier can be contacted regarding the use of images, sale of photographs or crop circle visits at oliviermorel@wccsg.com.
Clare Oatley - Group Administrator & Conference Co-Ordinator
Clare joined the WCCSG team on a part-time basis in May 2005 as an administrator for the group's database management and publicity mailings. Since this date, she has become more involved with the group's activities, programme planning, production of the calendar and Spiral and specifically with the co-ordination of the summer conference held annually in August. Her role has grown within the group and Clare is now based in the office daily throughout the Summer and on most days during the quieter Winter period.
Clare is also our webmaster, making the constant updates required, especially at the height of the season when one or more formations often appear on a daily basis.
Clare is contactable at clareoatley@wccsg.com.
Deidre Edwards - WCCSG Trustee
Deirdre works as an actor and also teaches. She teaches adults healing, and children absolutely anything they want to know! The last few years while she has supposedly been teaching children with special needs she has ended up learning a great deal herself.
Deirdre has written several plays for children and her first book, Willowby’s World was published in 2009. Deirdre enjoys walking in nature, working with the land, dancing, taking part in ceremonies and exploring crop circles, she is a long-standing member of the WCCSG and is the Presenter at our Summer Conference. Deidre is also a popular workshop leader and speaker.
Deidre can be contacted via the group email at wccsg@btinternet.com
Anthony Thorley - WCCSG Trustee
Anthony Thorley is a retired psychiatrist who has been researching landscape energies and traditions for over thirty years. Together with his wife Celia Gunn he has completed a major world overview of sacred sites and their protection.
He is a published author and crop circle enthusiast and has been a member of the WCCSG for many years.
Anthony can be contacted via the group email at wccsg@btinternet.com
Susie Black - WCCSG Trustee
After meeting other members of the WCCSG team in crop circles during the 2009 summer, Susie had joined the team on a volunteer basis and accepted a Trustees position when the group incorporated in June 2010.
Susie helps out in the office and at group events, supporting Francine, Olivier and Clare and does invaluable PR work for the group and the crop circle phenomenon as a whole!
Susie can be contacted via the group email at wccsg@btinternet.com