Each year, the Guild awards an Honorary Life Membership to someone who has shown extraordinary commitment to the Guild and its members.
2026 Winners
Below are the Guild's honoured members to date:
Jeremy Alhadeff
Professor Ruth Allen
Malcolm Ayers
Edwin Bannock MBE
Basil Barkway
Martin Blackwood
Robert Boyd MBE
David Briggs
David Brookes
Cheryl Burgess
Michael Caulfield
David Chadwick
Phil Clisham
John Collins
Les Dickson
David Esgrove
Stewart Gorton
Frank Gosling
Wilf Green
Paul Harper
Ron Hobby
Colin Holloway
John Houston
Norman Howell
Peter Jellis
David A Jones
Eamon Kelly
George Lenan
Raymond Lippiatt
Keith Mole
C G Moore
John Murphy
Robert Murray
Jo Parker MBE
Roberto Pirani
Arthur Reed
Maurice Roberts
Matthew Rowlatt
Michael Sheedy
Roger Smith
Albert Stalker
Mike Stratton
William (Bill) Sykes
Eric Taylor
Steve Thomas
Ronald Valente
David Willis
Brent Windsor
Adam Wynne Hughes