Bound, Hazel
Hazel Bound, originally from Dorset and a former deputy mayor of Exeter, was a long-standing Exeter City season ticket holder and Trust member who died in May 2026. She was particularly known for her involvement with the East Devon Grecians.
Hazel was also part of the Operation Full House campaign, organised by Julian Tagg, that distributed match posters around the city as the club fought to rebuild support and reconnect with the community following relegation to the Conference and the period in administration. She later helped operations' manager Andy Gillard with all manner of tasks including labelling season ticket holder seats at St James' Park.
Towards the end of her time as both a supporter and active volunteer, Hazel became an enthusiastic follower of the club's emerging women's side and - for the final four years of her life - sponsored team captain Bow Jackson.
Hazel was often assisted in her volunteering by Terry, her husband of fifty-eight years, who had come to Exeter from Southampton to study at St Luke's College. Both were active hockey players in their youth and met through playing the game.
Away from football both Hazel and Terry were actively involved with the Long Distance Walkers Association and it was for this work that she was awarded the British Empire Medal. Hazel also served three terms on Exeter City Council as a member for Heavitree and was the City's deputy mayor in 1997.
Paying tribute to Hazel following her death in May 2006 the club's website remarked that she was "known for her warm smile, kind heart and unwavering dedication to the club she loved...she will be remembered with enormous affection by all who knew her."
Fondly remembered as invariably being one of the first supporters to arrive at St James' Park on matchdays, Hazel became increasingly involved with the East Devon Grecians following City's relegation from the Football League in 2003 and the subsequent dawning of supporter ownership. She played a significant part in the purchase of a defibrillator at the club's training ground and - together with her sister Di and Julie Thorne - helped organise travel to away games for City's East Devon supporters.
Hazel was also part of the Operation Full House campaign, organised by Julian Tagg, that distributed match posters around the city as the club fought to rebuild support and reconnect with the community following relegation to the Conference and the period in administration. She later helped operations' manager Andy Gillard with all manner of tasks including labelling season ticket holder seats at St James' Park.
Towards the end of her time as both a supporter and active volunteer, Hazel became an enthusiastic follower of the club's emerging women's side and - for the final four years of her life - sponsored team captain Bow Jackson.
Hazel was often assisted in her volunteering by Terry, her husband of fifty-eight years, who had come to Exeter from Southampton to study at St Luke's College. Both were active hockey players in their youth and met through playing the game.
Away from football both Hazel and Terry were actively involved with the Long Distance Walkers Association and it was for this work that she was awarded the British Empire Medal. Hazel also served three terms on Exeter City Council as a member for Heavitree and was the City's deputy mayor in 1997.
Paying tribute to Hazel following her death in May 2006 the club's website remarked that she was "known for her warm smile, kind heart and unwavering dedication to the club she loved...she will be remembered with enormous affection by all who knew her."
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