Both our numbers are in way too many media directories and are likely to stay there. (Both as "WMUK" and "UK volunteer contact for WMF"; journalists don't care about the distinction, just as long as the person on the other end is helpful and quotable.)
I've already said to Thomas I'm quite happy to continue to have my number (07733 223 584! There it is!) bandied about the whole Internet (you'd be surprised how few crank calls I get ... the last one was when someone Rickrolled me by phone several weeks ago) - though I'm currently in a Volunteerism Addiction Denial Phase so unlikely to put my head on the block for the new board as such ;-) So WMUK2 should have a chair willing to answer silly calls (always a good idea) and say the same standard phrases over and over.
David is a highly active member of Comcom in his own right, and regularly corresponds on behalf of the foundation as well...
Indeed. As I understand it, that pre-dates the founding of WM UK v1.0 even, and I'm sure it will continue long after it's winding up. If the decision falls to me, I'm happy for David to continue as a non-trustee press contract for v2.0 if he's happy to do it. I expect the new chair will end up answering a fair few calls as well. I've been thinking much the same as Seddon, a cheap "official" phone may be a good idea - it would allow for an appropriate voice mail message and makes reimbursing the chair for phone expenses far easier.