Category: The Story of Scarborough Round Table 88 1934 – 1968

Introduction to the Digital Edition Front Cover Letter from Louis Marchesi Title Page Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1: The First Year 1934-35 Chapter 2: From National Conference 1937, to International Conflict 1939 Chapter 3: The Ladies, 1937-39 Chapter 4: The Difficult Years, 1946-52 Chapter 5: The Developing Years, 1953-56 Chapter 6: The Second Scarborough Conference, 1956…

International, the Three 88s TABLE 88 HOLLAND is at Aalten. Table 88 France is in Monaco. The Charter Nights of these tables fell in 1963 and 1964, and it was but right and proper that Table 88 Scarborough should be represented. The following accounts are by Denis Chapman and Mick Thorpe respectively and are here…

The Third Scarborough Conference, 1962 AT THE BEGINNING of the present decade the size of the annual Round Table Conferences had grown to such proportions that there were not many towns in the country large enough to house them. Doubts were even being expressed whether Scarborough was big enough. Similar doubts have been expressed from…

WE ARE ALL VERY GRATEFUL to Mick Thorpe who has very kindly loaned a copy of Scarborough 88: The Story of Scarborough Round Table 1934 to 1968 in order that we can create a digital record of this early history of Round Table in Scarborough. The book was written by Maurice Horspool, Tabler, historian, author…

The Area SCARBOROUGH CHAIRMAN OF THE AREA COUNCIL 1936-7 S. D. McCloy Area 101951-2 W. L. Woodcock Area 151955-6 A. Slater1964-5G. T. V. Pindar1968-9 C. M. Thorpe (Vice-Chairman) Note: Eleven Areas came into being in 1933. The North-East Coast was No. 10 with two Tables, soon becoming four: Hull, Bridlington, York and Scarborough. In 1950…

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Members of the Scarborough Table holding National Office Year ending 31st March1955 A. J. D. Lygo National Council (until his departure for Lagos in October 1954)1955 G. Rowbotham National Council (Deputy)1956 P. C. A. Pedley National Council1957-60 C. W. Sedgwick National Council1961-63 C. W. Sedgwick National Executive*1965-68 C. M. Thorpe National Council1968-69 C. M. Thorpe…

What Now? HERE, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, we reach our deadline. We have followed the fortunes and policies of the Table over the past 34 years. What lies before it can be seen only in part, perhaps darkly, perhaps inaccurately. Whatever else it may be, it will certainly be interesting. It is interesting for…

Roundabout The Secretary was authorised to inaugurate thecirculation of a weekly bulletin of Table news,provided the cost of distribution is kept to a minimum. – Cautious Council minute of 5th January 1953 THE FIRST CYCLOSTYLED weekly bulletin was written and published five days later by the then Secretary, Ron Horsman. So came into being what…

Further Projects, 1963-68 APART FROM A Midnight Matinee of “The Ladykillers’ in 1963, which raised £138.11.7 for the Scarborough Council of Social Service and £46.3.11 for the Cinema Trades Benevolent Fund (accountants will notice a ratio between these figures) the first major post-conference project was the second Garden Party at Wykeham Abbey, held in 1964.…