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WELCOME TO LINKS MAGAZINE ISSUE 167

ADMINISTRATION41 Club, Marchesi House, 4 Embassy Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TP. Tel: 0121 456 4402 or email: [email protected]

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National Website: www.41club.org

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NEWSLETTER: [email protected]

CONTENTS3 Welcome

4 Presidents page

6 THE NATIONAL SECRETARY’S NOTES

7 HARPENDER 41 CLUB

8 ROUND TABLE NATIONAL PRESIDENT / tangent clubs / ladies circle

10 region 18 - martin young cluster meeting

11 international officer

12 conference officer / letter to the editor

13 national conference

14 meet the veep!

16 middle ages brought to life / ryder cup

17 membership report

18 immediate past chairman

19 grumpy ex-tablers

20 obituaries

22 sales & marketing officer

23 small ads / national calendar

24 50th white rose dinner

Communications Officer

Welcome to the Spring edition of your magazine.

This will be the last magazine I shall be privileged to edit. After three years as your CommunicationsOfficer I firmly believe the time has come to hand over the reins to my successor who will I am sure bringa new approach to the compilation of the Association’s mouthpiece. I am delighted that Ray Hill(Northwich and National Councillor Region 11) will be following me into this position – Ray innovatedand has published the highly successful National Newsletter for almost two years and in his hands I knowthis magazine will go from strength to strength.

May I apologise to those of you whose Winter issue of this magazinewas delayed. The copy was signed off in early November and shouldhave hit your doormats by the end of that month. In the event, manymembers did not receive their copy till just before Christmas, RoyalMail citing the “weather” for the delays in delivery. I accept that conditions were severe but remain convinced that the “weather” wasan excuse for Royal Mail to leave inconvenient publications like oursback in the sorting offices while getting on with the delivery of conventional mail. This Association pays many thousands of poundsevery year to Royal Mail and deserves a better service. My musingson the topic within the Executive produced a debate in the Newsletterbetween those who advocate that the magazine should be producedsolely in electronic form and those who wish to keep the hard version.My own view is that switching to an electronic version would removethe availability of the magazine from many of our members andshould be resisted – at least until the whole topic is exhaustivelydebated and voted upon by all members.

In addition to the usual articles, you will find that this issue containsreports from the Harpenden, Southend and Oswestry clubs, from theother members of the Round Table Family and an interview withPresident Elect Vaughan. By the time you receive this issue,Conference will be only a month away and there are articles by boththe Secretary on the content of the AGM and the Conference Officeron the format of the weekend.

Sadly, the issue does not contain the results of the last CaptionCompetition. There were only two entries – not enough to be viable.Entries have been generally down over the past year and it seems tome that the competition may have run its course – hence its omissionfrom this issue.

Finally, may I thank all those who have made the past three years inthis office so rewarding – the Comms Committee, David Hewitt yourwebmaster, David Addison your archivist and obituarist (and proofreader extraordinaire) and Ray Hill your Newsletter editor – Lee andGary at our printers and Alan at our distributors for all their advicecheerfully given – my fellow members of the Exec for putting up withmy constant cajoling for copy – and to all of you who have submittedarticles, photographs, etc for publication. I said three years ago that Iwanted you to regard the magazine as a means for getting your pointof view across, and I hope in some small measure that has beenachieved.

DAVID SMITHNational Communications Officer

email: [email protected]


Reference is also made to the earlydays of 41 Club which, as you know,was formed in 1945 although groupsof former Round Table members hadbeen meeting before the Second WorldWar. It seems that not everyone welcomed the formation of such anAssociation and the early days werenot easy. Perhaps it’s worth remindingourselves that we were not allowed toinclude the word ‘Round’ as in ‘Association of ex-RoundTablers’ Clubs’ until three years ago!

Creasy records the then Honorary Secretary of the NationalAssociation of ex-Tablers’ Clubs as saying ‘The objects of a41 Club are to continue the friendships created in RoundTable’. He goes on: ’Ex-Tablers’ Clubs are fully aware thatwithout Round Table they would have no existence and thefinest objective of any 41 Club is to do everything possible atall times to aid, encourage and support its local RoundTable’

PRESIDENT’S PAGE

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I have recently been given a very generous gift. It takesthe form of a much treasured little book entitled ‘RoundTable – the First 25 years’ by John Creasy; some of youwill know it well. But I have to say that although I havea copy of Hugh Barty-King’s book ‘Round Table – TheSearch For Fellowship’ and have read it several times,Creasy’s book was new to me and I have greatlyenjoyed reading it.

The book was given to me by the nephew of the veryfirst National President of Round Table: I shall sparehim any embarrassment and not name him but I shallsay that he is currently a member of Havant andEmsworth 41 Club and I had the very great pleasure ofstaying with him and his wife in their lovely homewhen I visited the club way back in October.

It’s a precious gift and I shall treasure it in the sameway that its first owner has treasured it for fifty years.It’s precious, not only for the fact that it has been givento me by someone who has valued it greatly for somany years, but also for the fact that it is inscribed - inhis own handwriting - by the founder of our movement– ‘Mark’ or ‘Louis Marchesi’.

I have been fascinated by the account of how RoundTable came into being. The book was written and pub-lished in 1953, only 26 years after Louis Marchesi sosuccessfully shared his thoughts on a form of ‘practicalidealism’ which so fired the ‘like-minded men’ whobecame members of Round Table back in those earlydays. The book has a ‘freshness’ about it that comeswith being written in the early days of Round Tablewhen the founder was still very much around.

With the Austrian President

With delegates at the 41 International Half Yearly Meeting, Brasov, Romania


MALCOLM LOCKEYNational President email: [email protected]

The statement continues….’The National Association feelsthat if its constituent clubs will do this and play their part inso furthering the activities and ideals of Round Table, thentogether with Round Table they can make their small contri-bution to the building of a better and kindlier world.’[‘Round Table – the first 25 years’ by John Creasy pp 62]

To my mind there is so much in that statement that it mightbe worth any 41 Club devoting time to discussing it at ameeting. Even better, it could almost be the theme for aNational Conference! Certainly the first line of the statementis wonderfully encapsulated in our first Object as agreed bythe AGM last year and to a greater or lesser degree the spirit of the statement is subsumed within the 2nd and 3rdObject of our Association.

But consider the words ….’make their small contribution tothe building of a better and kindlier world’.

Those words are as relevant today as when they were writ-ten just after the Second World War. Our communities –indeed the world at large - needs groups of like-minded people such as ourselves – to hold on to the ‘practicalidealism’ given to us by Louis Marchesi.

The ‘ideals’ of Round Table should not be agerelated…….they shouldn’t stop at the age of 40 or 45 andI’m pleased to say that in many 41 Clubs today, the ideals arestill there and they are shaping the kinds of things that clubsare doing thus giving life to the motto I borrowed from 41Club Sweden and which I shared with you in the last editionof LINKS – ‘Still Tabling’

And so it’s good to be able to report that in 2011, the relationship between Round Table and 41 Club has neverbeen closer. It will shortly be symbolised by our 41 Clublogo hanging beside the iconic Table rondel on the externalwall of Marchesi House and a list of our 41 Club Presidentsbeing displayed within Marchesi House alongside the namesof those who have served as National President of RoundTable. It’s perhaps difficult to believe that these seeminglysmall things have never happened before – but they haven’t.

The renewed spirit of partnership and co-operation betweenour two Associations which recognises that our futures areinterlinked, will be confirmed in a development grant thatwe are giving Round Table over the next three years, to helpthem reach out and raise awareness of what our great sharedmovement is all about, and so increase and strengthen membership. This is very much in keeping with what thefounders of our Association intended and it also recognisesthat if we have a strong Round Table, we are likely to havea strong 41 Club.

But let me finally go back to that vital phrase – ‘to build abetter and kindlier world’. As part of 41 Club International,we in Great Britain and Ireland have put forward a resolutionto the International AGM which asks that all memberAssociations of 41 Club International give thought to waysin which, together, we might provide humanitarian aid topeoples stricken by natural disaster. We’ve been discussingthis idea for a while now and it has support from 41 ClubIndia, Germany and France and will be considered at theInternational AGM in Toulouse in June. If successful it islikely that we shall invite national associations and individual clubs to contribute to the international ‘ShelterBox’ scheme which does so much to alleviate suffering inthe immediate aftermath of a disaster.

It’s a scheme which appears easy to administer: a nationalassociation and its clubs can sponsor as many boxes as itwishes and it is a scheme that is very familiar to those whoalso belong to Rotary. The ‘Shelter Box’ co-ordinatorsdecide when and where boxes are to be deployed and givethe reputation they have acquired over the years, they areoften able to get into a disaster zone before any other reliefagency.

We need to remember that we are not simply members of anindividual 41 Club comfortably tucked away somewhere,we are also part of something much bigger – a regionalgrouping of clubs – a national association and an international network of like-minded men that span theworld. I’m sure that our founders would feel a sense of satisfaction at how things have developed over the last 65years and would approve at the initiatives that we are currently taking to ensure that we are working together totry and build that better and kindlier world that they envisaged.

I can wholeheartedly recommend John Creasy’s book onthe early years of Round Table – and 41 Club – with orwithout our founders autograph!

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The Italian AGM

A shelter boxand typicalcontents


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THE NATIONAL SECRETARY’S NOTES

AGM TIME!

Saturday 16th April sees our National AGM at an excellent venue– The Corn Exchange in Ipswich.

This huge hall allows us to manage the AGM with plenty of spacefor seating and staging and for foyer exhibitions and stands suchas the Sales Shop, next year’s Jersey Conference reservationsdesk and for promoting the various charities we are involved in.

This year we have two Resolutions to debate at the AGM.

Firstly the introduction of a new Executive post – The NationalCommunity Service & Welfare Officer.

The Resolution is as follows:National Council proposes that a new Officer be elected to theNational Executive to be called the National Community Serviceand Welfare Officer [CSWO] to promote and co-ordinateCommunity Service and Charity initiatives and also to manageWelfare matters throughout the Association.

The Council considers there is a desire among some members toreturn to our Round Table roots in the area of Community Serviceand to help co-ordinate the fund raising activities in which manymembers participate.

THE CANDIDATES ARE:

Secondly there is a resolution isto increase the number ofProxy Votes allowed per personat the AGM from one to two.

The Resolution states:National Council proposes thatthe number of Proxy Votes thatcan be cast by a Proxy Voter beincreased to two.After a request from a Club we have this year considered theimplications of Postal Voting. However, the Council feelsthere are too many issues associated with the notion, but weare conscious that the number of Clubs represented at theAGM is low. Increasing the number of Proxy Voters may atleast go some way towards increasing the number of Clubshaving a vote at the AGM and participating in key decisions.

We also have three elections: for the first time for severalyears we have two candidates for Vice-President. There arealso elections for International Officer and National Sales andMarketing Officer.

By the time you read this article your Club Contact will have received the AGM Agenda and all the necessary paperwork for the AGM.Everyone is entitled to attend the AGM – either as a voting delegate or as an observer. This year there is plenty of space!If you are coming as voting delegate – don’t forget to bring with you the ‘Form A’ that has been sent to you. That way you will receiveyour voting papers.

The AGM is the culmination of the year’s work of the Association. You are guaranteed an interesting and entertaining day, with stimulating debate, first-class speakers and of course the fellowship we are so good at - with members coming together from all overthe world.

Please join us in Ipswich on the 16th of April!

David Smith Long Eaton Andy Waite White Knights

Lawrence Bamber Poynton Dave Campbell Westerham & District

Barry Durman Shirley Late Knights Hugh Milward Ashby-de-la-Zouch

martin green National Secretary email: [email protected]

Vice-President (President Elect)

International Officer

Sales & Marketing Officer


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HARPENDEN 41 CLUBINTERNATIONAL EXCURSION 2010BARCELONAThursday, 4 November saw 19 intrepid explorer couples from41 Club and Tangent (including “virgins” Chris and Julie) enroute to Barcelona. (Actually 18 ½ couples set off as ChristineJohn had a date with Royalty and joined us the next day. Incase you are wondering we did curtsey when she arrived- andthat was just the guys!!)

Spirits were high at London Luton International Airport andwere topped up by champagne for some whilst others made dowith a cooked breakfast—something else they don’t get athome!! Eventually, we embarked and a smooth, uneventfulflight soon saw us in warm and sunny Spain.

Our leader soon located Avant Luxury Coaches and marchedus across the road for collection. Once aboard we soon arrivedat our very comfortable hotel Rivoli Ramblas convenientlylocated for most tourist attractions. Having checked-in, thefirst objective was to locate a suitable luncheon venue andmost of us, highly trained in such mundane activity, were successful either as small groups or individual couples manyfinding their way to the numerous restaurants surroundingPlaca Reial. The afternoon was free and some were extremelyactive, some merely active and others caught up on“snoozems”---is that how you spell it Ishbel? Oh, sorry justgiven the game away!

We assembled in the hotel lobby at 8.00pm for the obligatorygroup photo and then the walk, Metro or taxi to La Gavina, apleasant restaurant close to the Marina where we dined in styleand where the shared starter platters were sumptuous. Afterdinner Colin, one of the scribes, tried to hang out with theyoung crowd comprising the Rowleys and Raffs as last yearthey had promised to take him “clubbing” but even they werein bed by midnight—or so they claimed.

Friday morning saw all of us meet at 9.30am except for theLynes as he who shall remain nameless had set the alarm forP.M. and they had overslept and had to catch up with us later!!Off we set on a tour of Barcelona, mainly the cultural bits, ledby our guide Sandra and lady driver Julia—Bedwell was heardto make some derogatory/sexist comment about reversing!!First stop was to view buildings designed by Antoni Gaudi—they are certainly different but very much eye-catching andmany had very interesting “chimineys”—Sandra’s quaint pro-nunciation which we all loved. The power of our guide Sandrawas very much to the fore here as she requested/ordered workmen to cease their pneumatic drills whilst she talked—and they did!! Can you imagine that in this country.

Next we met up with the Lynes at the Sagrada Familia—Basilica of the Holy Family—and Gaudi’s masterpiece onwhich he worked from 1883 until he was killed by a tram in1926. It will be many years before it is completed but whilewe were there we observed frantic activity ahead of the Pope’svisit to consecrate the Cathedral on Sunday, 7 November. Ourtour ended in the Gothic Quarter to view the cathedral, Romanwalls etc.. Sadly somewhere along the route Gavin had hiswallet lifted involving cash and Credit Cards with all the hassle that involves. We had been warned that Barcelona wasa pickpockets’ paradise but it is difficult to be vigilant 24/7.

After the Tour we embarked on the usual and highly success-ful mission to find a suitable luncheon venue followed bymore free-time sightseeing.

We met in the lobby at 8.15pm for the short walk to BrasserieFlo for dinner. Although we had pre-ordered we were told theprevious day that the lamb medallions Catalan style couldnot be provided. The veal alternative turned out to be vealcarpaccio which was not to everyone’s liking as a maincourse!!

Saturday dawned as another glorious day and as we hadnothing formally arranged and were not meeting for ourreturn journey until 6.00pm the Group scattered to the windsto hit the tourist spots. Nothing was missed. One or more ofus travelled on foot, by bus, Metro, funicular, cable car, taxi,rickshaw etc in search of our desired viewing/entertainment.Shopping, Cathedrals, Museums, Markets, Castles, OlympicPark, Craft Village, Beaches you name it we covered it butstill found time to enjoy lunch in style.

Tired and exhausted we convened in the Lobby at 6.00pm forour coach to the airport. Easyjet excelled again and we actually arrived back in Luton 15 minutes ahead of scheduleafter a smooth and uneventful flight.

What a great few days we had and all thanks to David andJane Bedwell. Chairman John Raff took the opportunity toexpress our appreciation—he commented that these eventsdo not just happen, they involve a considerable amount ofwork, much effort and planning and we were all grateful toDavid and Jane. On behalf of us all John presented a card andgift to enable David and Jane to celebrate our anticipatedAshes victory on their forthcoming trip to Australia.

COLIN ROWE and COLIN COMERYHARPENDEN 41 CLUB


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All round Britain and Ireland there are manypeople on call - unpaid volunteers who areready to go out and save lives at sea. The volunteer crew of the lifeboats can only rescuepeople by having the right training and RoundTable President John Kilshaw has set us all thechallenge of raising enough money to train 100crew members this year.

To help us do that and to generate publicity for both RNLI andRTBI and keeping the Round Table name and brand we will belaunching the RTBI/RNLI SOS challenge. And with 41 Clubmembers help and the support of their local Table I am surethis will be achieved

So far over 60 Tablers andCirclers have been in touch andregistered interest in this event.

To sign up please contact Damian Sharp [email protected]

ROUND TABLE NATIONAL PRESIDENT

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TANGENT CLUBS

With three quarters of my year gone I have so many memories and the next threemonths promise to be as memorable. During my year I have said that “an opportunitymissed is a memory lost” and whilst the year as National President lasts only for oneyear the memories last for ever. None of this is possible without the support of a greatnumber of people and I would take this opportunity to thank President Malcolm and all41 Club members I’ve met for their friendship shown and support given towards Ralphand myself during the year. There is of course one very special 41Club member, myhusband Ralph, who gave me every encouragement to stand for National President andhas supported me throughout. I think he is however showing signs of concern aboutwhat I might do with all the spare time on my hands after the AGM and feel sure he issecretly planning what I can do next.

Due to the generosity of NATC members and in particular Market Harborough Tangentand 41 Clubs which held a Ladies’ Lunch last July, to date about £7,500 has been raised for my Presidential Charity ‘Young Carers’,part of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Donations continue to arrive and my own Tangent and 41Club are busy planning myPresidential Ball for April 2nd. My aim was not only to raise funds but also to raise the profile of a charity. To be given the opportunity to speak about the charity when I visit Tangents has meant I have met some of our members who are carers themselvesand there has been the opportunity to make them aware of the support which is out there for them. I have also been able to visit sup-port centres to see the work they do and also to meet some young carers.

I’ve been asked what has been the best thing during my year and I have to say meeting so many Tangent members, sharing their‘friendship and fun’. And in answer to the second question what has been the worst? It has to be finding and deciding what to wear,especially the hats. Poor Ralph has suffered, mostly in silence.

The job is not yet finished. We now look forward to Ipswich. The news of so many bookings for conference weekend is very encouraging and Ipswich is certainly going to be ‘Full of Eastern Promise’. We look forward to our National AGM. Sadly we willsay goodbye to Jan and Karen but will welcome new members to the National Executive.Malcolm I wish and your members the very best for your AGM.

Gill Preston Tangent National President 2010-2011

JOHN KILSHAWNational President RTBI email: [email protected]


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National President of Ladies Circle

Hi there!

I can’t believe I am on the final countdown to myyear!! I have had the most “magical” time and I feelextremely lucky to have shared some of thosemoments with Gill, Malcolm and John bringing theRound Table family closer together!

I was saddened to have missed your 65th anniversarycelebrations in London but I hear you all had a fabulous time and you all looked after my VicePresident Vicky very well!! I hope some of you willbe able to join NALC celebrate its 75th Anniversaryon 24th September which will be held in conjunctionwith the Presidential Ball.

Circle membership continues to grow with over 200 new members and 4 new circles re-affiliating before December. I am also pleased to report there are morein the pipeline before our AGM!

Our AGM in Blackpool this year will have a “Back to School” theme and the proposals being put forward will hopefully see us raise the profile of our organisation and help increase even more our success in the future. A few little surprises also await our members in regard to capitation fees!

Our international friendships continue with a Mid Term Meeting in Delft,Netherlands and then a “Cruise Along” to Hamburg in August.

As requested in my previous articles, I hope you are still continuing to spread theword of Circle and Table to your daughters, nieces and friends and help recruitfuture members for us. Also if you know of any Circler who has brought a littlemagic to Circle or to someone’s life or who has gone out of her way to work sideby side with Table or41 club, please let me know. I am hoping to present theAnthony Nolan trophy and the Side by Side trophy to someone who fits these criteria in May.

I look forward to seeing and catching up with you all at your Conference inIpswich while sampling the Turkish delights that will be on offer!

Yours in Friendship

NAOMI HICKEYemail: [email protected]


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Region 18 – The Martin Young Cluster Meeting

Southend-on-Sea 41 Club held this year’s Martin Young Cluster Meeting on Monday 10th January at Saxon Hall, Southend.After last year’s function’s disastrous weather, the Club was delighted to have bookings of some 150 41ers and Tablers.

After the usual preliminaries from Club Chairman Martin Ayling, including Round Table Grace (the one we all know!), Aimsand Objects were recited by five new Tablers who were all inducted on the same evening, 8th November 2010, into Southend-on-Sea RT106, one of our feeder Tables. A brief Roll Call ensued.

Greetings from the National Association were brought by National Vice President Vaughan Harris, who was standing in forNational President Malcolm. In the absence of banners, he was presented with one of the Club’s commemorative paperweightsfrom our Diamond Jubilee anniversary. Then Past National President Ian Mackenzie, accompanied by other members of theIpswich Conference team, made a brief pitch for more support.

An interesting talk followed from one time BBC news and political reporter Brian Curtois, who was originally a Southend boy.Following his early introduction to press journalism, he explained how he had moved firstly into radio and then to TV, andprovided numerous anecdotes of his experiences with well-known personalities. His audience listened intently to him.

Following drawing of the raffle by National Vice President Vaughan, he was in return presented by Chairman Martin with acheque for £300 for the Ocean Youth Trust, this year’s National President’s charity and it was announced that a similar amountwas to be sent to the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust.

The occasion was a great opportunity, as it is every year, for members to renew long time acquaintances throughout the regionand to share in the customary fellowship. This was apparent by the general level of noise as everyone enjoyed the evening,food, drink and speakers, as one would expect. All in all a great night.

Robin FosterHon. Secretary Southend-on-Sea 41 Club


ANDY WAITE INTERNATIONAL OFFICER email: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL OFFICER

Why not think about making an international trip? You will be made verywelcome, wherever you choose to go. You will be amazed and delighted bythe warmth of the welcome you receive!

Links to most of the events can be found on the International page on ourwebsite www.41club.org and on the ‘events’ page of the 41 Internationalwebsite www.41international.net

Here is a list of AGMs; the cycle starts with Finland and ends withSwitzerland:

25-27 March Finland Raasepori www.otsf.fi8-10 April Denmark Braedstrup www.ex-table.dk8-10 April Indian Ocean Mauritius [email protected] April GB&I Ipswich www.41club.org20-22 April Germany Coburg www.old-tablers-germany.de27-29 April Italy Ancona www.club41italia.org2-5 June International Toulouse www.41international.net2-5 June France Toulouse www.club41francais.asso.fr2-5 June Sweden Sundvall www.oldtablers.org2-5 June New Zealand Nelson www.41club.org.nz9-12 June Iceland Reykjavik [email protected] June Norway Tromso www.41-norge.org17-19 June Cyprus Paphos www.41international.net17-19 June Austria Innsbruck www.club41.at14-16 October International HYM Castiglioncello www. club41italia.org14-16 October Iberian Cluster Gibraltar [email protected] September India Delhi www.41clubsofindia.in30 Sep – 2 Oct Romania Campulung Muscel www.club41.ro7-9 October Belgium Waterloo www.41clubs.be7-9 October South Africa Blomfontein www.41ers.co.za21-23 October Switzerland Berne www.club41suisse.ch

Please get in touch if you are interested in any of these. I might be able to help with travel tips and a little insider knowledge.Yours in International fellowship

Meeting the French Executive Board in Toulouse

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L-R Dave Campbell (National Councillor Region 25), Andy Waite, RemySenincourt (IRO), Roger Gautier (President), President Malcolm, Jean-Louis

Boileau (Vice-President, 41 International), Vice-President Vaughan

L-R Malcolm, Jean-Louis, Roger


CONFERENCE OFFICER

As I write this article the Ipswich Conference is now just 91 days away, 91 days to make sure youhave booked in, 91 days to encourage support from your club members, 91 days to get your fancydress costume sorted out, 91 days to perfect your fancy dress parade routine and 91 days before youare going to have the time of your life in Ipswich. I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed.The Conference Committee have been working so hard for the last 2+ years to provide an event thatwill stay in the memory forever.

Let me remind you that the National AGM is part of the Conference Weekend and this is your opportunity to join in the celebration of the achievements of our Association over the last year and towelcome the new initiatives that are planned for 2011/2012.Plans are well advanced for Conference 2012 which is to be held on the beautiful island of Jersey

over the period 26 -29 April. Full details will be available at the IpswichConference allowing you to register there and then.

Work is also well in hand for 2013 when we hope to visit Wales for the first time.The following year, 2014, is a return to familiar territory!! More of that later.

Another aspect of my job is to organise the National Council Meetings and in2010/11 these have been hosted in Durham by Region 4 (June), Dublin byRegion 3 (October), Rednal by Region15 (February) and Ipswich by Region17 (to come in April). Observers are always very welcome to attend these meetings. The spread of geographical locations gives members throughout thecountry the opportunity to see how our Association is run and the chance toquestion all aspects of the Association’s business.

As I finish this article and by the time you read it there will be many fewer days left before the Ipswich Conference. I sincerely hope that you will be there and I very much look forward to meeting you.

DICK STANLEY NATIONAL CONFERENCE OFFICER email: [email protected]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2009 – THE ROUND TABLE FAMILY

Issue 166 contained a copy of a response from President Malcolm to an earlier letter (in issue 165) from Les Jenkins of Lyme 41 Club on the above topic. Les has requested the right of reply andextracts from his letter dated 7th August 2010 are printed below. Sadly, space does not allow the publication of his letter in full.

“Dear Mr President

“I of course am happy to fully accept everything you say in the bulk of your letter about the differing atmosphere you experienced in the contrast between the preamble to and the actual ceremony itself.

“However, I have to part company with you when you assert in your penultimate paragraph that my published letter does youand the other representatives a disservice. Any perceived disservice is, I fear, self-inflicted. The photograph may well havebeen unrepresentative of the whole occasion but that was the one that was chosen to be published, with accompanying caption.I think it was an error of judgment, and am reinforced in that view by now having read your overall account……. It has to berecognised that the reader only has what is in front of him, and I was not alone amongst members of the Association in my initial feelings of dismay.

“I hope this exchange of views and perceptions may perhaps be of some small benefit for the future”.

Yours in continued friendship

Les Jenkins[This correspondence is now closed – Ed]

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MEET THE VEEP!

What is your earliest memory?When I was about five, my Grandfather used to be WorksManager at a brickworks in Aston Magna (near Moreton-in- Marsh in Gloucestershire) where the water used topercolate up through the clay. He convinced me thatthere were little men down below pushing up the waterand I tried to dig them up with a bucket and spade.

What was your first ever job?A paper round.

What other jobs have you had?Milk round, shop assistant, labourer and currently am aQuantity Surveyor

How do you relax?Reading, gardening and watching sport on TV – anddoing Sudoko.

What sports do you play/follow?I enjoy playing golf and would like to get much better -people tell me that this would not be too difficult!I follow most sports, but I prefer football (am an ex-ref-eree), rugby, cricket and American football.

What was your most enjoyable holiday and why?Difficult question – there have been a lot, especially atrip to Alaska, a tour of Egypt, but most probably a tourof China and Japan, where we enjoyed many unusualsights, trying many different types of food (some ofwhich I had no idea what they were) and experiencingthe new cultures.

What is your guiltiest pleasure?Sometimes managing to sneak away and having an afternoon “power nap”.

Favourite restaurant?I have enjoyed eating at many restaurants, but I alwayslike to go to my local Thai restaurant where the food isalways deliciously cooked, the service is good and thestaff look after you very well.

Favourite place and why?We are lucky to own a small flat in Spain which webought many years ago, where it is good to just go andrelax away from it all.

Favourite tipple?The first pint of lager, especially on a warm summerevening.

Favourite film?I do not have a favourite but I do tend to prefer actionfilms like “Die Hard” etc.


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Family?Wife Jill and two boys, Russell and Christopher.I am also a very proud grandfather to Koby Vaughan,who is now one year old.

What is the best thing about being Vice-President?Meeting club members and enjoying their event orevening, whatever it is.

And the worst?There are not many downsides, but perhaps the worstmust be the many hours travelling. I always enjoy itwhen I get there though!

What car do you drive?Hyundai Tuscon

What book are you reading at the moment?Currently I am reading two books; “Gone Tomorrow”by Lee Child and “Stalingrad” by Antony Beevor.

What is on your iPod?I do not have an iPod, but enjoy listening to many different types of music with my favourite radio stationsbeing Radio 2 and Classic FM.

What was your favourite children’s book?The “Famous Five” books by Enid Blyton.

What has been the most exciting/enriching experiencein your RT/41 Club career?It has to be being National President of RTBI ; but I amequally looking forward to being the National Presidentof 41 Club.

If you were stranded on a desert island, which twoluxury items would you take?A fishing rod and a BBQ to cook the catch.

Who would play you in a film in the film of your lifeand why?Any actor with a good sense of humour.

Who would you least like to be stuck in a lift with?Any politician.

When did you join RT and where?I joined East Grinstead back in 1988.

What was the best RT/41 meeting you have attendedand why?There have been many good meetings, Perhaps one ofthe most different was hovercraft racing, but I think thebest was most probably my President’s Ball in Januaryof my RT presidential year (organised by my PLCtogether with Caterham Round Table and Ladies Circle)when over 600 – some travelling great distances - turnedup to party the night away.

And the worst?In all the years there has not really been a “worst”meeting, but perhaps the most disappointing meetingwas when as Round Table President I turned up to celebrate a club’ s charter night only to find it was a“wake” as they had decided to close down after thatnight’s meeting and had not told me.

Any amusing experiences you would like to sharewith your readers?When as Round Table President, I turned up to open thetown fete which had been organised by the local RoundTable and I ended up being part of the central entertainment. At one point I was carried around on thehead of one of the guest celebrities.

Tell us two truths about yourself and one lie.I had a private audience with Tony Blair when he wasPrime Minister and I was the President of Round Table.I am a member of the Hole in One Golf Society. I ran theLondon Marathon.

VAUGHAN HARRISNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT



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MIDDLE AGES BROUGHT TO LIFE

41ers meet theRyder Cup 41ers posing with The Ryder Cup.

(L-R) Geoffrey Griggs (Bromley District),Bob Sturgess (Wantage), Dominic Price(Sidcup & Chislehurst), Mike Fitchett(Monmouth, Tredegar and Isis and PastPresident 2005-06) and Dave ‘Sharkey’Barker (Rhyl and IPP RT).

Getting in on the action, at the left is‘Deadly’ Derek Underwood (England andKent – 297 Test wickets @ 25.83)

Oswestry 41ers were dumbfounded when a local archaeologist picked their meeting at which to make the startling revelationthat he had discovered more than a dozen Middle Ages’ forts on theShropshire/Powys border within 15 miles of their meeting place at SweeneyHall Hotel, all similar to but smaller than the famous huge hill fort on the edgeof Oswestry.

Using a tiny Cessna aircraft, Nigel Jones, senior project archaeologist with theClywd and Powys Archaeological Trust, and his colleagues have been scouringthe English/Welsh border from the sky and collecting valuable material not visible at ground level. The Trust is one of four trusts in Wales and the Marcheswhich are collating priceless information, including the amazing discovery ofat least a dozen or more unknown Iron Age forts in and around Oswestry.

Nigel told 41 clubbers of an Iron Age fort, never previously revealed, sitting alongside WhittingtonCastle and also that his ‘spy in the sky’ hadunearthed an unknown medieval garden at the rearof the Castle. He added “We would never havediscovered these with geo-physical tests so ouraerial observations have been invaluable.”

DAVID PARRY-JONESVice President, Oswestry41 Club

Nigel Jones (right) showing his findings to Club President Dave

Thomas

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While I was thinking about my article for this issue - or actually how to say the same thing againbut differently! - I was reminded by a club member of an article written by Rodney Huggins someyears ago which came under the title of “The Decline of Service Clubs”. As many of you will knowRodney is a Past President of RTBI and a Past President of Rotary so is someone who should knowhis subject.

I managed to find the article in the summer magazine of 2006 which for those interested can befound in the excellent online link to past magazines on the website. In Rodney’s article there weretwo particular comments that struck me: “If there is to be an upturn in Round Table membershipthen it will take some time before this becomes of benefit to our Association. We are at a crossroads. If we do not take some action our membership will continue to decrease to our detriment” and “Perhaps Round Table will have to look at its ways of running each unit to see howit can be attractive to young people. It may be that we should be more interested in helping RoundTable.” Round Table has clearly taken heed and has made significant changes. Tablers continue to excel at traditional activities such as community involvement. Round Table is now starting to see some success n is membership campaigns anda return on the investment its members are making. I asked David Weaver, National Membership & Development Officer andNeil Buckley, Marketing and PR Officer for an article to briefly demonstrate the projects being undertaken. UndoubtedlyRound Table is doing its bit by Adopting, Adapting and Improving in many ways to become more attractive to young people.Maybe in Rodney’s words we should be more interested in helping Round Table.

JIM SMITHNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP OFFICER


MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Round Table’s new appoint!The Round Table National Board has been holding interviews for the post of Chief Executive of Round Table. Following a second set of interviews for the appointment of Chief Executive, held in late December, they are proud to announce that Cait Allen was offered the post. Cait is currently Head of Media and Stakeholder Relations for a national Government agency, where she has developed strategies, communicated and implemented a new brand and developed partnerships with a wide range of organisations. Previously she was Head of Corporate Affairs for an NHS Foundation Trust, again where strategic planning was essential, dealing with major organisational change and communications with members, employees, boards, stakeholders and communities. Before that, she spent a number of years in private sector PR roles. She has particular strengths in the use of Social Media and PR to create positive awareness, working with little or no budget. Cait will officially take the role in late March, however she will be in attendance at the March National Council meeting in Southport.

The Central Membership Services Team at Marchesi House have been monitoring potential membership enquiries since 2007. This is part of the processes David Weaver and the rest of the M&D Team have been implementing, so they have some real solid data to go back on.

They compared Inbound Membership Enquiries between then and now, there has been an increase of over 2900% measuring on a like for like basis.

‘And it’s improving all the time as we have had more Membership Enquiries in October 2010 than through the whole of 2008!’

What is causing these enquiries?There are many campaigns running at any one time, be it on a Central, Area or Table level and with the Regional Based Workshops, the knowledge and value in helping recruit and retain is improving exponentially!The M&D Team, using the Round Table Identity Project, have been able to provide, a more on brand message, support and help than ever before, with car stickers, badges, membership cards, the new Public Facing Websites, the Sshhhh.... and postcards campaigns with nearly 1/2 million of these in circulation.

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IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN

INSPIRING CLUB CHAIRMEN

Are you about to become your club’s Chairman? Will thisthe first time? The second? Do you feel your club needs todo more? Does the usual programme seem a bit tired? Needa few ideas to make your year a bit special?

Well here are ten suggestions (in no particular order) whichmight provide some inspiration for you to make 2011/12 avery special year.

1. Will your club mark an important anniversary in youryear? If so, start planning the celebrations.

2. Did your club support the Air Ambulance, Help for Heroesor Ocean Youth Trust Appeals in the last three years? Well,how about putting some effort into an appeal for Round TableChildren’s Wish or Anthony Nolan. £100 from every 41Club could raise over £80,000.

3. Does your local community have a project that your 41Club could support? However big or small, the result willalmost certainly offer great fun and fellowship along the way.Helping the community is a key Aim of our Association. Itdoes not have to be a major effort, just something which willspark enthusiasm in the club.

4. Is your club’s desire to visit other clubs on the wane? Canyou think of an event which might be supported by otherclubs? Has your club ever asked the National President tovisit? He does not bite! In fact he would probably be veryflattered to be asked and it would not cost you anything. Asa Past President I feel that club nights are often the best forfun and fellowship. If the President cannot come, then whynot invite your National Councillor or even a member of theNational Exec. A simple email will get a quick response.You can check for the email address and availability of thePresident on the 41 Club Website.

5. At each meeting why not try a short Chairman’s Quiz? Forinstance, ask a few questions about the content of the latestnewsletter from the Association. The right answers could berewarded with a small prize. In many Regions there are wellsupported quizzes which generate great fellowship and quitea bit of rivalry for the Trophy. If your Region does not havean established quiz why not persuade your members toarrange one?

6. When did you last visit a Round Table meeting? What!You haven’t got a Round Table! Then why not contact thenearest one and ask if its members would run a campaign toget a new one started in your town? Would your membershelp? Remember Round Table is actively recruiting and willgrow. It has even recruited a lady CEO.

7. Did you or your mem-bers ever attend a RoundTable Conference? Well,41 Club has conferencestoo and at the end of youryear our Conference willbe in Jersey. Jersey has aspecial appeal - not only isit normally the biggestattended event in 41 Clubit also seems like beingabroad. No one can adequately explain howgood 41 Club conferences are. You simply have to experience one - great value, great entertainment, greataccommodation and great fellowship for your members andtheir partners.

8. If you have not tried it, how about a visit to one of theevents in our International Association? Generally theseare good value with the added enjoyment of meeting exRound Tablers from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.The common bond of Round Table joins us all and franklythe enthusiasm of our international brothers will rekindlethe flame of fellowship in even the most grumpy old 41er.Most of Europe is now inexpensive to travel to and the localclubs will ensure you have great time. Just email theInternational Officer for guidance.

9. Organise social meetings or events so that members havethe opportunity to meet twice a month particularly if thisincludes any Round Tablers who have not yet joined yourclub. An informal evening might persuade the Tablers thatyou are not as old as they perceive you are. They may evendecide they would like to join you at your formal evenings.

10. Finally, the big one. Fellowship is the foundation of thisAssociation and it should drive all we do. Try somethingdifferent. Spend time thinking about it. Simply ask yourmembers for ideas. Do not be put off by apathy. Pick ateam of enthusiasts in your club and agree that a standardwill be set and encourage others to join you. Above all,make sure you have the most memorable year.

Want any help? Email or call me. I am convinced theseideas will add to your club’s enjoyment of ContinuedTabling.

RICHARD MATTHEWSPRESIDENT 2009-10


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Grumpy Ex-Tablers...

. . . M i s s H e a r“Hello. Aren’t you going on the Mystery Trip?”

“Yes, that’s why we’re waiting here for the bus.”

“But this is Market Street; the pickup’s in Market Square.”“Wasn’t that where the buses used to pick up; before they changed the one- way system?”

“I thought the buses used to pick up here, but that was changed when the traffic started to run the other way.”

“I made a note of it when we were told where to be. Here it is, scribbled on the back of the directory. It definitely starts with ‘M’ so that must be ‘Market’ and then it looks like an ‘S’…”

“Which could mean ‘Street’ or ‘Square’ ……doesn’t help a lot.” “It actually looks more like a ‘T’ to me; ‘M T’ - not ‘Mystery Tour’ by any chance?”

“Anyway, it’s academic – whichever stop it’s supposed to be, they always go to the other because someone gets it wrong, every time.”

“With a bit of luck, they’ll have got some beer on board by the time they get here and we can just chip into the kitty – none of that argy-bargy while the Treasurer works out who owes what.”

“I don’t know why it’s called ‘Mystery Evening’; we always end up at the same pub.”

“It’d be nice to know where we should have been waiting, though – shame you never learned to write.”

“I stopped writing in ’84 when the first PC arrived.” “I’d given up before then – we had Dictaphones and a typing pool.”

“Mother Nature’s marvellous really; Bill Gates’ Spellcheck arrived just as teachers stopped teaching kids to spell….”

“…and texting came in as they’d stopped teaching ’em to read and write more than 140 characters at a time.”

“Well, the first time, it was teachers who took up teaching so the next lot of kids wouldn’t be required to do the ‘grammar’ they’d had to; and the

second time, those kids became educationalists in order to flog off playing fields so their successors wouldn’t have to do sports day.”

“They still do ‘Sports Day’, but it’s synchronised bean bag swopping now rather than high jump or the 220.”

“Do they teach ‘texting’ and ‘twittering’ at school now or do kids today pick it up off the streets the way we found out about sex and the benefits of alcohol?”

“When I was at school, Ur was supposed to be the birthplace of Moses. Now it’s just so kids don’t have to distinguish between ‘you’re’ and ‘your’ anymore.”

“Hang on – that’s my mobile. Hello…yes…right… That was the Chairman; he’s rounding up members from bus-stops all over town. Apparently we’ve missed what should have been the highlight of his year; he’d asked a young lady of his acquaintance who’s given up schoolma’aming for sex therapy (taking her cane with her), to come along and show it to us. He gave the details to the Secretary who couldn’t spell ‘dominatrix’ so just scribbled ‘Miss Terry Evening’ in the draft programme he had typed up.”

REG HEWITT EXETER 41 CLUB EX-EXETER 41 CLUB LLANTWIT MAJOR 41 CLUB

Oh, Reggiekins….. thank you, that was wonderful. – Ed.

You ’ve been a very

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David Perrin Woodworth (05/10/32-21/01/11)

National President 1993-1994 David joined Corby Round Table 514 in 1958 and then moved to Cheltenham (rising to Area 23 International Officer), Alcester and then to Maidstone, which had in those days a very active Round Table. Unfortunately David was unable to join Maidstone as their membership was full so they could not transfer him in. No automatic transfers in those days! David’s membership of Round Table therefore lapsed for a year whilst in Maidstone until he moved to Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 1967 and following an introduction by the local Estate Agent he joined Ashby Round Table that same year.

David became Chairman of Ashby Round Table at the age of 35 years in 1967 and had the pleasure in inducting our current 41 Club Region 10 National Councillor Peter Good. Being Chairman in his last year he was able to stay in Table for the extra year and was asked to chair the Ashby Hastings 500 committee for the Town celebrations. This was the first big major fund raising event for Ashby Round Table and was based in the Ashby Castle grounds. To give a scale of the event and David’s skill in organisation, over £12,000 was raised for charity. No mean feat for as back as 1973.

David was a Founder Member of Ashby-de-la-Zouch 41 Club which started up in 1976, becoming the second Chairman in 1978.

When the editor of the “Hinge” (the forerunner of our current “Links” magazine) resigned, David was approached in 1980 by the then National President to take over as Editor. This started a career on the National Executive spanning over 15 years, to 1995. Then history repeated itself when, in 1996, the current editor resigned and David was again asked to act as interim Editor (jointly with another Past President) producing the magazines of late 1996 and spring 1997.

David being a stickler for organisation and detail steered the magazine towards the professional copy it is today, bringing in additional general articles to broaden its appeal, not just concentrating on solely 41 Club matters. This was not without its objectors, but David had a quiet way of doing things to produce the required result.

Following 7 years as Editor he became National Secretary for 5 years and then Vice President in 1992. Unfortunately due to a period of ill health he could not make it to Harrogate for the 1993 AGM, at the end of which he would have been installed as National President. Later he was always saying tongue in cheek that to date no other President has had that honour!

A letter from David accepting the office of President was read to the AGM, stating “Having experienced life in 4 Tables over 18 years – Corby, Cheltenham, Alcester and Ashby – I am more than ever convinced that

Friendship, Fellowship and Fun, such as we all enjoy in 41, should be our continuing motto and certainly will be my aim”. There is no doubt that he achieved just that.

As the National President, David did not consider himself to be a “speech” man, but, as previously stated, he preferred to get on with the job quietly, but a stickler for procedures. He was immensely proud of instigating 41 Club in Romania where he and Joyce made many friends. He told a good tale of the time he and Joyce were picked up from the airport by Romanian 41ers in a car that kept breaking down and David would swear that each time it did so, they produced bottles of cheap Sainsbury Merlot from the boot to keep them entertained.

David felt that we had not done enough to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Association so he suggested to the Forward Planning Committee, of which he was then a member, that we should arrange a function, "maybe a lunch", to celebrate the then forthcoming Diamond Jubilee in 2005. This was agreed by Council in February 2002 and that led to the very successful Diamond Jubilee Lunch held at the ICC in Birmingham.

David, and Joyce too, always made the point of going out of their way to make newcomers to Council, and their ladies, most welcome. Nevertheless, one such newcomer observed that when President David asked a question of any officer or councillor it was direct and to the point!

David enjoyed most about his Presidential year, the opportunity to get out and about to far off places and 41 Clubs including a visit out to the Shetland Islands. He and Joyce enjoyed the foreign travel aspects of the job, especially South Africa.

Regarding overseas matters, he was pleased to report to the 1994 AGM – which this time he was well enough to chair – that following the Association’s withdrawal from 41 International in 1991, during his year we had had numerous discussions in Europe and the time was right to reconsider our membership of 41 International, saying “it makes sense to complete our battles from within rather than on the outside”. Indeed, the meeting agreed with him, overwhelmingly voting to forthwith apply to rejoin 41 International.

David continued to be active internationally after his years on Council. He was a member of Gibraltar 41 Club and attended a number of Past Presidents' international meetings. When the international Past Presidents indicated a wish to visit Scotland for the 2008 meeting

he readily agreed to help, taking on the registration responsi-bilities in his usual efficient manner, both he and Joyce providing considerable support to the organisation of a memorable weekend in Pitlochry, well supported by our foreign friends and fellow GB&I Past Presidents.

David never forgot that he was a member of Ashby 41 Club, and despite the Club evolving into a more

“out and about active” as opposed to the traditional “dinner” club he always made good attendance and we awaited with anticipation his dry humoured comments that just came out and had us in stitches.

President Malcolm Lockey recalls how David was seriously ill and in intensive care for several weeks last summer but making a remarkable recovery sufficient to allow him to attend a 65th Anniversary Luncheon in London to celebrate the founding of the Association. He was delighted to be there.

David’s working career finished up at Loughborough University where he worked as a librarian before moving on to their Travel and Tourism department. He was also a founder member of Ashby and Coalville Lions before joining Ashby Hastings Rotary Club which a number of ex-Round Tablers had joined.

His hobbies included gardening, the National Trust and, of course, travel. Being a librarian by profession, it was only natural that he became a trustee of and worker for Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum.

David gave great support to those 41 Club members in his own Club who wished to take up office and gave active encouragement. He will be sorely missed, a true gentleman and friend.

Our sincere condolences go to his wife of 55 years Joyce and family.

On behalf of the Chairman and Members of Ashby-de-la-Zouch 41 Club.

A relaxing break from the Council Meeting in Dundee, February 1994. David was deeply affected

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OBITUARIES The Council of the Association is saddened to hear of the passing of the following 41ers. Fuller appreciations from fellow club members may be viewed on our website www.41club.org. Please email to [email protected] (photos as attachments only) or post (typed only) to Marchesi House. COOPER, Michael. S h i r l e y L a t e Knights 41 Club. Mike (right), aged 61, died suddenly on 12th December from a hear t a t tack . A long standing member of Shirley RT and 41 Club, Coops was involved in all we did. Sports, social events, or even an international trip, he brought us his own unique brand of enthusiasm. Becoming Chairman in 2008/9 he was nervous of “not doing the position justice” but he was one of the best. Our thoughts and prayers are with his widow Lesley. He will be missed.

CROCKET, John. Harrow & Wembley 41 Club. On the 1st September we learned that John had died, aged 74, on the 4th December 2009. He had suffered from Parkinson’s for several years, which greatly reduced his life quality. John managed the family property business in earlier years, having joined the RT movement in 1964. His outspoken political views on Europe in particular will long be remembered by those who knew him well.

DODD, Ken. Birmingham Handsworth 41 Club. Ken, aged 78, lost his battle against cancer on 28th December. He had been a keen and enthusiastic member of both Handsworth RT and 41 Club for many years, only recently being unable to attend meetings. He was never happier than when driving his camper van throughout Europe in the company of his wife Jean. Ken’s keen sense of humour will be sadly missed. Our thoughts are with Jean, daughters Yvonne and Michelle and grandchildren.

FORBES, Robert (Bob). Bridge of Weir & Kilmacolm 41 Club. Robert (below) died peacefully on Christmas Day aged 60. Bob joined RT in Mid-Argyll where he was highly involved with the annual fireworks display, moving to Bridge of Weir & Kilmacolm RT in 1988 then into 41 Club, always doing his bit. He was a member of Johnstone Rotary Club and was particularly involved with the Aqua

Boxes project. He was a Deacon of the Bakers at Glasgow Trades House. He recently joined Bridge of Weir Curling Club. Bob was a retired, well respected bank manager. He leaves his widow Joan and children Kenneth, Christopher and Karen.

HOGARTH, Arthur (right). Lichfield 41 Club. Arthur has died, aged 80. Born in Alsager, in his youth he was a keen footballer (he had trials for Crewe Alexander) and played league cricket. After school he joined a small heating and plumbing firm, rising to MD of what became a major company. He joined a Birmingham RT, then Lichfield RT around 1965, starting its Christmas Tableau which became a major fund raiser. He and Jean had two boys and a girl and several

grandchildren. After Jean’s death he married Margaret, a fellow member of Whittington Heath Golf Club. Arthur always spoke wisely and 41ers remember him with great affection. Our condolences go to Margaret and the family.

HOPE, John. Harrow & Wembley 41 Club. After a fall at his home John died aged 87 on the 22nd July 2010. He had been in RT and 41 Club on and off and at one stage left to form Harrow Probus, rejoining 41 Club as a full member in 2008 having been made an honorary member some years previously. An engineer in aircraft components manufacturing, his resourcefulness and handicraft will be missed by friends and family alike, as will his stentorian voice and pragmatic views will be by 41 Club. Our thoughts are with his wife Pat, two daughters and family.

McDIARMID, John. Edinburgh Pentlands 41 Club. John died peacefully on 25th October 2010. A committed Tabler and a founding father of 41 Club, he was Chairman of RT in 1975 and of 41 Club in 2008. John was a gifted project management consultant who held posts with many major UK construction companies. A true friend and real gentleman with many talents and an infectious wit, ‘JMcD’ was a fine curler and as skip oft took the Pentlands 41 Club Curling Cup. He played golf off a handicap of 4! He also had a fine singing voice. He grew up around North Perthshire and was proud to be a Highlander. We will miss John greatly, but our first thoughts are with his wife Anne and daughters Kathryn and Shona.

MILBURN, Geoffrey Robert. Burnham & Highbridge 41 Club. After a long battle against cancer, Geoff died on 29th December, aged 75.

We remember him for his wit, sharp but never wounding. Every Sunday he cooked a traditional lunch for his family, with an extra serving which he took to an elderly neighbour. A dedicated Tabler, he was always amongst the first to help with charity events and he rarely missed a 41 Club meeting. He carried on his community service in Rotary, working in the bookshop only 3 weeks before he died. He was equally adept at pleasantries or serious matters; always good company. Our sympathy to his wife Ann and his family.

O'DONOGHUE, John (The Prof). Lytham St Annes 41 Club. John (56) sadly died after struggling with cancer for nearly two years. He was Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Lancashire. RT and 41 Club gave John and his family many

friendships as they moved about the country with his work, which often took him abroad where he attended 41 Club meetings, conferences and international weekends. He joined Lewes RT in 1978 then Market Drayton RT, West Forest RT, Wokingham RT, Shrewsbury 41 Club and lastly Lytham St Annes 41 Club. John always was good fun and his illness did not stop him from enjoying 41 Club. His humour, intellect and collection of unusual watches will be greatly missed. Our sympathies and thoughts are with his wife Carole and daughters Hannah and Alice.

SENTANCE, Alan. Southend-on-Sea 41 Club. Alan died on the 8th October 2010, aged 88. His and his brother Cliff’s roofing business was the most upright and competent company in this area. Alan was the most pleasant and friendly person in every way as is his wife Joan who survives him. Joining Southend-on-Sea RT106 in 1951, he was Chairman in 1960/61, with his brother


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following him in 1963/64. He became RT Area 33 Chairman for 1962/63, Honorary President of RT106 in 1968/69 and Chairman of Southend-on-Sea 41 Club in 1972/3. Alan was a man who put everything he could into whatever he was doing and in particular into everything that his RT and 41 Club sought to achieve. He will be much missed; may there be many more like him.

STANLEY, Ted. Harlow Ex Tablers & 41 Club. Ted died on 2nd January. He joined Harlow RT in 1978 and carried out many offices in the club. Upon joining 41 Club he again took an active part. He was Chairman in 1989/90 and again in the years 2005/08. He will be remembered for his enthusiasm for caravanning; Ted and his wife Doreen attended many National caravan rallies and finally encouraged the members of the club to join him, leading us for many years. In the years 1990 and again in 1996 the Harlow club organised the rallies and all those who attended will remember his famous catch phrase “You will enjoy yourself!” Ted always enjoyed himself and made sure all that knew him did, too. Ted will be sadly missed by all of them.

WARNER, Harry Headley. Algarve 41 Club. Harry, aged 88, passed away after a long debilitating ill-ness. He joined Ilford RT in 1952 and was Chairman in 1955. He was Chairman of

Area 17 and a member of the National Council then became Founder Chairman of Barkingside RT in 1962. In 1966 he moved to Portugal and opened Sir Harry’s Bar in Albufeira. This quickly became a regular haunt for musical celebrities investing in Algarve properties at the time. He was the father of our 41 Club and became Chairman in 1989/90 and again in 1998/99. He was a stickler for protocol both in his private life and within the Church, the British Legion and Riding for the Disabled. His widow is finding great difficulty answering to the name of Mrs Esme Warner instead of Mrs Harry Warner. We miss him a lot!

Swadlincote & District 41 Club are deeply saddened by the loss of four of their members during the past ten months. Brian Hudson passed away on 7th March 2010, Vernon Parker on 2nd November 2010, Patrick Rice on 25th November 2010 and John Clamp on 3rd January 2011. Brian, Vernon, Patrick and John were all long serving members of Swadlincote & District RT308 and Swadlincote & District 41 Club. Our condolences are with their respective widows and families. Note: A fuller obituary, for Vernon, has been placed on the website - Ed.

SALES AND MARKETING

If you visit a tourist attraction – such as aNational Trust property or a theme attractionsuch as the Viking Experience in York or aSea Life Centre - the exit is always throughthe shop where school children with pocketmoney burning a hole in their pockets cluster round the knick knacks of pencils,key rings, badges etc. just wanting to purchase something - anything!

Well we have our own sales shop and wehave a range of “Knick Knacks” namely pensets, key rings, hip flasks etc. All of them good gifts and useful items.We also now have a range of casual clothing such as polo, rugby andsweat shirts which can be personalised.

But what else do members want? Golf Balls? Golf Club covers? Otherknick knacks or perhaps a range of smart 41 Club clothing such as monogrammed collars on shirts?

Please have a think and let me know at [email protected] as the SalesShop is there for the benefit of all members and the range of items onsale should reflect this.

HUGH MILWARDSALES AND MARKETING OFFICERemail: [email protected]

WORKSOP 41 CLUB SERVICE AWARD

Pictured: President, Michael Self, congratulating Trevor Waddington onreceiving his Club Service Award and certificate in recognition of 29years' unstinting service including holding office each year since joiningWorksop 41 Club in 1981.

Fifty members and wives attended the original ceremony at theChristmas meeting when the presentation was made by Area 10Councillor, Peter Good.

Terry HallworthWorksop 41 Club


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SMALL ADS NATIONAL CALENDAR 2011-12

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ALGARVE PROPERTY ALTERNATIVE How about buying aholiday home in an idyllic small inland park near Albufeira? We’re afriendly mature British community. Quality UK mobile and parkhomes. Contact Mike Smith (41 Clubber) 01462 672385 [email protected] 60212

ALGARVE – LUZ 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms Det. Villa. Pool. SeaView. Daily Maid Service. Beach, Village and Tennis 5 Mins, GolfCourses 15/20 Mins drive. Gill 01268 752308 or Allan 07860 869737

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PRESS AWARD & WEBSITE TROPHYMany congratulations to Scarborough 41 Club and Shirley Late Knights for respectively winning last year’s Press Award and Website Trophy, presented to their representatives at the Scarborough AGM. Both clubs have produced a professional, informative and interesting product of whichtheir members are justifiably proud. The SLK website can be viewed at www.shirleylateknights.co.uk Both awards will be offered again this year.

The rules are the same:Press Award – by 7 April 2011 send me (by email or hard copy) two editions of your magazine issued since 1 April 2010Website Trophy – by 7th April 2011 send your website link to the Webmaster ([email protected]) or me –

Both competitions will be judged by the members of the National Communications Committee whose decisions will be final.

April 2011Friday 15 NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING, IpswichSaturday 16 NATIONAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING,

Ipswich

June 2011Tuesday 7 REGION 11 GOLF DAY, Crewe GCSunday 26 FOREST OF DEAN 50th CHARTER

July 2011Friday 1 LLANTWIT MAJOR 41 CLUB 30th CHARTERSaturday 9 NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING, BrightonTuesday 19 EASTERN REGION CHARITY GOLF DAY

August 2011Tuesday 2 REGION 15 GOLF DAY, Drayton Park, TamworthThursday 25 SCOTTISH REGIONS GOLF DAY, Inverurie GC

September 2011Friday 23 SWADLINCOTE 41 CLUB 41st CHARTERThursday 29 NATIONAL GOLF FINAL, Longcliffe GC,

Loughborough

October 2011Saturday 1 NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING, CardiffFriday 7 RED ROSE DINNERThursday 13 41 INTERNATIONAL HALF YEARLY MEETING,

Italyto Sunday 16Friday 21 HE 50th WHITE ROSE DINNER, WakefieldFriday 28 CHEPSTOW and OFFA’S DYKE 41 CLUB 35th

CHARTER

November 2011Saturday 19 BRIDGE of WEIR and KILMACOLM 41 CLUB

25th CHARTERMonday 21 REGION 25 CLUSTER MEETING

January 2012Monday 9 MARTIN YOUNG CLUSTER MEETING,

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February 2012Saturday 4 NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETINGFriday 17 SADDLEWORTH 41 CLUB 50th CHARTER

March 2012Friday 2 DORSET KNOBSWednesday 7 MID-WALES CLUSTER

April 2012Friday 13 TROON 35th CHARTERFriday 20 to 41 INTERNATIONAL AGM, IndiaSunday 22Friday 27 NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING, JerseySaturday 28 NATIONAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING,

Jersey

Small-ads appear in all our publications that carry them (magazines, newsletters, directories and on the website). The cost is currently £39 for one magazine edition, £59 for two, £79 for three and £99 for four. There is a 10% discount for members appearing on the CAS system. To place an advert, fill in the form andsend it to: LINKS Small Ads, c/o 41 Club Administrator, Marchesi House,4 Embassy Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TP with a cheque made payableto “The Association of Ex-Round Tablers’ Clubs” (repeat ads must quote the 5 or6 digit reference number printed with them).


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From time to time articles are published that may include references to one or more professional or commercial organisations. Neither the Editor nor the Association in general accepts anyresponsibility for the content of such articles and recommends that readers always seek advice or obtain alternative quotations for any goods or services that may be referred to.

Ideal for 41ers with property to let or goods or services for sale; Small-ads appear in all our publications that carry them (magazines, newsletters, directories and onthe website). The cost is currently £39 for one magazine edition, £59 for two, £79 for three and £99 for four. There is a 10% discount for members appearing on the CAS system. To place an advert, fill in the form and send it to: 41 Club Administrator, LINKS Small Ads, c/o Marchesi House,4 EmbassyDrive, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TP with a cheque made payable to “The Association of Ex-Round Tablers’ Clubs” (repeat ads must quote the 5 or 6 digit reference number printed with them). Or ads can be emailed [email protected].

‘The Space’

Trinity Space Center, Waldorf Way

Wakefield, WF2 8DH

21st October 2011

7.30pm for 8.00pm

50th White Rose Dinner

contact Barry Hinsley

[email protected]

07816 513021

W a k e f i e l d

£30 per Person


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