President: Ray Tisdale
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Officers
In 1959 the embryonic club met at the Hotel Australia in Warwick Road Kenilworth under Rotarian Roy Dolphin of the Rotary club of Lichfield (District Extension Officer) and Rotarians Jim Philips and Bill Lawrence of the Rotary Club of Coventry (sponsors from our mother club). The interim club later moved its venue to the Abbey Hotel.
The Interim Club was formed on May 18th, 1960, the club received its charter on August 18th and celebrated its furst Charter Night at the Abbey Hotel, Kenilworth, on 18th November, 1960.
Foundation Officers:
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President |
Ray Tisdale |
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Vice president |
Pierre Cantin |
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Secretary |
Dennis Clarke |
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Treasurer |
Charles Simmons |
The 28 Foundation Members on May 18th 1960:
* As far as is known these are the only founder members still living (October 2005).
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Gordon Appleyard |
Business Service [Postal service] |
| Sydney Beddow | Retailing, Men’s Clothing |
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Arthur Brain |
Retail, radio & television |
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*Pierre Cantin |
Dentistry |
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Dennis Clarke |
Manufacturing, exhibition stands |
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[Cecil] Griffith Davis |
Local government, rating |
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Gilbert (Gil.) Dolphin |
Catering, restaurant |
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John Eli (Jack) Drew |
Local government, horticulture |
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John Guest |
Retail, grocery |
| Howard Benjamin Hooper | Photography, Commercial |
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Maurice (Tony) Hurst |
Manufacturing, engineering subcontracting |
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Richard (Dick) Hunter |
Manufacturing, engineering |
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David Jeremy |
Education, secondary schools |
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Cyril Kimber |
Retail, newsagency |
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Hector Newall |
Local Government, finance |
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*Thomas (Tom) Roberts |
Swimming pool manufacture |
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David Shaw |
Retail, agricultural supplies |
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Charles Simmons |
Financial services, banking |
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Eric (Bernard) Smith |
Retail, butchery |
| John Henry Squire | Aircraft Accessories |
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Hamish Swanson |
Retail, ironmongery |
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Herbert (Spud) Smith Taylor |
Manufacturing, Synthetic Textile Fibres |
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James (Jim) Thompson |
Electrical Contracting |
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Ray Tisdale |
Wholesale, timber supply |
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*Wilfred (Toby) Tobias |
Hairdressing |
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Raymond (Ray) Turner |
Engineering, Machine Tools |
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Joseph (Joe) Watts |
Retail, ironmongery |
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Walter Whiteman |
Retail, building supplies |