ScanEast Midlands and East Anglian Philatelic Federation

 

  

 

 

Great Yarmouth Stamp Club

 

Society History

 

                 The Great Yarmouth Stamp Club started life in 1947 when a few like minded stamp collectors got together, and under the Secretary ship of  Mr Alf Hedges, formed the club.

                 The first meetings were held in the old Yarmouth Library which was situated opposite the east foot of the Haven Bridge over the River Yare.

                 This seemed a natural place to hold the meetings as Alf was the Chief Librarian. In 1962 a new library was built behind the Toll House,

                 (the oldest civic building in Yarmouth, dating from 1362), and the club quickly moved to these new premises. However in about 1981 the building was redesigned as ‘open plan’

                 and thus became unsuitable for stamp club meetings. Still keeping with the theme of using libraries, the club then moved to Gorleston Library which is situated across the

                 River Yare just south of Yarmouth itself. During this period we were the most Easterly stamp club in the United Kingdom, beating Lowestoft by about 100 yards.

                 After a number of very happy years it to became, for various reasons, unsuitable and a new venue was sought.

                 Today we find ourselves happily ensconced in the spacious, clean, quiet and very pleasant surroundings of the Cobholm Community Centre, which ironically is only about

                 500 yards away, as the crow flies, from our original home of 1947.

                 0ur membership has never been huge by some club standards, but it is and always has been extremely loyal, and we are all very proud of our club.

                 It remains a ‘Stamp Club’ as opposed to a ‘Philatelic Society’ after a number of unsuccessful proposals to change it’s name.

                 The attendance at meetings, which averages around 80% of the total club membership, reflects the interest and loyalty. About 20% of our members also actively display

                 to Clubs and Societies throughout East Anglia and beyond, with many members belonging to specialist and national societies and various study groups.

                 We have always been a very friendly club welcoming both new members and guests. Unlike many clubs we don’t have a break during the summer, thus having about

                 twenty-three meetings a year.

                 I think our future looks bright, but this is only due to the enthusiasm and willingness of the members to take part in the activities and display and talk about the many and

                 varied subjects which form part of our wonderful and fascinating hobby.

 

 

    

      Secretary Mr G. C. Mobbs   01493-730619

                           Email   Contact gerrymobbs260@btinternet.com  

 

Meeting Address

 

The Cobholm Community Centre

St. Luke’s Terrace,

Cobholm,

Great Yarmouth,

Norfolk NR31-0AP

 

 

Mondays fortnightly @ 7.30pm.

 

 

Programme 2010-11

 

 

13th September Thematics by Owen Turner & Narrow Gauge Railways by Ivor Steadman

 

 

27th September Members’ Evening- Anything Beginning with the letter “E” (Max 20 sheets)

 

 

11th October USA by Ivy Bullock & Les’s Choice by Les Goddard

 

 

25th October All at Sea by Dave Bullock & Unissued Designs by Gerry Mobbs

 

 

8th November Auction- Combined with Lowestoft and District Philatelic Society

 

 

22nd November Competition

 

 

6th December President’s Evening

 

 

2011

 

 

3rd January Members’ Evening 20 sheets “Any Subject”

 

 

17th January Autographed Covers by Dave Saunders & Maritime Sarawak by Frank Rivett

 

 

31st January Own Choice by Peter Smith & Postal History of Norfolk by Rodney Pointer

 

 

14th February “A Fun Quiz Evening Larry Lewendon as Quiz Master

 

 

28th February Chairman’s Evening

 

 

14th March A Visit to Canada by Pat Page

 

 

28th March Switzerland Plus by Eddy Quinton & Spanish Andorra by Colin Cheshire

 

 

11th April AGM and Display

 

 

 

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