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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
Mondays
fortnightly @
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