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Where Did Round Table Come From?

Erminio William Louis Marchesi founded the Round Table, an international fellowship and community charitable organisation for young men.  Marchesi was a young member of the Rotary Club in Norwich when he listened to the radio and heard the then Prince of Wales challenge the young men of Britain to "sit round a table (Round Table) adopt an idea, adapt it and improve it" (the motto is Adopt, Adapt, Improve). He conceived a club which could support younger businessmen; an idea he suggested to the membership in 1926.

​ The first Round Table - "Norwich Round Table No. 1" was formed at Suckling House, Norwich on 14 March 1927, with Marchesi as Secretary and other young Rotarians among its officers.

To prevent 'Round Table' becoming an old persons club the founders initiated a retirement age of 31 March following the 40th birthday. 

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The History of Alnwick Round Table

Alnwick Round Table 389 was first set up on the 10th August 1952 with 15 members from various professions within the community ranging from Clerks, Motor Engineer, Quarry Manager and a Draper to name a few.

One of our current members is a third generation tabler, and two are second generation tablers. Round Table isn't a club you are born into, many of our members came along, tried it out and it stuck!
 
Over the years Alnwick Round Table has hosted hundreds of events, be it Tournament on the Pastures or The Duck Race in The Alnwick Garden. We run these to raise money to then enable us to support the local community and local good causes. None of us get paid for this, its a group of volunteers having a good time and helping worthy causes.

Alnwick Round Table - 1953​

Alnwick Round Table Football Team

6 Aside Area 20 Cricket Winners - July 1987

Three Generations of Lewis - 
1956-57 K.W. Lewis, 2014-15 N.P. Lewis, 1988-89 P.J.D. Lewis

Alnwick Round Table Members - 1st January 2020
​O.Brown, M Stafford, N Lewis, J Hester, S Marshall, A Hunt, C Sayer

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Alnwick Round Table Past Chairmen

1952-53 C.Pettit
1953-54 D.Grindle
1954-55 P.E.Hurrell
1955-56 W. Appleby
1956-57 K.W. Lewis
1957-58 I. Robertson
1958-59 G.Curry
1959-60 C. Robson
1960-61 R.Turner
1961-62 W.A Green
1962-63 K. Kim
1963-64 H.W. Philipson
1964-65 A. Muter
1965-66 F.F. Dyson
1966-67 K.N. Scott
1967-68 M.L. Renner
1968-69 L. Turnbull
1969-70 R. Ainsworth
1970-71 M. Muter
1971-72 C. Shutt
1972-73 M. Harper
1973-74 W.A. Clark
1974-75 E.Renner
1975-76 P. Malone

1976-77 D. Brough
1977-78 C.J Frater
1978-79 D.Sellars
1979-80 A. Younger
1980-81 C. Brown
1981-82 M. Forster
1982-83 M. Hornsby
1983-84 J. Thompson
1984-85 A. Myers
1985-86 A. Waugh
1986-87 J. Wright
1987-88 S. Gilbert
1988-89 P.J.D. Lewis
1989-90 V.C. Smith
1990-91 D. Blades
1991-92 D. Pryer
1992-93P.Burrow
1993-94 A. Spencer
1994-95 R. Stothard
1995-96 S. Cairns
1996-97 B. Hunt
1997-98 R.A. Sayer
1998-99 D. Hetherington
1999-00 S.J. Fuller

2000-01 D. Tully
2001-02 J.H. Spowart
2002-03 R. Sanderson
2003-04 J.R. Parker
2004-05 A.M. Harrington
2005-06 B. G. Smart
2006-07 G.K. Hodgson
2007-08 I.O. Stewart
2008-09 C.J. Greaves
2009-10 M.P. Turnbull
2010-11 N.T. Pickard
2011-12 B. Thompson
2012-13 J.M. Renner
20013-14 R. Carr
2014-15 N.P. Lewis
2015-16 G.R Brown
​2016-17 M. Brown
2017-18 M. Brown
2018-19 A Lambert
2019 - 2020 M Stafford
2020 - 2021 O.Brown
2021 - 2022 G.J.Brown
​2022 - 2023 C. Sayer
​2023 - Present A.Hunt

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