Charity Club - Revision history

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In the beginning

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	[[File:CharityClubBadge.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Charity Club badge designed by member and Club Manager, [[Simon Pitts]]]]		[[File:CharityClubBadge.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Charity Club badge designed by member and Club Manager, [[Simon Pitts]]]]
	'''Charity Club''' raised money for good causes by holding a variety of events. For many years it was supervised by [[Richard Anderson]]. It ceased to exist in about 2015 following the retirement of Richard Anderson in 2014.		'''Charity Club''' raised money for good causes by holding a variety of events. For many years it was supervised by [[Richard Anderson]]. It ceased to exist in about 2015 following the retirement of Richard Anderson in 2014.

			==In the beginning==

			''From the 1973 issue of the [[Bostonian]] magazine, "Second-hand books" written by [[Michael Leatherland]] (2A)''

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			Half-way through the Spring term [[Robert Ledger]] and I decided to form some kind of club. We thought it would be a good idea to start a charity club to raise money for [[Wikipedia:Cancer research\|cancer research]].

			After getting permission from our form-master [[Richard Anderson\|Mr Anderson]], we started on our first money-raising scheme. This was selling second-hand books at bargain prixes. This raised about £1.50, but some of the masters clubbed together and made it up to two pounds.

			Our next scheme was a raffle with a ten-inch slide rule as a prize. The prize was paid for with the money that we made from selling some toffee and some sweets, which were kindly made for us by [[S Langley]]'s mother. Altogether, adding the money from the raffle, we raised about five pounds.

			Towards the end of the Summer term we were still trying to get more money by having a shot-put ''[sic]'' contest with an entry charge of one pence ''[sic]'' a shot for first formers only and having a money prize which was ten per cent of the profit.
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	==Richard Anderson's recollections==		==Richard Anderson's recollections==

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	"The Charity Club started in 1972 when two lads in my first year called [[Michael Leatherland]] and [[Robert Ledger]] suggested holding a sponsored run on the athletics track which raised the first ever five pound note. Over 42 years the lads raised over 100,000 pounds for 30 charities ranging from [[Wikipedia:Cancer Research UK\|Cancer Research]] to Centrepoint Outreach<ref>[http://www.centrepoint-outreach.com/ Centrepoint Outreach]</ref>. The main money-spinner was the famous [[Tuck Shop\|sweet shop]], but all kinds of events were held at lunchtimes, after school and at weekends, with many so-called 'ordinary' lads showing themselves in a different light when it came to fun-filled fund-raising. I feel honoured that I am still in touch with many of the characterful clubbers with whom it was usually a pleasure to work."		"The Charity Club started in 1972 when two lads in my first year called [[Michael Leatherland]] and [[Robert Ledger]] suggested holding a sponsored run on the athletics track which raised the first ever five pound note. Over 42 years the lads raised over 100,000 pounds for 30 charities ranging from [[Wikipedia:Cancer Research UK\|Cancer Research]] to Centrepoint Outreach<ref>[http://www.centrepoint-outreach.com/ Centrepoint Outreach]</ref>. The main money-spinner was the famous [[Tuck Shop\|sweet shop]], but all kinds of events were held at lunchtimes, after school and at weekends, with many so-called 'ordinary' lads showing themselves in a different light when it came to fun-filled fund-raising. I feel honoured that I am still in touch with many of the characterful clubbers with whom it was usually a pleasure to work."
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	==It's a Knockout - 1980==		==It's a Knockout - 1980==

	(Nigel Allen, The [[Bostonian]] - 1980)		''[[Nigel Allen]], The [[Bostonian]] - 1980''

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	November 19 1980 saw the first BGS inter Club "It's a Knockout", organised by the Charity Club. The event was held to raise funds for the National Tape Magazine for the Blind.		November 19 1980 saw the first BGS inter Club "It's a Knockout", organised by the Charity Club. The event was held to raise funds for the National Tape Magazine for the Blind.

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	Perhaps the bravest person at the event was Bill Cox, editor of the Tape Magazine. We hope his studio will benefit from our efforts.		Perhaps the bravest person at the event was Bill Cox, editor of the Tape Magazine. We hope his studio will benefit from our efforts.
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	==References==		==References==

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	==References==		==References==
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[:Brian Dawson]]
	*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]]		*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]]
	*[[:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1983)]]		*[[:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1983)]]


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	==It's a Knockout - 1980==		==It's a Knockout - 1980==

	(Nigel Allen, [[~~The~~ Bostonian]] - 1980)		(Nigel Allen, The [[Bostonian]] - 1980)

	November 19 1980 saw the first BGS inter Club "It's a Knockout", organised by the Charity Club. The event was held to raise funds for the National Tape Magazine for the Blind.		November 19 1980 saw the first BGS inter Club "It's a Knockout", organised by the Charity Club. The event was held to raise funds for the National Tape Magazine for the Blind.

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	== See Also ==		==See Also==
			*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]]
			*[[:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1983)]]

	*[[:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1983)]]
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	==Richard Anderson's recollections==		==Richard Anderson's recollections==

	"The Charity Club started in 1972 when two lads in my first year called [[Michael Leatherland]] and [[Robert Ledger]] suggested holding a sponsored run on the athletics track which raised the first ever five pound note. Over 42 years the lads raised over 100,000 pounds for 30 charities ranging from [[Wikipedia:Cancer Research UK\|Cancer Research]] to Centrepoint Outreach<ref>[http://www.centrepoint-outreach.com/ Centrepoint Outreach</ref>. The main money-spinner was the famous [[Tuck Shop\|sweet shop]], but all kinds of events were held at lunchtimes, after school and at weekends, with many so-called 'ordinary' lads showing themselves in a different light when it came to fun-filled fund-raising. I feel honoured that I am still in touch with many of the characterful clubbers with whom it was usually a pleasure to work."		"The Charity Club started in 1972 when two lads in my first year called [[Michael Leatherland]] and [[Robert Ledger]] suggested holding a sponsored run on the athletics track which raised the first ever five pound note. Over 42 years the lads raised over 100,000 pounds for 30 charities ranging from [[Wikipedia:Cancer Research UK\|Cancer Research]] to Centrepoint Outreach<ref>[http://www.centrepoint-outreach.com/ Centrepoint Outreach]</ref>. The main money-spinner was the famous [[Tuck Shop\|sweet shop]], but all kinds of events were held at lunchtimes, after school and at weekends, with many so-called 'ordinary' lads showing themselves in a different light when it came to fun-filled fund-raising. I feel honoured that I am still in touch with many of the characterful clubbers with whom it was usually a pleasure to work."

	==It's a Knockout - 1980==		==It's a Knockout - 1980==

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	*[[:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1983)]]		*[[:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1983)]]
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			== See Also ==

			*[[:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1983)]]