SOUTHALL ROUND TABLE
Southall Round Table in the 1960's was a vibrant well run club raising money for charitable causes and having a lot of fun in doing so. Often in conjunction with Southall ladies Circle, events such as this 'Thunderbirds' party was typical of their activity programme
Marcus Taylor, Chairman 1963-64 and Area 27 Chairman 1966-67
One of their money making schemes, to raise funds for southall hospital, was to push a bed around Southall for 24 hours, and yes, this photograph was shot taken in the middle of the night.
Above: Every year, on the August bank holiday, a carnival procession took place through the town culminating at Southall Park. Here is a view of the Round Table stall in early 1960's in the park.
Below: There was an open air pool off Lady Margaret Road, and this was a special Round Table event held at the pool,
Marcus Taylor handing over Area Chairman role to Peter Prior in 1967
SOUTHALL ROUND TABLE 1963
group photograph taken during the chairmanship of Marcus Taylor.
Area 27 Bowling competition. Picture taken in 1967
Tenth Anniversary Dinner, November 1960. Malcolm Hurwitt talking with Peter Myers, President of Young Mens Social Clubs
SKOPJE
On 26 July 1963 an earthquake took place in what was Yugoslavia and centred on the Macedonian town of Skopje. The Round Table organised 102 caravans as temporary relief for the many thousands made homeless. Southall Round Table contributed a caravan.
Funds were raised to buy a caravan and drive it the 1200 miles to Skopje in convoy with 19 others.
The idea came from Hounslow Round Table member, Peter Begin who was a BBC News cameraman who had seen the effect of the earthquake when he was assigned to cover the immediate aftermath. See Skopjie page.
PAST SOUTHALL ROUND TABLE CHAIRMEN
Ron Smith 1949-51 Bob Buttery 1962-63
Fred Shepherd 1951-52.
Marcus Taylor 1963-64
Don Burbidge 1952-53
Harry Armstron 1953-54
Arthur Cressey 1954-55
Roy Martin 1955-56
Jimmy De Jong 1956-57
Les Adair 1957-58
Bob Sawyer 1958-59
David Scott 1959-60
Ray Jaques 1960-61
Malcolm Hurwitt 1961-62