THE ROTARY CLUB OF STOKESLEY

ERIC SANDELANDS

26 T H JANUARY, 2010

Stokesley Scene

Life in a Yorkshire market town

1978: Another mad idea?

2008: Respectability?

A magazine for Stokesley

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What were we thinking?Essentially about Stokesley people

“Local news and views”

Oral historyLife in the town

7 quarterly issues in 1978 and 1979

1 issue in 1985

Launching the magazine (1978)

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The Stokesley Scene Collection

30th anniversary

Collate the original 8 issues

Where we could bring the stories up-to-date

Add photos and images in a way we were never able

Tell one or two new stories

Launching the book (2008)

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1978Mr Frederick Hallworth (in 1965)

Typing by Mrs Gwen Grass and Mrs Edith Brehm

Printed on the school Gestetner and by Studio Print

Our writing contributors and other supporters

A little help from our friends (and parents)

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Barber’s shop from West Green (Alec Wright)

Author, artist and historian

One of our mentors was Alec Wright

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The occasional interview such as with Boro and England captain George Hardwick

We had regular contributors such as:

Father Storey

Cllr Charlie Thompson

Cllr Edith Seaton

Cllr George Marsay

Dr Hugh Charman

Occasional contributors such as:

Rev. Ron Woodley

Mr Peter Canwell

Mr Nigel Sandford

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We covered history and events

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The chemist staff in 2008

John West’s D-day poem

Businesses like West’s Chemists

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Peter, Lisa, Alan Contributors such as

The churches and chapels

The schoolsThe WIThe ScoutsStokesley SocietyStokesley & District

Choral SocietyAnd many more

Churches, societies, community

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Although our competitions weren’t always 100%

successful

Beginnings of the book: asking for help

Stokesley Local History Study Group Exhibition

Town Crier, Darlington & Stockton Times, Dalesman, Herald & Post, Evening Gazette

Friends of the Stokesley Scene Collection

Organisational Partners

Corporate Partners

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Robert Armstrong (centre of group)

Michael Westgarth-Taylor

Corporate Partners

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Armstrong Richardson & CoJan Bezemer & SonsMichael Westgarth –Taylor & Co Corporate Learning Consultants Ltd.

Organizational Partners

Rotary Club of Stokesley

Stokesley Pride in our Town Association

The George Hardwick Foundation

Stokesley Society

Later:

Stokesley Methodist Church

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Helpful press coverageAnd our sports coverage improved

A beneficial process

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We noticed change isn’t always obvious....

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Although sometimes it is....

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But we’ve enjoyed getting out there with the message

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And had lots of help from retailers

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Yorkshire StoreGuisborough BookshopWHSmithHutton Rudby Post OfficeStokesley GalleryWaterstones

Previously:Chapters HotelStyleBorders

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