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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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