Winston Churchill

ICS/GREAT BRITAIN
ORGANISED AS A U.K.
AUTONOMOUS CHARITY
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SOCIETY CONVENTION
SET FOR LONDON,
AUGUST 1989
BY RICHARD G.G. HASLAM-HOPWOOD
Advert (mock-up) running in the "Winnie" play programme
Honour the memory of
Sir Winston Churchill
in an immediate, positive and
practical way - become a sponsor
or a 'Friend' of the ICS
The International Churchill Society - now an autonomous UK charity - was
founded in 1968 Its aim is the preservation of the memory of this many sided genius
- this ' Great Man of the Century' - and of the priceless legacy he bequeathed to the
world. Part of this legacy was his indomitable ability to think POSITIVE in
the face of all adversity.
The ICS is now seeking corporate or individual sponsorship for the following
"POSITIVE THINKING" projects for schools
THE YOUNG WINSTON ORATORY
AWARD
THE YOUNG WINSTON ART COMPETITION
THE YOUNG WINSTON LITERARY COMPETITION
The International Churchill Society also invites you to honour Sir Winston's
memory, in a practical and positive way, by becoming a 'FRIEND' of the ICS. As a
new 'FRIEND' you will receive a complimentary copy of Martin Gilbert's
'Churchill's London' and thereafter a quarterly copy of the Society's journal. 'The
Finest Hour'.
Give generous support to the
International Churchill Society
All enquiries for sponsorship and enrolment as a JneiuT to:
Richard Haslam-Hopwood (OH), Flat 1,20Pembndge Crescent, London WU 3DS
(Telephone 01 229 4918)
rRTTSTFFS np iri/tnc- Ladv Soames, the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Charles Spencer-
ChurchUl the Hon Nicholas Soames MP, the Hon Celia Sandys-Perkins, Geoffrey Wheeler Esq,
Colin Spencer Esq, Richard Haslam-Hopwood Esq
THE strength of the International Churchill
Society in the UK has always been
the number of its members who have
had, some time or other, close personal
contact with Sir Winston. However,
over the years, we have always lost
more of these members than we have
gained and the Society was fast becoming
a fan club with no real purpose. It
was decided that a change of direction
was required, with a sense of Churchillian
purpose, following the standards
set in his lifetime by Sir Winston.
The best way to achieve this was by applying
for UK charitable status, with a
clear definition of our mission.
This charitable status has now been
approved. The founding Trustees are
The Lady Soames, The Duke of
Marlborough, Lord Charles Spencer-
Churchill, The Hon. Celia Sandys
Perkins, The Hon. Nicholas Soames
MP, and the ICS/UK directors, Geoffrey
J. Wheeler, Colin A. Spencer, and
this writer.
The purpose of the Charity is to
educate the young, namely those of
school age, in that major Churchillian
characteristic, "Positive Thinking."
This is to be achieved by the creation of
"Young Winston Awards" in Oratory,
Art and Literature, and sponsors are
now being actively sought.
Under UK Charitable Law, any UK
Charity must be totally autonomous.
Therefore, all Trustees, UK citizens
and funds must be used for the benefit
of UK citizens. To preserve its relationship
with the "umbrella organisation"
of ICS, and those charitable entities
registered in the United States and
Canada, we have become an associate
of these organisations — a member of
the "commonwealth" of ICS Charities
throughout the world.
We believe that this is the start of a
new era in the fortunes of the International
Churchill Society in the UK —
and it is hoped that we will be in full
flow by the 25th Anniversary of Churchill's
death in 1990, when it is planned
that we will be going national, with the
Young Winston Awards. Thus we will,
to some extent, be emulating the contributions
made by other ICS Branches
around the world, perpetually to commemorate
the memory of the greatest
man in the history of the English-
Speaking Peoples.
To help kick-off our efforts, the ICS
Board of Directors have scheduled the
1989 Churchill Society Convention for
London in mid-August.
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