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Rochdale Philatelic Society
Meeting - 14th December 2021
Aptly, a display of Victorian Christmas Cards began our seasonal
meeting of members philatelic items. It was noted that 1960 was the
last time Post Office Staff worked on Christmas day and from 1963 to
1970 the Post Office replied to all letters addressed to Father Christmas.
The next presentation covered the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth
Games and included stamp memorabilia, advertisements, and tickets.
Items from a specialist Malta collection followed and included WW1
Prisoner of War (pow) held on the island. We also looked at a display of
New Zealand Christmas Stamps starting with single stamp issues from
1960 to 1970 after which Christmas Stamp Sets were then issued each
year after 1970. This was followed by Italian
postcards mailed from tourist hot spots and
finished off with a colorful display of UK
Christmas stamp booklets.
NEXT MONTH’S MEETING WILL BE
A PRESENTATION ON GB POST
MARKS AND AUSTRALIAN STAMPS.
Meetings are held at the Rochdale
Unitarian Church on the second
Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm.
Telephone Neil on 01706 665698.
Or email Neil.Wharmby@gmail.com
Man of Rochdale raises over
£17,000 for Springhill Hospice
The annual Springhill Hospice Man of Rochdale
Luncheon returned last November at Rochdale Golf
Club after a two-year absence and raised a staggering
£17,070 for the Hospice.
The event saw the most dedicated and inspiring men from Rochdale
celebrated for their hard work.
This year’s deserving winner was Lieutenant Commander Lawrence Scholes
Smith. Lawrence is known for his involvement with the sea cadets and has
helped raised in excess of £300,000 to help fund them.
This year’s event was held in a new location, Rochdale Golf Club. The
luncheon saw 200 guests enjoy a delicious four course meal and were entertained by guest speaker,
footballing legend, Jan Molby kindly sponsored by Performance Doorset Solutions Ltd.
This year’s award saw over 30 local men nominated for the award.
Vicki Murray, Corporate and Partnerships Fundraiser from Springhill Hospice said;
‘This year’s event was incredibly successful even in still quite difficult times. Rochdale Golf Club was a
fantastic venue, it was full to capacity and the money raised will make a massive difference to Springhill
Hospice. Many thanks to our sponsors, Jackson Jackson & Sons, Performance Doorset Solutions and
Carlsberg Marston brewery and many congratulations to this year’s winner.’
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Lieutenant Commander
Lawrence Scholes Smith
winning Man of Rochdale 2021