Branch History
The first meeting of the branch was a sounding out gathering to see if a branch would be viable. This was held in the Griffin pub in Ashby Square, Loughborough on the second Thursday (14th) in November 1974 also the first night of Loughborough Fair.
A follow up meeting took place at the Priory, Nanpantan in early December. The exact date is unknown. However about a week later there was a committee meeting in the Peacock, Loughborough. There was a photo taken for the old Loughborough Monitor of the first committee meeting of the branch.
The chairman was Richard Sanders, Nick Hawkins was secretary, Norman Campbell was Treasurer and there were a further 4 committee members including Keith Mitchell, Bert Hennesay and Keith Balderton.
Some photographs from the 1980s
Circa 1984, the Batemans / Hereward Brewery weekend trip included on overnight stay at the Vine, Skegness and a morning beach walk at Skegness and a visit to a Sam Smiths pub in Spalding run by Keith & Maggie who later took on the Albion in Loughborough. Photo by Bill Squires.
1988 or soon after, a trip to the Brecon Beacons included a walk as well as pub visits.
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