
Malvern Somerset All posts by this member | 1 of 3 Thu 2nd Jul 2020 9:10pm Member: Joined Jun 2016 Total posts:67 ![]() Malvern |
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Malvern Somerset All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 3 Fri 3rd Jul 2020 4:50pm Member: Joined Jun 2016 Total posts:67 Helen,
Thanks, this has really helped - I've seen that photo before, but only just noticed that the banner says Shakespeare Benevolent Society Poor Childrens Party. It appears that the Benevolent Society was formed in the early 1900s and funded an outing for 600 poor children to the country for a day out, however there is also mention in reports of the Shakespeare Sick and Dividend Club, which could well be a continuation of the Benefits Society. In some reports the whole club is called the Shakespeare Sick and Dividends and Benevolent Society and it also seems to be linked in with the Cycling Club, which also ran out of the Shakespeare. The clubs seem to have continued up until World War II. I have found a reference to a meeting being called of the late members of the club in June 1945.
All three Shakespeare clubs were represented at the funeral of Pte William Roberts in October 1914 and some of the names of the attendees and representatives tie in with people with whom I have already established a connection to my grandfather in the early 1900s.
The club was also represented at the funeral in 1933 of Herbert Burton who had been landlord of the Shakespeare in the early 30s.
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