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Bourne sporting,
social, welfare and professional
organisations over the years
THE DATES IN BRACKETS
INDICATE WHEN THEY WERE KNOWN TO BE IN EXISTENCE
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Mutual self-help groups became extremely
popular during Victorian times and were designed to help families
pay medical bills and funeral expenses and even provide financial
benefits during times of illness, the funds coming from weekly
subscriptions paid by members. The Bourne United Provident
Association was formed in July 1837 and
survived for over a century, the officers meeting monthly at the
Nag's Head Hotel.
This photograph was taken during the annual meeting on Wednesday
25th January 1911 when the club was one of the wealthiest in the
country. Members were told that £78 [£5,000 at today's values] had been paid out in sick pay
during the previous year, medical attendance amounted to £22 15s.
and a balance of £83 4s. 5d. was carried forward to the capital
account.
The oldest member of the club was William Welldon, a billposter, who
had joined in 1841 and in addition, there were 14 who had been
members for over 50 years, 15 over 40 years, 12 over 30 years, 13
over 20 years and 21 over 10 years.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected, Mr G H Griffen
(chairman), W Smith (treasurer), F T Palmer
(secretary), E Worsdall, W Nowell and John Rowe (trustees), together
with a committee of ten members, and at the conclusion of business,
a smoking concert was held.
The association was eventually overtaken by the
introduction of the welfare state after the Second World War of
1939-45, when interest began to fall away, although it was not
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BOURNE ABBOTS PETANQUE CLUB
Formed June 1986 and by 2005 there were 44 members, playing winter and
summer at the Abbey Lawn. Trevor Holmes, chairman, Jean Galloway,
secretary.
BOURNE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
(1865)
BOURNE AMATEUR MINSTRELS
(1875-1887)
BOURNE AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY
P Hodgson, honorary
secretary, West Street (1922); H L Hutchinson, honorary secretary, South
Road (1937)
BOURNE ANGLING SOCIETY
W Ball, honorary secretary, South Street (1900-1904);
Thomas Hall, honorary secretary, South Street (1913-1922); Ernest Whelband,
honorary secretary, West Street (1937)
BOURNE ATHLETIC SPORTS & HORSE SHOW
A W Minta, secretary, West Street (1900)
BOURNE BADMINTON CLUB
1965: Thirty members meeting at the Vestry Hall in North Street, Bourne,
club nights Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Friendly matches played together
with a knock-out competition for the men while individual members competed
annually for a rose bowl for the ladies and a silver cop for the men.
BOURNE BAND OF HOPE - formed 1873.
Fifth anniversary celebrations 1878.
Bourne Billiard & Whist Club
S R Andrews, honorary secretary, Corn Exchange, Abbey road (1900); Cyril Baxter, honorary secretary, (1904-1922);
Thomas R Lyall, honorary secretary, Corn Exchange (1937)
Bourne Bowling Green & Lawn Tennis Club
T M Baxter, honorary secretary (1885);
J C Tointon, honorary secretary, North Road (1900); Allen Small, honorary secretary,
Willoughby Road (1904)
BOURNE AUXILIARY OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE
SOCIETY
Formed 1830; W Wherry, secretary, meeting place the Town Hall (1873)
BOURNE CAMERA CLUB
(1965); C Annis, chairman, J Bloodworth, secretary, P Rolt, treasurer; 12
members meeting fortnightly on Wednesday evenings at the Bourne Institute
in West Street. Activities included slide shows, films from Kodak and
Ilford and tape-recorded lectures. There were few outings because of a
declining membership.
BOURNE CHRISTIAN FRIENDLY SOCIETY
Alderman W R Wherry, president (1900)
Bourne Christmas Fat Stock Society
R Brothwell & J B Shilcock, honorary
secretaries, Willoughby Road (1900-1913); H J Foot, honorary secretary, Cattle
Market (1922); John Gelsthorpe, honorary secretary, Market Place (1937)
BOURNE AND DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE WOMEN'S GUILD
Meetings every Tuesday at the Toc H Hall (1965)
Bourne (TOWN) Cricket Club
W E Wadsley, honorary secretary, North Road (1900); D S Paton, honorary secretary, North Road (1904);
J Fowler, honorary secretary, North Road (1913); Frank Iliffe, honorary
secretary (1937)
Bourne & District Conservative Working Men's Club
- formed 1887.
William Hall, honorary
secretary, West Street (1900-1904); Samuel Baines, honorary secretary (1913-1922)
BOURNE ELOCUTION SOCIETY
Meeting place the Corn Exchange (1870)
Bourne Foal
Society
R Brothwell, honorary secretary,
West Street (1900-1904); J B Shilcock, honorary secretary, Market Place
(1913); H J Foot, honorary secretary, Cattle Market (1922)
BOURNE AND DISTRICT GARDEN ASSOCIATION
(Re-formed 1959); by 1965, there were 100 members. The organisation was
regarded mainly as a trading association selling fertiliser and seed
potatoes to members.
BOURNE AND DISTRICT GUILD OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
(1954)
BOURNE LADIES' GUILD OF CHURCH WORKERS - formed 1888.
Mrs Emily Baxter, honorary treasurer (1888); Miss L M Andrew,
honorary secretary (1899).
THE BOURNE HABITATION OF THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE
Mac Ivor, honorary secretary (1900)
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BOURNE HOCKEY CLUB
Formed 1921; by 1965, the club was playing 45 matches per season against
teams from Grimsby in the north, Hitchin in the south, Nottingham in the
west and Norwich in the east. County members who also played for the
Bourne club were R Creasey, R White, M Perkins and J Richardson.
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The first team pictured during the inaugural
season of 1921 when the players were (standing, left to right) R
Carvath, J Barry, P Wilson and A Jones and (seated, left to right) C
Friend, B Friend, W Fortiscue, E Vallis, E Mayhill, W Fletcher and ?
Burbeck. |
Bourne
Horticultural Society
J T Pearce, honorary secretary (1900); E Ayre, honorary
secretary, West Street (1904-1913); F T Carter, honorary secretary (1914)
Bourne
Institute Tennis & Croquet Club
F J Rosier, secretary, West Street (1913); E Pearce, treasurer, West
Street (1922)
BOURNE AND DISTRICT LABOUR PARTY
(1919)
Bourne & District Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Miss A Gibson, honorary
secretary, North Road (1913 and 1922)
Bourne & District Liberal Association & Club
F H Sones, honorary secretary, South Street (1900-1922)
BOURNE LIBERAL SICK AND DIVIDING CLUB
F H Sones, treasurer (1919)
Bourne (SELF-AIDING) Medical Club
Leslie F Evans, honorary secretary, West Street (1882-1904)
Bourne
Miniature Rifle Club
Thomas Lake, honorary secretary, Union Road (1913)
BOURNE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY
(1886-1890)
BOURNE HARD COURT TENNIS CLUB
Manning Road (1937)
BOURNE AND DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB
In 1965, there were 50 members and the officers were J Sismey, chairman, N
G Russell, secretary and R G Smith, treasurer. Three auto cross meetings
were held at Witham-on-the-Hill, near Bourne, during the year, there were
driving tests on grass and production car trials. The annual dinner and
presentation of awards was held at the Georgians Hotel, Market Deeping.
BOURNE MOTOR RACING CLUB
Formed 1996, meeting at the Red Hall, South Street, Bourne, the second
Thursday of each month. Membership (2005) 50, committee members: David
Dykes, Jamie Lawrence, Steve Rowley and Richard Bostock. Aims: to provide
motor enthusiasts with the chance to hear guest speakers and talk about
their favourite sport.
BOURNE BRANCH OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS (Lincs 46)
Formed in 1914 by Dr John Gilpin to provide ambulance attendants and in
later years to staff the trolley shop at Bourne Hospital, to help at the
Darby and Joan Club and to give lectures for the Duke of Edinburgh Award
Scheme. In 1965, the Junior Red Cross Cadets were active, training youth
for good citizenship and providing a recruiting base for nurses. Lectures
were also given in first aid, home nursing and mothercraft.
Bourne Mutual Tennis Club
(1890);
W H Smith, secretary, North Street (1904)
Bourne Orchestral Society
Dr James Watson Burdwood, secretary, West Street (1904)
Bourne & District Ploughing
Society - formed 1898.
F J Clarke, conductor, Dr James Watson Burdwood, secretary (1900); J S Mills, A
Mills &
Thomas Rickard, honorary secretaries, West Street (1913-14); Thomas Rickard, honorary secretary, Meadowgate (1922)
BOURNE RIFLE CORPS
(1871)
BOURNE SELF-AIDING CLUB
(1888)
Bourne & District Teachers Association
J J Davies,
honorary secretary, Abbey Road (1900-1904); A G Atkins of Dunsby, honorary
secretary (1913); Harry Goy, honorary secretary
(1922-1937)
Bourne Technical Education Committee
Rev H M Mansfield, secretary, North
Street (1900-1904); R W Wherry, correspondent, North Street (1913); C Pask Matthews, honorary secretary (1922-1937)
BOURNE TEMPERANCE CAFE & WORKING MEN'S INSTITUTE
John Barker, manager, South Street (1885)
BOURNE TRADESMEN'S ASSOCIATION
J T Swift, chairman, A T Wall, honorary secretary (1901-2)
Bourne United Provident Association
- formed 1837.
F T Palmer, secretary, 13 Stanley Street (1900-1937) - see picture above.
Bourne Wednesday Football Club
F Yates, honorary secretary, Union Road (1900); D S Paton, honorary secretary, Union Road
(1904)
BOURNE WELFARE ASSOCIATION - formed 1919.
BOURNE WESLEYAN BAND OF HOPE
(1885)
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BOURNE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Formed 1915. Celebrated their Golden Jubilee year in 1965 when there were
113 members with a series of events and the publication of a scrapbook
relating to the town of Bourne now on display at the Heritage Centre.
Meetings were held at the Darby and Joan Hall in South Street on the second
Monday of each month from 7 pm until 9 pm when the average attendance was
76 members. The annual subscription was 5s. [25p] and activities included
music, produce, handicrafts, drama, outings, art and cookery. The
committee of 1965 is pictured above with the president, Mrs J
Hutchinson (front row centre), and the photograph below shows a
monthly meeting underway at the Darby and Joan Hall. In the same
year, Mrs Hutchinson attended a royal garden party at Buckingham
Palace to mark the movement's golden jubilee and along with 9,000
members from around the country, met the Queen and the Duke of
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BOURNE WOMEN'S LABOUR ASSOCIATION
Mrs Frowell, chairman, Mrs Parrish, secretary and Mrs Marvin, treasurer,
20 members meeting fortnightly at the Toc H Hall (1965).
BOURNE AND DISTRICT YOUNG CONSERVATIVES - formed 1959.
Mr J Smith, chairman, Miss S Clayton, secretary and Mr C Cross, treasurer,
21 members meeting every Tuesday evening at the Burghley Arms
(1965).
BOURNE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The Rev William Orton, president, Baptist schoolroom, West Street (1868)
Hereward Sick &
Dividing Club
John Mansfield, secretary, Crown Hotel, West Street (1913)
Independent orDer of Foresters & Friendly
Society
(1870);
J Ellicock, secretary, South
Street (1900-1904);
F H Sones, secretary, South Street (1913)
MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODDFELLOWS (GENERAL JOHNSON BRANCH)
- formed 1843.
Meeting place the Nag's Head (1843); anniversary parade, church
service and dinner at the Corn Exchange (1880); (1937) - see picture
below.
READING ROOM & SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY
John T Morris, owner, West Street (1876-1885)
Rutland & Stamford Division of the Agricultural &
Independent Parliamentary Association
William Kelby, agent, Gladstone
Street (1922)
Six Bells Sick & Dividing Club
H Horne, secretary, North Street (1904); H
B Howe, secretary, Abbey Road (1913-1922)
YOUNG HELPERS' LEAGUE
(1899)
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ONE OF THE BIGGEST benevolent institutions to
exist in Bourne during the 19th and 20th centuries was the
Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (General Johnson branch) which had
its headquarters at the Nag's Head in the Market Place. The
organisation was founded in 1810, a friendly society which would
protect and care for its members before the days of the welfare
state, trade unions and the National Health Service, providing help
for families in times of sickness, unemployment and distress, in
return for regular weekly payments, and it continues in
existence today with 100,000 members nationwide. The General Johnson
branch was formed at Bourne in 1843 and the photograph above shows branch members with their colourful banner marching down Abbey Road in 1880 with the Nassington Brass Band
following behind to celebrate their 37th anniversary with a service
at the Abbey Church followed by dinner at the Corn Exchange provided
by Mrs Maria Thornton, landlady of the Nag's Head. For some
unexplained reason, the vicar, the Rev George Massey, did not preach
a sermon at the church service, an omission which was not received
in a very agreeable manner by those present. At that time, the society
had 180 members and 112 of them turned out for the parade, while the
branch funds totalled £520 1s. 6d. [almost £30,000 at today's
values]. Those who belonged to the branch certainly knew how to
enjoy themselves and the annual or anniversary meetings were always
jovial occasions as this report from the Stamford Mercury of
Friday 25th July 1862 illustrates:
Members held their [52nd]
anniversary at the Nag's Head on Monday last when a good dinner was
provided and done ample justice to, the proceedings being enlivened
by performances from the Bourne brass band. Since the last
anniversary, upwards of a dozen members are joined the society. On
Tuesday afternoon, the members' wives partook of tea together at the
same place.
The annual treat of the children at the Bourne National and Infants
schools took place on Wednesday last under favourable auspices, the
weather being delightfully fine and the company numerous and
orderly. At about ½ past 2 o'clock, a procession of 400 children was
formed at the National School and, preceded by the Bourne brass band
and accompanied by the vicar [the Rev Joseph Dodsworth] and others,
went to the Abbey Lawn. Many of the little folks carried small
flags, banners etc. At 4 o'clock, the children partook of buns and
tea to their hearts' content. At 5 o'clock, a public tea commenced
in two marquees supplied by Mr [Edward] Banton, of the Nag's Head
Inn, which however were not sufficiently large to admit of the whole
party taking tea at once and therefore some had an opportunity of
taking a walk round the lawn and witnessing, before as well as after
the tea, the sports of the juveniles which were in full action.
Various active amusements were engaged in by the children until 7
when the bugle sounded to announce the commencement of the negro
entertainment in costume, which continued for upwards of half an
hour and was got up by members of the band.
This was succeeded by the ascent of two balloons but the operation
of inflating them was unsuccessful and they soon came to the ground,
one of them catching fire and falling in a neighbouring stock yard.
An excellent display of fireworks took place at 9 o'clock under the
superintendence of Mr [John] Evans. There were between 500 and 600
persons at the public tea; and afterwards upon the lawn there were
probably from 1,200 to 1,400 persons present. The entertainments at
this anniversary were on a more extended scale than usual in
celebration of the marriage on the 20th ult. [at Bradford,
Yorkshire] of J[ohn] H Turner Esq. with
the Vicar's daughter, [Sarah Ann Dodsworth] the proceedings being enlivened at intervals
during the day by the ringing of the bells and the performances of
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See also Sporting
activities from past times
NOTE: Other prominent organisations such
as Bourne Town Football Club are dealt with
under their own headings which can be found in the main index.
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