About UsA Brief History of LOTS
The London Old Tablers' Society was formed in April 1939, as the first ex-Tablers Club, not knowing that there was already a thriving club in Liverpool (hence LOTS was actually the second). John Shuter was the founder of LOTS and was Chairman from 1943 -45. In 1945 Wakefield 41 Club (formed in 1943) called a conference of all ex-Tablers' clubs; Wakefield, Liverpool (formed in 1936), LOTS and Lytham St. Annes 41 Club (formed in 1941) attended, and among the resolutions was the proposal to form a national association of ex-Tablers' Clubs. The Liverpool delegates had no power to vote, however, and in any case Liverpool's members were known to be against a National Association. The other three clubs formed one, with John Shuter of LOTS as its first President - a post he held for two years. Over the years 5 members of LOTS have served as National President; - John Shuter 1945-47, - David Morrison 1967-68, - William (Jack) Newey 1972-73, - Arthur Kennedy OBE 1981-82, and - Jim Conway 2022-23 |
Members
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Past Chairmen1939 H C Bateman
1940 C E Taylor 1941 J Hackett 1942 F E D A Kaye 1943-45 John Shuter (Founder of LOTS & Founder National President 1945-47) 1945 F E D A Kaye 1946 L D Stewart 1947 H Douglas 1948 N G Devonshire 1949 E L Carter 1950 G N Bristow 1951 J Hutton 1952 W A Byars 1953 E L Walker 1954 S C N Beavan 1955 E L Carter 1956 S F Warren (Stanley) 1957 R Raper 1958 W J Newey (Jack) (National President 1972-73) 1958 D E Morrison (David) (National President 1967-68) 1960 H A L Venner 1961 H A L Venner 1962 H K MacKinder 1963 R G Cooper 1964 J J Murphey (Spud) 1965 I Murray 1966 F Earle (Frank) 1967 A Kennedy OBE (Arthur) (National President 1981-82) 1968 A W Beer (Tony) 1969 D Hayden 1970 W B Higgs (Billy) 1971 R H Allsop (Ray) 1972 D Baker (David) 1973 C Corbett (Charles) 1974 C Weardon (Clifford) 1975 S F Warren (Stanley) 1976 E W Carrington (Ernest) 1977 D Howitt (David) 1978 L M Fish (Leon) 1979 D Wallace-Cox (Derek) 1980 A W Beer (Tony) 1981 A A Spencer (Arthur) 1982 J M Pullen 1983 H L Creak (Leo) 1984 K C Riddle (Keith) 1985 D Baker (David) 1986 J S Stiff (John) 1987 E W Carrington (Ernest) 1988 J S Stiff (John) 1989 A Gayler (Alan) 1990 G St G Baker (Geoff) 1991 S Bond (Selwyn) 1992 J Graham (John) 1993 A Kennedy OBE (Arthur) (National President 1981-82) 1994 A Capper (Alan) 1995 L M Fish (Leon) 1996 I Wainer (Ivan) 1997 G Child (Geoff) 1998 D A Howitt (David) 1999 D Sillers (Don) 2000 No Fixed Chairman 2001 A Kennedy OBE (Arthur) (National President 1981-82) 2002 I Wainer (Ivan) 2003 K C Riddle (Keith) 2004-05 A J Venner (Alan) 2006 E W Carrington(Ernest) 2007-08 R J Johnson (Russell) 2009 J Graham (John) 2010 R Hotchkiss (Ron) 2011 M Witt (Mike) 2012 D P Mullane (Don) 2013 M Manuel (Martin) 2014 M White (Martin) 2015 R. Sturgess (Bob) 2016 D. Leon (David) 2017 B. Skivington (Bernie) 2018 D. Price (Dominic) 2019 R. Preston (Ralph) 2020 Dr M. Hooton (Martyn) 2021 Martyn Tomkins 2022 Steve Whitaker 2023 Bernie Skivington |