Club History
Club History
FIRST MEETING: 11th April 1921 at the Grand Hotel. An extract from the Northampton Daily Chronicle of 31 May 1921, which describes the event, can be downloaded here
FIRST LUNCHEON MEETING: 18th July 1921 at the Exchange Café
FIRST CHARTER MEETING: 1st February 1922 (i.e. the official birth date)
The First President, Mr A E Marlowe died in July 1922. His obituary in the Northampton Independent can be downloaded here
RI RECORDS: The Rotary Club of Northampton, England No 1073 was organised on 12 April 1921 by the British Association of Rotary Clubs and elected on 1 February 1922
TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS: 7th February 1947
A book entitled "Rotary Club of Northampton" The first 50 years 1921 - 1971 is available from the Secretary.Photocopied records from RI for 1921/2 are also available from the Secretary
