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Letter from Arthur Martin of Kempston concerning his memories of the Starlight Club: - It was sometime in the 1960's that I joined with the helpers of the Starlight Club, then meeting at a chapel at Mill Street which is now the Mansion Nightclub, after a while we moved to Bunyan Meeting Chapel followed by a move to Priory Methodist Church in Newnham Avenue and finally using the premises at Haylands Way Centre - For a while I was club leader then club treasurer which I held until I retired - Some of the helpers I do remember were Mrs. Parris, Mrs. Lindley, Mrs. Lindley, Mrs. Anthony, Jim Nickson, Jim Bunyan, Gordon Shorton and finally Richard Stearns and his wife Helen - It was through the Starlight Club that I used to visit Brookside in the days of Eric Williams. This gave me much pleasure and I had some very happy times at the club and was sorry to hear that it had to close because Richard could not manage without more help - I apologise for the typing errors. It's a very old typewriter but not quite as old as it's owner. Also includes a separate sheet of paper with information on the club written down including: - Who started the club - Who chose the name - Names of helpers - Examples of activities and outings.

11 Feb 2004

From: 2004 To: 2004

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Parris,
Lindley,
Anthony,
Nickson, Jim,
Bunyan, Jim,
Shorten, B. Gordon,
Stearns, Richard,
Williams, Eric

night clubs, Methodist churches, Bunyan Meeting chapels, Bedford Mill Street, Bedford Newnham Avenue