1959: A cake to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the Clubhouse. The Club House in Alma Road was opened in 1938 by Mr. F.C. Ihlee (see Sports
Club Facilities for relevant photographs)
50th Anniversary
of the Sports Club
The Sports Club celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1960. By then there were 2000 members. Each Sports Club section put on a match, show or display. Click on the image of the Anniversary Report (left) for an interesting background on the history of the founding and growth of some of the major Sports Club Sections as well as a history of the development of the Alma Road facility.
The
75th Anniversary
In 1985
the Sports and Social Club celebrated its 75th anniversary, adopting the slogan
"We're 75 in 85".
To mark
this occasion, a number of different events and social activities were organized
by both individual Sections and the Sports Club itself. Various commemorative
items were made available, some as gifts and others for purchase at nominal
prices.
The culmination
of the celebrations was an Anniversary Ball held at the Alma Road Clubhouse
on 28th September 1985.