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'''The Stourbridge Circle''' (also known as '''SADO''', the '''Stourbridge And District SF Circle''') was located in a small town near [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] and was active 1957 to 1962, first becoming visible at the [[1958 Eastercon]]. ''[[Les Spinge]]'' started as a [[clubzine]] and later took life of its own as a fine general interest [[fanzine]].
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'''The Stourbridge Circle''' (also known as '''SADO''', the '''Stourbridge And District SF Circle''') was a club based in Stourbridge, a small town near [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]]. It was active from the winter of 1957–58 to 1962. ''[[Les Spinge]]'' started as a [[clubzine]] and later took life of its own as a fine general interest [[fanzine]].
  
Members included [[Ken Cheslin]], [[Peter Davies]] and [[Mike Kilvert]].
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In a letter to ''[[Prolapse]]'' #7 (June 2007), [[Mike Kilvert]] said the group was formed during the winter of 1957–58 although he, [[Ken Cheslin]] and [[Peter Davies]] had known each other since 1947. Cheslin was in contact with wider fandom through [[Ken Slater]], leading to correspondence with the [[Cheltenham Group]]. The trio ''may'' have also attended [[Cytricon IV]] in 1958; Kilvert certainly said they did in that same letter. However, some details of his account don't coincide with known aspects of the convention and so it's possible that in writing 50-odd years after the event he was mixing up conventions. They certainly attended [[Brumcon]] in 1959.
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In 1959 the group advertised in a local newspaper. This only attracted one response, from [[Tony Hill]]. They also recruited [[Jack Raybould]], a near neighbour of Davies. Kilvert joined the army in February 1960, while [[Dave Hale]] and [[Darroll Pardoe]] joined that same month. Kilvert didn't resume contact with the group after he ended his military service and Davies left the group in the early 1960s after a falling out with Cheslin.
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===Members===
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* [[Ken Cheslin]]
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* [[Peter Davies]]
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* [[Dave Hale]]
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* [[Tony Hill]]
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* [[Mike Kilvert]]
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* [[Darroll Pardoe]]
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* [[Jack Raybould]]
  
 
{{club | start=1957 | end=1962 | locale=Stourbridge, UK}}
 
{{club | start=1957 | end=1962 | locale=Stourbridge, UK}}
 
[[Category:UK]]
 
[[Category:UK]]

Revision as of 10:10, 13 November 2024

The Stourbridge Circle (also known as SADO, the Stourbridge And District SF Circle) was a club based in Stourbridge, a small town near Birmingham. It was active from the winter of 1957–58 to 1962. Les Spinge started as a clubzine and later took life of its own as a fine general interest fanzine.

In a letter to Prolapse #7 (June 2007), Mike Kilvert said the group was formed during the winter of 1957–58 although he, Ken Cheslin and Peter Davies had known each other since 1947. Cheslin was in contact with wider fandom through Ken Slater, leading to correspondence with the Cheltenham Group. The trio may have also attended Cytricon IV in 1958; Kilvert certainly said they did in that same letter. However, some details of his account don't coincide with known aspects of the convention and so it's possible that in writing 50-odd years after the event he was mixing up conventions. They certainly attended Brumcon in 1959.

In 1959 the group advertised in a local newspaper. This only attracted one response, from Tony Hill. They also recruited Jack Raybould, a near neighbour of Davies. Kilvert joined the army in February 1960, while Dave Hale and Darroll Pardoe joined that same month. Kilvert didn't resume contact with the group after he ended his military service and Davies left the group in the early 1960s after a falling out with Cheslin.

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