The Challenge of Round Table

The Challenge of Round Table is a 14.5‑minute video about the Round Table movement, with focus on Round Table Great Britain & Ireland.

Highlights

• • It features the Louis Marchesi of Round Table (44–019) vessel donated to RNLI (RTBI Sea Vessels)
  • Aims and Objectives that have remained consistent.
  • RTBI had 1250 Tables across England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
  • Familiar formality and banter.
  • Meetings used to have a speaker, who spoke for 20mins.
  • Bone marrow appeal, with 600+ tables taking part.
  • National Sporting Weekend, and Family events.
  • Tour of a Safari park for “handicapped people”.
  • Round Table National Conference
  • The RTBI National Council had 53members, presided by the National Executive
  • RTBI President John Lymbury
  • Ladies Circle Conference is held in parallel with the RTBI National Conference.
  • To join Ladies’ circle, “The only qualification for joining the Circle is being the wife of a Tabler, although it’s not compulsory to join…”
  • WOCO, with a few international attendees, including Dutch and Finnish Tablers.
  • “Britain’s largest fancy dress party”
  • Charter of a new Table in Greystones, Ireland — June 20th 1986
  • New members receive a Member’s kit and a badge.
  • Blood Pressure Unit for the National Children’s Hospital