Thursley Horse Show & Gymkhana: Thursley Horse Show Society - work in progress
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These were huge events that took place in the late 1950s and early 1960s before being wound up. Clearly they were taken very seriously, note that the President was Richard Dimbleby and the array of Vice-Presidents included Lt Col W Whitbread who, at that time, owned Thursley Common. The beneficiary of any profits raised was Thursley Village Hall.
The artefacts, programmes and letters below give an idea of the scale of the Society but we have no anecdotal records or photographs of any of the events that occured between 1958 and 1963. We would love to receive some! Please send to: https://www.thursleyhistorysociety.org/contact
The following is from an archive (Box 8):
Trophies & Artefacts
1) The Ridgeway Challenge Cup, Presented by Mr. W. E. Jupe with base:
· 1958 Sheila Barnes "Spud Thompson"
· 1959 John James "Rita" / Paul Oliver "Grey Mist"
· 1960 Suzanne Cox "Coco"
· 1961 Belinda Napier "Sharon"
· John Kilby "Gay Crusader III"
· Michael Cawley "Smokey XII"
· Caroline Webb "Pratney"
· 1962 Belinda Napier "Sharon"
2) Thursley Village Hall Societies Challenge Cup For Working Hunter with base:
· 1958 Rosemary Greville-Williams "Top Twig"
· 1959 Mrs. Vivian Boon "Rathkeale"
· 1960 B. Gibson "The Chief"
· 1961 "Knight of The Wold" Valerie Clark
· 1962 "Suala" Mrs. C. Davico
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1961
Small brown envelope addressed to Mrs. M. Bennett containing receipt dated 25/3/61 & Thursley Horse Show 1961, Car Park Ringside £1 rubber gummed label.
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1969
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Announcement of the winding up of the Society in Horse and Hound, issue dated April 4, 1969
And this was the rather sad conclusion of the Thursley Horse Show Society:
