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In March 2024 we were celebrating our 70th Anniversary.

You can also find us on facebook under: FISH HOEK PHILATELIC SOCIETY

The article below was published by the "SA PHILATELIST"(06/2013):

FISH HOEK PHILATELIC SOCIETY HISTORY

(Fish Hoek is a small town in the Western Cape Province in South Africa, ca 30 km south of Cape Town)

The Society was formed at a meeting held on 22 March 1954. The eight founding members at this meeting were: Mrs (Monty)Montgomery and Messrs K. Alexander, Gerry Bouwer, HA Hunter, H James, Mr Morris, EM Sanderson-Smith and W Warriner. Mr Warriner was the first President.

Meetings were at first held on the first Wednesday of each month. Over the years this has changed and currently we meet on the first Tuesday of each month. Early meetings were held at the Green Parrot Tea-room, on the corner of Main and Recreation Roads. The Lanark Hotel and the old library hall, both on Beach Road were also used. The last permanent move was made to the Civic Centre in 1982. Here the library hall was used and later the Minor Hall.

Now we are using the Hall of the Country Club in Simon's Town (Main Road, next to Froggy Pond) for afternoon meetings, which is a large room with a beautiful False Bay view, a good kitchen and friendly staff members. Meetings take place every first Tuesday of the month at 2pm.

Membership has steadily increased and we also cater for junior members although there are none at present. Members have brought much honour to the Society by way of National and International awards, medals, cups, citations and being jurymen for exhibitions.

Visitors are always welcome at meetings, which offer a variety of philatelic entertainment and material to view.

Monthly fun competitions, a raffle and mini auctions are held at the end of each meeting.

We staged larger exhibitions to commemorate our 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th and our recent 70th anniversary in 2024.

Brian Franklin, Former President FHPS - (Updated by the Secretary.)

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Our new Committee for 2024/2025:

President: Johan de Wet

Secretary: Volker Janssen

Vice President: Andrew McLaren

Treasurer & Exchange book section: Barry Price

Additional Committee Members:

Sven Tollin, Bruce Kilgour and Dave Young