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1946-1954
The Polytechnic Film Society was formed in 1946. From the start, its activities seems to have involved close collaboration with the BBC Social Club. In 1954 the Polytechnic Magazine announced the cessation of the society due to a decline in member numbers.
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1924-1934
In March 1924, the Polytechnic magazine reported 'In view of the fact that the first team of women athletics to compete abroad was composed almost entirely of Poly girls, it may be of interest to mention that a Poly Ladies' Athletic Club has been formed. Miss Birchenough is Hon. Secretary and will be pleased to hear from anyone interested.'
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1907-present
The Polytechnic Netball Club is the oldest continually existing netball club in the world, as certified by the Guinness Book of Records.
Prior to 1907 there is no mention in the archives of any ‘basket’ or ‘net’ ball activity. But at a Garden Party, held on 8 June an exhibition match is held at Chiswick between a Men’s Basketball team and a Women’s basketball team. From then onwards there are regular references to ‘basket’ ball until 1910 when references change to ‘net’ ball (for both men’s and women’s teams).
1914 sees the first mention of the ‘netball cup competition’. The team was coached by Miss Gates and the Gymnasium agree to provide a Silver Cup and medals for annual competition. The Poly League includes 4 Poly teams, 2 teams from Morley Hall along with teams from St John’s Lewisham, Tellington Old Girls and Catford Ladies Gymnastics Club. The London and Home Counties Net Ball Federation formed in 1925, with the. Poly Netball Club as a member. The same year the Club advertised for new members. It practised on a Wednesday night in the gymnasium at Regent Street from 6.30pm-9.30pm.
From September 1935 the Edward Marjoribanks Cup was awarded by Mr & Mrs Quintin Hogg to the netball team with the best record across the season.
In 1958 Town and Country planning made the first netball film at the Poly ground in Chiswick
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45-47 Britton St, London EC1
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fl.1900-1946
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1883-1970
Regent Street Polytechnic, founded by Quintin Hogg as the Youth's Christian Institute, encompassed members who were not students, but were involved in recreational activities via a large number of clubs. The Polytechnic Parliament, established in 1883, was a debating society whose members examined contemporary issues. It was perhaps the oldest model parliament in the country. There was an increasing division between the educational side of the Polytechnic, which dealt with students and the organisation of classes, and the Polytechnic Institute, which catered for members of the social and sporting clubs. The Institute was eventually to decline, particularly after Regent Street Polytechnic became the Polytechnic of Central London in 1970. The Polytechnic Parliament was wound up in 1970.
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fl.1940-1979
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fl.1901-1970
'Ping Pong' was introduced to the Women's Institute in early 1901, with a tournament held in March of that year. A Ping Pong Club was started at the Women's Institute in 1902. It is not known how consistently it run but the new building at Little Titchfield Street had table tennis tables built in for the use of the women, so was presumably popular around 1929. It seems to have remained consistently popular thereafter, and was played intermittently throughout WW2, regain its prominence again after the war and remaining popular until at least 1960.