Table Plus (Club)
Table Plus is a friendship organisation based on the success of Round Table (Club). It was founded in Canterbury, England, in 2007. Table Plus is a club for youthful, but older men aged between 40 and 60 that provides a selection of social and community service related opportunities for its members. Members come from all parts of the community and are normally drawn from their local "feeder" Round Table.
The name "Table Plus" was selected to be sufficiently similar to "Round Table" but yet seen as distinctive. Since the majority of its members are drawn from Ex-Tablers (Members of Round Table are "chucked out" of Round Table when they reach the age of 45), it has a very similar feel. In general it is very supportive to its feeder table and will assist in many ways when called upon to do so.
Logo
The Table Plus logo was designed upon similar lines as the Round Table Logo. However, instead of an adaptation of the table which hangs in the Great Hall in Winchester, an adaptation of the Canterbury Cross has been used.
History
The founder chairman, Martin Neame, had recently been chucked out of Canterbury Round Table and felt a need existed for a club with a similar ethos and raison d'être to that existing in Cantebury Round Table. Together with several (also recently chucked out colleagues) he set about setting up the organisation's first club (Canterbury Table Plus No 1). The Club received its Charter from The Association of Ex-Round Tablers' Clubs in 2008.
Within a couple of years the fledgling club has visited several international table gatherings and sown the seeds of interest in countries such as Holland, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Austria to name but a few.
Activities
The focal point of Table Plus is its regular meetings. It is these meetings and discussions that allow the lasting bonds of frendship that were formed during time in Round Table to continue to grow. Activites are frequently outdoors and challenging, often finishing with an evening meal or BBQ. Speakers for indoor events are often invited to enable those in the audience broadening their minds and cultural awareness.
Table Plus does not exist in order to raise money for charity. It is often involved, however, with local projects and charitable organisations in order to discharge some civic duty.
External links
National Ex Tablers Website
Individual Table Plus Websites
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