The Winkle Club invites Winston Churchill to its Annual Supper, January 2nd, 1956
Greeting sent to Sir Winston Churchill on the occasion of the Club’s 60th AnniversaryChurchill’s Golden Winkle can be seen in the Museum Room at Chartwell, in KentA report by the ‘Hastings Observer’ showing Admiral Lord Michael Boyce’s apology letter (and fine) after failing a challenge by Michael Foster MP in the Houses of ParliamentPlaque commemorating the visit by HM The Queen to Winkle Island to receive her gold winkle brooche by the Club on 9th June 1997A picture of HM The Queen’s Winkle broocheA photo of the Winkle Club’s very first Committee – around 1900The Queen Mother, visiting Winkle Island in 1966Admiral The Lord Boyce OCB, OBE, DL, Lord Warden Of The Cinque Ports is “Winkled Up” by Richard Read, present Chairman of the Winkle Club and Vice-Chairman Richard Stevens, in the presence of Michael Foster MP in 2006
THE WINKLE CLUB CHORUS
‘If you should see a vessel in distress
Stand by … stand by
Render all the aid you can,
Be he man-o’-war or merchantman
Stand by him …
Throw him out a line,
Take him in tow
For you might want somebody
To stand by you some day,
You’ll never know…’
(This Chorus was adopted by the Club after World War II)
The President’s chain of office, made and presented to the Club by Mr. Julian Ferguson, owner of J.C.F. JewelleryAround 1920’sThe Club’s “Jazz Band”One of the famous Winkle Club outings
What type of Winkle?
Our winkle, as in our logo, is of the bloodsucker common winkle variety, with a flat opening and pointed shell (not strictly a periwinkle). The empty shell is filled with sealing-wax and carried by members at all times. These winkles can be found on Hastings beach.
