Whittlesey man Robert Windle elected as president at Peterborough Society of Magicians for fourth year running

A Whittlesey man has been elected as the president of a magical society for another year following a recent meeting.

Robert Windle was elected as the president for the fourth year running at the latest meeting of the Peterborough Society of Magicians.

The society – which is a group of amateur and professional magicians who meet once a month – continues to grow, and at the recent monthly meeting, members enjoyed another great evening of magic with past president Ricky Locke presenting the Joel Clyne Memorial Lecture.

Peterborough Society of Magicians was founded in 1980 by Ed Strong, Bernard Carr, Mike Hawthorne, and Terry Drudge.

They had all originally belonged to the South Lincs Magical Society in Boston and, later, some had joined the Leicester Magic Circle.

As the numbers grew, it soon became apparent that bigger premises were required, and it was decided to move to the Deeping Leisure Centre.

Robert said: “This proved to be a short-term solution in the search for premises. The next move was to the Eye Community Centre.

“This was also to prove unsatisfactory due to the cost and to the fact that the property was too small to accommodate our, now famous, Sale, Exchange and Lecture Day, the first of which took place in 1989.

“Once more, Ed Strong came to our rescue through a contact he had at the Millfield Community Centre, on Lincoln Road, to which we moved in 1991.”

Robert, at the recent meeting, was elected along with Sarah Lobo as secretary and Ian Corke as treasurer.

The next meeting is being held on Tuesday, August 19 at 7.30pm at the Millfield Centre, Lincoln Road in Peterborough. Those with an interest in magic are welcome to attend and will be made most welcome.