How did it all start? The
society was founded in October 1979, under the name 'Weston-Super-Mare
Recorded Music Society', by Arthur Radford and a small group of enthusiasts.
The object of the society was to provide facilities for its members
to enjoy good music reproduced through high quality equipment in amenable
surroundings with ambient conditions more approaching the concert hall,
providing realism generally not possible at home. It was also the desire
of the society to increase members' knowledge and appreciation of music
by arranging lecture programmes by visiting speakers and its own members.
In the early days outside speakers were thought to be too expensive,
but this changed as membership increased. The inaugural meeting of Weston
Recorded Music Society was on 24th October 1979 at St Paul's Church
Hall. Mr Radford, who was well known in the field of sound reproduction,
and who provided equipment for the meeting, was elected President. There
were between 50 and 60 people present, and Dr K.C. Mallen was elected
as chairman, and his brother Dr C.B. Mallen was on the committee. The society is affiliated to the Federation of Recorded Music Societies, which was founded in 1936, and to which we pay capitation, licencing and insurance fees. Its newsletter was produced twice a year, and edited by our Vice-Chairman Simon Rawlings, who stood down from the role in late 2023. Our society hosted the FRMS A.G.M. in November 2019 at The Winter Gardens. Membership
reached 74 in 1984. Dr W.P. Kelly was chairman from 1985 until his death
in 1997.
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