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[[Eric Bentcliffe]] was seeking like-minded individuals and contacted [[Dave Cohen]] via [[Operation Fantast]]. Cohen was already in touch with [[Frank Richards]] and [[Taffy Williams|A. E. “Taffy” Williams]] and the four met up in January 1951. Cohen suggested the Waterloo Hotel in Cheetham Hill as an ongoing meeting place and a newspaper advertisement drew in more people, leading to the birth of the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club.
 
[[Eric Bentcliffe]] was seeking like-minded individuals and contacted [[Dave Cohen]] via [[Operation Fantast]]. Cohen was already in touch with [[Frank Richards]] and [[Taffy Williams|A. E. “Taffy” Williams]] and the four met up in January 1951. Cohen suggested the Waterloo Hotel in Cheetham Hill as an ongoing meeting place and a newspaper advertisement drew in more people, leading to the birth of the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club.
  
Members attended the [[Mancon 1|Mancon]] in 1952 and sponsored [[Supermancon]] in 1954. Club membership peaked at 25 or so, including [[Brian Varley]] and [[Sandy Sanderson]], both in the army and stationed in the area. [[Frances Evans]] was an early recruit, the first and for most of its history only female member. However, Sanderson claimed that the active membership in 1952 was only about six people (''Femizine'' #9, May 1956).  
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Members attended the [[Mancon 1|Mancon]] in 1952 and sponsored [[Supermancon]] in 1954. Club membership peaked at 60 or so, including [[Brian Varley]] and [[Sandy Sanderson]], both in the army and stationed in the area. [[Frances Evans]] was an early recruit, the first and for most of its history only female member. However, Sanderson claimed that the active membership in 1952 was only about six people (''Femizine'' #9, May 1956).  
  
The NSFC [[clubzine]] was ''[[Space Times]]''edited by Bentcliffe with for some issues  [[Eric Jones]], and Bentcliffe produced ''[[Checklist of British SF And Fantasy Magazines]]'' for the club in spring 1952.  
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The NSFC [[clubzine]] was ''[[Space Times]]'' edited by Bentcliffe with for some issues  [[Eric Jones]], and Bentcliffe produced ''[[Checklist of British SF And Fantasy Magazines]]'' for the club in spring 1952.  
  
 
[[John Russell Fearn]] was the group's patron<ref>''Space Times'' #18 (December 1953).</ref>.
 
[[John Russell Fearn]] was the group's patron<ref>''Space Times'' #18 (December 1953).</ref>.
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===Members===
 
===Members===
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'''This list is a work in progress'''
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The NSFC achieved a worldwide membership of 60 or more. A list of members was included in ''Space Times'' #1 with several more in #2, and new members added in subsequent issues.
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Names marked * lived outside – sometimes considerably outside – the north-west area.
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* [[Eric Bentcliffe]]  
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# [[Peter Baillie]]*
* [[Dave Cohen]]
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# [[Eric Bentcliffe]]  
* [[Cyril Evans]]
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# [[Phil Best]]
* [[Frances Evans]]
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# [[Ron Burrows]]
* [[John Russell Fearn]] (patron)
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# [[Dave Cohen]]
* [[Eric Jones]]
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# [[Tony Cooper]]*
* [[Frank Richards]]
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# [[Edith Crowther]]
* [[Sandy Sanderson]]
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# [[Ken Crowther]]
* [[Frank Simpson]]
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# [[Frank Dodd]]
* [[Phil Sless]]
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# [[Cyril Evans]]
* [[K. E. Smith]]
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# [[Frances Evans]]
* [[Brian Varley]]
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# [[John Russell Fearn]] (patron)
* [[Taffy Williams|A. E. 'Taffy' Williams]]
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# [[Eva Firestone]]*
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# [[Bill Hague]]
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# [[James Harper]]*
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# [[C. H. Hasted]]*
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# [[Wilf Jennings]]
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# [[Bill Jesson]]
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# [[Eric Jones]]
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# [[John Koestner]]*
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# [[Bernard Lee]]
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# [[Pat Lee]]
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# [[Geoff Lewis]]
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# [[Frank Leyland]]
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# [[S. Marshall]]
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# [[Donald McCormick]]
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# [[D. Peter Ogden]]
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# [[H. B. Pedavitz]]
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# [[Ray E. Pate]]*
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# [[Frank Richards]]
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# [[Mike Rosenblum]]*
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# [[Sandy Sanderson]]
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# [[Robin Silburn]]
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# [[Dag Siggerud]]*
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# [[Frank Simpson]]
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# [[Ken Slater]]*
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# [[Phil Sless]]
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# [[D. R. Smith]]*
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# [[K. E. Smith]]
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# [[Paul Sowerby]]
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# [[Bob Swartz]]
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# [[Tony Thorne]]*
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# [[Brian Varley]]
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# [[Taffy Williams|A. E. 'Taffy' Williams]]
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# [[Walter A. Willis]]*
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# [[Ken Woodward]]
 
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Revision as of 07:17, 23 December 2024

Nor'west Science Fantasy Club was a UK club based in Manchester and abbreviated as NSFC.

Eric Bentcliffe was seeking like-minded individuals and contacted Dave Cohen via Operation Fantast. Cohen was already in touch with Frank Richards and A. E. “Taffy” Williams and the four met up in January 1951. Cohen suggested the Waterloo Hotel in Cheetham Hill as an ongoing meeting place and a newspaper advertisement drew in more people, leading to the birth of the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club.

Members attended the Mancon in 1952 and sponsored Supermancon in 1954. Club membership peaked at 60 or so, including Brian Varley and Sandy Sanderson, both in the army and stationed in the area. Frances Evans was an early recruit, the first and for most of its history only female member. However, Sanderson claimed that the active membership in 1952 was only about six people (Femizine #9, May 1956).

The NSFC clubzine was Space Times edited by Bentcliffe with for some issues Eric Jones, and Bentcliffe produced Checklist of British SF And Fantasy Magazines for the club in spring 1952.

John Russell Fearn was the group's patron[1].

The club disintegrated in early 1954 before the Supermancon.

Members described it in TNFF Vol. 10, #4 (August 1951, p. 25).

Members[edit]

This list is a work in progress

The NSFC achieved a worldwide membership of 60 or more. A list of members was included in Space Times #1 with several more in #2, and new members added in subsequent issues.

Names marked * lived outside – sometimes considerably outside – the north-west area.

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  1. Space Times #18 (December 1953).

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