R.I.P. CYRIL BALDWIN
We are sad to report the passing of the Rochester Pickwick Club's founder Cyril Baldwin (shown here, seated, in his familiar guise as Mr Pickwick, with the Gentlemen of the Pickwick Club). He will be greatly missed. R.I.P. Cyril.
About the Rochester Pickwick Club
The Rochester Pickwick club was founded in 1984 to honour Dickens' first novel 'The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club', usually referred to as 'The Pickwick Papers'. The club holds affiliate membership of the Dickens Fellowship. Its members are frequently seen at the twice-yearly Dickens Festivals in Rochester as well as other community events both locally and around the UK.
It is a condition of membership that all must be in suitable costume whenever they appear at a public event or sit down to dine. In recent years a ladies section has been formed, and there is now an associate level of membership.