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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine. Volume 9 No.1 March 2012
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Mansion House.

This was the evening do, posh frocks etc, 350 people sat down to a grand dinner organised by
The Dickens Museum. This was hosted by the Lord Mayor who is Chairman of the trustees of the
Charles Dickens Museum. Music before and during the evening was sung by "The West End
Kids" who sang various songs from "Oliver" and other Dickensian melodies.

There were various speeches; a rendition of "A Christmas Carol" by Sir Patrick Stewart (which
was fantastic); a speech by the Lord Mayor; the immortal
memory toast was proposed by Mark Dickens and a short
speech by Matthew Dent, the designer of the new £2
Charles Dickens Coin (which was launched on the night,
and everyone was given one). The evening was rounded
off by a charity auction for the first minted £2 coin. This
was won by our Philadelphian friend who bid £2,800!
Well, what a day, I'm not sure anyone would remember
my 200th birthday but I'm glad we remembered his.
Justice Starleigh.
This photo and previous page by Wendy Gray

Images of the Menu cover and the £2 coin brochure
form Jack Martin