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Mitcham Korfball Club

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The Mitcham Korfball Club was started in 1946, according to this article from the Mitcham News and Mercury, 9th June 1961

The man who brought the game of korfball to Surrey, Mr Frederick James Lincoln (aged 55), Carlingford Gardens, Mitcham, died last week.

Over 100 people, including many korfball players, attended the cremation at the Streatham Crematorium on Friday.

Mr Lincoln organised Mitcham’s first korfball team about 15 years ago after seeing the game played on the first Hengelo – Mitcham interchange visit.

Soon two other teams followed and the Mitcham Korfball Club was formed.

Mr Lincoln, always “very enthusiastic about korfball,” did not play but he refereed the game for several years.

His wife Mildred said this week: “He was a popular man with many friends.”

William Alfred Stopher

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From the Streatham News – Friday 05 May 1944 via the British Newspaper Archive

Obituary
FUNERAL OF MR. STOPHER

The funeral of Mr. William Alfred Stopher, of 11, Belgrave-road, Mitcham, whose death was announced last week, took place last Thursday at Mitcham New Cemetery, Figges Marsh.

The many wreaths included those from:—

Mr, D. Stopher, Mr. C. Stopher (brothers); Mr. D. W. Stopher and family; Mr. L. Stopher and family; May Catherine and Auntie; Ron, Frank and Reg (On Active Service): Mr. and Mrs. Sleeman. Aunt Lucy; Percy, Maggie, and Girls of Long Stanton Farm, Cambridge; Arthur, Beatrice and Florrie, of Mitcham. Doris, Eddy and Roy, of Bury St. Edmunds; Mother and Ruth, May and Sid, of Chatteris and Histon, Cambridge; Arthur and Maggie of Shepith; Miss Cooke, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Adams, Mr. Woods, Mr. Sparrowhawk. Mr. Sullings, Mr, Attlesey, Mr. R. Yixley. Mitcham Butchers. Neighbours of New Close and Bath-road.

Funeral arrangements were conducted by Mr. D. S. Drewett, of Mitcham.