It is these meetings and discussions that allow the lasting bonds of friendship that were formed during time in Round Table to continue to grow. The focal point of Table Plus is its regular meetings. Within a couple of years the fledgling club has visited several international Round Table gatherings and sown the seeds of interest in countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Austria. The club received its Charter from The Association of Ex-Round Tablers' Clubs in 2008 and is proud to be counted as part of that organisation. In general, it is supportive to its feeder table and will assist in many ways when called upon to do so. Since its members are drawn from Ex-Tablers, it has a very similar feel. The name "Table Plus" was selected to be sufficiently similar to "Round Table" but yet distinctive. The formation of the club was also based on a desire to stem the loss of members from the Round Table family of Clubs. Together with several colleagues (also recently "retired") he set up the organisation's first club (Canterbury Table Plus No 1). The founder chairman, Martin Neame, had recently retired from Canterbury & District Round Table and felt a need existed for a club with a similar ethos and raison d'ĂȘtre to that existing in Canterbury & District Round Table, but with a younger look and feel than Canterbury 41 Club. The Table Plus logo was designed as an adaptation of the Canterbury Cross. It was created in Canterbury, and is a member of the Association of Ex-Round Tablers' Clubs. Table Plus is a club for men aged between 40 and 60 that provides a selection of social and community service related opportunities for its members.
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