Descendants of Frederick and Mary Paulin gather here
Coleshill Chronicle, 31 May 1958
Ron Anderson, the Bound Brook FC Captain, receiving the Sutton Dispensary Cup from Mr NF Paulin, president of the league a the Sutton and District Football League’s annual presentation of awards, held at Minworth Social Club.
Coleshill Chronicle, 6 Nov 1964
Golden Return for Lost Trophy
Mr Stan Clives, secretary of the Sutton and District Football League, shakes hands with the league president, Mr NE Paulin, after handing over the gold cup.
Stan Clives, secretary of the Sutton and District Football League, was a proud man last week when he presented to league President Mr Norman Paulin, a gold cup.
It was the climax of months of research by Stan that had taken him through the history books of the County FA and through pages of data held in the custody of Birmingham Reference Library.
Slowly but surely the history of both the league – and of a long lost trophy – was unearthed. Now it can be told.
The Sutton League began way back in 1910 under the name of the East Birmingham League. Its name was changed by consent of council on November 21, 1918.
It was on a visit to the office of BCFA secretary Mr Bob Eden that Mr Clives saw an old forgotten trophy standing on the filing cabinet.
A closer look – and a secret was out. It was the property of the Sutton League, Mr Clive found that the cup had been handed in by a Mr HJ Dore, who was traced as having been on the league’s list of referees in the early part of this century.
Stan took the trophy home and after long pondering decided to seek to put the cup into a glamorous “gold” coat. And so, thanks to a fine piece of workmanship, the cup presented by Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, the Sutton League’s first president, was reborn.
The trophy stands twenty inches high and is surmounted by a figure in football kit. The engraving shows the league was formed in 1910 – providing a Golden Jubilee next year.
The President, Mr Paulin, receiving the cup, thanked Mr Clives for a “wonderful surprise”. He said he was certain “endless pleasure would abound the glittering trophy.”
Coleshill Chronicle, 18 Nov 1977
Minworth Bowls Celebration
Over 100 members, guests and officials attended Minworth Social Club’s bowling section’s annual presentation night on Saturday.
Guest of honour was the bowling section’s president Norman Paulin, who over the years has been a keen friend and supporter of the club’s sections covering the sports of bowls, football and angling.
Mr Paulin was introduced to the company by the Chairman of the bowls section John Ford, who was accompanied by the secretary Ray Bostock.
Mr Paulin said he was happy to know that the bowling section had been able to keep going under the severe strain of having had no home green, but was glad to hear that the renovation work being carried out would ensure that all would be well for the opening of season 1977-78.
Mr Paulin said to win the championship of the Sutton Thursday League Division Three with all their home fixtures being played at either Erdington or Aston based greens was no mean feat and he congratulated the club’s skipper Wally Hassell and his colleagues in bringing the trophy back to Minworth Social.
Mr Paulin presented the trophy and personal awards to the following members: Ray Bostock, John Ford, Wally Hassell, Arthur Ford, Danny Hebden, John Jeffs, Alfred Pritchard, Tommy Thornton, Dave Haden, Charlie Sharpe, Joe Haden, Im Stubbins, Steve Turner and Sonny Hasson.
Mr Paulin also presented the Alderman Smallwood Trophy to Dave Haden, together with aggregate awards to Danny Hebden (Saturday League) and John Jeffs (Thursday League).
Secretary Ray Bostock thanked Mr Paulin for his attendance and informed him that all the members were looking forward to the forthcoming season and gave an open invitation to supporters of the sport to join them. If sufficient members are available then it would be possible to launch a second team. Mr Bostock added.
The Amazing Paulin(e) Family 