Gwen and John Sansom
Who was John Sansom?
Ronald John Sansom 1926 - 2022
Founding and life member, John was the vital core of our organisation from the very beginning with the first ABC meeting being held at his home on 22 May 1988. John filled a number of roles for ABC from 1989 through to 2020 but is best known as our Membership and Materials Manager. He was always supportive, knowledgeable and encouraging, especially to new members, often knowing what they needed before they did.
John was an excellent binder. Most of his bindings were full and half leather bound books and he particularly enjoyed rebinding books that linked to what he liked reading or needed to be preserved, or that were for his family. After his death in 2022 the Committee decided it would be fitting to recognise his immeasurable contribution and support over those 25 plus years by offering an annual competition in his memory. This was established in 2023.
Founding and life member, John was the vital core of our organisation from the very beginning with the first ABC meeting being held at his home on 22 May 1988. John filled a number of roles for ABC from 1989 through to 2020 but is best known as our Membership and Materials Manager. He was always supportive, knowledgeable and encouraging, especially to new members, often knowing what they needed before they did.
John was an excellent binder. Most of his bindings were full and half leather bound books and he particularly enjoyed rebinding books that linked to what he liked reading or needed to be preserved, or that were for his family. After his death in 2022 the Committee decided it would be fitting to recognise his immeasurable contribution and support over those 25 plus years by offering an annual competition in his memory. This was established in 2023.