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	The '''North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee''' ('''NWHLRC''') was a committee founded in [[Manchester]] in 1964, to pursue the aim of reforming the law relating to male homosexual acts. In 1969 it was renamed the Committee for Homosexual Equality, and in 1971 it became the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE).		The '''North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee''' ('''NWHLRC''') was a committee founded in [[Manchester]] in 1964, to pursue the aim of reforming the law relating to male homosexual acts. In 1969 it was renamed the Committee for Homosexual Equality, and in 1971 it became the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE).

	In 1963, [[Antony Grey]], then Secretary of the London-based [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]] (HLRS) was authorised by his Executive to investigate setting up local committees of the HLRS. Grey put [[Allan Horsfall]] in touch with [[Stanley Rowe]], who had begun setting up a local group in Manchester, and Horsfall attended a meeting at Rowe's home on 4 June 1964. Also at the meeting was [[Colin Harvey]], Senior Social Worker for the Church of England North West Board of Social Responsibility. Harvey reported to the Board, and its chair, [[Ted Wickham]], Bishop of [[Middleton]], offered to facilitate the group, provided it became a properly constitued committee and allow it to meet in his board room, on Blackfriars Road, [[Salford]]. The NWHLRC was formally launched at a public meeting on 7 October 1964, at [[Church House]] in Manchester.<ref name=AW2>~~[[Peter Scott-Presland]],~~ [[Amiable Warriors]], ~~Chapter 2~~.</ref>		In 1963, [[Antony Grey]], then Secretary of the London-based [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]] (HLRS) was authorised by his Executive to investigate setting up local committees of the HLRS. Grey put [[Allan Horsfall]] in touch with [[Stanley Rowe]], who had begun setting up a local group in Manchester, and Horsfall attended a meeting at Rowe's home on 4 June 1964. Also at the meeting was [[Colin Harvey]], Senior Social Worker for the Church of England North West Board of Social Responsibility. Harvey reported to the Board, and its chair, [[Ted Wickham]], Bishop of [[Middleton]], offered to facilitate the group, provided it became a properly constitued committee and allow it to meet in his board room, on Blackfriars Road, [[Salford]]. The NWHLRC was formally launched at a public meeting on 7 October 1964, at [[Church House]] in Manchester.<ref name=AW2>''[[Amiable Warriors]]'', Volume One, pages 119–121.</ref>

	Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />		Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />

	The NWHLRC issued a leaflet, "Something you should know", giving Allan Horsfall's home address as the contract address, as a result of which a front-page article appeared in a local ~~pape~~, the ''[[Leigh\|Leigh Reporter]]''.<ref ~~name=AW2~~ />		The NWHLRC issued a leaflet, "Something you should know", giving Allan Horsfall's home address as the contract address, as a result of which a front-page article appeared in a local paper, the ''[[Leigh\|Leigh Reporter]]''.<ref>''[[Amiable Warriors]]'', Volume One, page 123.</ref> The first chairman was [[Rev Bernard Dodd]], succeeded in late 1967 by [[Colin Harvey]].

	On 11 November 1966 the NWHLRC held a meeting in Manchester, chaired by [[Alfred Jowett]], Dean of Manchester. Other speakers included [[Alan Fitch]] MP and [[Antony Grey]]. [[Humphry Berkeley]] MP was billed to speak but unable to get to Manchester. Allan Horsfall and Niel Pearson spoke from the floor.<ref ~~name=AW2~~ />		On 11 November 1966 the NWHLRC held a meeting in Manchester, chaired by [[Alfred Jowett]], Dean of Manchester. Other speakers included [[Alan Fitch]] MP and [[Antony Grey]]. [[Humphry Berkeley]] MP was billed to speak but unable to get to Manchester. Allan Horsfall and Niel Pearson spoke from the floor.<ref>''[[Amiable Warriors]]'', Volume One, page 123.</ref>

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	The NWHLRC issued a leaflet, "Something you should know", giving Allan Horsfall's home address as the contract address, as a result of which a front-page article appeared in a local pape, the ''[[Leigh\|Leigh Reporter]]''.<ref name=AW2 />		The NWHLRC issued a leaflet, "Something you should know", giving Allan Horsfall's home address as the contract address, as a result of which a front-page article appeared in a local pape, the ''[[Leigh\|Leigh Reporter]]''.<ref name=AW2 />

	On 11 November 1966 the NWHLRC held a meeting in Manchester, chaired by [[Alfred Jowett]], Dean of Manchester. Other speakers included [[Alan Fitch]] MP and [[Antony Grey]]. [[Humphry Berkeley]] MP was billed to speak but unable to get to Manchester.<ref name=AW2 />		On 11 November 1966 the NWHLRC held a meeting in Manchester, chaired by [[Alfred Jowett]], Dean of Manchester. Other speakers included [[Alan Fitch]] MP and [[Antony Grey]]. [[Humphry Berkeley]] MP was billed to speak but unable to get to Manchester. Allan Horsfall and Niel Pearson spoke from the floor.<ref name=AW2 />

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	The NWHLRC issued a leaflet, "Something you should know", giving Allan Horsfall's home address as the contract address, as a result of which a front-page article appeared in a local pape, the ''[[Leigh\|Leigh Reporter]]''.<ref name=AW2 />		The NWHLRC issued a leaflet, "Something you should know", giving Allan Horsfall's home address as the contract address, as a result of which a front-page article appeared in a local pape, the ''[[Leigh\|Leigh Reporter]]''.<ref name=AW2 />

			On 11 November 1966 the NWHLRC held a meeting in Manchester, chaired by [[Alfred Jowett]], Dean of Manchester. Other speakers included [[Alan Fitch]] MP and [[Antony Grey]]. [[Humphry Berkeley]] MP was billed to speak but unable to get to Manchester.<ref name=AW2 />

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	Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />		Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />

			The NWHLRC issued a leaflet, "Something you should know", giving Allan Horsfall's home address as the contract address, as a result of which a front-page article appeared in a local pape, the ''[[Leigh\|Leigh Reporter]]''.<ref name=AW2 />

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	Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />		Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />

			==50th anniversary==

			The 50th anniversary of the initial public meeting was celebrated on 7 October 2014, with the [[CHE 50th anniversary\|unveiling of a plaque]] at Church House.

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	The '''North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee''' ('''NWHLRC''') was a committee founded in [[Manchester]] in 1964, to pursue the aim of reforming the law relating to male homosexual acts. In 1969 it was renamed the Committee for Homosexual Equality, and in 1971 it became the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE).		The '''North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee''' ('''NWHLRC''') was a committee founded in [[Manchester]] in 1964, to pursue the aim of reforming the law relating to male homosexual acts. In 1969 it was renamed the Committee for Homosexual Equality, and in 1971 it became the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE).

	In 1963, [[Antony Grey]], then Secretary of the London-based [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]] (HLRS) was authorised by his Executive to investigate setting up local committees of the HLRS. Grey put [[Allan Horsfall]] in touch with [[Stanley Rowe]], who had begun setting up a local group in Manchester, and Horsfall attended a meeting at Rowe's home on 4 June 1964. Also at the meeting was [[Colin Harvey]], Senior Social Worker for the Church of England North West Board of Social Responsibility. Harvey reported to the Board, and its chair, [[Ted Wickham]], Bishop of [[Middleton]], offered to facilitate the group, provided it became a properly constitued committee and allow it to meet in his board room, on Blackfriars Road, [[Salford]]. The NWHLRC was formally launched at a public meeting on 7 October 1964, at [[Church House]] in Manchester.<ref name=AW2>Peter Scott-Presland]], [[Amiable Warriors]], Chapter 2.</ref>		In 1963, [[Antony Grey]], then Secretary of the London-based [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]] (HLRS) was authorised by his Executive to investigate setting up local committees of the HLRS. Grey put [[Allan Horsfall]] in touch with [[Stanley Rowe]], who had begun setting up a local group in Manchester, and Horsfall attended a meeting at Rowe's home on 4 June 1964. Also at the meeting was [[Colin Harvey]], Senior Social Worker for the Church of England North West Board of Social Responsibility. Harvey reported to the Board, and its chair, [[Ted Wickham]], Bishop of [[Middleton]], offered to facilitate the group, provided it became a properly constitued committee and allow it to meet in his board room, on Blackfriars Road, [[Salford]]. The NWHLRC was formally launched at a public meeting on 7 October 1964, at [[Church House]] in Manchester.<ref name=AW2>[[Peter Scott-Presland]], [[Amiable Warriors]], Chapter 2.</ref>

	Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />		Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />

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	The '''North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee''' ('''NWHLRC''') was a committee founded in [[Manchester]] in 1964, to pursue the aim of reforming the law relating to male homosexual acts. In 1969 it was renamed the Committee for Homosexual Equality, and in 1971 it became the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE).		The '''North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee''' ('''NWHLRC''') was a committee founded in [[Manchester]] in 1964, to pursue the aim of reforming the law relating to male homosexual acts. In 1969 it was renamed the Committee for Homosexual Equality, and in 1971 it became the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE).

	In 1963, [[Antony Grey]], then Secretary of the London-based [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]] (HLRS) was authorised by his Executive to investigate setting up local committees of the HLRS. Grey put [[Allan Horsfall]] in touch with [[Stanley Rowe]], who had begun setting up a local group in Manchester, and Horsfall attended a meeting at Rowe's home on 4 June 1964. Also at the meeting was [[Colin Harvey]], Senior Social Worker for the Church of England North West Board of Social Responsibility. Harvey reported to the Board, and its chair, [[Ted Wickham]], Bishop of [[Middleton]], offered to facilitate the group, provided it became a properly constitued committee and allow it to meet in his board room, on Blackfriars Road, [[Salford]]. The ~~group~~ was formally launched at a public meeting on 7 October 1964, at [[Church House]] in Manchester.<ref>Peter Scott-Presland]], [[Amiable Warriors]], Chapter 2.</ref>		In 1963, [[Antony Grey]], then Secretary of the London-based [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]] (HLRS) was authorised by his Executive to investigate setting up local committees of the HLRS. Grey put [[Allan Horsfall]] in touch with [[Stanley Rowe]], who had begun setting up a local group in Manchester, and Horsfall attended a meeting at Rowe's home on 4 June 1964. Also at the meeting was [[Colin Harvey]], Senior Social Worker for the Church of England North West Board of Social Responsibility. Harvey reported to the Board, and its chair, [[Ted Wickham]], Bishop of [[Middleton]], offered to facilitate the group, provided it became a properly constitued committee and allow it to meet in his board room, on Blackfriars Road, [[Salford]]. The NWHLRC was formally launched at a public meeting on 7 October 1964, at [[Church House]] in Manchester.<ref name=AW2>Peter Scott-Presland]], [[Amiable Warriors]], Chapter 2.</ref>

			Allan Horsfall was appointed Secretary of the NWHLRC, and [[Niel Pearson]], a local solicitor, as its President.<ref name=AW2 />

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	The '''North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee''' ('''NWHLRC''') was a committee founded in [[Manchester]] in 1964, to pursue the aim of reforming the law relating to male homosexual acts. In 1969 it was renamed the Committee for Homosexual Equality, and in 1971 it became the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE).		The '''North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee''' ('''NWHLRC''') was a committee founded in [[Manchester]] in 1964, to pursue the aim of reforming the law relating to male homosexual acts. In 1969 it was renamed the Committee for Homosexual Equality, and in 1971 it became the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]] (CHE).

	In 1963, [[Antony Grey]], then Secretary of the London-based [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]] (HLRS) was authorised by his Executive to investigate setting up local committees of the HLRS. Grey put [[Allan Horsfall]] in touch with [[Stanley Rowe]], who had begun setting up a local group in Manchester, and Horsfall attended a meeting at Rowe's home on 4 June 1964. Also at the meeting was [[Colin Harvey]], Senior Social Worker for the Church of England North West Board of Social Responsibility. Harvey reported to the Board, and its chair, [[Ted Wickham]], Bishop of [[Middleton]], offered to facilitate the group and allow it to meet in his board room, on Blackfriars Road, [[Salford]]. The group was formally launched at a public meeting on 7 October 1964, at [[Church House]] in Manchester.<ref>Peter Scott-Presland]], [[Amiable Warriors]], Chapter 2.</ref>		In 1963, [[Antony Grey]], then Secretary of the London-based [[Homosexual Law Reform Society]] (HLRS) was authorised by his Executive to investigate setting up local committees of the HLRS. Grey put [[Allan Horsfall]] in touch with [[Stanley Rowe]], who had begun setting up a local group in Manchester, and Horsfall attended a meeting at Rowe's home on 4 June 1964. Also at the meeting was [[Colin Harvey]], Senior Social Worker for the Church of England North West Board of Social Responsibility. Harvey reported to the Board, and its chair, [[Ted Wickham]], Bishop of [[Middleton]], offered to facilitate the group, provided it became a properly constitued committee and allow it to meet in his board room, on Blackfriars Road, [[Salford]]. The group was formally launched at a public meeting on 7 October 1964, at [[Church House]] in Manchester.<ref>Peter Scott-Presland]], [[Amiable Warriors]], Chapter 2.</ref>

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