NCROPA Papers From CAC Files: 1985-2013

 

(1) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to Bill Cotton of the BBC re Dave Allen, January 25, 1985
The above letter from the CAC file contained an attached a sheet of paper with photocopies of articles from the Daily Mail December 27, 1984: Mary attacks ‘crude’ Dave Allen and the Radio Times entry labelled 26/1/84 “A special holiday edition featuring the unique wit...”
(2) CAC Statement, January 1990
Although the above is a CAC document, it was drafted by Goodman, and David Webb would have received a copy. He too was a CAC member.
(3) Copy letter W.D. Creer to NCROPA, May 19, 1993
The letters immediately above and below are from the government of the Isle Of Man, and relate to the Video Recordings Bill
(4) Copy letter W.D. Creer to NCROPA, May 26, 1993
(5) Letter Brian Matthews to Ted Goodman, November 27, 1995
(6) Circular letter Tuppy Owens of the Leydig Trust, circa January 1996
(7) Letter David Webb of NCROPA to Alexander Baron, January 30, 1996
I can’t remember how the above got into this file but clearly I must have given it to Goodman at some point.
(8) Letter Ted Goodman to NCROPA supporter Brian Matthews, February 1, 1996 (misdated)
(9) Letter from Dee of the Erotic Oscars to Ted Goodman, circa February 5, 1996
(10) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Dee of The Erotic Oscars, February 12, 1996
In the above letter, Goodman says he has been a member of the Libertarian Alliance since 1980. I’ve made this mistake too; the Libertarian Alliance does not have members as such. This letter appears also to have contained enclosures.
(11) Letter from Dee of the Erotic Oscars to Ted Goodman, March 12, 1996
(12) Circular letter from Annette of the Outsiders Club to Ball Volunteers, March 26, 1996
(13) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa March 26, 1996
(14) Notice of a protest meeting, March 31, 1996
The above relates to the cancellation of the Sex Maniacs Ball.
(15) Letter David Webb in reply to Alexander Baron’s letter of April 3, 1996
I cannot remember when I received this letter but it may have been month’s after the letter alluded to within.
(16) Copy letter Tania Denning for the Police Commissioner to David Webb/NCROPA, April 17, 1996
The above is a response to the Webb missive of April 15.
(17) Copy letter David Webb to the Police Commissioner, April 19, 1996
The above concerns the forced cancellation of the Sex Maniacs Ball.
(18) Why we are marching to Downing Street today, April 20, 1996
The documents immediately above and below go together. A photocopy of the latter was included with the main archive. See also document (20) immediately below.
(19) Letter to Prime Minister John Major, April 20, 1996
(20) Letter to Flyer for the march on Downing Street, April 20, 1996
(21) Copy letter to Colin Weaving for the Police Commissioner to David Webb/NCROPA, April 25, 1996
(22) Circular letter from Tuppy Owens re the cancelled Sex Maniacs Ball, April 26, 1996
(23) SPANNER people, Issue 10, May 1996
The above has been scanned back page, front page, middle pages.
(24) The Lady O Society Newsletter, #11, June 1996
The above is a scan of a poor photocopy and is the best I could manage.
(25) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa June 1, 1996
(26) Circular letter from Rob Grover of Countdown on Spanner, June 10, 1996
The above concerns a Law Commission consultation paper.
(27) Invitation/flyer for The Angela Quinn Benefit Party, June 22, 1996
(28) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa July 1, 1996
(29) Flyer for the boat 3, July 4, 1996
(30) As we approach the Millennium..., circa early 1996
The above is a circular by the Sexual Freedom Coalition.
(31) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Nigel Meek re NCROPA, July 25, 1996
(32) Copy letter Ted Goodman to someone in Mid-Glamorgan, August 15, 1996
The above has been redacted for obvious reasons.
(33) Letter Ian Jackson and Lesley Ann Sharrock of Desire magazine to Ted Goodman, August 16, 1996
(34) Minutes of the Sexual Freedom Coalition Plenary, October 23, 1996
(35) Agenda of the Law Petition Working Group, November 4, 1996
A photocopy of the above can be found in the 1996 file, document (52).
(36) Minutes of the Second Petition Working Group, November 4, 1996
There were two copies of the above Sexual Freedom Coalition document in the CAC; they are exactly the same but the other is not on headed paper.
(37) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa November 5, 1996
The above appears to have included document (36) above.
(38) Agenda for the Sexual Freedom Coalition 6th Plenary, November 27, 1996
(39) Minutes of the Sexual Freedom Coalition 6th Plenary, November 27, 1996
(40) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa December 5, 1996
(41) Flyer for a public meeting concerning Blasphemy & Ecstasy, December 11, 1996
The above is a duplicate from the 1996 file. David Webb appears to have received his copy on December 12, which was somewhat pointless.
(42) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Stephen Silber QC, December 16, 1996
The above, concerning consent in CRIMINOL law, contained an enclosure, as attached.
(43) Consenting Adults, circa January 5, 1997
The above appears to be a flyer issued by Tuppy Owens as a stop gap.
(44) Minutes of the Second Law Petition Working Group, January 7, 1997
(45) Copy letter NCROPA member Ginny Wall to Bruce Gyngell of Yorkshire Television, January 9, 1997
(46) Copy letter Miss S.M. Fewell of ITC for Bruce Gyngell to Ginny Wall, January 15, 1997
(47) Sexual Freedom Coalition document re a launch, January 19, 1997
A nation petition and Prostitution Pride, no less. The above is a letter to Helen Buckingham, Ted Goodman and Tuppy Owens.
(48) Flyer for the launch of Prostitution Pride ’97, January 19, 1997
The above was printed in at least two colours.
(49) Another flyer re Prostitution Pride ’97, January 19, 1997
The above leaflet is the best copy possible. It consists of two pieces of thick paper/thin card and is scanned here pages: 8, 1, 2, 7, 6, 3, 4, 5. It was in the CAC file with the leaflet marked July 1998 - Consenting Adults.
(50) Sexual Freedom Coalition letter by Tuppy Owens, January 22, 1997
Although I have dated the above document January 22, 1997, it could have been dated January 19 or March 30. As far as I can tell, it is complete, and was sent to SFC supporters.

The next three documents all relate to the Erotic Oscars.

(51) An A5 sized invitation to Stripper Of The Year, January 29, 1997
(52) Stripper Of The Year, January 29, 1997
(53) Admission ticket, January 29, 1997

(54) Law Petition Working Group meeting, February 19, 1997
The documents immediately above and below relate to a meeting organised by the Sexual Freedom Coalition.
(55) Minutes of the Law Petition Working Group, February 19, 1997
(56) Flyer for Consenting Adults Telephone Service, circa March 1, 1997
(57) Folding card, a flyer for the 10th Sex Maniacs Ball, March 20, 1997
(58) Flyer for General Erection Benefit Night, May 1, 1997
(59) Copy letter Tuppy Owens to Claire Alexander of Macmillan Publishing, May 28, 1997
(60) Flyer for Sexual Freedom Coalition Annual Conference, May 31, 1997
(61) Letter from film-maker Habie Schwarz to Ted Goodman, June 10, 1997
(62) Flyer for Sexual Freedom Coalition Steering Committee meeting, June 12, 1997
(63) Leaflet re Sexual Freedom Coalition Steering Committee minutes of the first meeting, June 12, 1997
The above is lop-sided; that is not my fault!

The next seven documents all relate to the Sexual Freedom Parade; they are reproduced here in no particular order:

(64) MY BODY IS MY BUSINESS, June 21, 1997
(65) SEX CONTROL IS GOVERNMENT CONTROL, June 21, 1997
(66) SEX NOT CENSORSHIP, June 21, 1997
(67) Leaflet advertising the Sexual Freedom Parade, June 21, 1997
See also document (70) below; superficially the two look the same but are slightly different.
(68) Welcome To The Sexual Freedom Parade (includes code of etiquette), June 21, 1997
(69) A one-sided leaflet advertising the Sexual Freeom Parade/A Midsummer Night’s Dream, June 21, 1997
(70) Leaflet advertising the Sexual Freedom Parade, June 21, 1997

(71) Letter to supporters from the Sexual Freedom Coalition, July 16, 1997
(72) ARCADIA, August 2, 1997
The above is an invitation to a private Sexual Freedom Coalition party. The back of the card (rotated 90 degrees) can be found here.
(73) Ticket for the ARCADIA party, August 2, 1997
(74) Undated letter Tuppy Owens Ted Goodman, circa August 6, 1997
(75) Letter from the Sexual Freedom Coalition to “Dear Butterflies”, September 23, 1997
The above contains a provisional agenda for the next meeting.
(76) Letter Tim Summers of the Sexual Freedom Coalition to Ted Goodman, October 1, 1997
The above contained enclosures.
(77) Circular letter Tuppy Owens to Sexual Freedom Coalition supporters re Consenting Adults, circa November 1, 1997
(78) Letter Tim Summers of the Sexual Freedom Coalition to Ted Goodman, November 3, 1997
(79) A National Conference, November 28, 1997
The above is a pamphlet advertising Prostitution: Violence Against Women & Children. The specious rhetoric indicates that it was not a SFC event.
(80) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, December 9, 1997
(81) Photocopy of a slip advertising an SFC event, December 15, 1997
The slant in the above is not my fault.
(82) Letter in the Times bt Dave Godin, January 1, 1998
The above letter appeared on page 17; Dave Godin wrote to David Webb in February 1994
(83) Letter Ginny Wall to Ted Goodman, January 15, 1998
The above letter - which contained an enclosure - concerns the apparent inactivity of NCROPA.
(84) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Ginny Wall, January 18, 1998
(85) Provisional agenda for the Sexual Freedom Coalition meeting, February 10, 1998
The above document is all the same colour but due to the limitations of my equipment...it includes the minutes of the November 18, 1997 meeting.
(86) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, February 26, 1998
Although the above is undated, it appears to have been sent on this date. There was an enclosure.
(87) Letter Tim Summers of the Sexual Freedom Coalition to Ted Goodman, February 28, 1998
(88) CAC memorandum re child pornography, circa March 1, 1998
(89) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Mrs Moxon of the Home Office, March 10, 1998
(90) Copy Assistant Chief Constable Summers of West Midlands Police to David Webb/NCROPA re Robert Mapplethorpe, March 17, 1998
(91) Copy letter David Webb/NCROPA to Chief Constable Crew of West Midlands Police re Robert Mapplethorpe, circa March 19, 1998
(92) Copy letter R.C. Glenister of the CPS to David Webb re Robert Mapplethorpe, March 27, 1998
(93) Letter Tim Summers of the Sexual Freedom Coalition to Ted Goodman, March 30, 1998
(94) Letter Leo Kloss to Ted Goodman, March 31, 1998
(95) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Leo Kloss, April 1, 1998
(96) Flyer for the Sex Maniacs Ball, April 9, 1998
I have dispensed with the apostrophe for the above document, which can be found on the David Webb Virtual Archive & Fan Site
(97) Minutes of the Sexual Coalition meeting, May 18, 1998
The above is a scan of a rather poor photocopy.
(98) A document re the above meeting, May 18, 1998
(99) Copy letter Tuppy Owens to Alun Michael at the Home Office, circa June 1, 1998
(100) Letter Tuppy Owens to Sexual Freedom Coalition supporters, circa July 1, 1998
(101) Worst was the lack of freedom, circa July 1, 1998
The above letter the South Africa Times of London is by CAC and NCROPA member Mark Taha.
(102) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Alec Leaver, August 10, 1998
(103) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa September 1, 1998
The above appears to have had an enclosure.
(104) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Linden Jones, September 17, 1998
(105) Report on a meeting of the Society of Labour Lawyers, September 27, 1998
(106) Undated letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa October 5, 1998
Re the above, see also next document.
(107) A draft of Britain needs to be set free of our ancient sex laws by Tuppy Owens, circa October 5, 1998
(108) Undated letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa October 12, 1998
(109) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Ginny Wall, October 14, 1998
(110) Copy letter Sexual Freedom Coalition to Angus Hamilton, October 20, 1998
(111) Copy letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman re petition to the Home Office, October 28, 1998
(112) Sexual Freedom Coalition folded leaflet, circa November 1, 1998
(113) Copy letter Tuppy Owens to Su McLean-Tooke of the Home Office, November 13, 1998
(114) Minutes of the Sexual Freedom Coalition meeting, November 31, 1998
Yes, the above document is dated November 31!
(115) Newsletter of the Sexual Freedom Coalition, circa February 1, 1999
The above is for members; I have no information as to when it was actually published but the date given is probably a bit on the late side.
(116) Minutes of the Sexual Freedom Coalition meeting, March 1, 1999
(117) Draft letter Sexual Freedom Coaliton to the Home Office, March 16, 1999
The above concerns reviewing sexual offences.
(118) Sexual Freedom Coalition flyer for SUMMER of PASSIoN ’99 (without sticker), March 31, 1999
(119) Sexual Freedom Coalition flyer for SUMMER of PASSIoN ’99 (with sticker), March 31, 1999
The documents immediately above and below are A6 sized leaflets; they are exactly the same bar the fact that the second has a sticker attached. They were clearly printed and distributed some time before the given date, but that is the first event advertised on them. This flyer caused some embarrassment for Goodman.
(120) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Anna Glen of World Of Wonder, May 11, 1999
My apologies for the faintness of the above scan; this is not my fault.
(121) Sexual Freedom Coalition newsletter, June 16, 1999
The above document is scanned here pages 4,1, 2 & 3, and is the best copy possibile. It was obviously published sometime before June 16, but that is the important date. See also the next two documents.
(122) Letter to members of the Sexual Freedom Coalition with provisional agenda for next meeting, June 16, 1999
(123) Report of the Sexual Freedom Coalition Steering Committee, June 16, 1999
(124) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Tuppy Owens, July 19, 1999
The above is both lop-sided and extremely faint; neither of those faults is down to me.
(125) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Tuppy Owens, September 10, 1999
Re the above, again my apologies for a document almost too faint to read; blame Goodman, not me!
(126) Undated letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, September 13, 1999
(127) Letter to members from the Sexual Freedom Coalition Steering Committee, September 27, 1999
(128) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, received October 2, 1999
(129) Report by David Webb, October 27, 1999
The above concerns a presentation at the British Library. See also this document on the 1999-2002 page.
(130) CENSORS URGED TO LIFT BAN ON HARD CORE FILMS, October 29, 1999
The above is an article from the Daily Sport; David Webb is quoted.
(131) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, November 28, 1999
(132) Letter K. Bryan of LWT to Mark Take (ie Mark Taha), January 30, 2000
(133) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, August 11, 2000
(134) Letter Tuppy Owens to Sexual Freedom Coalition members, November 16, 2000
(135) Provisional agenda for SFC Members Meeting, November 27, 2000
(136) Copy letter David Webb to Michael Portillo MP, October 17, 2001
The above appears to have been written in a personal capacity.
(137) Leaflet for Reclaiming Sex, June 1, 2002
The above is a one-sided A4 leaflet advertising a Sexual Freedom Coalition mini-conference. In the CAC file was the first page of Reclaiming Sex, and photocopies of both first and second pages. The first page scan and the copy of second page has been included here.
(138) See above document, June 1, 2002
(139) Report by Ted Goodman on the SFC meeting, June 1, 2002
(140) Flyer for the 9th Erotic Awards, deadline September 9, 2002
The above is a folded piece of paper scanned here as is.
(141) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, October 2, 2002
The above informs him he has been voted a finalist in the 2002 Erotic Awards as Campaigner of the Year for Erotic Freedom.
(142) Copy letter Alexander Baron to Bromley Libraries re computer censorship, May 4, 2003
(143) E-mail Barry Walkinshaw of Bromley Libraries to Alexander Baron re computer censorship, May 15, 2003
Wow, are hundreds of new pages really being added to the net every day?
(144) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa July 1, 2003
(145) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa October 1, 2003
The above appears to have contained an enclosure.
(146) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Tuppy Owens, October 7, 2003
(147) Circular letter from Mike McCann of AITA, circa May 1, 2004
(148) Sexual Freedom Coalition Conference 2004, May 15, 2004
Re the above document, see also immediately below.
(149) Report by Ted Goodman, May 15, 2004
(150) Copy letter Rowena Diggle for Baroness Linklater to Tuppy Owens, September 27, 2004
The above concerns the Home Office consultation paper on prostitution. See also the letter immediately below on the same subject.
(151) Copy letter Baroness Anelay of St. Johns to Tuppy Owens, September 29, 2004
(152) Letter Sexual Freedom Coalition to the Home Office, November 24, 2004
The above letter, signed by Tuppy Owens, is addressed to the Prostitution Review Team at the Home Office. The document immediately below, is undated but clearly belongs with it. See also document (154).
(153) Press release by the Sexual Freedom Coalition, November 24, 2004
(154) Sexual Freedom Coalition response to the Home Office paper, November 25, 2004
(155) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa January 5, 2005
(156) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Tuppy Owens, January 15, 2005
(157) Letter Sexual Freedom Coalition to Chief Constable Tim Brain of Gloucestershire Police, January 28, 2005
A copy of the actual letter above, by Tuppy Owens for the SFC, was in the file, it was dated only January 2005.
(158) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Tuppy Owens, January 28, 2005
(159) Copy letter Chief Constable Brain to Tuppy Owens, February 1, 2005
(160) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa March 1, 2005
The above appears to have contained a draft document.
(161) Sexual Freedom Coalition conference, May 15, 2005
The above concerns the commercialisation of sex.
(162) What Tracey Emin thinks about sex, May 26, 2005
Like who cares? The back of the above document has been rotated 90 degrees.
(163) Violent pornography, by Sean Gabb, November 2005
The above is a letter/announcement/rant from page 15 of the November 2005 issue of the Freethinker.
(164) Riotous Pleasures, May 6, 2006
The above is a one-sided A4 flyer advertising a Sexual Freedom Coalition event.
(165) Government banning the Downloading and Possession of Extreme Pornography, February 26, 2008
The above is a statement against this then proposed new law.
(166) Charity Erotic Awards, September 3, 2008
(167) Promotional leaflet for AITA, November 21, 2008
Re the above, Goodman appears to have picked up this leaflet at the London Erotica exhibition, which was held November 21-3. See also next document.
(168) Copy letter Ted Goodman to AITA, November 22, 2008
The above is addressed to ATA!
(169) Minutes of the 3rd AGM of the Sexual Freedom Coalation, June 16, 1999
(170) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, August 13, 2010
The above was written in a personal capacity.
(171) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, August 23, 2010
The above concerns his withdrawal from activism with the Sexual Freedom Coalition.
(172) Copy letter Ted Goodman to David Webb, September 8, 2010
The above, written in a personal capacity, concerns NCROPA and Nick Clegg; it appears to have included a copy of Goodman’s missive to the latter, document (170), above.
(173) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Tuppy Owens, October 1, 2010
The above is a belated response to her letter of August 23, document (172), above.
(174) UNSUITABLE IMAGES FOR YOUNG MINDS, November 22, 2010
Th above is a one-sided A4 flyer for a conference THE HARM THAT PORNOGRAPHY DOES on that date.
(175) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, circa January 1, 2011
(176) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Tuppy Owens, January 21, 2011
The above has been misdated.
(177) Letter Tuppy Owens to Ted Goodman, January 25, 2011
(178) Copy letter Ted Goodman to Mary Hayward, April 2, 2013
The above contained enclosures; it concerns the winding up of NCROPA. The reference to him calling a CAC meeting without her approval is not as belligerent as it sounds. She had been ill for some time.
(179) Copy letter Ted Goodman to the author Alwyn Turner, November 13, 2013
(180) Letter James King of Warwick University Modern Records Centre to Ted Goodman, December 23, 2013
The above concerns this Archive and the NCROPA papers. It has been redacted for reasons unconnected with NCROPA, censorship or politics.

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