Background
Meaby was born in 1935 in the Chelsea area of London.
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Arthur Meaby
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After completing his education, he became an engineering apprentice. He worked at the Southern Region Lancing Railway Carriage and Wagon Works. Meaby"s connection with the (YHA) began when he was in Brighton, when a Northern Irish youth hosteller was lodging with them.
Meaby co-founded the cities division of the YHA in England and Wales, with future Association chairman Derek Hanson.
The focus of the cities division was to establish hostels in major tourist cities such as London and Oxford, which would help to finance the many rural hostels across the country. During the 1980s, Meaby served as the chairman of the London region of the Association.
He oversaw the development of several hostels in the city, including those in Rotherhithe, London Docklands and one near Hampstead Heath. When the new Eurostar terminal at Street Pancras railway station was announced in 1998, Meaby established a hostel on Euston road, opposite the station.
As well as his work improving urban hostels, Meaby oversaw refurbishment work at hostels in the Hebrides, namely those in Rhenigidale, Berneray and South Uist.
Membership
Meaby travelled with him to a youth hostel in County Antrim, and soon became a member of the local YHA group in Brighton.
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United Kingdom