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The Spence Magazine – House Magazine of Peter Spence & Sons, Widnes, Lancashire. Volume 2 No.10

Summer 1960

From: 1960 To: 1960

- Message from Mr Derek Spence – Laporte Industries Limited acquire control of Peter Spence & Sons Limited 22 June 1960 - Inside front cover photo of employees Joan Lockett, Beryl Harvey, Wendy hall, Jean Drey, Irene Lloyd, Olwen Jones. - Staff organisation changes, with photos of Robert Jones, Wilfred booth, David Bissett, Kenneth Powell, Cecil Connors, Mrs I Lloyd, Miss E. Freeman - Social Evening at Central Hotel, Widnes, with photo including J.Clayton, W.Horsfall, L.Porritt, C.Dennett, C.Lightfoot. - ‘Portrait Page’ with photo and details of employees Patricia bird of the London Office, and Teresa Mark of Widnes Canteen. - Jack Price walks from John O’Groats to Lands End, article with photos including Tommy Keogh and Peter Storey. - Surgery and first aid service in the factory, article with photos including Dr N.Woodier, Dr.Edwards, Ron Mccormick, Jim Billington, Sister E.Blair, Harry Tabb. - Works council elected. - Photo of recreation club social committee, with A.Ashall, G.H.Maddra, A.R.Stead, J.Keeley,V.Asworth, A.Rowles, F.Evans, J.Clayton. - Formation of new company – Thames Alum Limited, with photos of Stanley Butler and H.C.Smith. - The history of Peter Spence & Sons Limited, - Brian New of Widnes becomes a professional boxer (photo) - Len Hunt as rugby league referee (photo) - Model maker Philip Gilhooley (photo) - Bill Johnson’s interests including painting and motorcycling, with photo. - Douglas Speed emigrates from Bristol to New Zealand (photo) - New appointments at mines in Ayrshire – photos of John (Ian) Gilmour, William Dunlop, William McPhee. - Bill Clifford completes 32 years service. - Focus on job of Sergeant Ted Wilton, Commissionaire, and Joan Littler, librarian, with photos. - Widnes cricket club, with photos including Jack Whitfield, Brian Hodkin, A.Rowles, D.Ingram, R.Whitfield, B.Hodkin. - Photo of tennis team, K.Meachin, R.Clarke, B.Critchley, H.Sephton, E.W.Lloyd, D.J.Hoyle. - Spence football team, with photo including T.Garrity, F.McGloin, F.Hose, T.Gilhooley, B.Cheshire, G.Codling, V.Yearsley, W.Richards, J.McPartland, J.Jones and E-Morrison. - Snooker team photo including A.Morris, G.Kendrick, B.Hansbury, J.O’Connor, J.Keeley, J.McNicholas, A.Lightfoot. - Photos of staff elected to local organisations in Widnes, including Alan H.Smith, Harry C. Smith, Peter M.Ellis, Richard Sidlow, Charles Roberts, John Gittins, Danny Smith. - Widnes families emigrate to Canada (George Houghton - photo) and Australia (George Shaw & Jack Routledge).

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Spence, Peter & Sons,
Peter Spence & Sons,
Laporte Industries Limited,
Thames Alum Limited,
Spence, Derek,
Lockett, Joan,
Harvey, Beryl,
Hall, Wendy,
Drey, Jean,
Lloyd, Irene,
Jones, Olwen,
Jones, Robert,
Booth, Wilfred,
Bissett, David,
Powell, Kenneth,
Connors, Cecil,
Freeman, E,
Clayton, J,
Horsfall, W J,
Porritt, L,
Dennett, C,
Lightfoot, C,
Bird, Patricia,
Mark, Teresa,
Price, Jack,
Keogh, Tommy,
Storey, Peter,
Woodier, N,
Edwards,
McCormick, Ron,
Billington, Jim,
Blair, E,
Tabb, Harry,
Ashall, A,
Maddra, G H,
Stead, A R,
Keeley, J,
Rowles, A,
Evans, F,
Butler, Stanley,
Smith, H C,
New, Brian,
Hunt, Len,
Gilhooley, Philip,
Johnson, Bill,
Speed, Douglas,
Gilmour, John,
Dunlop, William,
McPhee, William,
Clifford, Bill,
Wilton, Ted,
Littler, Joan,
Whitfield, Jack,
Ingram, D,
Whitfield, R,
Meachin, K,
Clarke, R,
Critchley, B,
Sephton, H,
Lloyd, E W,
Hoyle, D J,
Garrity, T,
McGloin, F,
Hose, F,
Gilhooley, T,
Cheshire, B,
Codling, G,
Yearsley, V,
Richards, W,
McPartland, J,
Jones, J,
Morrison, E,
Morris, A,
Kendrick, G,
Hansbury, B,
O'Connor, J,
Keeley, J,
McNicholas, J,
Lightfoot, A,
Smith, Alan H,
Smith, Harry C,
Ellis, Peter M,
Sidlow, Richard,
Roberts, Charles,
Gittins, John,
Smith, Danny,
Houghton, George,
Shaw, George,
Routledge, Jack

Widnes, London, John O'Groats, Land's End, Bristol, New Zealand, Ayrshire, Canada, Australia, chemical manufacturer, manufacturing, industry, employment, Laporte Industries Limited, Peter Spence & Sons, wages/conditions, social activities, walking, First Aid, nurse, doctor, boxing, rugby league, model making, emigration, painting, motorcycles, librarian, mines, mining, miner, cricket, tennis, football, snooker