Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    Z41/LB9/5/27
  • Title
    Phorpres News, ‘The Organ of The London Brick Company Limited Welfare & Sports Association’. Bound copies of Nos. 1 – 52. Includes reports on sports and social events, health & safety advice and advertisements from local tradespeople. Volume 27
  • Date free text
    Jan - Dec 1962
  • Production date
    From: 1962 To: 1962
  • Scope and Content
    Phorpres News, ‘The Organ of The London Brick Company Limited Welfare & Sports Association’. Bound copies of Nos. 1 – 52. Includes reports on sports and social events, health & safety advice and advertisements from local tradespeople. Volume 27 No 1 January 1962 Page 5 Veterans Club 1961. Veterans photographed with Sir Ronald Stewart, Mr A.T. Warboys, Mr J.P. Bristow and Mr S Vickery. Pages 7-9 Report of a talk given to the Phorpres Technical Society by Mr H.W.H. West of the British Ceramic Society. Page 13 Photograph of the Company's Stand at the Building Exhibition, Olympia, 1961. Page 15 Photograph from the Arlesey Children's Christmas Party. Marriage of Mr R Allan and Miss M Clark. Page 16 Retirement of Mr Jim Higgins (pictured) Page 17 Photograph of Mr D Ward holding the "Yandle Trophy" with Mr J Rowe and Mr S Vickery. Page 20 Photograph of Mr and Mrs V Hackney with some of the guests at the LBC Bowls Dinner. Page 21 Photograph of LB2 Bowls winners of the Charles Sanders Cup – Mr A Marriott, Mr B Long, Mr Miles and Mr Bradley. Page 22 Photograph of Lady Stewart making a presentation to Mrs Martin at the under 5s party at Stewartby. Page 23 Deaths of Mr W Webb, Mr John Henry Hawkins, Mr E.A. Norman Mr Jeffrey Fincham and Mr R Barnwell. No 2 February 1962 Page 8 Stewartby Wild Life. Page 13 Retirement of Mr Fred Papworth. Page 14 Photograph of Mr Fred Papworth with Mrs Papworth, Mr J Cox, Mr George Benbow, Mr Jimmy Haynes and Mr Wilf Hall. Page 15 Death of Mr W Wilson. Photograph of children at the Coronation Children's Christmas Party. Page 16 Death of Mr E.H. Smith. Page 19 Mr and Mrs James Bristow presenting the prizes at the Elstow Children's Christmas Party. No 3 March 1962 Pages 5-7 Report of a talk given to the Phorpres Technical Society on the LBC contribution towards the new town of Stevenage. Includes illustrative photographs. Page 8 Photographs of the "Best Apprentices of the Year" 1960-1. J.A. Parrott, G Wilkinson, T Evans, M.C. Hall, R.O. Tullett, T.S. Dixon, K.C. Wilson and T.M. Clarke. Page 15 Retirement of Mr George Caves (pictured) Page 16 Leaving presentation to Mr Ian Freeman (pictured) Page 18 Retirement of Mr John William Wade (pictured with Mr F Moore) Page 20 Wedding of Mr P Jakstonis and Miss Barbara Foreman (pictured) Page 22 Deaths of Mr C.A. Hodgson, Mr Gordon Bloodworth, Mr Leonard Bellamy, Mr Sidney Arthur Utteridge and Mr John George Hall. No 4 April 1962 Page 8 Nature and the Knotholes Pages 10-13 Report of a talk given to the Phorpres Technical Society on "Railway Modernisation" (includes illustrative photographs). Page 19 Retirement of Mr George Stimpson Page 21 Photograph of the new canteen at Hicks Works. Page 22 Deaths of Mr W Chandler, Mr J McDonough, Mr C Pulley, Mr J.G. Makeham, Mr George Henry Elderkin, Mr John (Jack) Gibbons and Mr Mychailo Jaremenko. No 5 May 1962 Page 6 Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Walter Steels (with photograph) Pages 9-13 Report and accounts of the Management Committee of London Brick Company Limited Employees' Sick Benefit Society – year ended 31st December 1961. Pages 14-17 Report of a talk given to the Phorpres Technical Society on kibbler machines (includes illustrative photographs). Page 19 Death of Mr Fred Weston. Wedding of Miss Jennifer Ann Fairchild and Brian Ernest Pywell. Page 23 Deaths of Mr A.E. Odell, Mr W.J. Howe and Mr L Lapsa. Page 24 Retirement of Mr S.G. Parrott – photographed with Mr E.D. Hersee. No 6 June 1962 Page 4 Photograph of Bernard Pike holding one of his homing pigeons. Page 5 Bedford area apprentices visit Peterborough. Photograph of apprentices – no names given. Page 10 Photograph taken at the Arlesey bowls section AGM. Page 11 Retirement of Joe Odell. Page 13 Wedding of Miss Jeanette Moulds and Mr John Thatcher – photographed. Presentation to Mr W Osborne on his transfer. Page 16 Deaths of Mr George Henry Day, Mr Victor Guy Golder, Mr C.D.W. Coulter, Mr H Allen and Mr Janis Dizgalvis. No 7 July 1962 Pages 1-6 The Chairman's Annual Report to Stockholders. Page 7 Nature and the Knotholes. Pages 8-15 Report of a tour of the Associated Equipment Company by the Phorpres Technical Society. Includes illustrative photographs. Page 18 Photograph of Peter Smith having won the Queen's Medal – the highest award in the Boys' Brigade. Page 19 Photograph of Mr Ron Taylor (winning captain in the darts championship) receiving his trophy from Mr Bob Denton. Page 20 Deaths of Mr W.C. Dane, George Askew, Arthur Charles Kingston and Francis Glitheroe. No 8 August 1962 Page 6 Photograph of representatives at the Sixth Annual Sales Meeting at Stewartby. Photograph of The Push-ball match at Stewartby Village Fete (see page 20). Pages 7-11 Annual report and accounts of the Council of London Brick Company Ltd., Social and Sports Association 1961-1962. Pages 12-13 Report and photographs from the Bletchley and Jubilee Works Family Day. Pages 14-15 Report and photographs from the Peterborough Sports and Family Day. Page 17 Retirement of Mr F.G. Cooper. Pages 18-19 Report and photographs from the Calvert Sports and Family Day. Photographs include Mrs J Rowe presenting the prizes with Mr W.J. Standley at the microphone. Page 20 Report and photographs from the Stewartby Village Fete including Mrs G.H. Forbes opening the Fete. Page 21 Deaths of Mr F.W. Walker (pictured) and Mrs N.W. Machin. Page 22 Deaths of Mr R Rools and Mr B.R. Darlow. No 9 September 1962 Cover photograph shows Mr J.P. Bristow (Works Managing Director) about to start the machinery and officially open the new brickmaking plant of the Marlardalens Tegelbruk, near Stockholm. Pages 9-12 Brickmaking in Sweden – a report (with photographs) on Mr J.P. Bristow's visit to Sweden, May 1962. Page 13 Photograph of the opening of an unidentified knothole being worked by hand. Page 14 Photograph of John Kitchener who won a scholarship to the National School of Opera. Page 15 Photograph of Mr and Mrs George Bunker marking their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Retirement of Mr J Langan. Page 16 Retirements of Mr E.W. Wilson (pictured), Mr L.W. Thompson (pictured) and Mr W.E. Sells. Page 17 Deaths of Mr C.A. Muckleston, Mr Pulie Mario, Mr D Burton and Mr P.A. Hill. No 10 October 1962 Cover picture shows Ronsbury Manor Farm at Stewartby (shortly to be demolished). Page 11 Retirement of Mr Jim Banks. Page 12 Photographs from the Peterborough and District Inter-works Fire Brigade Competitions. Photos show Fireman Jennings, Chief Officer Jennings, 2nd Officer Jennings, Mr E.P. Smith, Mr V Hackney and Mr R Foster. Page 14 Death of Mr Jimmy Haynes (pictured) Page 16 Deaths of Mr Jessis Richard Roffe, Charles Thomas Hill, Mr Thomas Ambrose, Mr Hnat Slawych, Mr D.N. Lynch and Mr R Chambers. No 11 November 1962 Cover picture shows suspended idler conveyor at Orton Pit, Peterborough. (See page 6) Page 4 Photograph of the winners of the Inter-works Accident Prevention Trophy at Jubilee Works. Pictured are Mr A Webb, Mr J.P. Bristow and Mr S Rayner. Pages 6-7 Report from the Phorpres Technical Society visit to the Meco works in Worcester of the Mining Engineering Company. Includes illustrative photographs. Page 9 Article by E.J. Rowe reflecting on his impending retirement. Page 10 Death of Mr P.A. Hill (pictured). Page 12 Photograph taken at the Bletchley Transport Department Dinner – Sir Ronald Stewart, S.W. Corby, H.C. Beard, D.E. Minney, E.G. Stevens, W Stokes, J.A. Jackson, J.J. Bromfield, W Foster and L.C. White. Page 15 Retirement of Mr E.J. Rowe. Page 16 Retirements of Mr George Whitfield, Mr Douglas Shayler, Mr Bert Beard and Mr Ernest Gilbert – all pictured. Page 18 Supt. Turton presenting Mr P Croot and Mr W Vass with their safe driving awards. Page 21 Deaths of Mr D.G. Jeffs, Mr Harry Stacey, Mr A Woods, Mr J.A. Shuttlewood and Mr A.W. Stock. No 12 December 1962 Pages 7-8 Report on the AGM of the Phorpres Technical Society. (Pictured Mr V Hackney) Page 12 Report on two Stewartby weddings with photograph – Miss Shelia M Jones to Mr Derek G O'dell and Mr Brian Harding to Miss June Goodman. Page 13 Retirements of Mr A. Moore (photographed with Mr C.D. Clay making the presentation) and Mr C Walker. Page 14 Photograph of Mr C Walker receiving his retirement gift from Mr J.P. Bristow. Page 17 Death of Mr A.H. Ward (pictured). Retirements of Mr Luka Vesovic, Mr J Cannon, Mr W.S. Rippingale, Mr W.J. Pepper and Mr S.R. Bridges. Page 18 Deaths of Mr E.J. Cook, Harold "Tubby" Oates, Mr Thomas P Cox, Mr Alexander Yeats, Mr Lazo Dimic, Mr F.W. Youngs, Mr G.I. Rudd and Mr W.H.E. Rigby.
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