Z41/LB9/5/11

Phorpres News, ‘The Organ of The London Brick Company Limited Welfare & Sports Association’. Volumes 11.

May 2nd 1947 – Jan 23rd 1948

From: 1947 To: 1948

Bound copies of Nos. 1 – 52. Includes reports on sports and social events, health & safety advice and advertisements from local tradespeople. Volume 11: No 1 Photograph of a scene from “Mr Pim Passes By” by Stewartby Dramatic Society (see Vol 10 No 52) Funeral of Mr R.C. Green. 2 May 1947 No 3 Reflections on the end of the Girl Guides Association in Stewartby. 23 May 1947 No 7 Report on the Stewartby Evening Institute including list of classes and the number of students from each village. 13 June 1947 No 9 Report on the Stewartby Senior School Annual Sports Day. 27 June 1947 No 10 Death of Walter Lee Burridge. 4 July 1947 No 11 Retirements of Mr W.T. Ellis and Mr A.T. Adams. 11 July 1947 No 12 Presentation to Mr W.T. Ellis (see no 11). Death of Mr F.J. Watts. 18 July 1947 No 20 Report on 10 years of “Phorpres News” 12 Sept 1947 No 22 Fatal Accident at Crown Works – death of Arthur Cecil Garratt. 26 Sept 1947 No 23 Presentation to Mr S.T. Baker leaving for South Africa. 3 Oct 1947 No 24 Photograph of Presentation to Mr S.T. Baker (see No 23) 10 Oct 1947 No 25 Deaths of Michael Nugent and Arthur William Butters. Oct 17 1947 No 26 Death of Mason Garrett. 24 Oct 1947 No 28 Death of Mr W. Williams. 7 Nov 1947 No 29 Retirement of William Gillett. 14 Nov 1947 (NB printed No on issue is mistakenly 28; the date is printed correctly) No 30 Death of Thomas Edwin Merrishaw. 21 Nov 1947 No 32 Photograph and report of “Wasn’t It Odd?” by the Stewartby Amateur Dramatic Society. Death of Jack Afford. 5 Dec 1947 No 34 & 35 Photograph of “Two Kens and Nobby” who came first in a talent spotting competition. Death of Frederick Adams. 19 Dec 1947 No 37 presentation to Mr C.G. Ingall on his retirement. Retirement of Mr. J. Greenwood. Insert on the 44 hour week. 9 Jan 1948 No 39 Photograph and report of bricks being loaded onto a boat for the Channel Islands. 23 Jan 1948

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London Brick Company,
Green, R C,
Burridge, Walter Lee,
Ellis, W T,
Adams, A T,
Watts, F J,
Garratt, Arthur Cecil,
Baker, S.T.,
Nugent, Michael,
Butters, Arthur William,
Garrett, Mason,
Williams, W,
Gillett, William,
Merrishaw, Thomas Edwin,
Afford, Jack,
Adams, Frederick,
Ingall, C G,
Greenwood, J

STEWARTBY, South Africa, Channel Islands, London Brick Company Limited, magazines, sport, welfare, social activities, obituaries, funerals, DEATH, retirement, Girl Guides, Stewartby Senior School, Stewartby Evening Institute, accidents, Stewartby Amateur Dramatic Society