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Phorpres News, ‘The Organ of The London Brick Company Limited Welfare & Sports Association’. Volume 15.

June - Dec 1950

From: 1950 To: 1950

Bound copies of Nos. 1 – 52. Includes reports on sports and social events, health & safety advice and advertisements from local tradespeople. Volume 15 No 1 June 1950 Pages 3-4 Report and photograph of the Stewartby Darts Team – pictured are T Wright, R Evans, B Burnage, J Lowe, L Burnage, G Marshall, L Deeble, J McAlpine and E Burnage. Page 7 Marriage of Miss Shelia Margaret Newell and Mr Nikolai Hyrszko (pictured). Page 10 Retirement of Joseph Jack Hodgson. Page 14 Death of Mr R Strzelczok. Presentation to Mr W.H. Widdowson. Page 15 Golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs W Carter. Page 16 Death of Mrs D Bridgement. Page 17 Death of Mr Reuben Abbott. Page 18 Photograph from the Northam Fancy Dress Carnival Dance. Page 20 Death of Tony Wyatt – pictured with Mr See, Mr Cole, Mr W Harris and Mr F Causby. June 1950 - Special Edition marking the Golden Jubilee of Sir Malcolm Stewart. No 2 July 1950 Pages 1-6 Report from the Fiftieth Annual General Meeting. Page 8 Christenings of Doris Linda Dudley, Patricia Jean Williams and Denise Margaret Hawkins. Death of Jozef Popiezinski. Retirement of Mr W.P. Freer (pictured). Page 9 Mr F Marshall Brooks leaves the Company. Page 11 Report and photographs from a visit by the Stewartby Bowlers to Northfleet. Page 12 Long service medal presented to Mr T Burraway (pictured). Page 13 Retirement of Mr Walter Fardell. Death of Mr F.J. Cast. Page 14 Retirement of Mr L.W. James – the first headmaster of Stewartby School. Page 20 Marriage of Miss Sheila Merrington and Mr D Rowell (pictured). No 3 August 1950 Pages 1- 4 Photographs and report from The Jubilee Garden Party. Page 6 Three pupils awarded free places following the examinations for entry into Secondary Grammar Schools – Eileen Margaret Ames, Marion Sybil Brown and Valerie Margaret Spray. Pages 10-15 Photographs and report from the Jubilee Family Day at Peterborough. Page 16 Deaths of Mr Walter Cousins and Mr John Elwick. No 4 September 1950 Pages 1-8 Photographs and report from the Jubilee Family Day at Stewartby. Page 9 Farewell to Mr and Mrs L.W. James on their retirement. Pages 10-11 Further photographs from the Jubilee Family Day at Stewartby. Page 12 Death of Mr John Devereux. Page 16 Death of Mr P.J. Jenner. Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs J.T. Braggs. Page 17 Death of Mr S.A. George. Marriage of Mr D.W. Patchett and Miss S.D. Ruck (pictured). Page 18 Death of Mr William Denny. No 5 October 1950 Page 1 Five generations of the Saunders family – Charles, George, Ernest, Charles II and Derek who have worked in the brick industry. All photographed. Page 2 Weddings of Miss Carole Vocat and Mr Ronald Gabriel and of Miss Peggy Mackay to Mr Ronald Twining. Page 4 Christening of Nicholas William John Keep. Death of Mr Francis John Allen. Page 5 Death of Mr Joseph Albon. Page 14 Mr J.O.A. Mayes sustains broken jaw during a cricket match. Page 15 Death of Mr J.H. Anderson. Page 16 Wedding of Mr F.A. Day and Miss J Prosser (pictured). Death of Mr H Whiffin. Page 17 Photograph of the Phorpres Cricket Team 1950. No 6 November 1950 Page 1 Marriage of Miss Delyth Newark and Mr R.S. Franks. Pages 4-9 Report and photographs from the Bletchley Sports Day (photographs include the Jubilee Queen, Miss Ruth Watson). Page 10 Christening of Linda June Allen. Deaths of Mr F.J. Allen and Mr Ernest Rust. Page 11 Wedding of Mr J.W. Farey and Mrs Lillian Knowles. Page 16 Death of Mr John Endersbey Fincham. Page 17 Photograph of Tom Popple with a floral exhibit from the Phorpres Horticultural Show. Page 19 Marriage of Mr D.A. Roberts and Miss F.E. Mayes. Page 21 Photograph of the victorious Bletchley Tug O’ War Team – R Christie, B Viccars, B Cox, W Stokes, L North, A Jackson, H Ward, R Trickett and H Beard. No 7 December 1950 Page 2 Death of Mr H.F. Ludlam. Page 8 Death of Herbert Henry Christmas. Page 9 Death of Mr Percy Stonebridge. Promotion for Mr H Hartwell in the St John Ambulance Brigade. Page 12 Marriage of Charles Tysoe and Miss Florence Sanders. Page 14 Death of Mr Arthur Leslie Vickers. Wedding of Mr Cyril Stanley Parrott and Miss Margaret Doreen Nichols. Page 15 Marriage of Mrs Vaughan and Mr Tom Le Hair (pictured).

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London Brick Company,
Wright, T,
Evans, R,
Burnage, B,
Lowe, J,
Marshall, G,
Deeble, L,
McAlpine, J,
Burnage, E,
Newell, Sheila Margaret,
Hyrszko, Nikolai,
Hodgson, Joseph Jack,
Strzelczok, R,
Widdowson, W H,
Carter, W,
Bridgement, D,
Abbott, Reuben,
Wyatt, Tony,
See,
Cole,
Harris, W,
Causby, F,
Stewart, Malcolm,
Dudley, Doris Linda,
Williams, Patricia Jean,
Hawkins, Denise Margaret,
Popiezinski, Jozef,
Freer, W P,
Brooks, F Marshall,
Burraway, T,
Fardell, Walter,
Cast, F J,
James, L W,
Merrington, Sheila,
Rowell, D,
Ames, Eileen Margaret,
Brown, Marion Sybil,
Spray, Valerie Margaret,
Cousins, Walter,
Elwick, John,
Devereux, John,
Jenner, P J,
Braggs, J T,
Patchett, D W,
Ruck, S D,
Denny, William,
Saunders, Charles,
Saunders, George,
Saunders, Ernest,
Saunders, Derek,
Vocat, Carole,
Gabriel, Ronald,
Mackay, Peggy,
Twining, Ronald,
Keep, Nicholas William John,
Allen, Francis John,
Albon, Joseph,
Mayes, J O A,
Anderson, J H,
Day, F A,
Prosser, J,
Whiffin, H,
Newark, Delyth,
Franks, R S,
Watson, Ruth,
Allen, Linda June,
Rust, Ernest,
Farey, J W,
Knowles, Lillian,
Fincham, John Endersby,
Popple, Tom,
Roberts, D A,
Mayes, F E,
Christie, R,
Viccars, B,
Cox, B,
Stokes, W,
North, L,
Jackson, A,
Ward, H,
Trickett, R,
Beard, H,
Ludlam, H F,
Christmas, Herbert Henry,
Stonebridge, Percy,
Hartwell, H,
Tysoe, Charles,
Sanders, Florence,
Vickers, Arthur Leslie,
Parrott, Cyril Stanley,
Nicholls, Margaret Doreen,
Vaughan,
Le Hair, Tom

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