Reference
Z41/LB9/5/34/1
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 34 no.1
Includes the following:
Date free text
Jan 1969
Production date
From: 1969 To: 1969
Scope and Content
No 1 Jan 1969
Pages 1-2 Italian MP, Franco Verga, visits Stewartby. Photograph of Franco Verga during a speech to Italian workers. Photograph of Franco Verga with fellow Italians during his visit.
Page 3 Successes for the company farms at the Royal Smithfield Show.
Pages 4-9 The Veterans Reunion for employees and ex-employees with more than 50 years service. Photograph of Sir Ronald Stewart with the new Medalists (E Albone, WS Allen, EG Aris, C Beeby, AJ Burnage, AE Craft, GT Dexter, H Dexter, D Freeman, A Haynes, JA JAkings, L Milton, V Newton, AJS Watson, JL Noble, SC Odell, JT Henson, J Rusdale, JT Slack, J Stimson, WC Tompkins, J Wheatley.
Individual photographs of the following receiving their Long Service Medals from Sir Ronald Stewart: Mr JT Henson, Mr JA Jakings, Mr JL Noble and Mr E Albone.
Page 11 Annual dinner of the Arlesey Bowls Section of the Social and Sports Association. Photograph of Mr and Mrs WE Braybrooks and their guests.
Page 12 Death of Mr SG Goodwin. Photograph from the Calvert Christmas Bazaar.
Page 13 Retirements of Mr JE Brown, Mr HJ Bull, Mr HH Fordham, Mr F Skeels, Mr JW Slater and Mr W Squires.
Page 14 Death of Mr H Reece. Safe Driving Awards presented by the Chairman.
Pages 15-16 Complete list of award winners at Stewartby and Calvert.
Pages 16-19 Stewartby Christmas Bazaar. Photograph of actor Gilbert Wynne who opened the Bazaar. Photograph of children with Father Christmas. Photograph of Gilbert Wynne signing autograph books. Photograph of the tombola stall.
Page 19 Death of Mr M Stephenson.
Page 21 Obituaries.
Level of description
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