Reference
Z41/LB9/5/34/2
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.2
Includes the following:
Date free text
Feb 1969
Production date
From: 1969 To: 1969
Scope and Content
No 2 Feb 1969
Pages 1-2 Report on AGM of Phorpres Technical Society. Includes picture of Mr DH Lawrence who was elected as chair for another year.
Page 3 Retirement of Mr V Hackney with photograph.
Page 4 New appointments of Mr MO Wright, Mr JW Burton and Mr EJ Feasey. Death of Mr A Guthrie Stewart.
Page 8 Employees Sick Benefit Society announcement of an increase in contributions and a decrease in benefits to deal with an operating loss in 1968.
Page 9 Bletchley Office Olympics won by Alan Coxage.
Page 10 Death of Mr J.F. Bird. Retirement of Mr Cyril Taylor.
Page 11 Retirement of Mr WA Ellis.
Page 12 Photograph of Mr J.P. Bristow presenting Mr Ellis with his retirement gifts. Photograph of Mr Ellis with friends from Coronation Works.
Page 13 Retirement of Mr J. Eiffert (pictured), MR HJ Smith, Mr F Muttimer and Mr WF Mann.
Pages 14-15 Report on Senior Staff Luncheon. Photograph shows Mr S Tory (canteen manager), Mrs DM Ping, Mrs MJ Gillett, Mrs EG Milton and Mrs A Martin.
Page 16 Retirements of Mr H Sloane, Mr JC Machin (Pictured) and Mr J.H. Brown.
Page 17 Retirements of Mr CE Mace, Mrs EM Adams, Mr C Beeby, Mr WH Biggs, Mr AJW Colbert, Mr GA Fletcher and Mr CA Green.
Page 18 Retirements of Mr C Kovalenko, Mr EF Marshall, Mr S Pywell, Mr AJ Randall, Mr W Scott, Mr RW Sewell, Mr GH Skeels, Mr CG Turner.
Page 19 Death of Mr H Stokes. Retirement presentation to Herbert Fordham. Photograph shows Mr Fordham with Syd Bloodworth, R Garratt, A Barnes, N Butt, E Bradshaw, W Forth, A Anthony, M Gray, D Stapleton, R Gilbert, C Flintoft and A Edwards.
Page 20 Retirements of Mr F.C. Bridges and Mr A.E. Jacques.
Page 21 Photograph of Mr A.E. Jacques with fellow maintenance workers. Retirement gift presented by Mr D.H. Tipping.
Photograph of Transport Manager, Mr D.H. Tipping presenting Mr G.S. Champkins with a retirement gift from Transport workmates.
Page 22 Retirements of Mr G.S. Champkins, Mr C.H.B. Taylor, Mr L.J. Cambers, Mr A Ponsonby, Mr M Singh (photographed), Mr G Field, Mr Krishna, Mr A.H. Grummitt and Mr J.H. Payne (photographed)
Page 23 Retirements of Mr E Rowe (photographed with Mr R.R. Baines, Works Manager at Stewartby), Mr G.J. Russell, Mr J. Flanagan, Mr G Juggins, Mr A.G. Brinsley, Mr B.J. Gillert and Mr H.S. Irons.
Page 24 Photograph taken on the occasion of the retirement of Mr F.C. Bridges. Photograph of Mr G.S. Champkins with driving personnel from Stewartby. Mr B.T. Keens is holding retirement gifts for Mr A.H. Grummitt who was unable to attend the ceremony. Photograph of Mr W.E. Jaques with friends and workmates.
Page 25 Retirement of Mr F.G. Chapman. Photograph of Mr Chapman with Mr Lawrence. Photograph of Mr Chapman surrounded by friends and colleagues in B.E.D.
Pages 26-27 Report and photographs from the Stewartby Old Folks and Widows Christmas Party and a concert in the Community Centre.
Page 28 Photograph of Mr Ted Rowe with Mr C.A. Farr, Senior Maintenance Foreman and members of the Works Maintenance Department.
Page 29 Deaths of Mr J.F. Bird and Mr H. Stokes. Drawing by Mr W.A. Ellis of Bedfordshire countryside.
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