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Vauxhall Mirror - Newspaper for Employees of Vauxhall Motors - 14 August 1980 issue. 16 page newpaper with articles on the new model Cavalier, a 1909 Vauxhall being tested at Milbrook proving ground and Bedford TM heavy trucks at the Dunstable plant. Also sections regarding employees births, marriages and retirements, long service (25 / 40 years), student training, sports awards and the Vauxhall choir.

14 August 1980

From: 1980 To: 1980

Vauxhall Mirror - Newspaper for Employees of Vauxhall Motors - 14 August 1980 issue. 16 page newspaper with company news, adverts for local car dealers and articles on the new model Cavalier, a 1909 Vauxhall being tested at Milbrook proving ground and Bedford TM heavy trucks at the Dunstable plant. Also sections regarding births, marriages, deaths and retirements, long service (25 / 40 years), student training, sports awards and the Vauxhall male voice choir. Photographs of individuals included: - Bob Lloyd (coach driver, early retirement), image on front page and page 5 being presented gifts by Bert King, Passenger Transportation Manager - Yvonne Forest (Student Training section, page 5) - Mr & Mrs R J Baldwin of Hayhurst Road, Luton (Letters Page 6) - Judy King (Service Awards, page 7) with Muriel Pettiford, Elaine Cole, Janice Rolfe and Daphne Finch. "This N That" Page 5: Retirement photographs: - Gladys Ilett (presentation by Fred Jones, P Block Manager), - Jack Randall and William Steele (presentation by chief security officer Tom Brown) - Jim Thomas (presentation by personnel manager Dick Garrett) - Phyllis Allen (presentation by Keith McLean, J Block Manager) - Tom Murphy (presentation by Mike Eves, S Block Manager) - Dennis Brown, Publication and Product section Births photographs: - Bridie Conroy (presentation by Bob Murphy, Area Manager, Division 9 K Block) - Lesley Impey - Helen Doerr (presentation by Roger Blake, Management Procurement) Marriages photographs: - Jacky Ovens - Tina Sylvester and Kevin Hayhurst - Graham Thomas (presentation by Brian Pilley, Senior Foreman, AC Block) - Michael Scoggins and Sheree Smith June Retirements photographs, Page 13: - Gladys Bloomfield (presentation by Tom Robinson, Manager) - Jack Shugg (presentation by Arthur Tollett, Area Manager) - Edward Fenn (presentation by A Bissmire, General Foreman) - Tom Fuller and Edward Jenkerson (presentation by Peter Barker, Area Manager) - Doris Hammond (presentation by Roger Blake, Area Manager) - Maisy Oliver and Alice Reynolds (presentation by Tom Robinson, Manager) - Jack Cox, Stan Fear and Frank Gorski (presentation by Fred Patrick, Supervisor) - Jean Price (presentation by Tom Robinson, Manager) - Jim Moulster (presentation by Ivor Fells, Area Manager) - Jack Colton Other names mentioned: 40 years long service (page 2): T G Bandy, E G Blake, J P Keely, P E Sanders, R S Whitham, J T Barnell, T G Halsey, J R Allen, L J Cook Vauxhall Bowls Triples team (page 14): Ken O'Dell, Peter Staff and Roger Phillips Vauxhall AC (page 14): Trevor Thompson, Pete Claridge, John O'Callaghan, Hugo Soper, Arthur Layton Royal Horticultural prizes (page 14) Ted Dungey Rifle Shooting (page 14) Janet Baker Rallying (page 16) Jimmy McRae and Mike Nicholson

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