Reference
Z1409/6/4
Title
Pensioner's Mirror
Date free text
June 1986
Production date
From: 1986 To: 1986
Scope and Content
"The Quarterly Supplement for Vauxhall & Bedford Pensioners", providing a four page expansion of a previous column (the veteran's diary page).
Frontpage
headline, 'ON TOP OF THE WORLD', article about a snooker match between Les Lambe and Ray Reardon, accompanied by a photograph.
Issue is a picture special with photography of the pensioner's association seaside trip to Devon, photographs on the frontpage include association holiday makers dancing and on the beach. Names specifically mentioned include, Phyllis Sharp, Kath Townsend and Daisy Hughes as well as Mr and Mrs Harry Allen and Mrs Flemons.
page 2 and 3
'THOSE GLORY BOYS', By Peter Vigor, during the world cup of 86 the mirror remembers George Turner a pro-footballer from the 1930s who had later worked at Vauxhall. With accompanying images of George Turner, as well as team photographs of the boys he coached in 1961 and the soccer section of the 1945/46 season.
'Playing hide and seek with the bombers', about Vauxhall employees during the world war.
backpage
'KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK', says new president Geoffrey Moore of the pensioners association.
Save the date for the next reunion.
Level of description
item