This event was attended by 63 people and we were very pleased to see them all, including some new attenders, together with the partners who attended.
The Chairman, Derek Gosden welcomed all those who came, read out some messages from members unable to attend and mentioned the names of members who had passed away during the year, including Jack Bruce, Alan Smith, David Taylor, Audrey Colwell's husband Brian and Don Shackley. He also mentioned that enquiries had been received through the web site from James Horn, great grandson of William John Fraser who founded the company bearing his name, and from Susan Smyth, who is the granddaughter of William Musgrave, a retort bricksetter for W-D who retired in 1928. Robin Hughes had been a trainee at W J Fraser Ltd before it was taken over by W-D in 1063, and was able to send some memorabilia to John Horn. Unfortunately we could not help Susan in her quest for information. He then presented our hard-working secretary, Lin Cooper, with a gift in recognition of her efforts in the administration of the event.
As usual, the food was excellent, and we were unable to do full justice to the spread prepared for us, despite many making at least two visits to the buffet.
click here to see Chairman Derek Gosden making his speech of welcome, with Hon Secretary Lin standing by.
click here to see Chairman Derek Gosden making his speech of welcome, with Hon Secretary Lin having just received her gift.
Click here to see Bob Wilkinson, Rita Wilkinson, Joan Morgan, Jill Shaw and Ken Shaw.
click here to see Martin Barham, Terry Irwin, Chris Openshaw and Bob Wilkinson.
click here to see Alan Scott, Barbara Scott, Jane Marlow, Robin Marlow and Alan Catharine.
click here to see David A Jones, Albert Thrussell, Nick Pickett and Tim Cotton.
click here to see David Powdrill, David Elvin, Alan Pettit and David A Jones.
click here to see Derek Farley, Fred Ridge, Mike Dean and John Moor.
click here to see Lawrie Harris, Robin Hughes, Road Farley and Derek Hinton?.
click here to see Bruce Urquhart, Kathleen Doyle, Lin Cooper and Keith Cooper.
click here to see Ray Swansborough, Harry Wells, Bert Deverill and Bernard Hawes.
click here to see Tom Mullen, Phil Allen, Anne Mullen and Shirley Allen.
click here to see Ann Gill, Peter Schaessens, Rodney Russell and Peter Gill.
click here to see Graham Humphreys, Mick Austin, Brensda Austin and Eric Vincent.
click here to see Richard Quin-Stanley and Hugh McComb.
click here to see Richard Quin-Stanley, Hugh McComb and Alan Ramsay.
click here to see Jim Flack, Joan Flack, Val Swan and Les Swan.
click here to see Ken Whittaker and Alan Simmonds.
click here to see Frank Hart, Nick Baker, Martin Barham, Terry Irwin and Chris Openshaw.
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I hope that everybody has been correctly identified, but I have guessed a few names. Apologies to anyone whose name I have got wrong. Please advise me at terry.harper@btinternet.com of any corrections.
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