Eastern Region Get-togethers THE WHITE HORSE NARROWS THE BOUNDARIES… Eastern Region thought for a moment that a new attendance record was being set as members packed into the White Horse at Trowse for the July get-together – it was, however, illusionary; the usual room was unavailable so the regular 40 or so attendees had been moved to a much smaller one! As Ken Herbert read out several service as a hospital car driver (and apologies for absence (mainly poet Colmanite!). holidays) over coffee there was The meeting enjoyed an interesting inevitable speculation as to whether talk given by Pauline Weinstein there would have been enough room of WISEarchive, the online public had they turned up. With pensioner archive for older people. She was visitor Pamela, who organises the accompanied by Sarah Houghton, a lunch, also on holiday, that became a former employee of Colmans. Some DIY experience for those who stayed members present are to record on. memories of their working lives for Ken reported that Frank Harper, the website (www.wisearchive.co.uk.) the group’s resident poet, is out of Any readers interested in this hospital and recovering nicely after project can contact Ken Herbert (Tel: an operation. 01379 852854) or call Pauline (01603 Frank hopes, and is anxious, to 631377); e-mail: pauline@penshing. resume his active hobby and great freeserve.co.uk. …but Ken Herbert widens the view We have not had a picture of a Norwich gettogether for some time so Ken Herbert decided to get a shot showing as many members as possible at the April meeting in the usual room. As he does not have a wide angle lens it had to be a composite so, as people moved between the shots, we hope we haven’t lost anybody – and that you can’t see the join! Derby visitor John Timmins of Mickleover has taken on the role of Pensions Visitor for the Derby area. John worked in the Accounts Dept at the Sinfin Lane site between 1983 and 1988. MUSTARD SHOP EXHIBITION HONOURS CARROW GIRLS Norwich’s world-famous Mustard Shop & Museum (management of which is now, to use the modern business term, outsourced) put on a special exhibition honouring the five Colman girls killed in the first bombing raids on the city on July 9 1940. The five, Maud Ballam, Maud Burell, Bertha Playford, Gladys Sampson and Bessie Upton, are commemorated on the R&C Pensioners Association Eastern Region’s Carrow Hill DIARY DATES 2010 get-togethers: DERBY at 11am at The Orangery Markeaton Park on: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Contact Brian Bradley Tel: 01526 321575 HULL 11am at The Goodfellowhip Cottingham Road on: Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Contact Phil Mayor Tel: 01482 862563 NORWICH at 10.30am at the White Horse Trowse on: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Contact Ken Herbert 01379 852854 plaque the unveiling of which was reported in Contact No.22, January 2002, reproduced below left. Esther McNamee, then 91, sister of Bertha Playford was at that unveiling and also, now aged 100, at a special service at St.Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich on July 9 this year, 70 years to the day after the horrific event. The Mustard Shop exhibition carried photographs of the five Colman girls, who were on their way home from Carrow Works when they were killed, as did a special full-page feature article in the Norwich Evening News. DIARY NOTE: Association chairman David Saltmarsh and our Trustee Kevin O’Berg are planning to attend Eastern Region’s October 12 get-together. Page 2 CONTACT September 2010 previous page next page