DIARY DATES Get-togethers HULL WELCOMES PENSIONERS FROM AMERICA The last Hull get-together (June 14) was one of the most successful so far with more than 20 pensioners attending, encouraged perhaps by the good weather. The occasion was heightened by a visit from two pensioners from America, Les and Elaine Corby, who were on holiday in the UK. Fellow pensioner Elsie Huggett, who for a time at R & C in Management lives in East Hull and was a colleague Services. of the Corbys, brought them to the After retiring Les and Elaine meeting and colleagues and friends emigrated to America to be near to from the former Group Distribution their son and his family. They are were delighted to meet them again. very happily settled in their new Les is on the right of the picture environment and, of course, are now above with Elsie on his right on the seat next to him and Elaine on Elsie’s able to enjoy seeing more of their two small grandchildren. right. This time the battery in Phil Mayor’s Les worked for a number of years in Work Study and in Group Distribution camera behaved itself and Hugh before finally moving across to work Christmas also brought his camera with the young people in the Youth so we have a selection for this issue Training Scheme. Elaine also worked without saying who took which. HULL 11am at The Goodfellowship Cottingham Road on: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Contact Phil Mayor Tel: 01482 862563 NORWICH at 10.30am at the White Horse Trowse on: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Contact Ken Herbert 01379 852854 LEICESTER A new venue 11am at The Oadby Owl Glen Road Oadby Leicester Wednesday, October 5, 2011 DERBY at 11am at The Orangery Markeaton Park on: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Contact Brian Bradley Tel: 01526 321575 for Leicester and Derby HIGH WYCOMBE Provisionally scheduled for 2.30pm at the Reggie Goves Centre Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Contact Paul Gilliam Tel: 01494 562843 @ THE GOOD FELLOWSHIP NORWICH GTG Eastern Region’s July get-together at the White Horse at Trowse was the usual happy occasion with many of the 40 present staying on for lunch. One of the most regular attenders Geoff Maeer was again absent, due to his wife’s illness, so those present sent both of them their best wishes. The October meeting will be particularly interesting. Ken Herbert said Sid Barlow (see P1) embarked on a fantastic journey of discovery in tracing the life of Ethel Gooch from Colmans of Norwich to Canada and then, nearly 100 years later, to her surviving relatives in the USA. A pensioner made an early morning phone call to ask if he could attend the Octber meeting. Ken, of course, said yes and asked where the caller was coming from. Answer - Australia. NO SHIELDING ONE’S AGE IN THIS CONTEST The five-a-side inter-departmental football cup featuring Trevor Clark in the last issue (No. 51, June) turned up a number of former colleagues with better memories than our former HR director. In addition to Trevor’s best man Alan Black (whom he had not forgotten!) the others since identified were Malcolm Myers, Keith Lawson and Graham Hancock. Tony Reid of Edinburgh, former Dansom Lane librarian and goalie, second left above, reckons his picture of an earlier winning team shows him to be about three years younger than Trevor judging by the number of shields round the edge of the trophy. Page 2 iCONTACT September 2011 Carrow House up for sale See P8 previous page next page