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From the Left
Bill Edwards, George Foreman, Ray Gray, Jimmy Rush and
Pat Flood.

Photo supplied by Mike Turner

 

This magazine aims to give news and information about the Baily Thomas Provident fund and the existing Sports and Social activities of ex Mansfield Brewery personnel.

The Baily Thomas Provident Trust funds the magazine but comments and articles of interest from you the beneficiaries will be most welcome.

Closing date for information to be included in the next issue: 21st Nov 2007

Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this publication

Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Broxtowe

Karl Mocha joined Mandora
in January 1980 as Production Manager. For a time he was General Manager and later became Director of Production responsible for Mansfield, Evesham and for a period Wellingborough.

He also became Divisional Director of Mansfield Brewery. (The Management Board sometimes referred to as Technical Board). He retired in the autumn of 1989.

Karl was born in a coal mining area of central Europe and came to Nottingham in 1959. He gained academic qualifications and awards through full and part time university studies in Europe and the U.K. After successful completion of language studies he became a Fellow of the UK Institute of Linguists.

Karl had a diverse commercial career before joining the Board of Caunton Engineering Ltd and Maplebeck Holdings. Under his Chairmanship the Caunton Group became a national concern. He also worked with Caunton Management teaching business studies.

He took an active role in community initiatives, working closely with Broxtowe Borough Council (Nottingham) on the Eastwood Phoenix Project. One of his most significant achievements was his involvement in agreeing a deal with British Coal for the purchase of the Moorgreen National workshops, which had closed in 1987 with massive job losses. Karl worked tirelessly with the council over the years to see the old colliery buildings refurbished and let to local businesses. As a result over 500 people became gainfully employed.

Karl’s contribution and service to the community has been unstinting. He was Chairman of Broxtowe Borough Council Standards committee, President of the Moorgreen show and also served as a local Magistrate. For all his effort and work he was awarded the title of Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Broxtowe earlier this year. Serious illness has now regrettably forced Karl to resign from most of his activities, but he would be very pleased to hear from any of his ex colleagues at Mansfield.

Karl’s telephone no. - 0115 960 5060

My China Trek
In Aid Of Breast Cancer Care

In April Kay Tonks joined a group to walk part of the Great Wall of China to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Care Charity and she raised the magnificent sum of £3,900.

Kay says “I have had an amazing time - whilst ‘Walking the Wall’ so many challenges were conquered. Some days it was very emotional just to reach the top of a mountain or just finishing the day’s trek. Walking with people who have had breast cancer, and with some who still have, has made the trek unbelievably worthwhile.”

The finishing point was walking up a thousand steps nicknamed the ‘stairway to heaven’ and there was an amazing sense of achievement on crossing the finishing point. There wasn’t a dry eye in China and of course there were a few bottles of champagne popped at the top. After drinking only water for the last six days this was a pleasant surprise.

Kay’s husband Gary and their two children Amy and Daniel are very proud of mum’s achievement.

Kay Tonks (nee Wilson) started at Mansfield Brewery in 1970 in Sales Accounts. She then moved to Purchasing Accounts and finally to Managed Houses. She left the Brewery in 1982.

Our Thoughts Are With You

The recent flooding in Evesham and Hull was devastating and our sympathy goes out to any ex colleagues and friends, and to everyone else, affected by the deluge.

The scale of rain which fell over the countryside was unprecedented and it is hoped that the clean-up operation is completed quickly.

Evesham Floods

Winner from Le Mans!

Alfie Pugh (Mansfield Brewery) has been a keen racing pigeon fancier for many years and has owned many successful racing birds. Alfie now owns 70 birds

His latest success was to win a prestigious 400 mile race from Le Mans in France. One of Alfie’s 3 year old pigeons came first out of 6000 racing pigeons, taking less than 5 hours to complete the journey.

Competing birds are taken from their lofts and must race home. The time taken and distance are recorded and the fastest bird (distance/time) is declared the winner.

Team Work at the Hull Show 1970

In November 1970, Prince one
of the more famous of the Hull Brewery horses, completed his working life with the company and began a contented retirement in Warrington.

During his working life Prince is said to have covered 15,000 miles and delivered 10,000 tons of goods.

George Foreman, Pat Flood,
Ray Gray (Stable Foreman).
Photo supplied by Mike Turner.

A Beer Load off his Mind

Wilf Dallison retired from the Oakham Distribution Centre on 20 th July 2007.

Wilf began his career in the 1960’s when he joined the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters and served a tour of duty in Northern Ireland. When he left the Army he worked for the Sheepbridge foundry in Mansfield where one of his jobs was to cast components for the Rolls Royce RB211 aircraft engine.

In 1983 he joined Mansfield Brewery and was a member of the team that brewed the last batch of beer in the old 1907 brewhouse when the new brewhouse opened in 1984. He then moved to the labour pool before joining the transport department.

Wilf and his wife Gwen have been married for 37 years and have three children, Jeffrey, Louise and Emma.

Super Cool (extract from Marksman magazine 1988)

That's what Marksman lager drinks were this summer, even when the heat was really on. For the hottest news was the launch of the cooler bag - a real cool bag to keep up to eight cans of lager real cool when they are out of the fridge.

The cooler bag was a Mansfield promotion in both tied and free outlets. Lager drinkers were able to collect 'lion' stamps for every pint of Marksman lager they bought and trade them in for a specially insulated bag which would normally retail at about £7.45.

The promotion ran from June 24 to August 14 and more than 20,000 bags were claimed.

Not a good deal this summer!!!!!

Gretna Green is the Place

Rachel Goodwin (former Mansfield Brewery auditor) married Mr Gavin Emberton on 12 th May 2007 at the Anvil Hall, Gretna Green.

Family and friends travelled to Scotland to join the couple for the celebrations.

The newly weds returned to their home in Old Pleasley Village after spending their honeymoon in Riveria Maya, Mexico.

Rachel now works as an auditor for Venners, the firm she transferred to from the Brewery.

Gavin, who comes from Tapton near Chesterfield, is a motor technician at Blakes in Chesterfield.

Rachel and Gavin
will now be known as .....
Mr & Mrs Goodwin-Emberton.

 

Where are you now?

Dale Huntington worked in Mansfield Free Trade and then moved to Tenancies.

Dale now works as Profit Partnerships Manager for Bateman’s Brewery in Wainfleet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julie Wilson, Free Trade Mansfield, now works for Trust Inns as Business Development Manager in Yorkshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drop us a line with photo to let us know where are you now?

CELLAR to FRONT of HOUSE EXCELLANCE

Steve and Lynn Bailey started with Mansfield Brewery in 1986 and have achieved many awards for their excellence in pub management. Their first pub was The Bridge Tavern in Mansfield, then the only all traditional beer pub in the town.

When they moved to The Oval at Sutton in Ashfield, Steve had a close shave and raised £600 for the Ear Foundation Appeal by having his head shaved. After this success other charity events were organised with Lynn’s help.

The winning continued when they moved to the Ladybrook Hotel in Mansfield with four further best Cellar of the Year awards, and winning Mansfield District Council’s best kept Pub competition.

The Coopers in Mansfield Woodhouse proved another success, winning the Cellar of the Year and the Pubs in Bloom Award for several years.

Their present pub, The Travellers, Sutton in Ashfield, is well known for good quality food. Keeping up with modern trends, Lynn organises the latest inter-pub activity - the Pub Poker challenge.

Steve and Lynn have two children Kieran 21 and Sarah 17.

Mansfield Brewery Tanker Transport

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From top left 1 to right 15,
1 Eric Walker 2 Les Mosley 3 Gordon Henderson 4 Stewart Burton 5 Dick Clark 6 Albert Prest 7 Dennis Bradley 8 Ernie Betts 9 Gordon Stocks 10 Alan Dolman 11 Keith Clark 12 Bob Lee 13 Fred Smith 14 Tom Eaton 15 Jack Revill

Middle left 16 to right 28,
16 Les Mayfield 17 Eric Jackson 18 John Eaton 19 Keith Norman
20 Jack Henderson 21 Mick Wallace 22 Tommy Palmer 23 Gordon Hargraves
24 Roy Gent 25 Harry Fisher 26 Jim Wain 27 Dennis Yates 28 Malcolm Clark, known as Mick

Bottom 29 to middle 34.
29 George Roe 30 Tom Parnell 31 A N Other 32 Frank Hannah 33 Dennis Floyd 34 Alan Cook

Can you give a date for the photograph?

Obituaries

A Sad Farewell

Julie Shaw (nee Roe), who died in July, worked on the Mansfield Brewery Computer Help Desk. She then left to work for Speedo on their support desk in Nottingham Julie developed the MIS Support Desk from a poor performing ‘single person’ ‘Speedo only’ function, into a professional team that now supports the Pentland Group internationally.

Julie leaves her husband Nick and two stepsons.

Pauline Reeds (Mansfield)
Wages Department

Malcolm Crawley (Mansfield) Bottling Department

Manchester Culture

The Lowry Art Gallery is a unique building set on the waterside at Salford Quays in Greater Manchester and was recently visited by the Mansfield Brewery Pensioners.

A film of the life of L.S. Lowry (1887-1976), famous for his paintings of ‘matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs’ is the introduction to the works on view in the gallery. On display are some of his earliest works which he painted at art school and the film shows the development of his works and ideas throughout his life.

Exhibitions of abstract and modern forms of art by invited artists are also on display. These are both amusing and thought provoking. One of the most amusing was a piece called “River, Tree, Cloud and Sky” which was a collection of 50 paperbacks piled on top of each other and placed near a wall.

Some members of the group visited The Imperial War Museum and Manchester United’s ground at Old Trafford. The whole group called at the Trafford shopping centre on the way home.

Kings of the Road Classic Bike Men

Mike Hallsworth, Mansfield Brewery fitter (pictured left) has always admired old British motor bikes and their unique designs which gave them a certain personality. This admiration and his engineering skills led him into restoring old bikes to their former glory and he is currently rebuilding a 1947 BSA A7 500 Twin. This classic bike was No. 20 off the original production line. It has taken 3 years to source components for the rebuild and he has hand made most of the nuts and bolts.

His collection of bikes includes a 1937 Triumph Tiger 80 single cylinder 350cc, a 1962 BSA 650 and a Super Rocket Twin (pictured).

Mike served his engineering apprenticeship at the William Hollins Mills (later Viyella). He joined the Brewery in 1989 and retired 10 years later. His wife Rita is a great help in these projects.

Mick Ince (right) retired from the Brewery in 2001 after 22 years as a fitter.

Mick is also a dedicated biker and owns a classic 1954 Royal Enfield 500 single.

His everyday bike being a Triumph Bonneville. Mick has great support from his wife Olwyn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s Celebrate

In Britain and the USA we are all familiar with our ways of celebrating Christmas but there are many worldwide customs of which we may not be aware.

There is a traditional story of a little Mexican girl who was so poor she had nothing to take to the crib. She sadly watched the procession go by and went into a nearby church where she saw a stone angel covered in weeds, and bent down to clean it. As she did so a voice told her to pick the weeds and offer them to the Christ Child. She entered the church and approached the crib and each weed turned bright red at the tip like a fire. Ever since, people have grown these plants especially for Christmas. We call them Poinsettias, their other name being Fire Flowers of the Holy Night.

In Sweden St Lucia’s day begins the Christmas Season. It is said that St Lucia took food to early Christians as they sought refuge in nearby caves from people who ill treated them. St Lucia was a brave girl who wore a crown of candles so she could see as she went into the dark caves. The story has a sad ending because in the end she was caught and killed. In memory of Lucia the youngest girl in the family wears a white gown and a crown of evergreens. She carries a tray of gingerbread and special St. Lucia buns to give her parents, school friends or sick people.

So many customs and celebrations have evolved over the centuries, but it is clear that whatever way your Christmas is celebrated and wherever you may be in the world, it is always a season of loving and the giving of presents as a thanksgiving for Christ’s birth.

Norma Smith

Sticky Date and Walnut Cake

Pour 300ml of boiling water over 225g (8 oz) of chopped dates
Add one 5ml (teaspoon) of bicarbonate of soda

Let it stand whilst you mix the following

300g (10 oz) Wholemeal flour
60g (2 oz) Chopped walnuts
225g (8oz) Granulated sugar
90g (90oz) Soft margarine
5ml (1tsp) Baking powder
5ml (1tsp) Vanilla essence

Add the above mixture to the chopped dates and water. Pour into a 9 x 12 inch (230mm x 305mm) cake tin and bake in moderate oven at 180 deg/350 deg F mark for 35 minutes.

For Topping Cake
75ml ( 5 tblsp) Brown sugar
30ml (2 tblsp) Milk
30ml (2 tblsp) Margarine

Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan over a medium heat for 3 minutes. Remove cake from oven when cooked. Prick the top with a fork and pour on the topping whilst cake is still hot.

Allow cake to cool and cut into squares.

Marjorie Taylor

Joint Retirement Party

A joint retirement party for John Bartle and John Walker was held at the Mapplewells, Sutton in Ashfield, on 26 July 2007.

John Bartle began working for Mansfield Brewery in the Bottling shop in 1962.

He then moved to the Wine and Spirits department and eventually became Tenanted Manager. John continued working in this capacity for
W&D after the takeover in 1999.

John’s wife Trish worked in the Mansfield Brewery Properties Department.

John Walker joined North Country Brewery in 1982 in the Marketing Department. When Mansfield took over in 1985 John moved to Mansfield and switched to Tenancies in 1992 when Mansfield purchased 88 Scottish and Newcastle pubs.

In 2000 John stayed as an Area Manager on his old patch when Mansfield Brewery was taken over.

John’s wife Sue joined the Brewery in 1985 and became his secretary. She moved to become secretary to Steve Holt and then into Take Home Trade and Export, working for Bob O’Mara. Sue then became Assistant Brands Manager, working with Katherine Moss.

Life in the Stables with Terry Johnson

This summer’s weather has played havoc at Castle View stables. Horses that live in wet and muddy conditions can get Mud fever; this is a common condition that affects the skin over the hooves and heels and which can be very painful. To minimise this problem the horses have had to spend more time in the stalls and this makes more work in the stables.

At the end of May the stables heard the sounds of tiny hooves when Shetland pony Jasmine gave birth to a male foal named Marmite. Jasmine and dad Nico are both residents at the stables.

In July Terry and his partner, nephew Wayne Cadman, purchased a racehorse called Lumpy Bumpy, a 2 year old Bay gelding, which was bred at Ranby Hall stud Nr Retford. Lumpy Bumpy is being trained by Colin Tongue at his stables near Sedgefield.

Terry and Wayne now own 5 racehorses plus a 25% share in Hamburg Springer, a winner at Southwell.

One of the horses, Miss Petulia, is now in foal to Salimani, a stallion that was ridden by Frankie Dettori and which has won over £3million.

Wayne Cadman is an ex MBC employee and is Proprietor of the Regency Hotel and Mallard Bar at Worksop. Wayne also organises Worksop beer festivals.

Like to visit the stables?
Terry and Sue invites anyone including families to visit.

Contact Terry on 07941-672949 to make arrangements.

(Gardeners bring your bags for free manure!)

The Bee Line

We all know that bees are important for pollination, but how important?

For example, in the U.S. $15bn of the agricultural economy depends on pollination by bees.

At home, there are approaching 45,000 beekeepers looking after almost 250,000 beehives, each hive is estimated to be worth £400 to the UK agricultural economy.

No wonder there are concerns when there is talk about Colony Collapse Disorder, when complete hives die during the winter. It is estimated that over 25% of our food supply depends upon pollination by bees.

A hive of honey bees can contain 50,000 bees and of course one of their main objectives is to survive the winter.

To do this they collect nectar, add enzymes which convert it to honey, manage it to decrease the water content and store it in their honeycombs for the winter. Beekeepers steal this and feed them with sugar syrup as compensation. It is a system which seems to work reasonably well if the beekeeper plays his/her part well.

On this scale, the honey bee, apis melifera, organises it’s workers to collect nectar efficiently and so generally looks for large scale crops, such as fields of Oil Seed Rape, when they are available and may not be too interested in your 24 bean plants. In the spring, when large scale crops are harder to find, they may be more interested in your couple of apple trees and so carry out valuable pollination.

There are however about 2000 other species of bee and these generally live in much smaller colonies and so tend to collect nectar from smaller crops such as your 24 bean plants. Although honey bees aren’t particularly aggressive, bumble bees tend to be even less so and with care you can stroke them whilst they are at work.

A final interesting fact; to collect a pound of honey bees may fly a distance equivalent to twice round the world. This is could well mean more than 10,000 flower visits on perhaps 500 foraging trips – unlikely to be managed in the typical 6 week lifespan of a worker bee.

Barrie Jackson (Guest Writer)

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