Westwood Works 1903-2003

Get-togethers

Life at Westwood Works encompassed much more than the usual Sales Conferences and Senior Managers' meetings. Many individual departments held regular social events, outings and dinners.

1950 - 1969


1951?: BP/AEU Conference	1953: Apprentices assemble for a day out	1955: The Hollerith Department	1957 - Print Room Ladies Party	1950s: Accounts Department Christmas Party	1960: Accounts Department Christmas Party	1965: Management Conference

1965: Foremen's Social Group Retired Members	1966: Chocolate & Confectionery Sales Conference	1967: Preparing for Retirement class	1968: The Night Shift Fitter's Dinner	1968: Managing Directors' Conference	1969: Managing Directors' Conference	1969: Bakery Sales Conference

1969: Night Shift Dinner Dance

1970 - 1979


1970: Commercial Exporting Procedures Seminar	1973: Customer Project Team	1974: Jack Robinson presents a wheel chair to the Medical Comforts Section	1975: Printing Division's Annual Dinner	1976: Printing Division's "Soopadoo"	1976: Foreman's Social Group Annual Ladies Night	1977: Bakery Division Buffet/Dance

1977: Purchasing Department Annual Social Event	1977: "Satt" returns for a visit	1977: Jim Stanley gets the BEM	1977: Printing Division's "Soopadoo"	1978: Biscuit Division off to Dusseldorf	1978: Farewell to Peter Bryant	1978: Biscuit Division Christmas Party

1978: Biscuit Division Christmas Party	1978: Biscuit Division Christmas Party	1978: Biscuit Division Christmas Party	1970: Night Shift Dinner Dance

1980 onwards


1981: Pre-Interpack Sales Conference	1983: Eric Bird awarded the BEM	1984: Interpack	1984: John Peake's Garden Party	1984: Senior Managers' meeting	1984: Joe Marks revisits the Factory	1984: Memories from Joe Marks

1984: The Fitting Shop - Christmas	1985: The Link - Fitting Shop - Christmas	1985: Christmas in the Bakery/Biscuit Fitting Shop	1986: Christmas in the "Link" Fitting Shop	1990: The Biscuit Technical Area at Christmas	Date?: Retired Members Get-together	Date?: Retired Members Get-together

Date?: The men of the Experimental Fitting Shop

A much anticipated event was the annual "Carol Concert" led by Ben Bingham in the Despatch Department on the last afternoon of work before Christmas, at which money was raised for Salvation Army charities. Ben was an accomplished musician who could play 44 instruments.

Jim Farrow recalls "It was a very popular event and employees came from all over the company to join in the service. It was quite a sight with people sitting on wooden crates and planks of wood, singing carols to their hearts content. Ben played the music and I seem to recall also played music on bottles containing different amounts of water."

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