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EDITOR’S WORD FEATURES REGULARS 5 10 Page 6 Page 4 Barclays news Barclays news Q3 2016 Results, The new £5 note, Barclays Diversity Wheels for Change, Spectrum’s Gala Business Awards 2016 Dinner and Pension Fund newsletter Page 8 Pensioners’ clubs & contacts Happy New Year to you all and welcome Page 12 Bournemouth and District Pensioners’ to the first edition of connection for Archive article 2017. We hope you’ve enjoyed the festive Club, Cornwall Pensioners’ Club, Women in Barclays season and are ready to embrace the Liverpool Retired Staff Club, East New Year. Midlands Pensioners’ Club and Many of you will be reading connection Ipswich District Pensioners’ Club on your computer or tablet screens for the Page 14 first time. To help you move through the Page 16 magazine more easily, we’ve added arrows Life beyond Your letters Barclays to the bottom of the pdf, and we’ve also Page 20 made the clickable links bold to make it The end of an era clear when you can click through to Retirements & obituaries other websites. Please let the Barclays Page 26 Team at Willis Towers Watson know if you Useful contacts no longer wish to receive a printed copy. If you’re thinking of embarking on a new Page 28 adventure this year, turn to pages 14 Competition & crossword and 15 for some Life beyond Barclays inspiration. Both of our retired colleagues show how it’s possible to turn retirement into an opportunity to do something completely different. 12 Our Archive article this time is about women in Barclays and how their roles Issue 69 2016 competition winner have changed over the years. It’s amazing Our competition in issue 69 was for a chance to win a hotel break in the Brecon Beacons. to think how times have changed in what The winner was Mr Bernard Cooke. Congratulations! seems like a relatively short space of time. If you have any memories of your time at Barclays that you’d like to share, please CROSSWORD SOLUTION See page 28. send them to us. We’d also love to hear Across 18 Oasis Down 11 Rapid about what your clubs have been getting 1 Tepid 19 Dolphin 1 Tartan 13 Irish stew up to over the festive period and what 4 Untruth 21 Nerve 2 Pavements 15 Russell you’ve got in store for 2017. 8 Revenge 23 Daunted 3 Donor 16 Joanna Best wishes 9 Award 24 Angelic 4 Use 17 One day Emma Nicholls, Emma Pytches 10 Admirer 25 Howdy 5 Toaster 20 Laugh and Julie Midgley 12 Twine 6 Uma 22 Rag connection Editorial Team 14 Entry permit 7 Hidden 23 Doc 15 18

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2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE INSIDE THIS ISSUE 3 Barclays news Riders raise over £255,000 for The Prince’s Trust In September 2016, 450 Barclays employees took to Q3 2016 Results their bikes in the annual 100km Wheels for Change Barclays announced its strategy was on track with good progress in its Q3 Results, sponsored cycling challenge. published on 30 September 2016. Participants started with a lap of the VeloPark at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Enjoying the ride Park in London before heading into the Essex countryside, braving 100km of hills Key highlights from the announcement include: Total operating expenses reduced 6% to £12,019m, reflecting and headwinds in aid of The Prince’s Trust. Core profit before tax increased 4% to £4,898m, reflecting savings from strategic cost programmes as well as lower litigation The event raised more than £255,000, reaffirming the event as one of the largest diversification benefits from consumer and wholesale customers and conduct charges. employee-led initiatives raising funds to support the life-changing work of The and clients, geographies and products, and the appreciation of the Commenting on Barclays’ performance, Jes Staley, Barclays CEO, Prince’s Trust across the UK. US dollar and euro against the pound. said: “The performance we have reported represents a period of Wheels for Change is an annual fundraising event organised by a small group of Group adjusted profit before tax decreased to £2,900m for the strong progress against our strategy that we outlined on 1 March, passionate Barclays employees. Since it was established in 2011 it has raised an nine-month period, driven by the acceleration of Non-Core and we have moved another stride closer towards completing the impressive £1.5m for charity. restructuring of Barclays – a restructuring that will create a simplified rundown, resulting in a 33% increase in loss before tax to £1,998m. Shane Hawkins, Wheels for Change founder and Chief of Staff, Global Technology, bank producing high quality returns for our shareholders, and on a Group adjusted return on average shareholders’ equity reduced to said: “I’m so proud of Wheels for Change. Year on year our employees’ dedication sustainable basis.” 4.4% (Q3 YTD 2015: 5.8%). and commitment to supporting causes they care about have ensured this event has For Q3 2016 Results in full visit home.barclays grown both in popularity and funds raised.” Cyclists with a cause

The biggest change to currency Spectrum’s Gala Dinner raises £130,000 since decimalisation for Terrence Higgins Trust The new polymer £5 note, launched on 13 September 2016, marks the biggest change to UK Spectrum (Barclays LGBT Employee Network) held its 8th Gala Dinner on Friday, 14 October 2016 at The Savoy in London, and currency since decimalisation. raised over £130,000 to support leading HIV charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). The money raised will help to fund THT’s Featuring Sir Winston Churchill, the plastic, rather than cotton paper, note is Work Positive Programme, which helps unemployed people living with HIV get back to work. cleaner, stronger and safer and will replace the existing £5 note by May 2017. Mike Roemer, Barclays’ Global LGBT+ lead and Head of Compliance, who opened the event said: “Inspiration comes from many It has a number of new security features, which make it harder to counterfeit, places and Barclays is proud to sponsor THT’s Work Positive Programme, which brings visibility to role models who challenge and including a see-through window and the Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) foil, improve culture in the workplace and, more importantly, inspire the change to make inclusion a reality for all.” which is gold on the front of the note and silver on the back. The event was hosted by veteran actor, Simon Callow, and Pop Idol winner, Will Young lent his support to the cause, performing Barclays’ preparations hits such as Leave Right Now and All Time Love. He said: “I really enjoyed performing at the Barclays Spectrum Dinner and it’s so It is estimated that retailers and banks have invested more than £200m to rewarding to know the money raised is going to help people living with HIV get back to work. I am so pleased to support the work of change their ATMs, self-service checkouts and other equipment. Preparations Terrence Higgins Trust.” were underway at Barclays for 18 months before the launch. These included The funds raised by Barclays Spectrum are vital for ensuring the programme continues for another year. Ian Green, Chief Executive designing, coding and testing new software to be incorporated into hardware of THT, said: “Thank you to both Barclays and Barclays Spectrum for their ongoing support for Terrence Higgins Trust. We work hard in branches, from ATMs to self-service kiosks, and recalibrating the machines to empower people to live well with HIV and our back to work programme is a key part of this.” to accept both the old and new notes. The old £5 notes will remain legal tender The night also gave Barclays the opportunity to announce its continued partnership with THT through its agreement to support the until May 2017. Work Positive Programme via its own Apprenticeship Programme. Barclays is the only bank to have an in-house ATM software development team, which means we are uniquely placed to be able to streamline software New design development, including the significant work that has taken place behind the scenes to get our ATMs and self-service kiosks ready for the new £5 note. Cleaner, stronger and safer Better for the environment, the new notes are made of a flexible plastic polymer, which is resistant to dirt and moisture so will remain in a good Rainbow ally lanyard Simon Callow hosts Table talk during the event condition for longer. When the note has reached the end of its life it will be recycled. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, even admitted: “Polymer notes can survive a splash of claret, a flick of cigar ash, the nip of a bulldog, and even a spin in the washing machine afterwards to boot.” 2017 pension scheme newsletter The new £5 note is the first in the Bank of England’s series of polymer notes. The newsletter for the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund is usually published annually in February or March. In 2017, it will be Plans are under way for a new £10 note to enter circulation in summer 2017, published later, probably in Q3. This is so that the results of the actuarial valuation being carried out as at 30 September 2016 can with a new £20 note by 2020. be included. For anyone interested in the summary of the Trustee’s Annual Report and Accounts, normally included in the newsletter, the 2016 edition Printing of the new note will be uploaded to ePA, the pensions website, in January 2017.

4 BARCLAYS NEWS BARCLAYS NEWS 5 Launching our An interview with the Barclays Diversity Unreasonable Bank Workers Charity Business Awards 2016 It will be two years this year Impact partnership since The Spread Eagle The winners of the 2016 Barclays Diversity Business Awards were Foundation (SEF) transferred announced at an awards ceremony in London at 1 Churchill Place It is estimated that, its funds to the Bank Workers on Tuesday, 25 October. within the next four Charity (BWC). Here, BWC The awards were hosted by Mark McLane, Global Head of Diversity Glenn Shaw Everest Recipient – Hillary Migoya, Nairobi, Kenya years, globally we’ll need answers a few questions and Inclusion. During the opening address, Jes Staley, Group CEO, A volunteer sign language interpreter for six years, Hillary has trained 212 million new jobs to about its service. said: “I would like to congratulate all of those who were nominated Barclays colleagues in sign language to enhance financial inclusion accommodate current How can BWC help? and who, through their efforts, are helping to shape the Barclays for deaf customers, and helped to build a network of interpreters unemployment and Through BWC, Barclays’ pensioners and their families of the future. In particular, I would like to recognise the exceptional aimed at integrating more deaf people into society in Kenya. projected job losses. get access to a wide range of help, services and, in work of the individual and team finalists represented today. Your Innovation Champion – Bolder Apprenticeships team, UK As part of Barclays’ new some cases, financial support. passion and commitment to the delivery of our Diversity and Citizenship plan, our Barclays is the first UK company to extend apprenticeships to How does BWC differ from SEF? Inclusion agenda is outstanding.” Shared Growth Ambition, candidates aged over 24, responding to growing interest from more BWC is similar to SEF in that we’re here for Barclays’ Colleagues gathered to watch the ceremony live in London and via we’ve partnered with The Unreasonable Group to create the Unreasonable mature candidates. The apprenticeships are designed for those pensioners when they need a helping hand. However, video conferencing in New York, to hear the stories of the finalists, Impact Accelerator – a multi-year, international network of Accelerators returning to work after early retirement, raising a family or looking our aim is to help our clients for the longer term, celebrate their achievements and see the winners announced. focused on scaling up entrepreneurial solutions that will help employ for a career change. thousands worldwide. not just provide financial support. BWC has a team The winners of trained, professional Client Advisors and Visiting Rising Star – Elena Kvochko, New York, USA Each company participating in the Accelerator must be focused on solving a Caseworkers, and we work with a wide range of Customer and Client Champion – Corporate Portal team, London, UK Elena launched the Women in Cyber Security initiative to promote pressing societal and/or environmental challenge, and have a solution that partners, for example Leonard Cheshire Disability and The team has launched a new portal to help our clients and other diversity in cyber security. It focuses on encouraging women to can scale. The programme selects ventures that each demonstrate potential Cruse Bereavement Care, to provide specialist support businesses improve their accessibility and benefit from adopting join this field, building peer-to-peer connections and promoting to introduce at least 500 new jobs to the marketplace over the next five years. to our clients. a more inclusive approach. barclayscorporate.com/accessibility awareness about security as a business enabler. 300 colleagues have A successful launch includes practical hints and tools using real examples from Barclays’ taken part. What kind of help can I get? October saw the launch of the UK Accelerator, where 10 businesses focussed own accessibility journey – helping other businesses follow this path. We speak to and help hundreds of pensioners each Woman of the Year – Jane Son, New York, USA on finding solutions to a diverse range of global challenges, including food year. At the moment, a lot of clients are coming to Diversity Champion – Emerge and Reverse Mentoring team, USA and UK Jane is part of Embrace, the WIN Champion in the Americas and production, remote healthcare support, deforestation and water shortage, us with queries around caring, and we’re providing The development of the Emerge network has impacted Barclays co-Chair of the Americas Legal D&I committee. She is a mentor and were selected to attend a two-week programme in Gloucestershire. culture globally, building a platform for young professionals to speaker with NJ LEEP, a leading diversity partner, and participates in support and information on accessing care support The entrepreneurs received bespoke support and guidance from business from their local authority and welfare benefits. connect and grow. The Reverse Mentoring programme in the UK Legal’s Veterans Assistance Pro Bono Clinic. experts and key funders as well as experts from across Barclays. and US has opened up communications between senior and junior We are supporting our pensioners with bereavement, colleagues, improving working relationships between generations. A profound experience including debt advice and telephone support. 26 Barclays Specialists provided support on topics ranging from Public Telephone support is provided by our partner, Cruse Relations management to Intellectual Property rights. They were inspired by Bereavement Care. We are also helping with issues the entrepreneurs’ innovation and desire to address such impactful issues, around loneliness and isolation. with some citing they had a special and profound experience. BWC can help me, but what about my partner Sale of Barclays UK Trusts and Nichola Sharpe, Director of External Communications, Barclays UK, said: “It and family? was great to see Barclays supporting such a worthwhile accelerator initiative We can also help your spouse, partner or dependant withdrawal of the probate concession and I was thankful for having the opportunity to lend my communications (someone you’re supporting financially, for example expertise to such an inspiring group of entrepreneurs and to meet wonderful an adult child who relies on you). individuals from the Unreasonable Group, a diverse range of inspiring Barclays UK Trusts From 1 January 2017, the discount available to employees (and their What happens when I call the helpline? spouse or partner) who retired on an immediate pension, and have mentors, and a great collection of Barclays colleagues. I came away with new- In October, Barclays announced the intention to sell the UK trust and We arrange a chat with you, at a time that suits you, appointed Barclays as their executor will be 30% of the standard found positivity, confidence, inspiration and a great network of fascinating fiduciary business (trading under the name of Barclays UK Trusts) to and this usually takes about half an hour. This is so probate fee. At the date of death, if all the main beneficiaries of an individuals and entrepreneurs I will definitely stay connected with.” ZEDRA, who on completion of the sale will continue to supply the we’re able to fully understand your situation and offer estate decide that they wish to appoint another executor, the role as Destination New York existing trust and fiduciary services including probate. you as much help as possible. executor will be renounced in favour of an alternative at no cost to ZEDRA, who acquired the Barclays Offshore Trusts business in The global programme moved to New York in November and the US the estate. Do I need to fill out an application form? January 2016, is an independent, global specialist in trust, corporate Programme participants were a diverse mix, from Thread, a textile company To provide you with financial support, it’s likely you and fund services. Barclays holds a minority stake in Zedra, which For more information, please contact Barclays UK Trusts: that transforms trash into thread, to Accio Energy, a venture employing a will need to complete our application form but our demonstrates our interest in the ongoing success of this business. Telephone: +44 (0)20 7574 3027 – option 3 wind system that generates high-voltage energy without turbines. Client Advisors can help you with this. The sale will be subject to regulatory approval. Following the sale, Email: [email protected] Joe McGrath, CEO of Barclays Americas and Global Head of Capital Markets, If our support comes through help from one of our Barclays will no longer provide trust and fiduciary services in the UK. Willsafe said: “It’s an honour to partner with Unreasonable to create an accelerator programme in the US to help alleviate unemployment and grow the green partners, in most cases, with your consent we can 2016 probate concession Anyone wishing to retrieve a will stored in Willsafe (the will storage economy. By supporting ventures that have scalable solutions to some of the make a referral without you having to complete an In August 2011, Barclays announced the withdrawal of the free facility offered free of charge to all clients who appointed Barclays world’s greatest challenges with our resources and mentorship, we will not application form. probate service for those employees and retired employees who as an executor of their will) should contact the Willsafe Team, in only help to address significant societal and environmental issues, but we will Can someone come out to visit me? had appointed Barclays as executor in their will. Following concerns writing, at the following address: also be creating the jobs of tomorrow.” Willsafe, PO Box 6255, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 1NT Yes, where appropriate, we can arrange for one of our expressed by a number of pensioners at the Chairman’s briefing, 2017 and beyond Visiting Caseworkers to come to you. Barclays announced its intention to offer, at its discretion, a full To contact the Willsafe Team about any other matter, please 100% discount over the following five years to those eligible telephone +44 (0)20 7574 3037. Following New York, the programme will head to Singapore in April and How can I access BWC’s services and support? companies are currently being chosen to participate from across the region. pensioners who had already named Barclays as their executor We will provide updated contact details once the sale of UK Trusts You can call our free, confidential helpline on as at 3 August 2011. This concession came to an end on has completed and initially the ZEDRA team will continue to be Successive programmes will then run in the UK, US and Asia over the next 0800 0234 834, or visit bwcharity.org.uk. You 31 December 2016. based at the same offices in Northwich. three years. You can read more about the programme and entrepreneurs can also get in touch with your local club’s taking part by visiting unreasonableimpact.com Welfare Officer.

6 BARCLAYS NEWS BARCLAYS NEWS 7 Pensioners’ clubs & contacts NON-REGIONAL CLUBS Barclays Pensioners in Spain Foreign Branches Pensioners’ Club Club (Andalucia) Mr Geoff Gammon Amicale des Anciens du Groupe Mrs Sylvia Pavey +34 (0)951 066691 +44 (0)1689 815646 En France e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Liverpool Retired Staff Club Portsmouth and District Mr Alan Daines +33 (0)139 759101 Keep your club up to date Mr Will Gibson Pensioners’ Club e: [email protected] Barclays Pensioners in Spain Grasshoppers Pensioners’ Club +44 (0)1565 750101 Mr Dave Nichols Club (Costa Blanca) Mrs Ros Edwards If you are a member of a pensioners’ club, please ensure e: [email protected] +44 (0)23 9252 9490 Barclaycard Pensioners’ Club Mrs Sandra Dunn +44 (0)20 8657 7977 e: [email protected] Tim Bott +44 (0)7710 214840 +34 (0)966 784601 e: [email protected] that if you change address you notify the club of your London Eastern Pensioners’ Club e: [email protected] +44 (0)1494 416 331 Mrs Carol Preston Reading Pensioners’ Club new address so they can stay in touch with you. You w: barcpen.org.uk e: [email protected] Northampton Clearing +44 (0)1708 523158 Mrs Rita Cane +44 (0)118 975 7507 also need to notify the Barclays Team at Willis Towers Pensioners’ Club e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Barclays International Barclays Trust Company Mrs Ena Heasman w: barpen-el.org Pensioners’ Club (BIPC) Watson of your new contact details; they will update Shrewsbury District Pensioners’ Club +44 (0)1604 716493 Mr Michael Cummins your details for receiving connection. Such changes London North Western Pensioners’ Club Mr Barry Johnson e: [email protected] +44 (0)1234 825772 must be made in writing to Barclays Bank UKRF, Pensioners’ Club Mr David Owen +44 (0)1778 345693 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Willis Towers Watson, PO Box 709, Redhill, Surrey Mr Peter Dunn +44 (0)1494 863867 +44 (0)1432 264564 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] RH1 9EG or online via ePA, the pensions website, London Southern District South Wales (Eastern) at epa.towerswatson.com/doc/BCL/login.htm Pensioners’ Club Retired Staff Club Mrs Marva Farmer Mrs Linda Wiggins Bournemouth and REGIONAL CLUBS Eastbourne Spread Eagle Club +44 (0)20 8402 5573 +44 (0)29 2065 6727 Mr Michael Barrett Barclays Milton Keynes e: [email protected] e: [email protected] +44 (0)1323 506186 Retirement Club District Pensioners’ Club e: [email protected] London Western Pensioners’ Club Southampton District Mrs Val Saggs +44 (0)1908 379014 Mrs Janet McCreedy Spread Eagle Club e: [email protected] Exeter Spread Eagle Club +44 (0)20 8399 3435 Mr John Stoneman +44 (0)1590 612550 Mr Andrew Green +44 (0)1884 855340 Bexhill and District e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Pensioners’ Club w: spreadeaglesd.wordpress.com w: exeterspreadeagles.org Luton District Pensioners’ Club Mrs Joan Exley Mr Doug Dix +44 (0)1525 876477 Staffordshire and South Cheshire e: [email protected] Guernsey Pensioners’ Club e: [email protected] Spread Eagle Club Mr Malcolm Le Cheminant Birmingham Retirement Club w: bbldpc.org.uk Pauline Greig +44 (0)1782 395358 +44 (0)1481 264805 or +44 (0)7817 720951 Mr Mike Williams Manchester District Retired Staff Club e: [email protected] e: [email protected] +44 (0)1676 540988 Mrs Hilda Ince +44 (0)161 794 7309 e: [email protected] Guildford Spread Eagle Club e: [email protected] Swansea Spread Eagle Mr Ian Rutter +44 (0)1483 838293 Bournemouth and District w: bbmrsc.org.uk Retired Staff Club e: [email protected] Mrs Mary Hathaway Pensioners’ Club Mid Sussex Spread Eagle Club +44 (0)1792 204387 Mr David Godden Ipswich District Pensioners’ Club Mr Stephen Barnett e: [email protected] +44 (0)1258 881105 Mrs Jennifer Smith +44 (0)1825 765948 e: [email protected] +44 (0)1206 870602 e: [email protected] Taunton & Dorchester e: [email protected] Brighton and Hove District w: msbrc.co.uk Spread Eagle Club Mr Keith Eagleton Spread Eagle Club Isle of Man Pensioners’ Club Newcastle upon Tyne Spread +44 (0)1305 834259 Mrs Jean Clarke Mrs Angie Fabrizio +44 (0)1624 624084 Eagle Club e: [email protected] +44 (0)1273 551160 e: [email protected] Mrs Edna Ford +44 (0)191 536 2669 e: [email protected] Isle of Wight Pensioners’ Club e: [email protected] Torbay Spread Eagle Club Bristol District Spread Eagle Club Mrs Julia Hodgson w: barclaysspreadeaglenewcastle.btck. Mr Trevor King +44 (0)1626 864408 Mr Ken Keith +44 (0)1242 260702 +44 (0)1983 867267 co.uk e: [email protected] w: torbayeagles.co.uk e: [email protected] e: [email protected] North London Pensioners’ Club Cambridge District Jersey Pensioners’ Club Miss Sylvia Gunther West Sussex Pensioners’ Club Pensioners’ Club Ms Pat Duffy +44 (0)1534 743592 +44 (0)1933 650863 Mrs Jenny Chislett Mrs Cynthia George e: [email protected] e: [email protected] +44 (0)1243 262649 +44 (0)1954 202095 e: [email protected] Kent Pensioners’ Association Club North and Mid Wales Welfare e: [email protected] Mr Tim Harris +44 (0)1622 735932 and Luncheon Club Windsor Pensioners’ Club Chelmsford Area Spread e: [email protected] Mr John Cadwaladr Mrs Bette Morgan Eagle Club +44 (0)1341 423741 +44 (0)1344 422331 Lancashire & Cumbria Jan Lawson-Smith e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Pensioners’ Club (Northern) +44 (0)1268 559172 Mrs Christine Bracken Norwich and District Worcester and District Club members at the Eagle Lab workshop e: [email protected] +44 (0)1539 725704 Pensioners’ Club Spread Eagle Club Cornwall Pensioners’ Club e: [email protected] Mrs Bridget Briggs Mr Michael Davis Mrs Patricia Brocklebank +44 (0)1603 411808 +44 (0)1299 824864 Lancashire & Cumbria You may remember reading about Barclays Eagle Labs in the Lab and, besides having talks on Cyber Security and Biometric +44 (0)1208 813124 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Pensioners’ Club (Southern) April 2016 edition of connection. Eagle Labs give customers Technology, were able to try out the Oculus Rift (all-round vision) e: [email protected] Mr Jim Gavin Oxford Spread Eagle Club Worthing District Pensioners’ Club and non-customers in local businesses the opportunity to learn Headset, and observe 3D Printers and Laser Cutters in action.” Darlington Pensioners’ Club +44 (0)1704 573805 Mr Roy Slocombe Mrs Christine Owen about new technologies and techniques that will be critical in Peter added: “I believe it is important for us pensioners to keep Mrs Maureen Wynn e: [email protected] +44 (0)1494 564955 +44 (0)1903 786239 helping the UK to thrive in the digital age. There are presently six abreast of developments in many aspects of digital technology, +44 (0)1642 761603 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Leeds Spread Eagle Club such Labs in operation – in Birmingham, Brighton, Cambridge, which could significantly affect us in the future.” e: [email protected] Mrs Margaret Whiteley Peterborough District York Pensioners’ Club Norwich, Notting Hill Gate and Bournemouth – and the latter has For more details about the Bournemouth Club, please contact Pensioners’ Club Mrs Katie Colley East Midlands Pensioners’ Club +44 (0)1422 881136 forged a close link with the local Barclays Pensioners’ Club. David Godden by calling +44 (0)1258 881105 or by emailing Helen Hammond e: [email protected] Mr Doug Styles +44 (0)1485 298807 +44 (0)1947 895806 Peter Cantwell, Chairman of the Bournemouth Club, said: “We [email protected] +44 (0)115 914 8626 w: www.leedsspreadeagleclub.org e: peterborough.pensionersclub@ e: [email protected] e: [email protected] talktalk.net recently attended a second workshop run by the local Eagle

8 PENSIONERS’ CLUB CONTACTS PENSIONERS’ CLUBS 9 Cornwall Pensioners’ East Midlands Club Pensioners’ Club

On Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 65 members of the The East Midlands Pensioners’ Club recently enjoyed their annual Cornwall Club gathered at the Royal Duchy Hotel in Falmouth golfing tournaments, where a number of trophies were up for for a celebration of 111 years since Barclays took over the grabs. Club member Alan Edwards won the 2016 Local Directors Consolidated Bank of Cornwall in 1905. Golfing Cup, 53 years after his first victory back in 1963. Serenaded by piano music, members had the opportunity to view The Local Directors Cup was taken over by the East Midlands an exhibition detailing the history of the Consolidated Bank in the Pensioners’ Club when the local head office in Nottingham closed. 18th and 19th centuries and the role the Bolitho family played in Alan, who helped rescue the event, was a 17-year-old stripling its development. There were also display panels showing pictures when he first won the trophy at Beeston Fields in 1963, and he of every Cornish Branch, and many pictures from the Bank’s social went on to win the title three more times in 1968, 1969 and 1970 at club dinner dances from the 1950s through to the 1970s, alongside Hollinwell. 46 years after his most recent win, Alan earned the right other pictures provided by members. In one corner there was a to put the trophy on his mantelpiece once again this year. display of memorabilia with everything from corporate gifts to Elizabeth Bolitho receives her bouquet The weather was quite kind to the club at Wollaton Park, with just company ties, a sovereign balance, money boxes, statements and a brief shower mid-round. The competitors played three excellent cheques from the 1950s, when everything was still done by hand. rounds to win their trophies. Alan Edwards took the Local Directors Many members brought along their letters of appointment to the Cup with a fine net 69, beating second-place Derek Northin by 1. bank and one family with three generations working in the bank David Moran was third with a net 74. Derek was greatly consoled by loaned all their appointment papers to the exhibition. taking the David Tanner Memorial Scratch Cup with the best gross Alan Edwards with his trophy Members had a wonderful time reminiscing about their time with score of 79. Ian Jones was runner up. the bank, remembering it very much as a family concern and Other winners were John Hall, who took the Cooper Charge Trophy with an excellent 37 points, and Dawn Frith, who scored a fine 34 discussing the changes over 60 years or more. Later, members points to win the Ladies Salver. Caroline Winstone finished in second place with 29 points, having travelled all the way from North Wales to enjoyed afternoon tea overlooking the ships at anchor in Falmouth play. Andrea Hall and Rosanne Styles won the front and back nine prizes. Bay. Paul Brocklebank, Club Chairman, gave a short speech before Jenny Hudson was drafted in to present the prizes and did a great job. The club was well looked after by Wollaton Park Golf Club and as having the honour to hand over to Elizabeth Bolitho, widow of usual there was no shortage of banter and laughter from the tables as the day drew to a close. Major Simon Bolitho, who had been Local Director and the last member of the Bolitho family to serve with the bank. Elizabeth, For details about the East Midlands Pensioners’ Club, please contact Club secretary Helen Hammond on +44 (0)115 914 8626 or by email with obvious delight, shared some amusing memories and asked at [email protected] them to raise their glasses to everyone who had made Barclays in Cornwall great and those who continue to do so. Elizabeth was then presented with a bouquet. After scones, cakes and sandwiches were eaten, members again visited the displays and Ipswich District Pensioners’ Club spent time putting names to faces and recalling the fun that work Some of the exhibits on display seemed to be when life was so much simpler. The Club will be publishing a commemorative booklet in early 2017 to be sent out to all its members and give everyone, including those unable to get to Falmouth on the day, a chance to look back and share memories. Why was the 111th anniversary celebrated? You will have to ask a club member! To find out more about Cornwall Pensioners’ Club, contact Patricia Brocklebank on +44 (0)1208 813124 or at [email protected]

The club also enjoyed a musical event and buffet in the chapel and long room at Eaton Hall, and afternoon tea and a carol service at Liverpool Retired Liverpool Parish Church. On top of all this, the club holds regular lunches at the Liverpool Staff Club Racquet Club, the Marriott Hotel, and the Hillside and West Lancashire Golf Clubs. Members of the Liverpool Retired Staff Club enjoyed several To find out more about the Liverpool Retired Staff Club, please events in 2016, including a tour of Liverpool’s Anglican contact Will Gibson by telephone on +44 (0)1565 750101 or by Cathedral, which is the fifth largest in the world. email at [email protected] They also had a backstage tour of the Liverpool Playhouse which recently turned 150 years old. It was originally opened as the Star Music Hall and members were shown the star mosaic floor Club members at the edge of the vineyard in the original entrance foyer, before enjoying lunch at a nearby tapas bar. They also heard stories of the numerous ghosts that The Ipswich District Pensioners’ Club has a varied programme of events, lunches and outings. Last year, members enjoyed a tour of are said to haunt the theatre, which include a girl who regularly Dedham Vale Vineyard, followed by lunch. attends performances in seat A5 in the circle, to the confusion of The Club has many events planned for 2017, including lunches at the Swan in Lavenham in February, Royal Harwich Yacht Club in theatregoers who have paid to occupy this seat! Woolverstone in March, and at the Stoke by Nayland Golf Club in April, when the AGM will also be held. Other events during 2016 included taking the ferry across the The Club covers North Essex and Suffolk, including Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds, and new members are always welcome. Mersey to a Chinese banquet in Birkenhead as well as a tour of the There is a Welfare team, who are available to find out information that local bank pensioners need to know. The team also carry out regular Queensway road tunnel infrastructure, which was followed by a visits and make sure that all new members are aware of the help that is available if necessary. Liverpool Playhouse tour bistro lunch in the Beatles Quarter of Liverpool. For further information about the Club, please contact Jennifer Smith on +44 (0)1206 870602 or by email at [email protected]

10 PENSIONERS’ CLUBS PENSIONERS’ CLUBS 11 Women in Barclays increased to £275, which equates to 30%, even though both would have been employed for the same job role. By 1979, Barclays was employing 38,000 women in the UK, and more importantly, 266 were managers and nine were branch managers. In 1983, Mary Baker became the first female director, and significantly, at this time, 65% of colleagues were female. It followed that, in 1984, Tina Boyden was appointed as the first equal opportunities manager – this was at a time when Barclays was largely female in staff numbers but predominantly male in management. The small projection of women to high-level decision-making roles led to Barclays introducing the Career Break Scheme in 1986, which, significantly, was the year that saw women hold proportionately more senior positions at Barclays than at the other four big UK banks. The 1990s saw a surge of initiatives that helped women progress, and in 1993, Barclays was awarded Employer of the Year by the Working Mothers’ Association for the Career Break and Job Share Schemes. So what effects have Barclays’ 20th century investments in women had on 21st century women so far? In 2000, a survey of 10,000 employees identified key areas for action for women and minority groups in Barclays. The result was the general routine work, a new junior clerk. All my four girls could the Equality and Diversity Charter, launched by Matt Barrett, Group then be released.” Barclays, however, took the bold decision to Chief Executive, in July 2001. This set out Barclays’ commitment to employ women on a permanent basis. By 1920, the Bank employed equality and diversity for employees, customers, shareholders and Mary Baker, Barclays’ first female director 38 permanent female staff, a drop in the ocean when compared the community. In 2007, Barclays established the first Women’s to the 6,802 men on the permanent staff. But Barclays was on a Initiative Network and launched the Women of the Year award for mission – the emergence of the lady clerk, as opposed to female employees. In the same year, Barclays published A Question of The Lord Davies report, commissioned in 2010, made became a partner in employee, offered women new opportunities for independence. Gender, a report to examine the relationship between wealth and recommendations in favour of more women holding positions Gunner and Company Although in 1921, a 25% quota of female employees was put in gender. Two years later, Barclays was listed as one of the Times’ on the boards of FTSE 100 companies, and the Government lost (part of the Barclays place, managers were starting to realise that lady clerks were a ‘Top 50 Places Where Women Want to Work’ for the fourth year no time in throwing its weight behind a voluntary campaign to family), on the death of valuable asset. It followed that in 1926, the employment of women running. Chairman Marcus Agius publicly committed in 2011 to ensure that 25% of the Directorships of FTSE 100 companies be her husband Charles in was formally recognised by the introduction of Conditions of ensure that 20% of the Board be made up of women by the end held by women by the end of 2015. 1872. In 1890, having been Service, and in 1928, guidelines were introduced for female staff in of 2013, the same year that Barclays won the Opportunity Now Today, female employees account for just over 50 per cent of the sole partner for 12 years, the Staff Handbook. Awards for Advancing Women in the Workplace. In 2013, a year she took her two sons Barclays workforce and the Barclays Board of Directors has reached It is important to note that, at this point, it was not standard in which the Barclays Group nailed its colours to the mast of into partnership; Caroline the quota of 25% of females; 12 members, 9 male and 3 female. industry practice to retain women who married. On the contrary, on five values, Diversity became, for the first time, a category on its remained senior partner It would be a fair assumption therefore, that societal influences marriage, women were expected to give up their careers; this was Balanced Scorecard. Gender is a main focus of Barclays’ Global until her death in 1906. It is combined with a change in attitudes have seen the world of known as the Marriage Bar. Women did not have a choice; marriage Diversity and Inclusion strategy, and through a very clear metric remarkable today, despite banking develop into an environment that is embracing the Gender and motherhood were expected. In fact, being a spinster was not states the target to have 26% women in senior leadership by all that one hears about Balance. In this article, connection takes a look at this incredible considered a career choice, more that these women were unlucky. 2018. As Antony Jenkins said during his tenure as CEO: “This is discrimination, to realise journey and some of the influential and powerful women who have It wasn’t until 1961 that Barclays abolished the Marriage Bar, which about finding highly talented women across our organisation, and that over a century ago, it pioneered the way. meant that women could remain in post, with additional benefits training, developing and mentoring them to move into Director and was perfectly possible for Today, it is difficult to imagine the world of banking as a solely such as maternity leave, albeit unpaid. Statistics reveal that this MD positions.” a woman, albeit one with male environment, but just over a century ago that was exactly had some effect, as by 1962, the proportion of women employed privilege, to occupy such a the case. The handful of females employed by Barclays in the early by Barclays overtook men for the first time, marginally, at 50.33%. significant position. Mech room, early 1960s 20th century held what were considered at the time to be menial Significantly, this was eight years prior to the Equal Pay Act, before roles, and the position of branch manager was an aspiration that So what about women from less privileged backgrounds? The which pay was both age and gender based. As an example, in few women dared even think about. In 1962, Anne Harwood was records show that some early appointments include a Miss 1962, a 24-year-old male’s yearly salary would have been £590, in interviewed shortly after she became Barclays’ second female Margaret Tyson, employed as a female agent in Coniston from 1884 contrast to a 24-year-old female’s salary, which would have been branch manager. She recalled that earlier in her career, a male to 1887, as was Miss Mary Clark in 1884 in Bootle, Cumbria. Other £550. By the time they were 31, however, the difference would have colleague had commented: “The day a woman was appointed as females include telephonists, appearing in 1908, and typists in 1913. branch manager, the Barclays It is difficult to trace whether these were firsts as it is rare for the Spread Eagle would flap its records to list temporary positions. It was the outbreak of war in wings and fly away!” Well, 1914 that saw an upsurge of women working in the branches, albeit whilst it may have changed on a temporary basis, as the only option to replace the male clerks from black to blue, and who had been called away for active service. softened a bit around the The first register of lady clerks shows that around 140 women Women at work in Drummond Street edges, perhaps with a little were recruited during the war years at Head Office. However, the female influence, it did not employment of women during the war years cannot really be seen There are still challenges to be faced, so the journey continues. But fly away. as a permanent shift in attitudes, as the Salaries Committee Report what is so relevant today is that both men and women are trying Relatively few women occur for 1917 records the female employees as being temporary staff. to break new ground around Gender Diversity. Women today have in the history of Barclays Accordingly, it was accepted practice for the men returning from a unique advantage over women in the past – they have the open before the latter half of the the war to return to their positions in the bank, and the women to support of their male colleagues in the HeForShe campaign, the 20th century. Caroline Gunner return to the home. This is exemplified by a letter from a branch Gender Agenda, and the women’s networks. What this does is was one such woman. She manager to the Local Head Office in 1919, which states: “I could Women outnumbered men in 1962 allow ordinary women to have realistic aspirations, and in turn to Caroline Gunner manage with two good fellows capable of working ledgers and for create legacies to inspire future generations.

12 ARCHIVE ARTICLE ARCHIVE ARTICLE 13 last year, even had the chance to see the Runnymede celebrations close up. They get lots of exercise during the summer, walking Charlie’s Jazz Picks to the shops, operating the locks, exploring various walks and going out on their bikes, For Charles Stevens, life in retirement was and they rarely need to use their car. They full at 60 and is jam-packed at 70. Apart travel all summer long, stopping at places on the river they would like to explore for a from a small amount of consultancy work few days, weeks, or sometimes just for one and the grandchildren, his love of music night. They continually change the scenery and their neighbours. Many moorings has taken over. are completely free. Otherwise, they pay mooring fees to either the Environment Agency, or to landowners where necessary. Charles joined Barclays Bank DCO in 1967 as the last person During the winter months (November to taken onto the overseas staff in the Trustee Departments. His Xx April) they moor up, either in a marina or at career evolved from Trustee services to Private Banking, Funds an official lock-side mooring, where they can Administration, investment management, and custody services, connect the boat to an electricity landline. until he finally retired in 2005 as Head of Barclays Securities During the winter, they pay monthly for the Services Africa. Life beyond Barclays time they are moored. Since retiring, and due to a few small incidents over the last Jo often uses the organisational skills and 60 years, Charles has become a DJ at a local voluntary community communication skills she learnt at the radio station, and, almost two years ago, Charlie’s Jazz Picks Woolwich. As they have a wide boat, they was born. have to book to go through canal tunnels, Corinium Radio came into existence 10 years ago and for eight The end of an era and, on the tidal Thames, they have to book years was a low-key affair. Today it broadcasts every day online passage through on the right tides. When at coriniumradio.co.uk. Charlie’s Jazz Picks is a one-hour weekly After taking early retirement in 2001, on their narrowboat, travelling most of the they have visitors, it is similar to organising programme, featuring a very broad range of jazz music. By the end Jo Mason and her husband decided that 4,000 miles of canals and rivers in the UK, a Woolwich event – she has to organise of September 2016, Charles had made 60 broadcasts. instead of jetting off to exotic destinations and enjoying many adventures and new their mooring spot and also work out where You can also listen to past shows by clicking on the ‘Listen and losing touch with family and friends, experiences along the way. their visitors are going to park – sometimes Again’ area. In Charles’ 50th broadcast, at coriniumradio.co.uk/ they would get a canal boat and travel the Then they developed the ambition to cross on a National Trust property or in a pub or blog/2016/08/jazzpicks-11august2016/, you can listen to the inland waterways. the Channel to the European waterways and, caravan site car park. story of how Charlie’s Jazz Picks came into being, in an interview Jo worked at The Woolwich Head Office in four years ago, decided to sell their house with his producer. Bexleyheath for 15 years from 1986 to 2001, and the narrowboat so that they could His time at Barclays played a small part in him setting up Charlie’s before retiring at the age of 50. Her final invest in a larger, much more luxurious, Jazz Picks, for as a junior clerk in the DCO Trustee Department position was an Internal Communications River Motor Cruiser, which would also be on the 2nd Floor of 33 Old Broad Street, Charles got to know Manager in Corporate Affairs. Amongst their home. With all the experience they John Maddocks, who was leader of the Black Bottom Stompers other duties in Corporate Affairs, she was had gained in the previous seven years, they at The 100 Club on Oxford Street. John is still a band leader today, Charles on air responsible for organising events, such returned to the boat-builders with designs playing simply wonderful trad jazz regularly across the south of as the Annual Sales Conference and the for their new boat in hand. The builders rose England, under the banner of the John Maddocks Jazzband. Woolwich AGM. to the challenge and built them a unique “Charles always enjoys meeting people 70’ x 11’, 41 ton all-steel vessel, which Jo Charlie’s Jazz Picks was part of a 30-hour Radio Marathon and also describes as being: “...superbly fitted out in featured in the broadcast of a local Phoenix Festival of live music. from different backgrounds and gaining DJing has also led to Charles taking part in the production of a solid light oak, with immense storage, every Navigating the waterways new knowledge and skills.” mod-con, even under-floor heating and radio play. all the comfort that we could ever want or Sadly, last summer was their last on the boat As well as DJing, Charles also looks after the radio need.” as Jo’s husband has cancer and needs to station’s finances and sits on its Board. Whilst he Jo and her husband are now more than be close to a hospital for his appointments. enjoys the money side of things less, he knows content to make their home on the River So it is with great regret that, having been that the station’s financial survival allows him to Thames, having travelled nearly all the inland unable to take it across the Channel and do the parts of the job he enjoys – playing waterways in England and Wales during tour the European canals, they will have to the music. their first seven years. They have found that sell their beautiful boat. It is back to the land Comfort on board Charles always enjoys meeting people from life on the water has been the perfect way after 11 years of the “Great Adventure”. different backgrounds and gaining new knowledge Neither Jo nor her husband had much to spend their retirement years. They are Jo’s advice to others in retirement is to take and skills. His standing with his nephews and experience of boating when they started never lonely because they meet so many up something completely new to keep your nieces has risen amazingly – “Uncle Charlie, a DJ?!” out. They looked around the boat yards, like-minded and interesting people along the brain working, and make the most of any Speaking of his experience, Charles says: “The read magazines and went to boat shows, way. Family and friends are very keen to visit opportunities, as you don’t know what’s love of music of my childhood has truly repaid gathering as much information as they and they have a great time with them, but if around the corner, especially regarding me many fold later in life, for I have recently taken could. Finally, they decided that the best they simply want to be by themselves, they your health. She hopes that sharing their back up the violin, have lessons, and play in a local thing to do was to have a boat built for just turn off the phone and moor up in the experience might inspire connection readers orchestra. I hope it encourages others and maybe them. They found an excellent boat- middle of nowhere. to embark on a similar adventure. She says: rubs off on my grandchildren.” building company and, 18 months after They enjoy fabulous summers with the “We have had so much pleasure along the commissioning the boat, they rented out choice of escaping to the quieter waters of way, and the fresh air, the exercise and the To find out when you can listen to Charles’ next their house and began their new life. the Upper Thames or joining in the hustle new experiences to keep us young at heart. show, visit coriniumradio.co.uk/programmes/ Despite his illness my husband is still a Jo and her husband have now lived on the and bustle of the Lower Thames. They have Enjoying the music water for 11 years. They spent seven years front-row seats at the Henley Regatta and, young 75, and I am an even younger 65.”

14 LIFE BEYOND BARCLAYS LIFE BEYOND BARCLAYS 15 Your letters Sixth to receive Dunelmensis Award PUT PEN TO PAPER connection is pleased to receive articles and photos for possible publication. Alternatively, call the Editorial Team to discuss your article idea. We reserve the right to edit items for space. Write to: I am a Barclays pensioner, having retired from West Herts Group connection, Heath Hall, Heath, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 5SL, [email protected] or of Branches as Senior Corporate Manager in 1997 after 30 years’ phone +44 (0)1924 203935. service. I joined the Bank in October 1967 as one of their first Graduate Management Trainees. On retiring from Barclays I joined the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux as a full-time Corporate Fundraiser, retiring 10 years later as Head of their Fundraising Department. Memories of Concorde Since that time I have been involved in a number of volunteer roles Having recently cleared out our loft (a job which brought back many memories due to the amount of stuff that we had collected over as trustee for two charities and in different capacities supporting the years), I came across these photographs of my time working at Heathrow Airport North branch. the work of the University of Durham. It was for this work that, in June 2016, I became the sixth person ever to be given a They were taken in 1977 and, as you can see, we were handing out Silver Jubilee coins to passengers. Sadly, Concorde is no longer flying Dunelmensis Award. and so this must be a piece of history. This award is given by Senate to a Durham alumnus or alumna for I am on the left of the pictures but, unfortunately, I do not remember the names of the other members of staff. Perhaps you recognise meritorious and exceptional service in support of the University, yourself or someone else you know? particularly for its institutional advancement and for enhancing the Ann King, Leicester University’s reputation nationally and internationally. If this is of interest to you, or you would like further information, please contact me at [email protected] or by telephone on 020 8998 3638. Patrick Salaun (by email) Patrick (left) receives his award

Memories of Africa

I was clearing out some old papers and came across these photographs, which appeared in an old DCO magazine. One is of the staff at Head Office for Ghana and Sierra Leone in Accra, taken on 1 January 1960. FA Boreham went on to become General Manager Staff and John Thresh Chief Manager Hong Kong. The other is a photo of Head Office and the main branch in Accra, Ghana. I wondered if these would bring back memories for any connection readers. Mostyn T Lloyd, San Mateo, California, USA Barclays staff with Concorde Handing out Silver Jubilee coins The main branch in Accra

Cricket tour World’s first Back in 1971 or 1972, Southampton LHO organised a cricket tour over a long cash machine bank holiday weekend. Three matches were played. We travelled first to Chelmsford, then played at Skegness (presumably Peterborough celebrates District at the time) on a pitch that sloped dramatically, with their left-arm fast bowler coming down the hill. Finally, we played in Cambridge District in beautiful 50 years surroundings with a pavilion high above the field and majestic steps to be negotiated by the incoming batsman. They also had a Minor Counties batsman in their team. This year marks the 50th anniversary I opened the batting with Robin Thomas, with whom I am still in touch. I seem of Barclays’ launch of the world’s first to remember our captain’s forename was Paul. Our opponents were more cash machine at our Enfield branch. accomplished cricketers than we were and the result was one match lost and Unfortunately, we have very little in the two drawn. archives about this, and I’d like to ask if there’s anyone who has any memories That is what I remember. of the early cash machines they’d be I cannot think of any references to this kind of tour in connection. Was it a one-off, or Staff at the Head Office for Ghana and Sierra Leone, Accra, on 1 January 1960. willing to share with us? Back row: BD Baugh, EDT Sai, TW Baiden, PC Ashdown, MT Lloyd, J Thresh, KO Bray, LJ Bourne, AR Thompson, S Amoa-Ampah. did this take place regularly? Is there any reader who remembers taking part? Maria Sienkiewicz, Second row: Miss CK Owoo, Miss G Akuamoah, Mrs KJM Hall, Miss WM Sackey, Mrs DA Thompson, Miss SJV Waite, Mrs JG Ford, Miss FP Thompson, Clive D’EATH, France Barclays Group Archives Mrs M Bonner, Miss NA Darko, Miss SS Sannie, Mrs TJ Handscomb. Front row: AD Heaton, JA Scott (local director), FA Boreham, (local director), PL Gamblin, GF Lowes.

16 YOUR LETTERS YOUR LETTERS 17 Trekking for charity Radbroke Hall

I took on the role of Chair for the North and Mid Here are some photographs found amongst the papers of Denis Williams, Wales Welfare and Luncheon Club in March 2016 who was Office Service Manager at Radbroke Hall in Knutsford, Cheshire. and decided to set myself and the club a challenge Barclays started transferring parts of its Head Office operation there in 1973. of raising £12,000 to be split across the following Denis was responsible for managing the telephones, typing pool, post room etc. six charities: A year after the opening there was an open-day lunch and these photographs • BPositive were on display. • Motor Neurone Disease Do these bring back memories for any connection readers? • Wales Air Ambulance Muriel Williams, Knightsbridge, Devon View from the modern office complex • Cancer Research • Diabetes UK Carrying the Spanish flag • Nightingale House Hospice So, as well as taking a chairman’s charity bucket (for members to place donations in) to all social events, I planned a charity trek – 263 miles over six days, with the team ticking off a landmark for each letter of the alphabet. And just in case it got easy, we carried a Spanish flag for a friend’s nephew who lives in Northern Spain and is undergoing treatment for leukaemia. We completed the trek during the last week of July and raised an amazing £15,400! Here are a few photographs of me and the group of trekkers.

Mark Powell (by email) Mark (second fom the left) collecting donations along the way The sunken rose garden and old hall Self service counters in the dining room

Pensioners in print

Since taking early I have recently published retirement from Barclays, a book about China in I have taken a greater the First World War. interest in military history The book, Betrayed Ally: and, arising from my China in the Great War, pastime as a volunteer covers a very important Museum Attendant at and relatively unknown the Royal Hampshire aspect of the war, which Regiment Museum in was to have far reaching Winchester, have now effects on the history published my second of China. book: History of the 11th The book has a Barclays (Royal Militia Island of connection as one of its Jersey) Battalion, The characters. Sir Edmund Hampshire Regiment Backhouse, came from a 1940-1946. banking family that was The Battalion has an a founder of Barclays The group of trekkers interesting history in that Bank. His behaviour was it was formed from a nucleus of Jersey men who had escaped unworthy of his family’s Quaker and banking heritage and he the German occupation of the Channel Islands. Prohibited was regarded as the black sheep of the family, though he had from seeing action as a formed unit, the Battalion provided shares in Barclays Bank as a result of the bank’s creation and very many reinforcements to other Battalions of the Hampshire flotation on the Stock Exchange in the 1890s. Regiment. Over 60 men would never see their families again. Copies of the book are available from the publisher’s website: Appeal to disabled colleagues The 11th Battalion also formed an element of ‘Force 135’, for pen-and-sword.co.uk or from bookshops. the liberation of the Channel Islands on 9 May 1945. Barclays Group Archives and Martins Bank Archive are interested in documenting the experiences of disabled colleagues. Christopher Arnander (by email) For a copy of the book (at £15 plus £2.85 postage) please Until very recently, this is something that does not appear in the official written records, and we are keen to plug the gap with email me at [email protected] or the Royal personal testimony. Do you have a disability yourself, or did you work with someone who did? We would be interested in hearing Hampshire Regiment Museum in Winchester at from you about your experience – how were people with disabilities treated, and did the bank make any adjustments to help? If you’d [email protected] like to get involved please contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] Ian Taylor (by email) Maria Sienkiewicz and Jonathan Snowden

18 YOUR LETTERS YOUR LETTERS 19 Retirements & obituaries CLAY David, 74, Barclays Bank PLC, DENNY Vera, 87, Book Keeping, Pall Mall FAIRFAX Susan, 66, Cashier, Guardamar, Del retired 04/04/2007, died 04/07/2016 Regional Office, retired 01/11/1988, Segura, retired 19/03/2009, died 17/12/2015 COCKBURN Philip, 84, Corporate Finance, died 30/08/2016 FERRO Douglas, 65, Barclays Bank PLC, Gibraar, retired 02/03/1987, died 18/10/2016 DESMOND Kenneth, 81, Manager’s Assistant, retired 08/11/2002, died 29/10/2016 COE Margaret, 79, Banking Services, Woolwich, Uplands, Swansea, retired 08/11/1991, FINN Catherine, 64, Barclays Bank PLC, RETIREMENTS retired 01/10/1992, died 19/10/2016 died 23/10/2016 retired 01/12/2001, died 04/10/2016 COLE Regina, 91, Barclays Bank PLC, DEUNG Edgar, 89, Project Manager, FINN Celia, 85, Helpline, Barclays Merchant BERRY Stephen, Isle of Man, retired 30/09/2015 HOLLINGTON Peter, Branch Manager, Park Lane, JOHNSTONE Anne Marie, Essential Banker, retired 04/09/1984, died 26/05/2016 Property Services Division, retired 16/10/1986, Service, retired 09/05/1991, died 24/06/2016 died 13/07/2016 BUNDY Kathryn, Essential Banker, Hailsham, retired 13/08/2016 Burgess Hill, retired 01/07/2016 COLLIE Jean, 76, Departmental Manager, FLEMING Deborah, 45, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 20/08/2016 HORN Christopher, PCSM Team, Glasgow, MOREL Janet, RSM Grade BA4, Clearing London, retired 17/10/1989, DISS Eric, 89, Senior Operations Manager, retired 26/02/2013, died 06/08/2016 CALVERT Karen, Community Banker, retired 30/06/2016 retired 19/07/2016 died 08/06/2016 Old Broad Street, retired 25/10/1986, FORD Brenda, 96, Barclays Bank PLC, died 09/09/2016 retired 15/09/2016 JERMANY Anna, Community Banker, Acle, SMITH Damon, Relationship Support Manager, CONNEW Mildred, 87, Trust Administrator, retired 16/07/1979, died 08/09/2016 retired 15/07/2016 Churchill Place, retired 01/06/2016 Trust Department City Branch, DOUGLAS George, 78, Barclays Bank PLC, FORD Dennis, 83, Projects Director, Barclays retired 06/03/1979, died 27/09/2016 retired 01/09/2002, died 12/05/2016 Bank PLC, retired 01/12/1984, died 22/08/2016 COOK Kenneth, 82, Technical Specialist Group, DOUGLAS Jillian, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, FORD Kathleen, 83, Cashier, Southampton, Information Systems Technology, retired 08/01/1999, died 07/09/2016 retired 06/04/1993, died 27/07/2016 OBITUARIES Trevor Nicholas retired 01/05/1993, died 19/07/2016 DOVEY Joan, 86, Payroll Clerk, Barclays Bank PLC, FORTH Stanley, 76, Manager – Lending, COOK Mary, 70, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 02/12/1989, died 10/09/2016 East Midlands Regional Office, retired ADAMS Diane, 51, Personal Banker, Leek, Retired 1 October 1990, retired 02/01/2003, died 11/09/2016 DOWSETT William, 90, Clerk, Lombard Street, 15/10/1991, died 20/07/2016 retired 21/01/2016, died 23/09/2016 died 20 June 2016 COOPER Elizabeth, 81, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 02/08/1984, died 26/10/2016 FOSKETT Shirley, 81, Main Fund Control, Barclays ALDRIDGE Doris, 81, Bullion Ser Clerk, Barclays retired 01/03/2003, died 14/05/2016 DREW Gerald, 71, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank PLC, retired 22/11/1994, died 25/04/2016 Trevor Nicholas was appointed general retired 20/07/2000, died 22/06/2016 Bank PLC, retired 26/09/1994, died 27/05/2016 managers’ assistant in the Management COOPER Frederick, 93, Manager’s Assistant, FOSTER David, 81, Asset Management, Barclays Barclays Bank PLC, retired 13/02/1986, ELBERFELD Marie, 83, Travellers Chqs Clerk, Bank PLC, retired 01/01/1989, died 17/04/2016 ALLAN Maureen, 65, Barclays Bank PLC, Services Department in 1979. retired 11/04/2007, died 15/09/2016 died 07/07/2016 retired 13/12/1992, died 08/08/2016 FRANCIS Gerald, 84, Compliance Manager, ANGWIN Elizabeth, 83, Officer-In-Charge, Oxford This followed a spell as assistant general COOPER Geoffrey, 68, Barclays Bank PLC, ELCOCK John, 91, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 04/08/1992, died 29/08/2016 City Office, retired 02/11/1992, died 03/10/2016 manager in the Management Services retired 14/09/1997, died 01/06/2016 retired 01/07/1987, died 21/07/2016 FRENCH Doris, 91, Investment Department, ARBUTHNOTT Susan, 73, Barclays Bank PLC, Department. In 1980, he was appointed COPELAND Frank, 90, Manager, Peterborough, ELPHICK Margaret, 100, Secretary, London Woolwich, retired 01/08/1980, died 14/06/2016 retired 13/11/2002, died 17/09/2016 divisional general manager, Barclaycard retired 19/05/1984, died 02/08/2016 Clearing Bank, retired 01/03/1976, GAUCI Julia, 61, Barclays Bank PLC, ARDLEY William, 92, Barclays Bank PLC, and returned to Management Services with CORRIETTE David, 69, Barclays Bank PLC, died 13/06/2016 retired 01/05/2005, died 23/07/2016 retired 13/10/1983, died 06/09/2016 the same title in 1982. He was appointed retired 10/07/2005, died 08/03/2015 ERASMUS Nicholas, 84, Barclays Bank PLC, GAYTHORPE Joan, 91, Telephonist, Spring Zimbabwe, retired 02/08/1992, died ASHFORD Kathleen, 93, Clerk, Barclays Merchant a general manager with responsibilities COTTEE Irene, 79, Cashier, Barclays Bank PLC, Gardens, retired 06/09/1975, died 03/06/2016 08/08/2016 Bank Ltd, retired 31/12/1982, died 27/06/2016 for resources in 1985. His final role was retired 16/10/1993, died 29/07/2016 GOLDING Suzanne, 59, Barclays Bank PLC, ESCALANTE John, 79, Accountant, Trinidad, ATKINS Christopher, 72, Barclays Bank PLC, Director of Information Systems and COTTIS Wendy, 83, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 07/05/2016, died 12/09/2016 retired 01/12/1995, died 07/06/2016 retired 01/07/1997, died 16/06/2016 Resources which was redesignated Chief retired 01/01/1993, died 11/07/2016 GOLLCHER Alex, 86, Clerk, Malta, EVANS Angela, 56, Barclays Bank PLC, AUPERS Peter, 71, Barclays Bank PLC, Information Officer and he retired from this CRANE Gerald, 81, Manager, Pall Mall Regional retired 08/11/1989, died 16/09/2016 retired 21/11/2009, died 23/09/2016 retired 28/04/1995, died 03/09/2016 post in July 1990. Trevor Nicholas Office, retired 01/07/1990, died 09/08/2016 GOODMAN John, 85, Barclays Bank PLC, EVANS Gareth, 78, Clerk, Leeds, BAGG Bessie, 88, Barclays Bank PLC, CRAWLEY Keith, 71, Premier Banking Account retired 01/03/1989, died 29/09/2016 retired 01/07/1987, died 28/09/2016 retired 01/04/2003, died 27/06/2016 Manager, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/01/1996, GRADY Stephen, 72, Manager, Barclays Bank died 23/09/2016 EVANS Joan, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, BAGGETT Pearl, 85, Accounts Assistant, Barclays BETTINSON Winifred, 96, Barclays Bank PLC, BROMLEY Arthur, 94, Managing Director, Milan, PLC, retired 03/09/1998, died 11/09/2016 retired 18/02/1994, died 18/08/2016 Bank PLC, retired 04/12/1993, died 31/05/2016 retired 14/12/1979, died 02/07/2016 retired 25/09/1984, died 23/10/2016 CRESSEY Joyce, 86, Barclays Bank PLC, GRICE Hugh, 94, Principal Foreign Dept, retired 01/03/2003, died 06/02/2016 EVANS John, 86, Branch Manager, Birmingham, BAIJNAUTH Roopnarine, 86, Messenger, Odiam BHATHELLA Bhagubhai, 81, Barclays Bank PLC, BROWN Janet, 63, Corporate Service Executive, Regent Street, Oxford Circus, retired 30/06/1989, died 19/05/2016 House, retired 14/04/1990, died 01/06/2016 retired 21/05/1990, died 03/07/2016 Bristol, retired 12/01/2013, died 07/10/2016 CRICK Carol, 72, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 02/08/1979, died 19/08/2016 retired 01/10/1994, died 11/06/2016 EVANS Norton, 90, Manager, Quinton, BAILEY Donald, 83, Clerk, Barclays Financial BILGEN Sultan, 59, Barclays Bank PLC, West BRUTTON Christopher, 69, Keyboarding Team GRIFFIN Donald, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, Birmingham, retired 02/10/1982, died Service, retired 01/07/1987, died 05/10/2016 Green, retired 26/12/2013, died 22/08/2016 Leader, retired 01/01/2007, died 12/08/2016 CROSS Charles, 89, Manager, Pontypool, retired 05/08/1993, died 05/06/2016 retired 25/09/1984, died 27/06/2016 24/07/2016 BAILEY Jacqueline, 69, Clerk, Barclays Bank PLC, BJORKLUND Jean, 85, Clerk, Eastcastle Street, BURCH Joan, 96, Clerk, Leadenhall Street, retired 18/12/1996, died 10/08/2016 retired 08/06/1980, died 29/05/2016 retired 23/03/1980, died 26/08/2016 CROUCH George, 72, Mercantile, Maidstone Branch, retired 12/08/1993, died 03/06/2016 BALL Irene, 70, Language Trainer, BBI, BLAKE Malcolm, 62, Barclays Bank PLC, BURROWS Margaret, 66, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 27/01/2006, died 01/07/2016 retired 01/11/2007, died 10/10/2016 retired 19/06/2009, died 14/04/2016 CROWLEY Evelyn, 85, Cleaner, Cardiff, George Maddison retired 07/06/1993, died 27/05/2016 BALLANTYNE Dinah, 79, Typist, London Airport, BLAKE Robert, 62, Barclays Bank PLC, CARLESS Laurence, 84, Clerical Barclays Bank Retired 1 May 1993, retired 07/06/1987, died 04/09/2016 retired 06/01/2004, died 17/08/2016 PLC, retired 23/10/1991, died 06/05/2016 CRUSH Michael, 59, Director, Global Business Management, retired 02/09/2012, died 2 September 2016 BAMFORTH Susan, 66, Central Credit, Barclays BODDY Arnold, 79, Branch Manager, CHAMBERLAIN Clifford, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, died 16/09/2016 Bank PLC, retired 06/08/2000, died 16/09/2016 retired 01/10/1994, died 07/09/2016 retired 13/10/1994, died 23/10/2016 George Maddison joined Barclays in CULHAM Olga, 93, Secretary, Blackfen, BANKS Mary, 77, Clerical, Petersfield, BONIFACE Mary, 77, Projects Assistant, CHAMPION Jim, 91, Manager, Barclays Bank PLC, 1955 and held various positions in the LHO, London Southern, retired 05/06/1983, retired 15/08/1994, died 29/09/2016 retired 27/09/1998, died 11/08/2016 retired 31/12/1973, died 21/07/2016 Birmingham region until 1974 when died 13/09/2016 BARNARD Shirley, 80, Barclays Bank PLC, BOSTON Peter, 88, Assistant Manager, CHAPMAN Daniel, 93, Manager, Woodford he was seconded to New York as local CURRY Tracie, 50, Cashier, Doncaster High Sreet, retired 10/07/1988, died 26/09/2016 Barclays Bank Trust Co - Poole Office, Green, retired 06/09/1980, died 18/09/2016 director’s assistant. retired 27/02/2016, died 11/07/2016 BARNES Allan, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 04/09/1983, died 19/07/2016 CHAPMAN Ruby, 88, Clerk, Heathrow Airport He returned to London in 1976 as general DAVIS Terence, 86, Manager, Watlington, retired 07/11/1988, died 23/10/2016 BOWYER Greta, 83, Ipswich Barclays Branch, North, retired 01/06/1984, died 06/09/2016 manager’s assistant in London regional retired 01/01/1985, died 30/06/2016 BATES Ronald, 85, Manager, Preston, retired 05/11/1992, died 09/10/2016 CHARLES Victor, 70, Barclays Bank PLC, office, becoming local director at Lombard DAVISON Enid, 80, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 19/04/1984, died 12/10/2016 BRADBURY Kenneth, 62, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 09/05/2005, died 12/12/2015 retired 25/04/1996, died 08/10/2016 Street in 1978. BEAUMONT Geoffrey, 89, Manager, Hanger Lane, retired 28/06/2004, died 30/07/2016 CHARLESWORTH Albert, 101, Manager, Ludlow, DAVISON Giles, 80, Area Director, Barclays Bank In 1981, he was appointed assistant retired 13/07/1983, died 29/04/2016 BRANDOM Dennis, 96, Messenger, Fenchurch retired 19/11/1974, died 10/07/2016 PLC, retired 01/04/1993, died 27/07/2016 general manager personnel and was BEECHAM Derek, 81, Local Director Cy, Afcar Street, retired 17/10/1976, died 27/06/2016 CHRISTIAN Henry, 82, Messenger, Guyana, DELL Ronald, 80, Clerk, London Northern, promoted to deputy general manager retired 08/05/1989, died 22/06/2016 BRITTON Henry, 77, Branch Manager, retired 01/03/1986, died 13/07/2016 retired 02/01/1981, died 12/06/2016 (which became deputy director) in 1985. BENNETT Walter, 84, Branch Manager, Northern Manchester, retired 01/05/1993, died CHUBB Ruby, 88, Barclays Bank PLC, Mercantile, DENHAM David, 63, Barclays Bank PLC, He retired as deputy director at Fleetway Regional, retired 01/03/1989, died 24/09/2016 09/08/2016 retired 23/11/1987, died 04/10/2016 Operations Manager, retired 30/12/2012, House in 1993. BETHEL Jean, 87, First Cashier, London South BROADBENT Seth, 59, Barclays Bank PLC, CLARK Susan, 78, Clerk, Barclays Bank PLC, George Maddison died 13/10/2016 Regional, retired 19/12/1988, died 28/07/2016 retired 24/07/2006, died 11/07/2016 retired 22/05/1988, died 04/07/2016

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In 1974, Gerald was LILLINGSTON Elizabeth, 80, Audio Typist, NEWSON Sylvia, 79, Standing Order Clerk, PYE Margaret, 84, Shorthand Typist, St Helens, Gerald Harvey Crane appointed Manager in retired 16/09/1995, died 07/08/2016 London Southern Regional Office, retired 05/10/1982, died 05/10/2016 Retired 1 July 1990, died 9 August 2016 the Seychelles, where he LONSDALE Thomas, 75, Branch Manager, retired 01/01/1993, died 23/05/2016 RANSON Gerald, 95, Accountant, Burford, Gerald joined Barclays DCO in 1952 at the 29 Gracechurch and Hannah spent four Frinton-On-Sea, retired 26/01/1992, NICHOLAS Trevor, 79, Chief Information retired 17/10/1978, died 26/07/2016 died 08/08/2016 Officer, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/10/1990, Street branch. After two years’ National Service with the very happy years. An RATLEY Martin, 63, Assistant Personal Sector, LORD Charles, 86, Barclays Bank PLC, died 20/06/2016 Barclays Bank PLC, retired 24/04/2003, Royal Horse Artillery in Germany, he returned for a further attachment to the Bank retired 19/10/1991, died 31/08/2016 NOTT Evaline, 93, Clerk, Bristol, died 22/06/2016 two years’ training for service overseas at Oceanic House, International pour le LOUD Joyce, 85, Clerical, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 09/09/1982, died 15/07/2016 RAWSTHORNE Anne, 77, Int Services – Team Cockspur Street before being posted for a three-year tour in Commerce et l’Industrie du Cameroun (BICIC) retired 15/05/1991, died 03/07/2016 NOTTINGHAM John, 76, Operations Manager, Member, retired 27/07/1999, died 06/10/2016 Kenya from 1957 to 1960. retired 11/09/1993, died 08/10/2016 followed. Gerald was the LOVEDAY Mavis, 84, Securities Clerk, Hounslow, RAY Peter, 87, Messenger, London Northern, In 1960, he returned to the UK on leave and met his future wife, O’BRIEN Sheila, 81, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/06/1992, died 25/07/2016 first Barclays secondee retired 12/05/1982, died 24/07/2016 Hannah, who he married a year later. In the meantime, instead retired 13/12/1984, died 29/03/2016 to BICIC to be based in LUCAS Jeremy, 59, Barclays Bank PLC, RAYWORTH George, 96, Clerk, London North of returning to Kenya, Gerald was sent to the Congo where civil O’NEILL Pauline, 71, Senior Customer Assistant, Western Local Head Office, retired 01/02/1980, Douala, where he was retired 16/03/2015, died 28/07/2016 unrest was causing staffing problems; on his first day, he was Lakeside, retired 01/06/2004, died 17/09/2016 died 25/05/2016 appointed Directeur des Gerald Harvey Crane LUFFMAN Susan, 50, Business Banker, Barclays put on the till where he was dealing with unknown customers, Bank PLC, retired 10/06/2002, died 13/09/2016 OGILVIE Margaret, 74, Secretary, Thames READ Robert, 91, Clerk, Hetton-Le-Hole, Affaires Anglophone and handling a strange currency and communicating in French. Valley Regional Office, retired 18/09/1993, Newcastle, retired 24/08/1982, died 10/07/2016 was responsible for the development of the English-speaking MACDONALD Richard, 65, Barclays Bank PLC, BZW, retired 01/01/2003, died 07/09/2016 died 11/08/2016 REDFORD Ronald, 78, Barclays Bank PLC, In 1962, Gerald and Hannah returned to the UK for four years, business and the administration of the old Barclays branches in during which time three of their four children were born. After MADDISON George, 82, Deputy Director, OLDHAM Barry, 79, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/01/1993, died 23/09/2016 West Cameroon. In 1981, he was appointed Manager of Oceanic retired 09/10/1996, died 13/09/2016 a very short spell at 33 Old Broad Street, he was sent to Staff Fleetway House, retired 01/05/1993, REGAN Gerald, 82, Manager’s Assistant, Poole, House, Cockspur Street, in London’s West End and remained OLDHAM David, 94, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/04/1986, died 08/09/2016 Department at 85 Gracechurch Street to work on overseas died 02/09/2016 there until his retirement in 1990. retired 01/08/1987, died 08/10/2016 probationer recruitment. In 1966, there followed a seven-year MAGORIAN Davina, 76, CN5/Catering, Barclays REGAN Mary, 82, Secretary, Manchester In retirement, Gerald and Hannah moved to North Yorkshire. PALFREYMAN John, 89, Barclays Bank PLC, Local Head Office, retired 23/01/1984, died spell in Uganda, serving at Allidina Visram Street before Bank PLC, retired 01/05/1990, died 21/06/2016 For 13 years, he did voluntary work for the British Red Cross as retired 21/06/1986, died 05/06/2016 10/06/2016 being appointed manager at Tororo in succession to MARKHAM Sheila, 83, Clerical, CRSD, Chairman of their Finance Committee. He was also Treasurer of retired 23/05/1993, died 06/09/2016 PARGETER Michael, 86, Manager, Marston, REYNOLDS Elizabeth, 61, Barclays Bank PLC, Martin Rowe. After a spell at the main branch in Kampala, his Parish Church in Husthwaite. He is survived by Hannah, his Oxford, retired 01/05/1982, died 13/06/2016 retired 12/03/2005, died 07/07/2016 Gerald was ultimately appointed a Local Director’s Assistant MARSH Bryan, 69, Barclays Bank PLC, four sons and 12 grandchildren. retired 01/10/2012, died 27/09/2016 PARK Vera, 92, Clerk, Carlisle, retired 02/10/1974, REYNOLDS Hilda, 83, Telephonist, London to Tony Woodcock and then Freddie Macdougall. His fourth MARSHALL Brian, 78, Managerial, Old Broad died 07/10/2016 Eastern & South Essex, retired 30/05/1993, son was born in Kampala in 1970. Peter Crane (Gerald’s son) Street, retired 08/02/1992, died 02/08/2016 PARKER John, 76, Branch Messenger, Barclays died 15/08/2016 MASON Joyce, 89, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank PLC, retired 20/04/2000, died 25/06/2016 RICHARDSON Elaine, 68, Clerk, Eastbourne, retired 04/03/1980, died 10/09/2016 PAYNE George, 70, Senior Analyst/Programmer, retired 14/07/2007, died 31/05/2016 MEE Elizabeth, 66, Secretary, Cambridge, Trowbridge, retired 19/08/1998, died RICHARDSON Gerald, 91, Messenger, Barclays GRIFFIN Pamela, 91, Shorthand Typist HOLT Joyce, 87, Clerk, Pall Mall, JUDD Valerie, 80, Clerk, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/05/2000, died 01/06/2016 20/05/2016 Bank PLC, retired 17/11/1989, died 11/08/2016 Piccadilly, retired 19/01/1975, died 21/06/2016 retired 12/12/1988, died 02/07/2016 retired 11/07/1995, died 21/04/2016 MILLARD Denis, 91, Clerical, Isleworth & PERIAM Denys, 95, Clerk, Yorktown, Reading, RIGGS Patricia, 83, General Office Clerk, Barclays GRIFFITH-JONES Glenys, 81, Typist/Cashier, HORMAN James, 93, Barclays Bank PLC, KAZAN Gail, 59, Cashier, Manchester City Office, Osterley, retired 27/05/1985, died 25/07/2016 retired 04/06/1984, died 29/06/2016 Bank PLC, retired 10/10/1997, died 01/09/2016 South Wales, retired 29/04/1993, died retired 31/07/1986, died 14/06/2016 retired 02/05/2007, died 01/07/2016 MILLS Frederick, 85, Messenger, H.O Group PHILIP John, 86, Managing Director, RIND Sheila, 82, Telephone Supervisor, Barclays 18/09/2016 HORNE Harold, 95, Barclays Bank PLC, KEELING Alan, 68, Barclays Bank PLC, Stationery Dept, retired 02/07/1983, Barclays Bank Of Ghana Ltd, retired 10/07/1985, Bank PLC, retired 20/12/1993, died 04/06/2016 GUDGIN Edward, 88, Chief Accountant, retired 02/09/1985, died 19/07/2016 retired 01/05/2006, died 03/10/2016 died 09/08/2016 died 22/06/2016 ROACH Paula, 59, Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Unicorn Group Limited Finance Division, HORSFORD Bryan, 82, Manager B.C.,Barclays KEENE Michael, 76, Engineer/Multi Sk, MILNE William, 94, Barclays Bank PLC, PHILLIPS Eileen, 84, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/12/2006, died 30/06/2016 retired 09/08/1984, died 09/06/2016 Bank PLC, retired 21/04/1994, died 12/06/2016 Barclays Property Holdings, retired 10/05/1993, retired 11/06/1981, died 24/08/2016 retired 13/05/1992, died 23/05/2016 ROBBINS Joyce, 87, Barclays Bank PLC, HAGGER Colin, 76, Personal Manager, Barclays HUCKLE Joan, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, died 28/06/2016 MONK Victor, 86, Advances, Barclays Bank PLC, PHIPPS Tiola, 65, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/03/1984, died 21/08/2016 Bank PLC, retired 01/11/1990, died 07/07/2016 retired 17/09/1984, died 16/08/2016 KERRIDGE Leonard, 94, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 29/11/1989, died 15/07/2016 retired 12/05/2011, died 11/09/2016 ROBERTSON-MACKAY Margaret, 76, Barclays HALL Carol, 67, Barclays Bank PLC, HUMBERSTONE Violet May, 84, Telephonist, retired 25/02/1987, died 16/10/2016 MOORE June, 81, Processing Clerk, Barclays Bank PICKERSGILL Michael, 74, Operations Manager, Bank PLC, retired 30/08/1997, died 18/05/2016 retired 03/06/2003, died 25/09/2016 Gracechurch Street, retired 15/05/1992, KETTELL Ralph, 84, CRSD Director, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 11/03/1993, died 23/10/2016 retired 20/10/92, died 24/07/2016 RODEN George, 83, Manager, Frognal Branch, HALSTED Leslie, 97, Barclays Bank PLC, died 31/08/2016 PLC, retired 01/02/1990, died 20/08/2016 MORRIS Betty, 89, Barclays Bank PLC, POLLER Rosemarie, 70, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 18/09/1992, died 06/08/2016 retired 10/07/1979, died 25/08/2016 HUNTER Raymond, 89, Branch Manager, KIRRAGE Felicity, 63, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 05/09/1986, died 02/08/2016 retired 18/07/2006, died 18/09/2016 ROGERS Anthony, 92, District Services Manager, HARROP Alan, 64, Barclays Bank PLC, Guisborough, retired 18/05/1987, died retired 30/04/2003, died 13/07/2016 MOSS Lucille, 79, Barclays Bank PLC, POLLITT Muriel, 84, Chief Clark, Head Office Barclays Unicorn Group Ltd, retired 21/09/1982, retired 12/04/2003, died 08/09/2016 30/07/2016 KITCHEN Raymond, 86, Branch Manager, retired 02/06/1987, died 13/08/2016 Liverpool Regional Centre, retired 09/03/1979, died 24/05/2016 died 22/06/2016 HASSELSTROM William, 96, Barclays Bank PLC, IOMMI Denise, 58, Barclays Bank PLC, Urmston, retired 19/09/1987, died 22/09/2016 MOULD Lesley, 69, Accounts Assistant, ROGERS Charles, 93, Barclays Bank Plc, retired 29/08/1980, died 14/10/2016 retired 05/04/2015, died 28/05/2016 KITTLE Janet, 61, Barclays Bank PLC, Birmingham, retired 10/07/2007, died POPE Jean, 80, Accounts Assistant, Barclays Bank retired 16/02/1988, died 26/09/2016 HICKSON Beryl, 91, Secretary, Barclays Trust Co JACK Sharon, 55, Barclays Bank PLC, Ealing retired 01/05/2009, died 10/07/2016 08/10/2016 PLC, retired 16/11/1995, died 13/08/2016 ROUSE Geoffrey, 71, Head Of Corp Bus (Standa.), Ltd, HO General Manager’s Department, Broadway, retired 01/06/2015, died 20/08/2016 KNOTT Gillian, 59, Manager’s Assistant, Barclays MOUNT Anne, 81, Clerical, Liverpool, POTTER John, 84, Cashier, Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/01/1999, retired 01/01/1977, died 22/09/2016 JAY Valerie, 62, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank PLC, retired 24/08/2013, died 12/09/2016 retired 02/12/1991, died 30/07/2016 retired 23/09/1991, died 01/08/2016 died 15/09/2016 HIDE Peter, 80, Manager, Richmond, retired 31/03/2013, died 09/06/2016 KNOTT Raymond, 71, Taxation Advisor, Barclays MULLAHY Roger, 73, Officer-In-Charge, Barclays POTTS Richard, 94, Barclays Bank PLC, RUSHOLME Keith, 89, Manager, Leeds, retired 08/06/1990, died 09/08/2016 JENKINS John, 79, Cashier, South Wales, Bank PLC, retired 09/04/2005, died 11/08/2016 Bank PLC, retired 07/08/1993, died 14/07/2016 retired 01/02/1979, died 17/07/2016 retired 01/01/1985, died 01/08/2016 HILL Daphne, 90, Personal Banker, Barclays Bank retired 01/04/1993, died 06/08/2016 LANDLES Michael, 70, Barclays Bank PLC, MURFIN Andrew, 71, Personnel Manager, East POYSER Joyce, 85, Clerk, Holt, Norwich, RUTLAND Marie, 84, Senior Stenographer, PLC, retired 31/07/1986, died 19/10/2016 JENKINSON Sheila, 65, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 07/11/2005, died 07/09/2016 Midlands, retired 01/07/1999, died 09/10/2016 retired 19/08/1980, died 30/06/2016 Jamaica, retired 22/05/1987, died 15/06/2016 HILL Ronald, 79, Barclays Bank PLC, Jamaica, retired 09/02/2004, died 06/09/2016 LATUS John, 87, Branch Manager, Grimsby, MURRAY Susan, 66, Barclays Bank PLC, PRICE Jean, 89, Assistant Principal, Union Court, SALMON Clive, 68, Blind Telephonist, North West retired 29/01/1996, died 11/01/2016 JESSOP Richard, 78, Manager, Thames Valley retired 11/04/1986, died 04/06/2016 retired 29/04/2010, died 20/08/2016 retired 09/12/1981, died 27/06/2016 Regional Office, retired 28/03/1998, died 08/07/2016 HOBBS Peter, 81, Senior Chauffeur, Barclays Bank Regional Office, retired 08/09/1991, LAWRENCE Ann, 69, Barclays Bank PLC, MUSK Ronald, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, PRIEST Mary, 88, Barclays Bank PLC, Computer PLC, retired 10/06/1994, died 09/05/2016 died 10/06/2016 retired 01/05/2003, died 01/10/2016 retired 26/04/1997, died 29/06/2016 Centre, retired 19/01/1988, died 28/08/2016 SARD Frederick, 89, Clerical, Pall Mall Regional Office, retired 29/09/1991, died 24/08/2016 HODGSON Barbara, 61, Barclays Bank PLC, JETHWA Kiratsinhji, 84, Clerical Overseas Rgm: LAZONBY Geoffrey, 72, Corporate Manager, MYATT Derek, 83, Barclays Bank PLC, PUGH Michael, 81, Managerial, Isle Of Man, retired 14/07/2014, died 10/06/2016 Asia, retired 15/03/1992, died 18/05/2016 Barrow-In-Furnes, retired 02/06/1994, retired 22/04/1993, died 13/06/2016 retired 01/12/1991, died 09/06/2016 SARGENT Margaret, 90, Messenger, Training, retired 04/05/1991, died 09/07/2016 HOFF Astrid, 81, Barclays Bank PLC, JOHNSON Austin, 84, Project Controller, Central died 17/08/2016 MYRING Margaret, 80, Shorthand Typist, PURKIS Jane, 66, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 15/05/1985, died 15/10/2016 Management Services, retired 30/05/1990, LEIGHTON Barbara, 65, Clerk, Westminster, Walsall, retired 28/05/1986, died 21/10/2016 retired 22/02/2010, died 22/07/2016 SCANLON Leonard, 77, Engineer, Wythenshaw, retired 10/05/1993, died 14/10/2016 HOLMAN David, 79, Mercantile, died 03/07/2016 retired 23/08/2010, died 30/06/2016 NEALE Jean, 84, Barclays Bank PLC, PURKISS Gerald, 83, Office Manager, South retired 31/12/1999, died 31/07/2016 JOHNSON Brian, 84, Barclays Bank PLC, LEWIS Daphne, 89, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/08/1992, died 04/09/2016 Wales, retired 06/02/1985, died 22/08/2016 SCARLETT Barry, 70, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 17/03/2006, died 03/07/2016 HOLMAN James, 78, Manager Investment, retired 14/05/1988, died 01/08/2016 retired 01/12/1986, died 21/05/2016 NEWPORT Valerie, 63, Corporate Manager PURNELL Elsa, 89, Cashier, Christchurch, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 26/02/1994, JOHNSON Doris, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, LEWIS Keith, 80, Barclays Bank PLC, Assistant, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 11/03/1977, died 23/07/2016 died 16/08/2016 retired 28/07/1984, died 18/10/2016 retired 01/02/1993, died 27/08/2016 retired 01/05/2010, died 03/06/2016

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SCOTT Eileen, 83, Catering Assistant, SPENCER Anthony, 86, Barclays Bank PLC, SZWANDT Ian, 71, Clerk, Barclays International, Woolwich Restaurant, retired 01/01/1992, died retired 15/05/1985, died 10/07/2016 retired 27/10/2004, died 22/07/2016 13/07/2016 SPENCER Harry, 79, Clerical, North London, TATTERSALL Robert, 82, Barclays Bank PLC, (Arthur) Ken Bromley, OBE SCOTT Raymond, 71, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 17/05/1994, died 12/06/2016 retired 23/12/1993, died 29/10/2016 Retired 25 September 1984, died 23 October 2016 retired 01/01/1999, died 08/10/2016 SPOONER Colin, 85, Clerk, Property Division, TAYLOR Daphne, 74, Legal Officer, Barclays Bank SEE Christine, 68, Clerk, Amesbury Branch, retired 29/04/1986, died 25/07/2016 PLC, retired 01/08/1998, died 24/05/2016 Ken Bromley was born in Manchester in 1922 and joined Martins Bank in 1939. He served in Italy in World War Two, Southampton, retired 12/05/1998, SQUIRES Pamela, 69, Clerk, Colmore Row, TAYLOR Emily, 94, Barclays Bank PLC, died 15/08/2016 Birmingham, retired 06/12/1996, retired 12/11/1981, died 08/08/2016 and met his future wife Vincenzina there, with whom he had SEGAR Lynda, 72, Cashier, Barclays Bank PLC, died 15/06/2016 TAYLOR Margaret, 71, Barclays Bank PLC, three children. retired 15/11/1994, died 11/07/2016 STANIFORTH Jacqueline, 66, Clerk, Hillsborough, retired 23/08/2004, died 15/08/2016 Ken returned to the bank after the war, becoming assistant SEWELL Walter, 87, Manager’s Assistant, Burnt Sheffield, retired 24/10/1999, died 08/10/2016 TELFORD Sylvia, 68, Financial Services Assistant, general manager of Martins Bank in 1967 and then assistant Oak, retired 01/03/1983, died 02/05/2016 STEVENS Donald, 80, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 12/06/2001, died 14/08/2016 general manager of Barclays Bank Limited following the merger SHEPHERD Geoffrey, 81, Head Of Card retired 09/11/1991, died 22/09/2016 TENNANT Frank, 95, Cashier, Preston, in 1969. In 1972, he was appointed divisional general manager, Operations, Barclaycard, retired 01/11/1994, STEWART Mary, 86, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 03/09/1980, died 30/06/2016 planning and marketing, based at 54 Lombard Street. died 28/08/2016 retired 01/06/1994, died 23/02/2016 THIEL Lillian, 80, Filing Clerk (In-H), Barclays In 1975, Ken became managing director of Banca Barclays SHEPHERD Kenneth, 88, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank PLC, retired 18/10/1995, died 21/06/2016 STRINGER Barbara, 78, Barclays Bank PLC, Castellini, of which Barclays Bank International (BBI) had bought retired 10/11/1987, died 12/09/2016 retired 01/05/1990, died 28/08/2016 THOMPSON Betty, 83, Clerical, Barclays Bank a 51% share three years previously. In 1980, BBI acquired 100% SHORT Ann, 77, Barclays Bank PLC, STRINGER Janice, 77, Keyboard Training PLC, retired 25/07/1992, died 29/05/2016 control and the Milan office became a BBI branch. Under Ken’s retired 01/03/2003, died 09/07/2016 Supervisor, Barclaycard, Northampton, THOMPSON Hildegard, 84, Cashier, Barclays SILVERS Christine, 64, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 21/05/1994, died 05/08/2016 Bank PLC, retired 02/09/1992, died 20/10/2016 leadership, Barclays’ Italian business grew from a staff of 30 to retired 12/06/2011, died 22/04/2016 SULLIVAN Edwin, 89, Manager, HOFEX, TIFFANY Janet, 78, Tray Agreement CL, Barclays 850 and by the time he retired in 1984, was represented in 21 SMITH Francis, 95, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 30/09/1986, died 01/06/2016 Bank PLC, retired 14/02/1998, died 28/06/2016 Italian towns and had become the biggest non-Italian European retired 31/10/1985, died 14/09/2016 SUTCLIFFE Christine, 69, Home Finance TILE Barbara, 87, Clerical, Southampton Regional financial institution in Italy. SOLOMON Samuel, 76, Messenger, Specialist, Barclays Bank PLC, Office, retired 20/05/1989, died 10/10/2016 In recognition of his services to Anglo-Italian trade, Ken was Trinidad, retired 01/09/1998, died 23/07/2016 retired 02/10/2000, died 11/07/2016 TILLEY Hugh, 89, Assistant Manager, S.A.E nominated a Cavaliere Ufficiale al Merito della Repubblica Italiana SOPER Christine, 68, Barclays Bank PLC, SUTTON Carlton, 85, Branch Manager, Madrid, retired 01/10/1985, died 02/09/2016 in 1978, and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in retired 25/08/2008, died 20/10/2016 Liverpool, Penny Lane, retired 01/04/1989, died TRETT Elizabeth, 73, Barclays Bank PLC, February 1983. Ken Bromley, OBE 01/07/2016 retired 31/05/2002, died 09/09/2015

TROKE Joan, 85, Barclays Bank PLC, WATTS Douglas, 70, Barclays Bank PLC, WILLIAMS Colin, 78, Officer-In-Charge, For the last few years Ted struggled with his health but even in retired 20/12/1990, died 06/07/2016 retired 01/08/2003, died 02/09/2016 Liverpool, retired 16/11/1991, died 18/06/2016 Edwin ‘Ted’ Sullivan failing health he never complained right up until his passing on TRUEMAN Michael, 73, Per Sec Sales Manager, WATTS Gareth, 77, Branch Manager, South WILLIAMS David, 72, Local Business Manager, Retired 30 September 1986, died 1 June 2016 1 June. He will be fondly remembered by his family, friends and retired 01/08/1996, died 26/07/2016 Wales, retired 22/05/1993, died 05/06/2016 Wales Regional Office, retired 01/01/1998, Ted was born in London on 30 September 1926, the only son ex-colleagues. TUCKER Derrick, 75, Barclays Bank PLC, WATTS Sheila, 70, Barclays Bank PLC, died 13/09/2016 retired 09/11/1990, died 02/07/2016 retired 24/07/2005, died 22/06/2016 WILSON Allan, 67, Barclays Bank PLC, of four children. Shortly after reaching adulthood he joined Steve Langton (friend) retired 28/10/2008, died 07/04/2016 the Royal Navy towards the latter stages of World War Two TWIGGER Lynne, 66, Home Finance Officer, WEBB Ronald, 91, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 03/01/2012, died 13/09/2016 retired 11/09/1981, died 29/05/2016 WILSON Elizabeth, 74, Clerk, East London, based primarily in the Far East. It was here he learnt and retired 01/03/1979, died 27/05/2016 spoke fluent Japanese. Following his service, he graduated TWORT John, 77, Senior Corporate Manager, WEST Dudley, 91, Manager’s Assistant, Walton On Thames, retired 01/09/1993, Buckhurst Hill, retired 01/08/1982, WILSON Eric, 92, Barclays Bank PLC, from King’s College, London with a BA in Economics and died 12/06/2016 died 22/09/2016 retired 27/09/1988, died 13/07/2016 joined Barclays in 1946. TYE Ronald, 85, Messenger, Corporate WEST Patricia, 84, Barclays Bank PLC, WILSON Joan, 67, Barclays Bank PLC, Ted married his beloved wife Rachel in London in 1963 and & Institutions, retired 01/06/1992, retired 08/03/1992, died 21/09/2016 retired 13/03/1999, died 17/07/2016 they moved to Saffron Walden where they lived to date. They died 26/08/2016 WESTON Ian, 63, Barclays Bank PLC, WILTON Roy, 95, Barclays Bank PLC, travelled extensively and made many friends wherever their UNWIN Yvonne, 65, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 06/12/2002, died 10/08/2016 retired 08/06/1981, died 31/08/2016 journeys took them. A favourite destination was Spain and its retired 04/08/2010, died 13/07/2016 WHITE Derek, 80, Clerical, S.E.S.D, WOLFGANG Michael, 72, Barclays Bank PLC, islands, in particular Tenerife and Ibiza, and in order to fully VELLA Mark, 85, Accountant, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/04/1989, died 21/04/2016 retired 01/06/1997, died 07/09/2016 integrate in local culture, they both became fluent in retired 01/11/1990, died 01/10/2016 WHITE John, 87, Clerical, Strand, WOODWARD Penelope, 74, Traying Up, the language. VINCENT Arthur, 86, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 25/04/1989, died 22/07/2016 retired 02/11/1996, died 13/09/2016 During his career he performed a number of roles within retired 26/11/1989, died 10/07/2016 WHITFIELD Julia, 60, Barclays Bank PLC, WRAY David, 61, Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays, notably Documentary Credits, Inward & Outward WAKEFORD Brenda, 88, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/07/2009, died 20/10/2016 retired 14/02/2005, died 27/09/2016 retired 16/12/1987, died 17/08/2016 Collections, Training Officer and one-off investigations overseas. WHITMARSH Joan, 90, Cashier Walthamstow, WRAY Elizabeth, 91, Clerk, Lombard Street, His last appointment was to Head Office Foreign Exchange WALES Ewelina, 88, Woolwich, Bexleyheath, retired 21/09/1976, died 21/09/2016 retired 21/10/1974, died 31/07/2016 retired 18/06/1983, died 27/09/2016 (HOFEX) Audit Control, which carried out a key role in the risk WIGGETT Margaret, 93, Barclays Bank PLC, WRIGHT Graham, 69, Senior Corporate Manager, WALKER Peter, 92, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/09/1983, died 17/06/2016 Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/07/1997, management of Barclays London Foreign Exchange and Money retired 27/01/1981, died 23/06/2016 WIIG Elizabeth, 68, Liaison Officer, Barclays Bank died 24/08/2016 Market dealing operations when processes were manual and WALLACE Rudolph, 80, Security Messenger PLC, retired 29/09/1998, died 11/07/2016 WRIGHT Paul, 63, Clerk, Nottingham, labour intensive. Ted always encouraged his staff to achieve retired 01/02/1993, died 03/07/2016 WILES Reynold, 79, Corporate Manager, Barclays retired 27/12/2012, died 22/10/2016 their AIB qualifications and he mentored with continual WARD May, 85, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank PLC, retired 12/10/1992, died 18/10/2016 YAPP Valerie, 75, Customer Service Manager, enthusiasm. To many he is remembered like a ‘second father’ retired 14/05/1991, died 03/08/2016 WILKINSON Ann, 78, 1st Cashier, Abergavenny, Ludlow, retired 01/09/1997, died 31/07/2016 for the advice and help he was always ready to give. WARD Patricia, 68, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/03/2003, died 14/09/2016 ZAGORSKA Halina, 64, Cashier, Greater London, During his career Ted was an avid rugby union player, having retired 30/10/1999, died 05/08/2016 WILKINSON Joan, 68, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 01/03/2002, died 13/10/2016 played for London Irish’s first team and the Barclays and United WATSON Ann, 78, Clerical, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 07/03/2008, died 27/08/2016 Banks teams on a regular basis. He played water polo and was a retired 01/04/1994, died 09/07/2016 WILLACY Juanita, 73, Cleaner, Barclays Bank PLC, keen swimmer up until 1998 when a hip replacement prevented WATSON Brenda, 86, Barclays Bank PLC, retired 10/12/2002, died 16/09/2016 this activity. He loved reading and the theatre and was a lifelong retired 01/03/2003, died 09/07/2016 keen gardener. Edwin ‘Ted’ Sullivan

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