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Can you remember using Issue No 2 the cafe or coffee shop October 2009 between the butcher and grocery store at the front of Christmas Fruit NEWSLETT~E St.:LT,\./US .. I,. 1001. b. 7jd. the hotel? Sfo.!fo:nI~f!~R.AISfN~ h. luc1. I,. 71d. CURRANTS .. . ts. lid. 1.'t. lIlill. ~n..XED FlU 11' ...... 1 s, rUti. I,. 71d. sun:v l't!,-I.('llES .. 3,. Id. 'l ••• &:I. Our next open day will be SUeED PEACHES h. IIlrl. h .. 3d. We hope you read the first issue l't~·\BS g,. 0.1. 2 s, 9<1. PEARS ...... •. ;'!OI. Id. I~ M. 24 March 2010 FRlllT COCkTAIL . :!~. 00. 2... Jd. of our newsletter in April when PINEA.l'PLE ...... I.. Itld. tc. 7u.. Ham to 4pm ['lNEA1'l'LE . Is. 701. IIr.• tll'l we lead with the story on the re- Reminisce and catch up turn of the Eternal flame on the with old acquaintances ~MC0rn~~D«rnu 11 Bata Memorial. (Continued below) I Peruse the Bata Records The Reminiscence Centre has Look at the photographs been out and about, you may and memorabilia Stir up Bata Reminiscence and have seen us at the Community Resource Centre those memories Fun Day on the Memorial Park at East Library last June. and record them if you East Tilbury A day most reminiscence of the wish E-mail: Bata Gala Day. [email protected] www.batamemories.org.uk Picture imported from the Bata Record dated 7July 1961 The centre also appeared at the OPENING TIMES show in September

Tuesday and Thursday 9am- The 1pm - 2pm-6pm Eternal Flame Friday on 2pm-6pm War Memorial Saturday ~ has come 9am-lpm 1 to an early Volunteers on duty: 71J demise, not Thursday and Saturday LJau...... ,..~.~ vandalism FOR THE FASHION LOOK YOU WANT lOam-lpm TIlt: RttlT1~1J U,,'I ,\ :'lt~ ,Ir, c.-. '~J."'.\.N" : .1\Jt'1'r.n It-, t' -r'- -. '•..., ~-._•.., •• " •••. " •••••• Conttnued on page 2) (Continued from page I) Extracts from the Bata Record maids carried sweet peas. They have been living in 'Wiltshire apparently but perhaps bad 60 years ago celebrated their Diamond wed- for over 20 years . workmanship as it was ap- ding anniversary on the 30th July Please contact me if you may 2009. know of any of my former May 2ih 1949 parently blown off! John colleagues. Urged by the company, at the request of Purkiss who on finding it ******************* sincerely Sam W. the management Committee, street threw it in the back of his December 30th 1949 lighting is now being installed by the George Francis of Dept 1202 and Bemard William Thorogood van was not well pleased council on the road between the factory June Barles of Dept 423 send and has the matter in hand. and the station O.O.B 20.6.24 lived in thanks to their fellow workers for Gravesend and travelled to Apparently you are not to gifts received upon the occasion Tilbury daily. Worked in engi- ******************* of their Christmas Eve wedding. take photographs of the June loth 1949 neering dept with Bert Shep- shop in Singapore, however, Swimming pool is now ready for open- herd (emigratedto Canada)John Barnes and Malcolm Welland. this has already been done, ing. For the past three weeks ten men, two carpenters eight painters have been U~aner.sol1af****** Jill Hinde of 39 Applecross we have the picture provided getting the pool ready. Close Rochester Kent would by Colette Haxell's family. The inside of the bath received an initial ******* u~arsan like to know What workshop? What work was involved? 20 gallons of sky blue undercoat which We have been privileged to was followed with similar quantity of receive requests from previous Does anyone remember? employees, friends and family Clive Richardson Dr. Ward left prescriptions asking for information of our old Worked with Batas 1962-1966 acquaintances,can you help? here and at Cumnock Ayr- on the window sill for col- shire. lection, and if your From:LlONEL WILLlAMS Would like to contact ex col- neighbours was there you sam-bramleys@blueyonder. lege boys. E-mail: would take that too! co.uk [email protected] ( whoever is out there ), HI, Can you help? After the 1945 the Fire Bri- gloss paint of thee colour I am Sam Williams, and was I gade introduced fitness ************** working at the August 19th 1949 training, which included in E Tilbury from 1972- 1983. Wedding of Peter Frost and Kathleen I would be very pleased to running up and down the Graves, of Dept 421 took place at St Jo- hear from anyone who was ladders. This was when seph's Catholic Church Stanford le there at that time, and can still Joan's dad left did anyone hope. Kathleen wore white satin a flow- remember' the Bata Farmer', else share this experience? ered headdress and carried a shower as i was sometimes known. I bouquet of pink carnations, her brides- have long since retired, and (Continued on page 4)