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April 2020 • Issue 2 PROSPERO The newspaper for retired BBC Pension Scheme members • April 2020 • Issue 2 PROSPERO REMEMBERING A GOLDEN AGE OF FILM PAGE 8 PENSION SCHEME | BBC PENSIONS PAUL BOHAN AT 100: ‘A REMARKABLE MAN’ Former BBC broadcast engineer Paul Bohan recently celebrated his 100th birthday, and BBC Volunteer Visitor Arthur Masson caught up with him to talk about the interesting times – and places – he’s seen in his long life. aul was born in Bishop Auckland, County He arrived at Stoney Cross and joined a unit servicing Durham, on 24 November 1919. aircraft, for approximately a year. He was then transferred to RAF Marham, and then to RAF PHe was educated at a council school in Byers Mildenhall. Eventually, with his service completed, Green village, where he obtained the first of many he was released in March 1947. (It is perhaps worth ‘accomplishments’, his 11-plus certificate! He was then posted to Meldrum and completed noting that, as he had passed the Commission 12 years as a TV engineer. He left school at 16 and joined the RAF, completing an examinations, if he had remained in service he would 18-month course at Cranwell as a wireless operator, then, have been a Commissioned Officer.) He was offered early retirement, which he accepted after successfully qualifying, went to RAF Thornaby. at the ‘ripe old age’ of 58 and joined Aberdeen After leaving the RAF he joined BOAC, which was the University Language Laboratory as their recording After one year, he went back to Cranwell for another state airline, and was posted to Sudan (Wadi-Halfa). engineer. He was seven years at the University and course and qualified as a wireless and electrical After a few months, the unit was renamed then retired at the age of 65 to spend time improving mechanic. He was then transferred to Finningley and International Air Radio. After a year at Wadi-Halfa, his golf. Sadly, in 1997 his wife Frances died. was subsequently posted overseas to join a unit called he was posted to Eritrea for another year and then W.I.S. (Wireless Intelligence System) – part of a returned to the UK and married his schooldays He now happily lives, with his daughter Susan on convoy leaving Scotland for the Middle East. sweetheart, Frances, in 1949. hand, in the village of Kemnay, constantly reviewing a full and eventful life. The convoy consisted of 42 ships which zigzagged He was then posted back to Sudan, to Malakal, but across towards America (USA), then headed south, a promise of married quarters did not materialise, so Paul enjoyed a special trip to RAF Lossiemouth down the west coast of Africa, past Cape Town and he resigned and returned to the UK and joined the organised by the Scottish War Blind Association to round to the Red Sea, up to Suez, where he joined BBC as a technical assistant at OSE 8/9 near Penrith commemorate his 100th birthday. The museum was another boat and sailed to Aden, where the unit – where 24-hour shifts were the norm, transmitting opened up for photos and Paul was presented with a was deployed. politics and news to the world. After four years, he Spitfire memorial plaque, a special birthday cake and many other keepsakes. They provided a celebration He sailed from Aden to Suez and the unit was passed the engineer exams and became a fully- meal and he was surrounded by invited friends, deployed in the Sinai Desert, parallel to the Suez fledged broadcasting engineer. associates and well-wishers. He thoroughly enjoyed the Canal. He was then posted to the Western Desert He was at OSE 8/9 for eight years before he whole occasion. Uplifted by their warm congratulations, (the sharp end of activities!) to an Army air-support decided to join Northern Rhodesia Broadcasting he left with a lasting impression of a memorable day. control, providing support for the forward troops. as a broadcasting engineer, stationed at Lusaka He then joined a newly formed unit that eventually for four years. He then moved to the copper belt, went to Iraq and joined the Army section of a new where he opened a new TV station and served air-support unit, which was designed for operations for two years until it became Zambia, when in Persia. However, no war action was engaged due to he resigned and returned to the UK to rejoin Mystery Sudoku the success of Russia holding Stalingrad against the the BBC. Complete the grid so that every row, column and advancing Germans. The unit was then ‘stood down’ He had to wait 12 months for a vacancy to arise, but 3x3 box contains the letters ACEKLMORS in some in Lebanon, from where he was withdrawn and sent to he kept busy by joining a factory in South Shields order. One row or column contains a five or more establish a telecoms centre in Palestine. From there, making tape recorders. Eventually the BBC vacancy letter word, title or name with a BBC connection. he was posted to Aleppo. A few months later, his appeared and he rejoined, spending time at Sutton Solve the Sudoku to discover what it is and send period of 4½ years’ service was completed, and he Coldfield and Rowridge (I.O.W) while re-engineering your answer to: The Editor, Prospero, BBC Pension was posted back to the UK. was in progress. and Benefits Centre, 3 Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FT by Monday, 4 May 2020. 2020 pension increase The winner gets a £10 voucher. Many thanks to Neil Somerville for providing this puzzle. From 1 April 2020, pensions will increase You can log into myPension online to view your as follows: combined April payslip and P60 document from • Old and New Benefits members’ pensions Thursday, 9 April. EMCOR in payment and deferred pensions: 2.2%. If you have not registered for the service, you will Old Benefits members who elected to receive need to contact the pension service line on L the Pension Increase Exchange will receive a 029 2032 2811 to obtain your personal security lower increase, and in some cases, no increase. number to complete the registration process. AE L • Career Average Benefits (‘CAB’) 2006 members’ Paper copies will be posted on Wednesday, RC pensions in payment: 2.2%. 8 April, so should arrive with you • CAB 2011 members’ pensions in payment: 1.3%. by Tuesday of the following week. CE SK No discretionary increase over and above those SK detailed above has been agreed. E LK L Grace Wyndham Goldie (BBC) Trust Fund: LOSAM Application window now open Applications are invited for grants for educational and hardship purposes and should be returned by The Sudoku winner in 31 July 2020. February 2020 was Dave Kenny. WIN The answer was 'Ramblings'. The Trust Fund exists to help those engaged in broadcasting or an associated activity, now or in the past, £10 as well as their children and dependants. You can request an application form from the BBC Pension and Benefits Centre or download one here: bbc.co.uk/charityappeals/appeals/grants/grace-wyndham-goldie 2 | BACK AT THE BBC CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PROSPERO Advice for people who have travelled back What are the symptoms? Prospero is provided free of charge to retired Scheme The Covid-19 disease can cause a fever, cough and to the UK from the main affected areas and members, or to their spouses and dependants. breathing problems. It takes five days on average for some other countries has been issued by people to start showing the symptoms. the government. Prospero provides a source of news on former colleagues, developments at the BBC and pension What if someone self-isolating shares What you need to do issues, plus classified adverts. It is available online To help reduce the general risk of spreading the virus, a home? at bbc.com/mypension please make sure you: If you are self-isolating and share a kitchen, try to avoid using it when other people are there and To advertise in Prospero, please enclose a cheque take your meals back to your room to eat. Clean made payable to: BBC Central Directorate. Rate £6 all the surfaces at home with household cleaning for 20 words. Please include your pension number products daily. in a covering letter. Although you might not be able to entirely separate Please send your editorial contributions, yourself from family members or flatmates, the advice or comments/feedback, to: is to limit contact as much as possible. Prospero, BBC Pension and Benefits Centre, If possible, stay at least 2m (6ft) from other people Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FT you live with and sleep alone. Keep away from Email: [email protected] vulnerable people. Please make sure that any digital pictures you send Do I need to self-isolate? People living with someone in isolation should wash are scanned at 300dpi. Please also note that the Everyone with flu-like symptoms – defined as a fever their hands often, using soap and water for at least maximum word count for obituaries is 350 words. of above 37.8C or a persistent cough – is being asked 20 seconds – especially after coming into contact to stay at home for at least seven days. with them. Patients with mild symptoms are being asked to You shouldn’t share towels, toiletries or other self-isolate at home. But people are being advised not household items with someone in isolation and Contents to ring NHS 111 or their GP to report their symptoms, they should have a separate bathroom. If that is unless they are worried.
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