September 1990 New Warehouse Should Meet Manweb's Future Needs

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Vol.43 No.9 September 1990 New warehouse should meet Manweb's future needs

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by Graeme Cooper

MANWEB'S new Queensferry warehouse is now open and in action! The company's 58 shops and electricity network are supplied from Queensferry, and the new warehouse is aimed at enhancing our service to customers. Fishy The multi-million pound for domestic appliances to house all manner of goods in equipment in the new build warehouse are unchanged building features 80 thousand 6,000 pallets. the new warehouse. ing, though I must point out from the old store. However, hobby square feet of storage area, As well as appliance stor He said: "We're already that as a Corporate Service the upgraded office accom almost doubling the depot's age, Depot Manager Bob storing stationery, furniture we do make a charge!" modation has allowed Bob to undercover storage capacity Wright has had requests to and additional metering Staff levels in the new house all the administration for both the appliance and Page 9 network services store in the same building, making for easier management. Flower With covered loading bays and gravity-fed racking which automatically brings goods down ready for load ing, the development aims to power be "state of the art" in stor age and handling. GREEN-fingered Meter The building work at Operative Charlie McGuin Queensferry has given the ness has brightened up Man opportunity to enhance secu web's Liverpool District rity, with a new fence erected Thrills Office with a few of his own round the site and extra secu "electric" bulbs! and spills Charlie, who often arrives at rity cameras. 6.45 am to keep his blooms in The development also trim says that he was increas includes landscaping and ingly depressed by the some additional parking space for what dour appearance of the 150 vehicles. / Page 12 · Lister Drive office. Manweb's Managing "The building is an old Director Richard Gales said: MANWEB pIc, Editorial power station, and looks the "The new Queensferry Ware part! The trouble is that it's a Office: Room 5E I, Head house is an exciting expan Office, Seal and Road, listed building, so you can't sion 'of our goods handling paint it or really do much with Chester, CH 1 4LR. Tel: capacity and should meet our it!" he says. Chester (0244) 377111, needs well into the future." "There were weeds 4ft high Internal 2090. Fax no: around the flagpole so I asked Picture by Adrian Chesworth Pictured at the handing 0244377269. over ceremony are (I-r) our District Manager Gerry That was four and a half donated plants from their own Manweb sign had to be laid. Advertising Manager: Haughan if I could put a few of years ago and since then the gardens and the office even Fortunately Charlie has now Queensferry Depot Manager Denys King, D & P King, my own plants in." flower bed round the flagpole boasts a wishing well! put in a new rockery and Bob Wright, David Elderton, Stone leigh Hall, Cranston The District Manager gave has grown to include beds and But the greening of Lister shrubs, so both the Manweb Director of builders - Fair Road, East Grinstead, Sus Charlie's plan his blessing, and tubs all around the District Drive hasn't been without diffi sign and Charlie's garden are cIoughs, Manweb Managing sex, RHI9 3HN. Tel: helped out with cash for a few Office. culties - a rockery had to be dis keeping Lister Drive a brighter Director Richard Gales and 0342 324963. Fax no: shrubs. Members of staff have mantled when cables for a new place. Architectural and Building 0342 410060. Manager, Ben Foster.

CONTACT Page 3 Manweb Staff 'helpline' sponsors A SPECIAL telephone 'hot line' for staff has been set up concert by Manweb as part of a major communications cam is set up series paign in the run-up to flota tion. The employee Helpline, Tom Hamilton said: "We are 272272. This facility is avail MANWEB pic has announced based at Head Office, is being here to help, so if you have any able 24 hours a day, seven days sponsorship for the BBC manned by Administrative Ser queries about the share offers, a week. Welsh Symphony Orchestra in vices Manager Tom Hamilton, however simple they may Tom went on to say: "Flota the Manweb Tour '90. Personnel Policy Adviser Don appear, don't hesitate to con tion is expected to be in late The tour got underway on Roxburgh, and Principal Assis tact the Helpline. Under the November and anyone who .September 23 and will continue tant, Personnel Policy, Gill Far Financial Services Act we are expects to be away from home through October, with concerts ren. not allowed to give financial at that time should telephone Manning the Employee Helpline (l-r) Gill Farren, Tom in five towns - Newtown, Several lines have been advice. We are here to give fac the Helpline as special arrange Hamilton and Don Roxburgh. . Aberystwyth, Llandudno, Ban made available on Head Office tual information about the ments can be made." If you have not already done so ber of staff will receive an invi gor and Mold. Manweb has internal extension 4545 for offers so that staff can make Employee guides to the please return the form which tation and details of which arranged free tickets for local staff who wish to ask questions informed decisions on the share offers are due to be was recently sent to you for Roadshow to attend. charities, and special discounts about the forthcoming flota options open to them." posted out to all members of checking," said Don Roxburgh. Staff who are in the current are also on offer, details of tion. In addition, there is an The Helpline staff are only staff on October 15 , or earlier Special Roadshow presenta savings scheme with the which are contained in leaflets external telephone number authorised to deal with ques if possible. tions at Head Office and Dis National and Provincial Build available from Manweb shops in 0244 382326, which can also tions from employees, and for "It is vital that your personal tricts will also get underway on ing Society will be contacted the areas where the concerts are be used and which has an mer employees with queries details on our records are accu October 15, highlighting the shortly regarding the arrange being held. The first 25 cus answerphone facility so that about the Pensioner offer ·rate to ensure you receive main points of the share offers ments for withdrawing their tomers to take these leaflets to messages can Qe left outside should telephone the Share information about the share and providing question and savings in time for the share the respective theatre box office hours. Information Office on 0272 offers and an application form. answer sessions. Every mem- offers. offices will receive two top price tickets for the price of one. The Manweb Tour '90 contin ues the company's support for the arts in the region, following Depots the highly successful sponsor ship of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Sum get the mer Proms Season in June and July. The programme is as follows: Theatr Hafren, Newtown, green Sunday September 23 at Series presenter Elin Rhys 7.45pm: Strauss Don Juan; is pictured on location outside Mozart Hom Con~erto No 4 in Manweb's Blaenau Ffestiniog E flat (k495); Elgar Introduction shop. light and Allegro; Beethoven, Sym phony No 7.Great Hall, Univer TWO more Manweb depots sity College, Aberystwyth, Star have "gone green" after receiv Thursday October 25 at 8pm, ing their first consignments of and Pritchard Jones Hall, Uni unleaded petrol from Shell. versity College, Bangor, Satur- roll Llangefni Depot on Anglesey I day October 27 at 8pm: Rave! was the company~s fourth loca gramme in Mid Cheshire Dis diesel.Manweb has a total fleet of Mid Cheshire Mains Manager Mother Goose Suite; Ravel tion to switch to lead-free fuel trict.The Depot's 1,500 gallon more than 1,600 vehicles - Paul Wilkinson was the first cus Piano Concerto in G; for and following hard on its heels tank supplies 21 petrol cars and around 950 petrol and the rest tomer at Nortwich Depot's Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4. was Northwich Depot. commercial vehicles, while a fur diesel - and the conversion pro "green" pump and is pictured Arcadia Theatre, Llandudno, Manweb is forging ahead with ther 19 use diesel fuel. gramme is now more than half (centre) filling up with lead-free Friday October 26 at 8pm, and shop a programme to convert all its At Llangefni, a 1,000 gallon way to completion. In addition, petrol, helped by District Trans Theatr Clwyd, Mold, Sunday petrol vehicles which are suitable. tank supplies 16 petrol cars and all new petrol vehicles bought by port Supervisor Brian Johnson October 28 at 8pm: Wagner Tbe change-over at Northwich commercial vehicles based on the the company run on unleaded (right) and Shell Territory Man Tannhauser Overture; Sibelius staff completes the -lead-free pro- island, and a further 21 run on fuel. ager Robert Sleemen. Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky THE cameras rolled in Blaenau Symphony No 6 (Pathetique). Ffestiniog when the town's Man The concerts will be broad web shop was chosen as a location cast on BBC Radio Wales and for a new S4C Welsh language Redundant refrigerators BBC Radio Three later this year. programme. ' Now You're Talking' is a series aimed at absolute beginners, and concentrates on real people made 'ozone friendly' Diary filmed in real life situations. "They wanted to show how HALTON'S Mayor, Councillor William Flynn, handed you 'd get on as a Welsh Speaker dates in a Manweb shop," said Shop over the first batch of redundant refrigerators collected by Manager Mrs Lol Williams, who the Borough Council to Manweb Service Engineer George NOR.TH .Mersey Di~trict's took part in the programme. Roberts, as part of a "green deal". annuall.J(3C Open Meet.. "They filmed me asking a cus Old fridges from Council dumps will be disposed of safely by ing wiD be held on Frida)', tomer his address and filling in a Manweb, and the company will extract and reclaim the ozone October 16J at Everton form with him. As well as speak unfriendly 'cfc' gases at Queensferry Depot. Football 'Club, with enter- ' ing they showed the form com George said: "This is the first deal with an English Council tamer Eddie CoJlington as pleted in Welsh." whereby we take away these old models and render them safe. Until the guest sp$ker. Gwenda Griffith of series pro a new ozone friendly gas is found, it seems sensible to reclaim the Any J'etired members ducers Fflic Media said: "Without chlorofluorocarbon gases and return them to the manufacturer for \VisJtin~ to attend sbould the support of companies such as recycling." contact the General Serw Manweb we would be struggling vices Secthm on 051 530 to create the authenticity which is Recovery 1149" ext 2212. vital to the success of the series. Everton FootbaU Club is Language is a living commodity The Manweb 'cfc' recovery unit opened in August 1979. The also the Venue for Liver and does not exist in a vacuum." company takes away old refrigerators free of charge for customers Now You're Talking starts its buying new ones from our shops. pool District's LJCC Open run on Wednesday October 3 at Other local authorities to enter into similar deals to dispose of their Meeting on Thursday, 9.25 pm on S4C and will be redundant refrigerators are Rhuddlan, Wrexham Maelor, Aberconwy, Novem~l:'IS. repeated Sunday lunchtimes. Glyndwr and Colwyn Councils in Wales. Retired StaII'sbould tete", Series presenter Elin Rbys is pic George Roberts is pictured (left) taking delivery of Halton's fIrst pbone General 8emces on tured on location outside Man batch of old fridges from the Mayor, Councillor William Flynn (cen 051 220 ~45 fol' tickets. web 's Blaenau. Ffestiniog shop. tre), and Arthur Cole, Chairman of the Council's Health Committee. CONTACT Page 4 Long First service• class FEELING first class ... that's Head Office "I can hardly believe I got a 1st class degree," CONGRATULATIONS to the fol 2nd Engineer Audie Murphy, who has said Audie. "It's been a lot of hard work and I've lowing long serving employees had a great deal of support from my colleagues who have clocked up 20, 30 or 40 proved himself to be an A-student! at Manweb. It was all made possible by them." years' service during August. Audie (pictured), who works in System Oper 40 years: Liverpool - Ted Kelly, ation, Network Services, has gained a I st class Audie, 29, who joined Manweb straight from Energy Marketing Assistant: Mid school 13 years ago, was encouraged to try for ...... "'~ honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Mersey - Margaret Ward, Adminis i , Engineering following a four year part-time higher qualifications by Director, Network Ser trative Assistant, Customer '/ course at Liverpool Polytechnic. vices, Denis Farquhar, who was, at that time, Accounts: Oswestry - Eric Barrow, I Audie's manager in Technical Engineering. Engineering Foreman. -/J He also won the Institution of Electrical Engi The bright spark went from strength to 30 years: Head Office - Jim neers' £50 prize for achieving the highest marks strength, first gaining an OND then HND in Wilcock, Welfare Services Man on the course. ager; John Bridge, Shift Leader, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, before Computer Operations; North enrolling to take an Honours Degree. Mersey - Jimmy Bingham, Crafts Golden years But there was a catch. Audie was working man Electrician, Inspection; John with a team on an important engineering project Sheviil, Sales Representative: North CELEBRATING a golden occasion ... Jim and Kathleen and it was a proviso that the job wouldn't suffer Wirral - Norman Bird, Craftsman Foster are pictured drinking a toast on their 50th wedding Jointer. anniversary. while he was away on day release. 20 years: Head Office - Susan He said: " It became a joint effort for the The couple, who have two retiring 10 years ago, and Jones, Administrative Assistant; Department, as my colleagues agreed to cover children, four grandchildren Kathleen had a wartime wed Neil Dunn, 3rd Engineer; Terry for me while I was at college one day a week. and one great-grandson, cele ding at Bewdley, Worcester Brookshaw, Head of Power Pro I'm really grateful for their support." curement and Trading; John brated their special day with a shire, where he was stationed Edwards, 1 st Engineer; Percy family party. with the Royal Corps of Sig Progress Hulmston, Storekeeper, Queens Jim, 74, who was Mains nal. ferry. Foreman at Northwich until The couple first met at a din Mr Farquhar said: "There are no barriers to ner dance in Manchester and people making progress within the Manweb now live in Knutsford. organisation. It's a super achievement for a part That will do nicely! Jim, who several years ago time student. CONGRATULATIONS to Peter Nowlan, Manweb's Management was awarded a British Empire "When Audie first came to work for me, I felt Accountant, who has passed his final exams for the Institute of Medal for his service to the he was capable of gaining higher qualifications Cost and Management Accountants. Peter, who works in Corpo industry, started his career with and becoming a member of the lEE. I allowed rate Finance, came from American Express to set up and run our the Mid Cheshire Power Com him part-time day release provided he did night budgeting systems and to keep an eye on what we spend during pany. On retirement he had study too and his colleagues agreed the project the year. clocked up 46 years ' service. they were working on wouldn't suffer." Crossword No. 25 ACROSS Healt·h bus 1. Last you'll hear of that bird (4-4), 5. Some of is them may be able to identify a girl (4),8. The case of the strike-breaking poet (8), 9. Head off churchman in a short time (4), 11. Means to display top talent (10), 14. Turn dirt up and find it rotten (6), 15. Diarist finding heartless lady in the flat (6), 17. just the ticket! Worn-out story-line - bring on the nude! (10), 20. Good contrast (4), 21. You can't enjoy it with other KEEPING in peak condition was no problem for staff at North Mersey people (8), 22. Isn't moved, one hears, at Charon's when South Sefton Health Authority's Bus paid them a visit. crossing (4), 23. Give up bean-bashing before the opening (8). The bus stayed at the Bridle Road District Office for four days, during which time nearly half the district's staff took the opportunity to have, among other things, their DOWN blood pressure checked and stamina assessed. 1. Symbol of rank displayed in the window (4), 2. Office Manager Len Comah came up with the First man to appear in a crazy get-up (4), 3. It's a idea, but handed the project over to Engineering b- cabal organised to keep you off work for a spell! ming that goes on for ever (8),16. Take in from Jack's Clerical Administrative Assistant Hilda Crompton (10), 4. Land right inside - absolutely not! (6), 6. sphere (6), 18. Air of a girl who's lost her head (4), 19. when he broke his arm in a riding accident (see Spanish woman's cover till a man comes round (8), 7. Give up when sounding like a very good player (4). story page 6). Girl uttering vulgar cries causing offence (8), 10. Sec Hilda said: "We had a fantastic response from ond award to team showing beef (10), 12. Don't see everyone and it was great to see the linesmen tak so much that's really clean (8), 13. Tiny tree trim- Solution on page 12 ing the time to come back to the office for their health checks." As well as fitness tests the bus also features a computerised lifestyle survey, which covers stress, alcohol, smoking and a range of other top ics. Counselling is given on test results. SEPTEMBER CGJIffi(Q) Health Bus Supervisor/Driver Dave Tasker said: "We check everyone's blood pressure before SERVICE SENSATION· we let them take the tests. If it's raised, or there COMPREHENSIVE INTERMEDIATE are any other problems we can just put them through the totally confidential computer survey. SERVICE FOR YOUR CAR - PLUS If the results of either show problems we recom : 51 POINT SAFETY CHECK : mend they see their GP." North Mersey are also arranging for a mobile : Car Clean & Vacuum FREE with your service: cervical smear test service to visit the District Office later in the year. ANY MAKE - ANY MODEL - ANY AGE Free collection and delivery in Chester District As well as health screening programmes, the canteen in Bridle Road has recently gone health ONLY £ 19.90 plus parts, oil & VAT conscious with a host of wholesome foods, including "home-made" soups, wholemeal bread Available only from Grosvenor Mazda and a salad bar! Call Simon or David on 0244 390000 for details More information on the Health Bus and other GROSVENOR MAZDA health screening services is available from: SEALAND ROAD, CHESTER - TEL: 0244 390000 • maZDa Health Screening Services, Fazackerley Hospital, Healthcare Trainee Phil Hyde checks .Building Excitement Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, L9 7 AL. Tel: 051 Engineering Clerical Assistant Linda 5293951. Wright's pulse. CONTACT Page 5 Computer users Your life get a mainframe is at .booster stake 'A TEENAGE workman had a MANWEB has recently finalised a lucky escape when he plunged deal that has resulted in the 130ft from the Severn Bridge and lived. But one of his col upgrading of mainframe computing leagues was killed and another power to satisfy the company's pro is missing after a fall from a jected requirements. maintenance cradle where they were carrying out painting Following lengthy negotiations between work'. , Manweb and two computer mainframe sup This was the introduction to pliers; the ,decision was taken to buy an an article in a local daily paper AMDAHL 5990-1400 to replace the existing on September 5, 1990, and mM 3090-400S, highlights the tragedies that can occur when working at The installation of the AMDAHL took heights from access platforms. seven'days to complete, with, in the final It is a timely reminder to all stages, all sub-systems having to be trans Work begins on installing the new equip staff in Manweb who use Oswestry District Manager Lyn Price (right) receives ferred from the IBM on a Saturday and Sun ment, much of which is still packed in boxes. access platforms, tower wag the Safety Shield from Head of Human Resources David Computer Operations Manager Mike Gibbs da · " ons, scaffolds and the like of Vernon-Smith (left), watched by Derek Jackson, 1st 1 (left) and AMDAHL Field Manager Mike the need to have a safe system Engineer, Safety. Manweb's Comp~tet Operations Manager Baker consult the installation plan. of work. Mike Gibbs said: "The trans- and a great deal of physical computer systems during the There are a number of basic ference of the sub-systems effort man-handling all the weekend. rules which must be observed was a major exercise, which necessary cables, and "The installation was when working on any such Oswestry plays involved complex planning resulted in the close down of completed to schedule on platform. If the platform is power the Sunday and following operated, such as a tower OSWESTRY District was the comprehensive operational wagon used for street lighting winner of the 1989/90 Inter tests all computer systems purposes or an access platform District Safety Competition, it safe! were brought on-line in such as the one used at Head with Gwynedd as runner-up. A shield was presented to District readiness for normal busi- Office for inspecting the build gloves etc) observed during Manager Lyn Price by Head of safety audits. ness." ing and cleaning the windows, the person operating it must be Human Resources David Ver Each element was awarded up Following the installation, trained and have a certificate non-Smith at a meeting of the to a maximum 20 points and Oswestry Safety Committee. extensive trials have taken to prove this. Oswestry won with a score of 74. The competition was judged place to establish the extra Each time the platform is Gwynedd District was a close on five elements: second with 69 points. power obtained from the used, a visual inspection must be made and any instructions * Lost time reportable accident The competition was judged AMDAHL machine. issued by the Company or by rate for industrial staff (accidents by the Corporate Safety Section The Data Centre is very the manufacturer must be per 100 employees, involving and will be repeated this cunent absence from work for more than satisfied with the new strictly adhered to. Safety har fmancial year. nesses must also be worn. three days). Corporate Health and Safety equipment. Mike Gibbs When working on a scaffold, * The number of site and Manager Colin Herbert said: said: "The acquisition of the this equipment must have been depot inspections per safety rep "The elements of the competition AMDAHL has resulted in built and inspected by an resentative and also the number will be changed slightly and we both a substantial increase authorised and competent per of original safety initiatives intro hope to have an external judge to Installed and up-and-running ... Shift Leader John in mainframe computing son, and constructed to comply duced during the year. help us in our deliberations. Bridge tests the new computer mainframe. power and much reduced with current legislation. Again, * The communication of "One element where all Dis a visual check should be made safety information to the District tricts will be able to improve on by the people working on the staff by means of local health and their score is on the communica scaffold every time it is used. safety circulars and local infor tion of safety and promotion of Finally, it is also important mation on the publication 'Safety safetyinitiatives, an area in which to use appropriate personal Review'. they have had relatively poor protective equipment, such as * The quality of depot and site results. helmets and gloves. housekeeping found during "Local Health and Safety Observing these simple rules safety audits. Committees can playa vital role may prevent a similar tragedy * The issue, wearing and con in this very important area. So, to the one on the Severn dition of personal protective come on HESACs - see what you Bridge. equipment (helmets, goggles, can do!" A focal point for important issues

FOLLOWING a recommendation by the Committee for Safety Initiatives, safety notice boards (known as Safety Stations) have now been manufactured and distributed to all Districts and Head Office. They were manufactured by the increase the safety awareness of staff. Display Section at Office and Bill Corporate Health and Safety Man GATWICK TRAVELLERS Swann, Display Supervisor, sug ager Colin Herbert said: "It is hoped gested the title used on the boards, that safety representatives will take WOODS B&B "Concerning Safety". responsibility for servicing the HILL Transport The Safety Initiatives Committee boards and the quality of the final Country 12 mins Airport feels the new boards will be an product will be judged as part of this Guest House Computer Operations Manager Mike Gibbs le'nds a hand during the installation of the important focal point for health and year's Inter-District Safety Competi Newdigate 030677437 AMDAHL. safety information and will help tion."

~~~------==~--====~------~~------CONTACT Page 6 Navy Backroom bo~ ~ IN the first of a series of articles focusing on lark Network Services' Special Projects section Graeme Cooper looks at developments in energy storage and signal transmission. new IT was a single girl's dream come true. .. Two hundred officers and crew of HMS You may think batteries are Eric Fisher explains: "There Broadsword on an official visit just for starting your car or has been a major advance in to Chester and looking for keeping the sounds flowing battery technology with the unattached young ladies to in your walkman. advent of sodium sulphur accompany them to a dance, But the backroom boys in cells. These batteries are now being held in their honour, at Manweb's Special Projects being manufactured and will the Town Hall! section have been looking into soon be commercially avail That old saying "all the nice using them for a different pur able with three times the girls love a sailor" is obviously pose. power output for the same true, if the response to the 'call Special Developments physical size as lead acid." up' for the dance is anything to Engineer Eric Fisher explains U sing battery load levelling go by. The Mayor's Secretary, that rechargeable electrical units causes no local pollution who wrote to local businesses cells are being used to level and they are silent in opera seeking volunteers, found it the load on Manweb's low tion, enabling them to be sited plain sailing to recruit the voltage network, storing in urban areas, or in cus required number of females. In fact, she had so many cheap night-rate power for use tomers' own premises. replies that only a handful of in peak demand periods. Large numbers of units Manweb lasses were able to "We're trying out the batter could be sited in suitable low attend. The rest missed the ies in the Box Lane Substation voltage substations or pur boat... in Wrexham," says Eric. "The pose-built installations. Their batteries we're using are lead size and location can easily be acid - the type usually used varied to meet load require for powering electric vehicles. ments. These were the only ones The Box Lane site has been robust enough to stand the up and running since mid Good heavy charge-discharge June, ironing out teething cycle." problems in preparation for U sing rechargeable batteries load levelling operations over for network supply is not a the winter months. The find news new idea. ings are to be presented at an Systems are already in exis international conference next GOOD news ll'avels fast and if a tance in the USA and West year. Eric Fisher is pictured letter recently received at Head Back in the saddle! Germany, but these are all As a spin-off to the battery Office is anything to go by it also large installations. energy storage scheme Devel But, says David, "1 A BROKEN arm didn't stop North Mersey Office Manager travels far. However, Manweb's use of opment Engineer David Rus would appear on the sur) Interest in Manweb's CFC Len Cornah taking part in the health screening sessions he the cells - as peak-time sell has been looking into to be something of a I recovery equipment came from a dream! Before any pract organised recently at his District Office. "slaves" to the main LV net other energy storage systems. company in Brunei in South East Pictured here on an exercise bike, the last time Len was in the saddle systems are in operation s' work is relatively unexplored Pump water storage is a Asia! was on a horse which unfortunately led to a serious broken arm. formidable technical and ' territory, and has attracted well established technology It may be a little too far to "Apparently the horse decided to go under a low branch and I broke nomic obstacles need 0 bring refrigerators all the way to two bones in my arm!" he said, interest from various sectors with Gridco's major pumped coming!" Queensferry, but Appliance Ser After a spell of sick leave, Len is now back at work and his arm is of industry. storage plant at Dinorwig. vicing are passing on details! on the mend. Special Developments has However, the high energy One Special Developm been working with Chloride levels needed to make this scheme which is very ( Silent Power - of which Man method worthwhile may be nitely not a pipe dream i~ web Chairman Bryan Weston too great for Manweb to use of mains cables to tl is a director - on installing utilise it. Compressed air mit information. more efficient new generation stored in underground cavities In Britain electricit sodium sulphur batteries in offers an alternative method transmitted through the substations. of storing off peak power on a system at 50 hertz. But It is hoped that the new gen smaller scale. same lines can be used to eration cells can be used in the Looking further into the other signals at higher Box Lane pilot installation as future, superconducting mag quencies, which do not soon as they become avail nets offer great potential for turb the 50 hertz signal. able. storing electrical energy. Manweb has used Manweb wins

ABERYSTWYTH Energy Sales Assistant Tomos Davies obviously took his boss at his word special award when he was told to improve the quality of his sales leads. "This isn't quite what I had in MANWEB'S sponsorship of Premier Theatre Company's 'Deadly mind", said Energy Sales Manager Allen Carr, who sent us the above photograph of Tomos Games' safety play has won an award in a Government scheme to (right) apparently in pursuit of a princely order! encourage businesses to support the arts. The production - aimed at children - toured schools in Merseyside and North Wales and delivered the serious message that fooling with electricity can kill. The sponsorship was organised by Manweb's Public Relations He'll be over the moon Department, and Corporate Health and Safety Manager Colin Herbert worked with Liverpool-based Premier on producing a detailed However, the former Sports Manweb's Head Office "turn ANY plans for newly teacher's pack to accompany the production. appointed Under-Secretary Minister, who considered an stiles"! Manweb's award was made under the Government Business Spon for Energy Colin Moyni identity card system for foot He shouldn't have any sorship Incentive Scheme which is administrated by the independent han to visit the regional ball grounds, may be problem finding Manweb . . . Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts. electricity companies have impressed with a similar straight on past the old Public Relations Officer Gaynor Kenyon is pictured receiving the not yet been revealed. entry system operating at Chester F.e. ground, Col! award certificate from the then Minister for the Arts Richard Luce at a ceremony in London. CONTACT Page 7 rs explore

IT was success on a plate when Manweb's Direc territory... tor, Network Services, Denis Farquhar organised two charity barbecues at his Frodsham home. Held on successive weekends, the barbecues raised £1,600 for St John's Hospice, Clatterbridge, and £1,300 for the Institution of Electrical Engineers Benevolent Fund. It is the third year running that Mr Farquhar and his wife Anne, a former vountary nurse at St John's Hospice, have 'cooked up' fund-raising events for both charities, and the fourth time they have held a barbecue in aid of the lEE. Delighted As on previous occasions Mr Farquhar enlisted the support of friends and colleagues from Manweb to run the bar, grill the steaks and generally help out. Mr Farquhar said: "Both barbecues went extremely well and we were delighted with the amounts raised at each." On both occasions guests were entertained by a local jazz band, and draws were held for prizes donated by Manweb cus Above: A trio of chefs help prepare a feast of baked beans and tomers and suppliers. In addition, a microwave oven was auc sausages. Pictured cooking op a treat are left to right Sandra Park, Sandra Abel and husband Geoff, North Wirral District Manager. tioned off at the first barbecue, with the proceeds being split Below: Chris Lloyd and Alison Caulfield earn thier "crust" on between the two charities. bread and butter duty.

"cyc1o control" method suc U sing special electronic cessfully to provide remote devices called modems, sig switching for heating flats. nals are put onto an llkV This helped local councils on cable, sent up to Skm along Merseyside ensure their tower the cable and then received by blocks were kept adequately another modem. The connec heated. tion to the cable is achieved Development Engineer using novel capacitive and David Russell says that Man inductive coupling techniques web are looking at more still under development. Early sophisticated methods of testing has shown promise transmitting information with work now progressing to using the 11 kV cable net improve the coupling and work. Working in collabora optimise the signalling elec tion with manufacturers Man tronics. web is developing a method With further refinements of allowing a pair of its the signaling system could be Microprocessor Protection used to control any electrical Relays to communicate with equipment, and could even be each other without using used for remote metering British Telecom leased lines reading through the low volt as a data link. age network. Cheers! Mid Mersey Mains Manager Barry Judd (left) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ andHeadofCu~omerMarketingBobHodsonmantheba~ Holiday bonus ACT NOW! CGJ[ffi EXTENDED by popular demand is in store for SpeCial O(J1.00VER 12 MTHS (J1.00VER 3 IRS FInance -/( 0% APR 6-/( 11.8% APR This is your chance to buy The Fabulous Mazda 626 • The Executive Motorcar • Executive Engineering lucky Islwyn • Executive Features • Executive Perfonnance • Executive Comfort • Executive Styling From as little as £11,074 on the road TREGARTH man Islwyn Jones returned from a holiday in Africa to PLUS GROSVENOR MAZDAS 626 GUARANTEED BUY-BACK find he'd won another holiday in a Manweb competition! "For a limited period, I will give you a written guarantee to buy back The prize - £1,500 worth of travel with AT Mays - went to Islwyn's your new 626 in 2 years time, for the same price you paid in June 1990, business, Dob Electrical of Valwyn, Tregarth, in a Manweb TradePart against the equivalent model in 1992. I'am effectively offering you virtually 2 years FREE motoring. Obviously there are conditions, but ners draw. NO CATCHES!" To join the Trade Partners scheme, electrical companies must con form with stringent professional standards. They then benefit from a ,j~t~ George Masters Sales Manager range of Manweb services. Receiving his prize with wife Valerie at the Stables Hotel and GROSVENOR MAZDA Restaurant in Llanwnda, near Caernarfon, Islwyn said: "We're SEALAND ROAD, CHESTER - TEL: 0244 390000 • maZDa delighted to have won such a marvellous prize. We'll probably take a Building Excitement relaxing holiday later in the year." n boys explore

IT was success on a plate when Manweb's Direc new territory... tor, Network Services, Denis Farquhar organised two charity barbecues at his Frodsham home. Held on successive weekends, the barbecues raised £1,600 for St John's Hospice, Clatterbridge, and £1,300 for the Institution of Electrical Engineers Benevolent Fund. It is the third year running that Mr Farquhar and his wife Anne, a former vountary nurse at St John's Hospice, have 'cooked up' fund-raising events for both charities, and the fourth time they have held a barbecue in aid of the lEE. Delighted As on previous occasions Mr Farquhar enlisted the support of friends and colleagues from Manweb to run the bar, grill the steaks and generally help out. Mr Farquhar said: "Both barbecues went extremely well and we were delighted with the amounts raised at each." On both occasions guests were entertained by a local jazz band, and draws were held for prizes donated by Manweb cus Above: A trio of chefs help prepa tomers and suppliers. In addition, a microwave oven was auc sausages. Pictured cooking op a treal Sandra Abel and husband Geoff, NO! tioned off at the first barbecue, with the proceeds being split Below: Chris Lloyd and Alison C between the two charities. bread and butter duty.

Eric Fisher is pictured checking the batteries in Box Lane Substation.

But, says David, "This "cyc1o control" method suc U sing special electronic would appear on the surface cessfully to provide remote devices called modems, sig to be something of a pipe switching for heating flats. nals are put onto an llkV dream! Before any practical This helped local councils on cable, sent up to 5km along systems are in operation some Merseyside ensure their tower the cable and then received by formidable technical and eco blocks were kept adequately another modem. The connec nomic obstacles need over heated. tion to the cable is achieved coming!" Development Engineer using novel capacitive and David Russell says that Man inductive coupling techniques One Special Developments web are looking at more scheme which is very defi still under development. Early sophisticated methods of nitely not a pipe dream is the testing has shown promise transmitting information use of mains cables to trans with work now progressing to using the llkV cable net mit information. improve the coupling and work. Working in collabora optimise the signalling elec In Britain electricity is tion with manufacturers Man tronics. transmitted through the grid web is developing a method With further refinements system at 50 hertz. But the of allowing a pair of its the signaling system could be same lines can be used to take Microprocessor Protection used to control any electrical other signals at higher fre Relays to communicate with equipment, and could even be quencies, which do not dis each other without using used for remote metering turb the 50 hertz signal. British Telecom leased lines reading through the low volt Manweb has used this as a data link. age network. Cheers! Mid Mersey Mains Manager Barry Judd (left) ______.. and Head of Customer Marketing Bob Hodson man the bar. Holiday bonus ACT NOW! EXTENDED by popular demand is in store for Special 001. OVER 12 MTHS 601. OVER 3 YRS FInance -10 0% APR -10 11.8% APR This is your chance to buy The Fabulous Mazda 626 • The Executive Motorcar • Executive Engineering lucky Islwyn • Executive Features • Executive Perfonnance • Executive Comfort • Executive Styling From as little as £11.074 on the road TREGARTH man Islwyn Jones returned from a holiday in Africa to PLUS GROSVENOR MAZDAS 626 GUARANTEED BUY-BACK find he'd won another holiday in a Manweb competition! "For a limited period, I will give you a written guarantee to buy back The prize - £1,500 worth of travel with AT Mays - went to Islwyn's your new 626 in 2 years time, for the same price you paid in June 1990, against the equivalent model in 1992. I'am effectively offering you business, Dob Electrical of Valwyn, Tregarth, in a Manweb TradePart virtually 2 years FREE motoring. Obviously there are conditions, but ners draw. NO CATCHES!" To join the Trade Partners scheme, electrical companies must con ,;t~~ form with stringent professional standards. They then benefit from a Masters Sales Manager range of Manweb services. Receiving his prize with wife Valerie at the Stables Hotel and GROSVENOR MAZDA Restaurant in Llanwnda, near Caernarfon, Islwyn said: "We're SEALAND ROAD, CHESTER - TEL: 0244390000 delighted to have won such a marvellous prize. We'll probably take a relaxing holiday later in the year." CONTACT Page 8 Picture power Prizes galore THERE were prizes galore when Manweb's Birkenhead shop held a fund-raising extrav aganza in aid of the recent lTV Telethon '90. Shop Manager Mark Ast bury is pictured presenting a Vax cleaner, tumble drier, wash ing machine and fridge-freezer respectively to (left to right) customers Angela Smith, of Bri ardale Road, Birkenhead, Sue McDonald, of Saxon Way, Bla con, Chester, Norma Jones, of Bassenthwaite Avenue, Birken head, and Susan Blythe, of Parkhill Road, Prenton.

Energy Efficiency is rewarded CIVIC Shield awards were presented by Gwynedd District to Ynys Mon Council for energy efficiency at several of their housing sites. The sites, comprising a total 71 properties, are at Tyddyn Mostyn; Menai Bridge; New Street, Beaumaris; Tan-yr-Efail, Holyhead; Maes Gwenfor, Rhydywyn; Maes Maethlu, L1anfaethlu, and Maes Cynfor, Cemaes Bay. Manweb Senior Marketing Representative J. Howard Hughes (Ieft),Gwynedd Energy Sales Manager Doug Barnes (3rd from the left) and District Manager Dick Owen (far right) are pictured presenting the awards to Hefin Roberts and Vince Kitching, of the Council's H.ousing and Property Department, and Clerk of Works Allen Roberts. Eastern promise Serving up a surprise AH so! Manweb's Malcolm Whalley samples a taste of Ori BBe radio presenter Norman Thomas ental hospitality during a ceremony to mark the start of 'cooked up' a surprise for Manweb cus construction work for the new Toyota engine manufactur tomers when he visited Warrington shop. ing plant on Deeside Industrial Park. Norman was promoting his cook book VIPs from Japan included Mr Tatsuro Toyoda, Execu "One Man and His Pan", sponsored by tive Vice President of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Manweb. He toured several of our shops to autograph copies of the book, which Malcolm, Supply Manager in Tariffs and Customer Con sells at £4.95. tracts, is pictured receiving a celebratory cup of sake from Pictured at the book-signing cere Mr A. Fujiwara, of Toyota Motor Company, Derby. mony at Warrington shop are (left to right) Assistant Manageress (temporary) Dawn Goulden, Managert!ss (temporary) Dorothy Litherland, Norman Thomas, and customers Jenny and Olive Andrews.

", AIR FLIGHTS !I{~ WORLDWIDE SPECIAL PRICES FOR EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES A selection of our cheap return fares; other low-cost, one-way and European prices on request. Prices from Paris £66 Atlanta £297 Nice £129 Dallas £297 Alicante £138 Houston £297 Frankfurt £87 Los Angeles £352 Sydney £753 New York £198 Hong Kong £550 San Diego £352 Auckland £863 Johannesberg £512 STAFF from Mid Mersey District manned the Manweb caravan Nairobi £457 Bangkok £313 at the recent St. Helens Show. Energy Sales Manager Bill Hatton Cheap Air Travel Services Ltd, is pictured with two young visitors to the Manweb display, sisters 0638-661219 Diane and Susan Appleton from Rainhill, who entered the Econ ATOL B22 omy 7 Great Balloon Race. CONTACT p(j~e 9 Hooked on a fishy hobby!

FOR John Bailey a goldfish in a bowl on the sideboard just isn't good enough. The Hoy lake Senior Electrical Instructor has an 18 x 8 ft pond full of nearly 30 Japanese Koi carp Report: Graeme Cooper Photos: Adrian Chesworth in the garden of his Neston home. A self-confessed Koi nut, John · "Probably the most popular va- "The fish can cope with cold became hooked on Koi about 12 riety is the Kohaku, which has red weather, but don 't like drawn-out months ago. and white 'rising sun' markings, European winters; in Japan it gets "You suddenly see this brightly and is known as the 'fish of extremely cold, but for shorter coloured fish and that's it!" says Japan'," says John. "There's a spells. John. "I joined the Wirral section saying that keeping Koi, people Although it is possible to breed of the National Koi Carp Society, start out with Kohaku and end Koi in heated ponds, John prefers and we have regular meetings and with Kohaku." to buy in his fish from specialist trips to see fish." As well as the 'fish of Japan', dealers who import from Japan. John has other varieties such as It can be an expensive hobby, Jewels Goshki and Taisho Sanke in his with individual fish costing hun In spite of the popularity of Koi collection. dreds, sometimes thousands of in Britain, many of the fish are still The secret of successful Koi pounds. imported from Japan, where the keeping according to John is mak But even with such an expen breeding of Koi, or "living jewels" ing sure the water is correct. His sive investment in his garden, John as enthusiasts sometimes refer to own pond holds 3,600 gallons of says that keeping the fish safe them, was refined to an art. water, all of which passes through from predators isn 't too great a Israel is developing as a breeder a filtration system every three problem. of Koi, but for John's money hours. "There's a net above which Japan still has the edge. "The other thing is tempera keeps the herons off, and a couple For shows and judging 13 ture," he says. "In winter I actually of crows which nest in nearby groupings of Koi have been estab use Economy 7 at night to keep trees give excellent air cover - they lished, identified by their different the temperature constant at about chase everything away!" says colourings 500 P! John. Cats show interest, but have not tried to take fish - possibly intimi dated by the size of John's Koi, which grow to two and a half feet, and can live for 50 years. The pond is set in an ornamental Japanese-style garden.

Scared Only in severe weather are other animals a problem. John recalls a friend being scared out of his wits late one night by a huge white barn own rising screeching from the pond. "The owl had obviously gone for the fish and hit the protective net ting," says John. "Still, my pal didn't half shift!" Thankfully such incidents are rare, and little disrupts the tranquil lity of the pond, set in what could almost be a Japanese temple garden, with its pagodas and bonsai trees. "After getting interested in the OFFER Koi, I decided to complete the job, and took up bonsai trees," says John. His collection includes an impressive Kyohine dwarf maple, 1ST OCTOBER TO bought by John with his Manweb award when he recently celebrated 22ND OCTOBER 1990 40 years in the electricity supply industry. Despite his interest in bonsai, Buy an Electrolux Picasso or Monet John's first love is his fish, and he slot-in cooker during the dates shown joined fellow enthusiasts for the 20th anniversary of the British Koi above and receive - If. Carp Society at Billing Aquadrome John and finny friend. near Northampton in August. .------A FREE Electrolux 1250 Glider upright cleaner worth Satisfaction in success £89.99 EACH of us is both a supplier and a customer in the chain of quality performance througbout Manweb. plus Customer satisfaction ;nu1st therefore has been failure to give the cusiome·:r be ~f prime concern even if it is tor no q.,~lity and satiSfaction and Utat you other reaSOR than to get the ~lJstomer orf have tried constructively to take action· £40.00 our backs and make life easier. This without success, why not let me know. Worth of Dewhurst vouchers with the applies whether we make a meal, repair Together we might try with more suc compliments of Electrolux. a cooker, take a telephone call, repair a cess. joint, f"dI in a hole or write a computer programme. Dennis Fricker, Wbat are tbe reasons for failure? Is it Quality Manager, tbe materia1s? Is it tbe training? Is it Network Services, the informaiien? Or is it our own tautt? Room3El" If you consider that fre~uently there Bead Office (int. ext. 2244). . I I CONTACT Page 10

Choose chicken you Top chefs turn on .CHOOSE chicken and you can't go wrong! It's a THE heat is on in the search for favourite with just about the 1991 Welsh Chef of the Year. the heat everyone, reasonably can't go wrong A top prize of £1 ,000 is at stake priced, available every in the prestigious culinary contest, Wales once again have the chance to where and sold in any cut which is sponsored by Manweb pic sauce, with a vegetable top keep warm. Boil the stock neatly with thick cotton display their culinary skills and per you fancy.Fresh chicken and South Wales Electricity pIc in sonal expertise. There is plenty of ping like a pie crust. . until reduced to i/2 pint thread. has more flavour and tex conjunction with Taste of Wales Ltd talent throughout Wales and, in view 3 tbsp oil; 4 chicken (300ml), strain and bring Pre-heat oven to 200e, and the Cookery and Food Associa of the growth in tourism, they have ture than a frozen one, and pieces, skinned; 1 small back to the boil. Add the 400F, mark 6. Puree the tion. the opportunity to show their individ you should also thaw aubergine, sliced; 1 clove broccoli and cook for four to remaining plums with i/. pint Hotels and restaurants throughout uality and promote the excellence of frozen chicken thoroughly garlic, crushed; 80z (225g) fi ve minutes until tender. (150ml) plum juice, honey, Wales are being invited to enter their Welsh cuisine." before cooking. Slow thaw cream cheese; '/4 pint Drain and reserve stock. corn flour and vinegar in a top chefs, and heats will be held in Contenders will be challenged to ing in the fridge is the best (l50ml) milk; salt and pep Melt the butter, stir in the blender or food processor. North, Mid and South Wales during produce a mouth-watering three way. Use uncooked pouitry per; 40z (lOOg) courgettes, flour and cook for one Heat the oil in a 2 pint (1.2 November, with the grand final dur course meal for four at a cost of no within two days of buying, sliced; 1 red pepper, sliced minute, stirrinR constantly. litre) flameproof casserole ing the Welsh Trade Catering Exhi more than £30. and keep refrigerated. into rings and seeded; 1 yel Remove from the heat and and fry the chicken for eight bition at the Aberconwy Centre, Manweb's Head of Energy Mar low pepper, sliced into rings gradually stir in half the minutes on each side. Drain Llandudno, in early February. keting Bryan Ogden is pictured at and seeded; 10z (25g) moz cheese and season with salt, off excess fat then pour the In addition a Young Welsh Chef CHICKEJ'J VEGETABLE prestigious Bodysgallen Hall Hotel, zarella cheese. pepper and nutmeg. Arrange plum sauce over the chicken. of the Year stands to win a first prize PIE Llandudno, during the launch of the Pre-heat the oven to 180C, the chicken and broccoli in a Cover and bake for 30-35 of £250. competition, sampling dishes cooked (serves 4) 350F, mark 4. Heat one shallow oven-proof serving min utes or un til tender. Organiser Judith McIntyre, Man up by 1990 Young Welsh Chef David dish. pour the sauce over. Remove the thread and serve web Commercial Sales Develop Thompson (centre) and 1988 Welsh Chicken pieces smotb tablespoon of oil in a frying pan, add the chicken and fry Mix together the remaining wi th noodles and green ment Engineer, said: "Chefs in Chef of the Year Stuart Lanl5fieid . . . e~ed in a quick and easy for eight minutes on each cheese and breadcrumbs and beans. side. Remove from the pan sprinkle over. Cook under and arrange in a shallow pre-heated grill until golden ANNOUNCING A NEW GOLDEN CHICKEN AND baking dish. Add the remain brown and bubbling. RICE BESPOKE'TRAINING' 'AND ing oil and fry the aubergine (serves 4) slices until golden. Drain PLUM-GLAZED CONSULTANCY SE.RVICE well. STUFFED CHICKEN 10z (25 g) butter; 2 tbsp Place the garlic, cream (serves 4) oil; 4 chicken pieces; 1 We can give you: cheese and milk in a pan and c!oye garlic, crushed; 1 heat until smooth. Season WHAT you want, WHEN you want it and WHERE If you don't have tin:te to bunch spring onions, with salt and pepper and you want it! remove the bone from the trimmed and sliced; 40z pour over chicken. chicken legs, serve the (lOOg) button mushrooms; )14 Arrange rows of In these changing times your human resource stuffing alongside the tsp ground cumin'; '1 4 tsp aubergine, courgette and' and training development needs are critical chicken. ground cinnamon; 80z HO'RSLEY pepper slices on top of to future success. We have the expertise, 10z (25g) butter; 1 clove (225g) long grain rice; 1 MANAGEMENT chicken. Sprinkle with. experience and knowledge to provide training gar-lie, crushed,: 1 small pint (600ml) chicken stock; grated mozzarella and bake C E N T R E tailored to your specific requirements. onion, finely chopped; . 2 10z (25g) sultanas; salt and for 45 minutes. Serve' with rashers streaky bacon, de pepper; 10z (25g) toasted creamed potatoes. rinded; '1 2in (l2mm) piece of nibbed or chopped almonds; Services include: * Total Quality Management fresh ginger, peeled and . 1 tbsp chopped coriander or * Training Needs Analysis CHEESE AND CRUMB grated; 10z (25 g) chopped parsle'y; lemon wedges, * Specifically designed programmes TOPPED CHICKEN mixed nuts; 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander or parsley to * Training Evaluation (serves 2) parsley; 140z can (400g) garnish. plum halves, drained with Heat the butter and oil in a In addition, we are offering a new range of modular programmes specifically designed to . A supper dish just made juice reserv.ed; salt and pep large frying pan and brown meet the challenge of privatisation. for two. If there's four - per; 4 chicken legs; 1 tbsp the chicken pieces for eight simply double up the quan clear honey; 1 tsp corn min utes on each side. These include: * Privatisation - Managing the Transition tity. flour; 1 tbsp malt vinegar; 2 Remove from the pan and * Competitive Marketing * Leadership of Change 2 chicken pieces, skinned; tbsp oil. keep on one side. Add the * Developing Dynamic Teams 2 black peppercorns; 1 bay To make the stuffing, melt garlic, spring onions, mush * Understanding the Stock Market leaf; 1 small onion, peeled the butter in a saucepan, add rooms and spices to the pan and quartered; thinly pared the garlic, onion and bacon and cook gently for about rind of half a lemon; 80z and fry for five rriinutes or two minutes. DON'T FORGET!! (225g) broccoli, trimmed until onion ·is soft. Add the Return the chicken to the into small pieces; 10z (25g) ginger and cook for a further pan with the rice, stock, sul Our Group Discount Terms butter; 10z (25g) plain flour; minute. Remove from the tanas, salt and pepper. Bring 20z (50g) Cheddar cheese, heat and stir i~ the nuts, to the boil, stir and cover. If you have a number of people ready to attend one of our courses, please let us give you a grated; salt and pepper; parsley and qrie chopped Reduce the heat and simmer special quote. pinch of grated nutmeg; 10z plum half. Season. for 25 to 30 minutes until (25 g) white breadcrumbs. Make a small cut in the the chicken is cooked right Consultancy Services Put the chicken pieces in a thigh end of each chicken leg through and the rice is ten Our tutors are able to assist managers and in-house trainers in designing special training to pan with the peppercorns, and gradually scrape the der. meet this year's challenge. bay leaf, onion and lemon flesh down the bone. Take Stir in the almonds and rind. Barely cover with cold out the thigh bone and spoon chopped coriander or pars For further information please contact the Planning and Sales Department on 04865 4211 ext 2444. water, bring to the boil and a little stuffing into each ley. Serve garnished with simmer for 40 minutes until cavity. Carefully fold over to lemon wedges and a little tender. Remove chicken and enclose stuffing and sew up coriander or parsley. CONTACT Page 11

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LIFE in the fast lane holds no fears for Manweb Junior Admin Trainee Tracy Murray. Tracy, who works in the Personnel Section of Human Resources, at Head Office, spends much of her spare time behind the wheel of her car com contact peting in grass track and banger racing. This is her story... sport Thrills and spills THE thrills and spills of autograss racing is a sporting pastime that has become a major attraction on the North Wales coast, writes Tracy Murray.

\\\\\\\\\\\ ...... Rhuddlan Autograss Club ~~\ holds fortnightly meetings of grass track and banger racing at Kick ~The their new venue, Pydew Farm, Meliden, near Prestatyn. Grass track racing is predomi nently a non-contact sport ~m involving specially built vehicles off for Cymru Alliance designed to each driver's per sonal requirements within the racing class specifications. My car is an Escort 1300 Sports, with full RAC rally soccer sponsorship approved roll cage. The windows and interior are pulled out, leav Approaching the chequered flag. Tracy is pictured t~aring MANWEB pic has been named as the sole sponsor for the Football Associ ing just the driver's seat and dash towards the finish line in her super-car, sporting Manweb panel, and a metal grill on the logos. (Photo by Gareth Owen, Wayleaves). ation of Wales' new Cymru Alliance League. window. The doors are welded up and far removed to the back to The Manweb Cymru Alliance sponsorship agreement is initially for 1990/91, and an option drivers attempting to push and I am on the starting grid. allow better circulation of air. on the next two seasons makes the package potentially worth £25,000. shove each other out of the way The weather affects the condi The petrol tank has been taken and edge through to the che tion of the track. If dry, it is very out and a small motorbike tank The sponsorship marks a quered flag. It is very exciting for dusty and difficult for the drivers fixed into the boot. In the major increase in Manweb's by spectators. to see ahead. Dust is created by involvement with Associa Sam Doughty Chunky Banger racing is very much the speeding cars, so the track tion Football in Wales. For the fun end of the sport, but still has to be wetted by a water svving The car is fitted with chunky the last three seasons, the produces very stiff competition. bowser. This can make the track tyres for better grip, and I wear The cost of preparing a car is DISTRICT Transport Supervi company has been allied with the new league. We are slippy and muddy and the car is sor Dennis Vaughan proved he full harness, helmet and overalls very low - you need to find an difficult to handle. The track is the Central Wales League. was really inthe swing of things delighted to be able to help when racing. MOT failure, strip it and fit a roll carefully laid out in an oval when he took first place in The Manweb Cymru the Football Association of Grass track racing at each cage. Only the driver's compart shape with a small chicane, and Gwynedd District Golf Club's Alliance has equal status to Wales create a higher stan event is complemented with ment may be strengthened and no there is maximum viewing for annual contest for the Cefni the Abacus League, which dard of competition for some banger racing, a totally separate armour is allowed. spectators. Safety factors are Shield. covers South Wales, and of the top clubs in the north sporting thrill where spills and I race in a ladies class, and rigidly adhered to with mar The competition was held at contact are the norm, producing should help end the isolation ern half of Wales." there are five other lady drivers. shalling arrangements kept to Baron' Hill, Beaumaris, on July hair-raising encounters between At each event I have four races high standards. St John Ambu 28, and 22 players from Pwll of smaller leagues in the The 14 clubs involved in throughout the day of five laps lance is on voluntary duty. heli, L1angefni and Caernarfon north. the league are Caersws, each, and trophies and points are took part. The FA's eventual objec Carno, Connah's Quay awarded in each race for 1st, 2nd Feast Dennis won the Shield and 1st tive is to have a new all Nomads, Conwy United, and 3rd places. These points also Rhuddlan Autograss Club had Engineer Dave Jones, of Net , Adrenalin work Services (Supplies), took We] sh league fed by the Flint Town United, Gresford count towards a league and end an Annual Charity Fun Day on second place. Third was Len Manweb and Abacus Athletic, Holywell Town, of year trophy. August 26, and provided a real Roberts, 1st Engineer Network Leagues in operation by Lex XI, Llanidloes Town, pumps This is my second season and feast of racing, both serious and Services (Mains, Anglesey Sec 1992. Mold Alexandra, Mostyn, it is proving very successful. I am with a touch of humour. There were musical cars, a three-legged tion), and in fourth place was Penrhyncoch, Porthmadog currently in second place in the Dave Williams, Craft Attendant Delighted league, with a shelf full of tro race (three cars tied together and and Welshpool. through Network Services (Mains, phies. racing around) and tug of war car Caernarfon Section). Manweb Chairman Bryan Pictured below signing the • I get very nervous before the teams. The next event is the Trydan Weston said: "As a company sponsorship deal at Wrexham first race of the day. The Other racing tracks in the area Cup, due to be held during whose business it is to serve Football Club are (1-r) Foot my veins adrenalin pumps through my are on Anglesey, at Llay, near September, and another good the region in which it is ball Association of Wales veins and my heart pounds when Wrexham, and at Crewe. turnout is ~xpected. based, Manweb has a vested President Tommy R. Force, and my interest in putting something Elfed Ellis, Chairman of the back into the community. new League and Vice Presi Bridge contest "Football is a popular pur dent of the Football Associa heart suit for many of our cus tion of Wales, Manweb's Dee NUCLEAR Electric is to host the tomers in North and Mid Valley District Manager Dr 15th annual ESI Bridge Tourna Wales and it is they who will Jim McLennan and Gwynedd pounds' ment at its Barnwood headquar benefit from our support of District Manager Dick Owen. ters on Saturday, October 6. Details of the programme are still being finalised, but more than 200 people are expected to play 48 hands each throughout the afternoon and evening for the first prize - the traditional ESI Bridge Rosebowl. Crossword solution Across: I Swan-song, 5 Emma, 8 Scabbard, 9 Anon, 11 Capability, 14 Putrid, 15 Evelyn, 17 Thread bare, 20 Evil, 21 Solitude, 22 Styx, 23 Abnegate. Down: 1 Sash, 2 Adam, 3 Sab batical, 4 Norway, 6 Mantiila, 7 Annoying, 10 Silverside, 12 Spot- less, 13 Eternity, 16 Absorb, 18 Tracy Murray with some of the trophies she has collected Aura, 19 Cede. in just two seasons Published by Manweb pIc, Registered Office: Sealand Road, Chester CHI 4LR. Registered in Englarid, No 23'44937. Printed by W. H. F1ans & Sons Ltd., Knutsford Way, Sealand Road Trading Estate, Chester CHI 4NS. \