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Posted on behalf of Ian Aitken I was saddened to hear the news that Mike had passed away. I first met him when I was posted to Weyhill. Mike was then SWT in charge of the Test Equipment Section and Standards Lab and went out of his way to help me settle in and show me around the area. We went on to ...

I regret to announce that Ian Aitken emailed me earlier today to inform me that Mike Brain had passed away on 24th July 2024 after a short illness aged 89. He leaves a sister, Diana, who I am grateful for the telephone conversation we had to help fill gaps in my memory of Mike's service years. His ...

It is with regret to announce that Martin Swift contacted me yesterday to say that Barry Hodgson has passed away. Further details will be published as they are known. Barry worked at the Bournville Outstation VDU workshop then after that was closed moved to Romsley Depot and at a later stage became ...

It is with regret to announce that Harry Charlton contacted me yesterday to say that George Watson passed away in mid-December 2023 but had only got to find out about his death in January 2024. Further details will be published as they are known. http://www.dtels.org/forum/images/George_Watson.jpg

Posted on behalf of Paddy Kelly "I have received the following details for the funeral of Roy Hodgkinson MBE from his wife Beryl: Date: Wednesday 17th January 2024 Time 11.30 am Venue: Bridgend Coychurch Crematorium (Coity Chapel), Simonston Rd, Coychurch, Bridgend CF35 6AB Followed by Wake at ...

It is with regret to announce that Paddy Kelly emailed me today to say that Roy Hodgkinson has passed away. Funeral and other details will be posted to this forum when information is forthcoming. A personal article written by Roy giving details of his background and time in the Directorate can be ...

It is with regret to announce that Harry Charlton contacted me yesterday to say that Clerical Officer, Audrey Davidson, from Marley Hill, died on 23rd October 2023 after an illness in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead. Harry remembers Audrey as a very quiet lady who just got on with her job. Her ...

It is with regret to announce that Peter Wakefield emailed me to say that John Stokes passed away, it is believed on Friday 8th September 2023. He leaves a daughter Adele. No other details or funeral arrangements are known at this stage. During the 1980s John (J.F.A) was a senior engineer in Static ...

Posted on Behalf of Steve Millin I live in Weymouth and am a volunteer at the Nothe Fort, a tourist attraction. The fort is a Palmerston fort (folly) built during the 1860’s as a defence against the threat of a French invasion, which of course was never really in the offing. Within the fort is a d ...

Posted on behalf of Lin Harewood as Received from Bipin Thanki Thanksgiving and Celebration of Life Date: Saturday, 11th February 23 Time: 6.30pm to appx 8:00pm (followed by finger buffet and drinks refreshments) Venue: Crofton Baptist Church, 100 Crofton Lane, Orpington, BR5 1HD ...

Message Posted on Behalf of Julia Miller, Richmond Villages Cheltenham

For those who cannot attend in person the funeral commencing 10:30am on Monday 23rd January 2023 will be available online to watch, details as follows:

Website: https://watch.obitus.com
Username: reda3009
Password: 040077

Message Posted on Behalf of Julia Miller, Richmond Villages Cheltenham For those persons attending Beau's funeral there will be refreshments (coffee, tea and cakes) available at Richmond Villages Cheltenham following the funeral. The address is: Richmond Villages Hatherley Lane Cheltenham GL51 6PN ...

It is with regret to announce that Bipin Thanki has contacted me today to say that Keith Harewood passed away yesterday just after midday, he was aged 72. He leaves a wife, Lin, who will inform Bipin of the funeral arrangements in due course. Additional Comments from Bipin "Keith worked at Rochester ...

On the 16th December 2022 I received a letter from Caroline West at Virgin Media who had been looking into the issue of past payment errors. The letter detailed my new annual payments for 2023 and a one-off back pay relating to corrections for RPI (not CPI) for the years since 2017. Having only ...

Romsley Depot Site Sale Recently, a couple of people wrote to me drawing attention to the auction being held to sell the Romsley Depot site on behalf of its former owners, Arqiva, at a guide price of £500,000. The site is understood to have been sold on 14th June at a hammer price of £870,000 and i ...