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- Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:12 pm
- Forum: Bereavement
- Topic: ROBIN HUGHES
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7829
ROBIN HUGHES
http://dtels.org/images/Robin-Hughes.jpg It is with sad regret to announce that DTELS.org has been advised today by Mike Brain of the untimely death of Robin Hughes last weekend (10/11th December). For a period of time during the mid 1970's onwards, Robin was Deputy Director of Engineering, later t...
- Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:25 am
- Forum: Headquarters
- Topic: CCE Harrow - Harrow Observer Article
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5174
CCE Harrow - Harrow Observer Article
Reference to the Directorate and it's operations occasionally appeared in national and local press. One such occasion was an article run on the 28th March 1980 by the Harrow Observer entitled 'MP's Condem War Fortress Report' The article has been reproduced below from piecing together a photocopy of...
- Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:14 am
- Forum: Bereavement
- Topic: LARRY BIRCH (REGIONAL WIRELESS ENGINEER - LONDON?)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5609
Thanks
Thank you for the reminder Alan.
- Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:08 am
- Forum: Bereavement
- Topic: RON BARRELL (SENIOR WIRELESS ENGINEER - HQ)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5515
- Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:31 pm
- Forum: Depots and Outstations
- Topic: Billinge Depot Finally Closes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4274
Billinge Depot Finally Closes
:( Thanks to Martin Swift for writing in to say that Billinge Depot finally closed as an Arqiva service centre on Tuesday 8 November 2005. This news is not unexpected, but is never the less a reminder that the depot and the people who worked there, was once part of an illustrious organisation that s...
- Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:25 pm
- Forum: Depots and Outstations
- Topic: Hannington Depot
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4551
Hello from Sunny Tenerife!
Hello Dave
Thanks for the posting, sorry about not replying earlier but I am currently in Tenerife taking a holiday before re-starting the website next week. I look forward to receiving your photos by email in due course.
Regards
Steven....
Thanks for the posting, sorry about not replying earlier but I am currently in Tenerife taking a holiday before re-starting the website next week. I look forward to receiving your photos by email in due course.
Regards
Steven....
- Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:53 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Appeal For Help
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11673
Manchester Office Lead
Thanks for the possible lead Bob. The regional offices were a bit of a mystery to me as I never had direct dealings with them. One name I seem to remember was Laurie Atkinson, who I think worked out of Manchester Office - would it be him by any chance?
Steven.....
Steven.....
- Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:56 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Appeal For Help
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11673
Hi Bob I was contacted some weeks ago on the subject by Region 2 co-ordinator, but so far after contacting a number of people I have had no success in finding anyone with knowledge of RN2 systems relating to RGHQ/UKWMO. Can you recall who was the project officer for RN2? Unfortunately, I cannot help...
- Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:41 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Redundancies now we are ARQIVA
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13633
Process of Evolution
Thanks for the update Karl. I agree with Dave's sentiment that there is life after, it just takes a while for all concerned to re-adjust to the changes. In the case of those who were made redundant, it can offer the real opportunity to take up new challenges, or pursue other interests that may well ...
- Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:10 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Hi Everyone
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4600
Hi Bob
Long time since we last spoke Bob, are you still running your consultancy business? It's amazing how time flies by, it will be 11 years at the end of next month since Ruddington closed! As you will probably have read from the home page, I am taking a break right now to get on with domestic and other...
- Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:12 am
- Forum: DTELS Reunited!
- Topic: Lost
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7903
Hello Derek, As far as I know, Rodney and his wife Pam still live in the village of Collingbourne Ducis, which is on the Andover to Marlborough road. His telephone number can be found in the online BT Directory. I know that an old friend of mine still keeps in contact with Rodney and has recently sp...
- Wed May 11, 2005 11:30 am
- Forum: Bereavement
- Topic: LARRY BIRCH (REGIONAL WIRELESS ENGINEER - LONDON?)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5609
LARRY BIRCH (REGIONAL WIRELESS ENGINEER - LONDON?)
It is with sad regret to announce that DTELS.org has been advised of the death of Larry Birch. He is understood to have moved to Australia at some point following his retirment from the Directorate in the early 1980's and subsequently passed away sometime in the middle of 2004. Regrettably, we have ...
- Mon May 02, 2005 9:11 pm
- Forum: Depots and Outstations
- Topic: Billinge
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7262
Billinge Photo Update
Hello Karl Further to my last email to you the other day. I have since established the name and contact details of the person who lodged the photo on the Billinge site and have written to him requesting permission to publish the photo on DTELS.Org. I have also been passed an article which outlines t...
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:06 pm
- Forum: NTLPA
- Topic: NTLPA INFORMATION
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4478
NTLPA INFORMATION
Introduction This topic is aimed at former members of DTELS staff, who transferred to National Transcommunications Limited (NTL) on 1st March 1994, joined the NTL-DTELS pension scheme and have since: (a) Retired (b) Left the company (c) Continued employment with NTL and subsequently transferred to ...
- Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:57 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: RETIRED DTELS TECHNICIAN HITS THE HEADLINES AT 77
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4568
RETIRED DTELS TECHNICIAN HITS THE HEADLINES AT 77
From Peter Pinel dated 23rd February 2005 Peter has sent DTELS.Org a cutting from a local South Wales newspaper that carried an article concerning Selwyn James and his wife Ethel who had been threatened in their home sometime ago by an intruder carrying an imitation gun. Speaking after the court ca...