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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 6-4-2022 |
 | | Farewell Phil Lancaster |
| | Alan Farrell has been in touch about the death of Phil Lancaster.
I have just the received the sad news about Phil Lancaster via Greater Manchester Magistrates Court.
Phil's funeral details
Monday 11th April 2022at 3:00pm
Hollinwood Crematorium
Roman Road
Oldham
OL8 3LU |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 2-4-2022 |
 | | Richard, Bob Phil and Simon joint retirement doo |
| |  Richard Penningtom, Bob Sharples, Phil Lawrence and Simon Beecham are having a joint retirement doo.
They would like to invite friends and colleagues for drinks and nibbles and a general knees-up to celebrate their escape from BT.
Between the four of them they have devoted more than 150 years to the cause. That must be worth a few bevvies!
Please let us know via our contact page if you are attending, Covid permitting. Rick wants to know how many sausage rolls he needs to make! Partners are welcome as well.
The Doo:
Friday 6th May from 2:00pm
Arden Arms
23 Millgate
Stockport
SK1 2LX |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 28-2-2022 |
 | | Chris James hangs up the phone! |
| |  Chris wrote:
Well after just over forty two and a half years it’s time to hang up the phone…………..!
I’ve done so,so many things…………seen so many changes and advances…………but the clock on the office wall says the moment is here!
I would just like to thank everyone whose been there on my journey…………… you've all helped make it tremendous!
If you wish to reply or contact me in the future please pop it on my new email address, as I suspect BT won’t hang about with closing my email! I shall also be keeping both my mobile numbers
I managed to keep my radio pager until the end but that too is now retiring!
Chris James
17th. September 1979 to 28th. February 2022
If anyone wants to get hold of Chris, please get in touch via our contact page, phone numbers and email not published. |
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| 5 comments posted by: Howard Timms, Allan Henson, Steve Ryder, Ian Pomfret, Earl Adair, | |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 26-3-2022 |
 | | Colin Woodbridge to get the beers in |
| |  Colin has spent most of his working life skiving around Dial House! Look out for a jump in the share price now he has finally left.
As another of Dial House's colourful characters escapes the grip of BT, it makes you wonder how many people are actually left in there!
Colin left the 24-7 Data Repair team officially on the 28th Feb with a nice goodbye present in his back pocket, and he would like to spend some of it on beer! Colin invites his friends and colleagues, past and present for a couple of flagons to celebrate his escape.
Colin's leaving doo:
Update: Colin has reserved the upstairs room and bar for his doo.
Wednesday 30th March at 1:00pm
Sinclair's Oyster Bar
Shambles Square
Manchester |
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| 3 comments posted by: Garry Webster, Pat Black, John Chadwick, | |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 4-2-2022 |
| | Farewell Chris Wood |
| | Colin Driver has let us know about the sad news of Chris's death.
Chris used to work in Tandem, Dial House.
We hope for further information later. Can anyone help to fill in the details of Chris's working life ar BT? |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 25-1-2022 |
| | Colin Woodbridge Finally Escapes |
| |  Colin Woodbridge has finally hit the button! He leaves officially on the 28th Feb but due to the amount of leave he has amassed, that's it!
Colin has spent most of his working career in Dial House. His early days were on Circuit Provision, later onto Kilostream, and probably many other jobs in between.
His final posting from where he leaves is on the 24-7 Data Repair team. Two of his colleagues from the team are also on their way out, Mark Taylor and Mell Knowles are also leaving as well.
Colin says he will be along to the First Thursday meet up at the Shambles, Sinclair's Oyster Bar on the 3rd February for the odd flagon. |
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| 3 comments posted by: Jan Mikosek, Kath Harris, Garry Webster, | |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 1-2-2022 |
 | | Farewell John Salmon |
| |  Tony Wragg dropped us an email with the sad news of John's passing.
Sorry to have to inform everyone, John was rushed to hospital and died last Wednesday 19 1 22.
I've bumped into him quite a few times since he left BT, the last time was last year at Middlebrook getting my 2nd jab where he told me he was about to complete the 3 year engineering degree he started at Bolton Uni after leaving BT... A lovely guy, will be missed.
John worked for many years in the TVNSC Dial House until it closed. I think he moved to Maintenance after that before taking a redundancy package to study at university. He was only 59.
John's Funeral details:
Wednesday 2nd February at 11:00am
Overdale Crematorium
Overdale Drive
Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 5BU
His BT friends and colleagues are invited after the service to:
Bar Lane Bowling Club
Bar Lane
Bolton
BL1 7JH
Update:
A live webcast of John's funeral is available.
Watching webcast live and watch-again
Website: watch.obitus.com
Username: tini3396
Password: 899817
If anyone is going to raise a glass to John at the club, can they email Tony Wragg directly or use our contact page so his family can arrange catering. |
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| 2 comments posted by: Glynn Martin, Jan Mikosek, | |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 20-1-2022 |
| | Farewell Frank Constable |
| | Glynn Fletcher has been in touch with the sad news of Frank's death.
Hi,
Just to let everyone know Frank Constable died on 8th Jan 2022.
He worked on Subs Maintenance out of Macclesfield.
Funeral details:
Wednesday 26th Jan at 11:45am
St. Georges Church
Church Lane
New Mills
SK22 4NP
Then at 12:45pm
Stepping Hill Crematorium Cypress Chapel
Buxton Road
Heaviley,
Stockport
SK2 6LS |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 7-1-2022 |
 | | Farewell Alan Warford |
| |  David Steel has been in touch with the sad news of Alan's death.
Sad to report that Alan Warford, Transmission and NOU passed away today 3-1-2022 after contracting Covid.
Alan was also a keen rambler and birdwatcher.
There might be quite a lot of attendees at the funeral as he was such a well liked man.
Funeral Details:-
Monday 24 January at 13:30pm
Radcliffe Crematorium
Cemetery Road - access via Greenbank Road
Radcliffe
M26 4EU
The venue for the wake has not been finalised. Please check back here for further details we will update the notice if it becomes available.
No flowers please, charity donations accepted instead.
Attendees please take a Lateral Flow test if possible. |
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| From: Graham Whiteside | Posted: 19-12-2021 |
| | Remembering Brian Greenwood |
| |  You may recall that Brian died as the result of a tragic accident back in October 2019. He was struck by a car while crossing the road.
The original article published in the Manchester Evening News can be seen here:
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/brian-greenwood-crash-poynton-death-17165937
Dave Timperley has been back in touch with an update. The Court case on his death has only just been held in Chester.
The driver Paul Jorgensen was found guilty of causing death by driving without due care and attention after a four day trial which concluded on 11th November. He was sentenced on the 3rd December to 36 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months and was disqualified from driving for 12 months and also ordered to to take 20 rehabilitation activities including one to improve his driving skills.
Brian was crossing London Road North when he was hit by the car travelling at 30 mph. He had already crossed over one lane and had nearly reached the opposite pavement. Jorgensen claimed he had appeared out of nowhere, but the police proved that he was not concentrating on the road ahead.
You can see the full article published by the Evening News here:
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/reckless-driver-who-mowed-down-22492224 |
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