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A – Bishops StortfordJohn McCarthy – 01277 224297

B – Kent and South EastDavid Hitchcock – 0208 699 3951

16 June 2005 – Annual Dinner & Danceat Grasshopper Inn, Westerham, Surrey

29 September 2005 – AGM & lunch atGrasshopper Inn, Westerham, Surrey

C – Southern Area Stanley Lucas – 01747 853806

CC – Cumbria Allan Hodgson – 01900 603171Jim Jolly – 01946 810604

D – Devon, Cornwall, SomersetMike Wall – 01395 274084

E – South WalesJohn Jones – 01267 221113

F – Norfolk, Suffolk, CambridgeshireRay Fradley – 01787 280043

G – West MidlandsGeoff Barlow – 01922 477018

7 June 2005 – Outing to Wicksteed Park

13 September 2005 – Autumn lunch atthe Royal Oak, Dudley Port

6 December 2005 – Christmas lunch atthe Royal Oak, Dudley Port

I Division – West YorkshireKeith Beanlands – 01943 864742

K Division – GlasgowRena Matheson – 0141 339 4629

L Division – Northern IrelandRoss Hussey – 028 82 244368

M & CCBrian Mann – 01772 495257

Date TBA – canal boat trip

N – NottinghamPeter Norris – 0115 981 4347

P – BristolGerald Horseman – 01179 865922

S – Durham Derek Williams – 0191 5813490

T – Yorkshire, Derbyshire,NottinghamshireKeith Smith – 0113 2812250

V – North & Mid Wales, Shropshire,ChesterRalph Oddy – 01746 763477

7 September 2005 – Lunch (Venue TBA)

1 December 2005 – Christmaslunch at Plas Hafod Country HouseHotel, Gwernymynydd, Mold, North Wales

26 April 2006 – Spring Lunch (Venue TBA)

X - NorthamptonRay Ridout – 01582 665346

9 September 2005 – 4 day continental trip

30 November 2005 – Christmas lunch at Toby Carvery, Wootton,Northampton

26 April 2006 – Spring lunch at TobyCarvery, Wootton, Northampton

NPIPaul Marsh – 01892 655230

CroydonRobert Rose – 01778 394389

London LifeIan Ferguson – 01780 720793

Pearl Pensioners Club – PeterboroughTony King – 01733 265589

2nd Thursday in each month (2.30 p.m.)– Meeting at Alwalton Village Hall

Every Monday (10 a.m.) – Snooker atNorth Bretton

Monthly walk followed by pub lunch

17 August 2005 – Cromer and CromerTheatre Pier Show

Pearl Chief Office Colin Jeffryes, 3 Loder Avenue, SouthBretton, Peterborough PE3 9AB

8 October 2005 (Noon for 1 p.m.) –PCOPA Special 40th AnniversaryLuncheon/celebration at RenaissanceLondon Chancery Court Hotel, 252 HighHolborn, London

9 May 2006 – AGM & buffet tea reunionat The Bonnington Hotel, London

10 October 2006 (12.30 p.m.) – Buffetlunch reunion at The Bonnington Hotel,London

Your contactsIf you have a general query about your pension then you should contact the Staff Pensions Department in Peterborough:

Administration Helpline: 01733 474980

Email: Staff_Pensions@ukls.net

Payslip queries:Payroll Department, telephone 01733 476716

Many of the old Pearl ‘divisions’ have Pensioner

Associations. Look below for events coming

up in your area and the person to contact

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Welcome Sale of Life ServicesThe Trustee has promised to update members on the progress of events reported

in their letter of 13 December 2004 relating to the sale of Life Services and the

associated changes affecting the Pension Scheme. We intend to include an

update in the Report to members, which will be sent out to all members at the

end of June. In the meantime may I reassure you that the changes have no

impact on the level or payment of your pensions.

Lesley Williams

Secretary to the Trustee

Arthur BoneWe regret to report that former Director

of Pearl Assurance, Arthur Bone, died on

16 January at the age of 96.

When he retired in December 1976, Arthur

said how proud he was that he had been able

to complete 50 very happy years’ service with

such great company as Pearl.

His long and distinguished career started in

1926 as a school leaver when he had been

advised to join Pearl, “as he ought to become an actuary” in view of his flair for

figures. True to form, he studied hard and qualified as a Fellow of the Institute

of Actuaries in 1937. The peak of Arthur’s career with Pearl was when he was

elected to the Board of Directors in 1970.

During his life at Pearl, he was passionate about music and served as Chairman

of Pearl’s Orchestral Society. He made more than 50 concert appearances as

leading violinist. Arthur was also a most active President of the Sports Club’s

Recorded Music Society.

Arthur met his wife Ida, who predeceased him, while she was working in the

Policy Department.

Secretary of the Pearl Chief Office Pensioners’ Association, Colin Jeffryes, says:

“Arthur was a stalwart member of the Association and thoroughly enjoyed

attending the Reunions on a regular basis. Even at the age of 93, and with the

help of his zimmer frame, he was present at the October 2002 Reunion at the

Bonnington Hotel in London – thanks to his only daughter taking him by car

– a true sign of Arthur’s determination to be with his fellow pensioner friends

and colleagues from the old Pearl days, which meant so much to him.

Readers will be sad to

learn of the death of

former Divisional Manager

Bob Bergin on

25 March aged 77.

Bob started his career at

Pearl in 1953 as a district

agent in Birmingham South.

He was soon promoted to

ADM at Saltley and in 1964

he was appointed Ordinary

Branch Inspector. When he

was promoted to District Manager for Prontypridd, where

he worked for seven years, he was reported to have been

the first non-Welsh manager appointed in Wales.

In 1972 Bob was appointed Field Staff Training Officer at

Chief Office in London and promoted to AA Divisional

Manager in 1974. He retired in 1989 having served the

Company for nearly 37 years.

Former General Manager, Edgar Evans, recalls Bob’s great

love of sailing. He sailed his dinghy, whenever he had spare

time during his long career, to enable him to relax and enjoy

himself with his family and friends. After he retired, Bob

spent more time on the golf course. He was such a keen

golfer that even his holiday home in Spain was situated on

a golf course and this is where he had spent and enjoyed

so many happy times with his family and friends.

Bob was a very proud and caring family man, having

married his wife Shirley in 1954. They had three children

and there are now several grandchildren.

Hon. Secretary of the Pearl Chief Office Pensioners’

Association, Colin Jeffryes, was one of so many who

benefited from Bob’s tremendous ability to support and

encourage others in a very positive way. He comments:

“Bob endeared himself to everyone he came into contact

with. He was such a friendly, kind and generous man

who generated geniality and enthusiasm. As well as being

one of our members, he was a regular supporter of

the ‘B’ Pensioners’ Association events.”

The funeral took place at Haywards Heath, Sussex,

and many of his Pearl friends and colleagues attended.

On behalf of all Pearl pensioners, we offer our sincere

sympathy to Shirley and all the family.

Welcome to the June 2005

issue of Pension News, the

magazine for HHG pensioners.

Inside you will find a selection

of the interesting letters and

photographs we received in

response to the ‘Who do you

recognise?’ article in the last

issue. Clearly we jogged some

memories so please keep

them coming!

The observant among you

will notice that we have

incorporated the retirements

and obituaries listings into the

magazine. We hope you like

the new, combined format.

It is always nice to hear what

you have been up to and

we have several reports of

pensioners’ association events.

A diary of forthcoming events

and contact details for

the various pensioners’

associations can be found,

as usual, on the back cover.

Please send any letters,

articles or photographs for

publication, as well as any

comments you may have, to:

Pension News, Staff Pensions,

The Pearl Centre, Lynch

Wood, Peterborough PE2 6FY.

We hope you all have a

wonderful summer!

Editor

Bob Bergin

“Bob endeared himself to everyone he came into contact with”

Some names to facesIn the December 2004 issue, we printed this photograph

and asked readers if they recognised any of the faces.

Beryl Higginson has replied and provided a full list!

Beryl writes: I know all the girls as I worked with them at

Attringham Hall, and this was taken in the grounds after

we had had lunch.

From left to right were Jean Battles, Madge (I cannot remember

her surname), Joan Brown, Vera Seabrook, Beryl Gage (now

Higginson) and Peggy Ellis.’

The black and white photo (December

2004 issue, reprinted on previous

page) took me back a long way, but

I cannot put any names to the ladies

in the picture.

However, I’m answering your request

for recollections of the ‘old days’ by

sending some of my own. I joined the

Company at their Head Office in High

Holborn in 1930 and was to stay there

until I left to get married in 1938.

My department was Accounts No.1

where, after serving my time as a

junior, I was attached to the clerical

staff, although later I became a

shorthand typist where I spent

many happy years.

I am enclosing a photograph of

the other typists taken on the roof

where one had a wonderful view

of that part of Holborn, although

later on I understand it became

forbidden territory! This snap

was taken about 1934.

I was also a member of the

Gymnastic section, and played

inter-departmental netball in

Lincolns Inn Fields before work.

In those days before the war, the Pearl

Opera Group produced an annual

musical show, put on at one of the

London Theatres – I remember

particularly ‘Rose Marie’ and ‘White

Horse Inn’ – and every summer there

was a Sports Day held on their own

ground at New Malden in Surrey –

happy days!

My husband – Clifford Hodges –

worked in the Fire & Accident

Accounts Department, and was a

member of the Orchestral Society for

whom he composed suites of music

and fantasias on Christmas Carols.

During the war years we both worked

at Uplands House, Pease Pottgage, just

outside Crawley where many of the

staff lived, and this was before it was

developed into the new town that

it is today.

In October 2004 I celebrated my 90th

birthday, but I still remember with

much pleasure the years I worked for

the Pearl and the many friendships

I made there.Winifred Hodges

Another photo challenge! ‘K’ Pearlpensioners’luncheonAround 50 ‘K’ Pearl Pensioners

met for their Spring Luncheon

at Titwood Bowling Club,

Pollokshields, Glasgow on

Thursday 7th April. After a

very enjoyable meal, President

Jim McConnacher and others

contributed humorous stories,

a little magic and a Scottish

song to round off a very happy

occasion. And, of course, it was

‘good to talk’!

It is hoped to arrange another

event or excursion in the autumn.

Rena Matheson

‘M & CC’ canal trip

Last August, 50 of our members had a fabulous day when they took a canal boat trip from Skipton in the Yorkshire dales.

The scenery was stunning and the boat crew looked after all our needs to make it a day to remember.

Brian Mann

You asked for any old photographs of the good old days. Well the only one

I have is of our office staff.

Maybe you could work out where they are now. Perhaps they would like to meet

up sometime – that would be interesting!

The photo was taken about 18 years ago and many of the agents would be

pensioners now.

By the way, when I first joined Pearl we had a lovely manager in Ealing HH

division. He was a man called Ron Scott who took early retirement. I wonder

if he reads Pension News. He would know many of the agents, but where

is he now?

Joan Fisher

Recalling ‘the old days’

Chance for Pearl Pensioners to return to former Chief OfficeMembers of London and the Peterborough Club have a

unique opportunity to return to their old ‘home’ and Pearl’s

former Chief Office in Holborn, London on Saturday

8th October 2005.

The Pearl Chief Office Pensioners’ Association is celebrating

its 40th anniversary this year and its Committee is organising

a special Luncheon Reunion in the Grand Ballroom at

252 High Holborn, which is now the five star Renaissance

London Chancery Court Hotel.

The cost for PCOPA members is £30 per head and £37.50

for non-members. Each member of London and

Peterborough may bring a guest. Numbers are limited

and a full house of 250 is anticipated; only a few tickets

remain available.

If you did work for Pearl in Holborn and are interested in

attending this very special occasion, please write to the

PCOPA’s Hon. Secretary, Colin Jeffryes, without delay for

more information – address on back page. Also, if you

would like to join the Pensioners’ Association, it costs

a mere £3.00 for life membership.

A full report and photographs will be in the December issue

of Pension News.

Left to right: Gladys Styles, Winifred Hodges (nee Pearson), Edna Dean, ?, Joyce Jones, Vi. Bishop, ?, Doris Keeling,

Edith Ogles, Maudie Blackborough, Sheila Crawford, Winifred Elson (nee May), Doris Tipping, Dorothy Bodfish.

‘X’ Pearl Pensioners’weekend in Belgium

Once again a party of X Division

pensioners and friends set off for a

weekend on the continent.

Travelling by coach, and after a good

ferry crossing, the party travelled on to

Ostend in Belgium and arrived in time

to be treated to a welcome drink by

the hotel staff before dinner on the

Friday evening. The hotel was very

good and situated central to the town

and also within walking distance of

the promenade and beach. After

dinner, many took advantage of

this facility to stretch their legs and

blow away the cobwebs after the

day’s journey.

On Saturday morning the driver took

us to a Dutch village called Sluis

situated at the end of one of the

canals. This proved to be a pretty little

place with some attractive shops, lots

of flowers and water fountains and

also a shop where one could watch

clogs being made.

Then it was on to Bruges – a beautiful

town. Trips could be taken either by

boat on the canals, horse and carriage,

or by bus. All proved to be very

informative and interesting. The shops

abounded with lace, leather goods

and chocolates. There were also many

lovely cafes to visit for afternoon tea

and pastries.

Sunday saw us off again – this time to

Brussels – where people were free to

do their own thing. Some spent time

in the beautiful cathedral, while others

walked to the main square where

celebrations were taking place to mark

the 60th anniversary of the liberation

of Brussels at the end of WW2. There

were parades of army vehicles, both

British and American, past and

present. Bands were playing and

people were dancing and singing to

the 1940s style music.

Soon it was time to start our journey

home. The hotel manager and staff

came to wave us off and wish us ‘bon

voyage’. They really had been most

friendly and hospitable. A visit was

made to the hypermarket at Boulogne

before boarding the ferry at Calais for

our crossing to Dover and home.

A good time was enjoyed by all. Our

thanks should go to our Secretary Ray

Ridout and his wife Marion for all the

hard work they put in to arranging

another good weekend.

A host of golden daffodilsThis is the wonderful sight that greeted Cumbrian Pearl Pensioners as they arrived in Cockermouth for

their Spring Luncheon on 13 April at the Trout Hotel, being situated only 50 yards from Wordsworth’s

House in Main Street.

The house grounds, the flower beds all over

the town and the banks of the river Cocker

are all adorned by hosts of the proud golden

flowers that greet travellers from far and

wide who journey to see their beauty.

William Wordsworth is said to have written

the famous poem on the shores of Ullswater

in 1802.

I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on

high o’er vales and hills;

When all at once I saw a crowd, a host of

golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering

and dancing in the breeze.

Allan Hodgson

AnniversariesBelated congratulations to Arthur

and Katherine Alexander on celebrating

their 56th wedding anniversary on

20th November 2004.

Another active year has passed

by with the Association.

We had lunch at the Mayflower,

Bournemouth in October with

39 members attending. The Mayflower

Theatre, Southampton has again

been popular with 34 members

attending for the show CHICAGO.

Once more, a good time was had

by all.

May saw another lunch at

Bournemouth with 44 attending.

The Annual General Meeting

followed and Tony Walker

became the new President.

A further visit to the theatre at

Southampton was attended by

34 members, this time for Andrew

Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express.

The committee is trying to arrange

a tour of the Isle of Wight in the

summer. Members will be notified

if they are successful.

In spite of the tragic loss of two

members, including my Kathleen,

the numbers have seen a small

increase and members still appear

to be young at heart.

Stanley Lucas

Southern AreaPensioners’Association

1. Take more exercise. Exercise not only makes us feel fitter, more alert

and younger, it also prevents many of the disabling conditions we associate

with later life.

2. Give up smoking. It's the biggest single risk to your health after inactivity.

It's not just lungs and hearts that are at risk, smoking will slow down your

rate of healing. That's bad news if you need an operation or injure yourself.

3. Keep socially and mentally active. Having a strong network of family

and friends and a range of activities is vital to your health. The best remedy

we have for some of the mental problems of older age is to keep on

challenging the grey matter.

4. Drink more water. Many of us are slightly dehydrated. This interferes with

digestion and other processes, and it fogs up the brain. Drink a variety of

drinks to keep your water intake up (you can't beat water itself!).

5. Get outdoors as often as possible. For exercise and because exposure to

light – especially sunshine – is vital for our body clocks and vitamin D levels.

Lack of vitamin D makes development of osteoporosis more likely. Getting

outdoors is important for social reasons too – it keeps us in touch with

the world.

6. Eat lots more fruit and vegetables. These are nature's anti-ageing

remedy, protecting us from many of the diseases we associate with

later life.

7. If you drink alcohol – little and often will do you the most good! People

who regularly drink small amounts of alcohol tend to live longer than

people who don't drink at all. The maximum benefit is achieved by drinking

between one and two units of alcohol a day.

8. Make your home safe. Clear your home of things that can trip you up.

Increase the level of lighting – especially on the stairs – so you can see

properly. Always get gas and electric appliances installed or checked by

a qualified person.

9. See your GP when you are not well. Don't put up with health problems

on the grounds of 'age' or assume that nothing can be done. Doctors are

not magicians, but they can cure or alleviate most things. See your dentist

and optician regularly too.

10. Be positive. Every day, spend 20 minutes focused on a really uplifting

thought or memory – you will feel better and your immune system will get

a boost. Be positive about your wants and needs too – studies show that

longevity appears to be linked to a determination to stay in control.

Help the Aged's top 10 tips for ageing well

RetirementsFrom Pearl

Mrs DM Amos, Spalding, Lincolnshire

Mr S Andrews, Stanmore, Middlesex

Mr MW Ball, Skegby, Sutton in Ashfield

Mr JP Barr, Barnstaple, Devon

Mr WA Barton, Worcester, Worcestershire

Mrs AB Batchelor, Bourne, Lincolnshire

Mr RP Batty, Strathclyde

Mr J Bird, Abbey Wood, London

Mrs MO Booth, St George, Bristol

Mr AL Booth, St George, Bristol

Mr MD Bradfield, Alicante, Spain

Mrs LM Brand, Peterborough

Mr J Brash, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Miss CS Broom, Glinton, Peterborough

Miss E Brosnan, Liverpool, Merseyside

Mr JR Brown, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear

Mrs MR Browne, Glasgow, Strathclyde

Mrs JA Bruce, Whittlesey, Peterborough

Mr R Buchanan, By Linlithgow

Mr SJ Burrows, Chard, Somerset

Mr C Butler, Runcorn, Cheshire

Mrs MR Callow, Stansted, Essex

Mrs SM Carter, Orton Waterville, Peterborough

Mr PA Church, Keynsham, Bristol

Mr RFC Clark, South Bretton, Peterborough

Mr D Clarke, Abersoch, Gwynedd

Mr J Coates, Kingskettle, Cupar, Fife

Mrs RM Coleman, Orton Malborne, Peterborough

Miss AP Collins, Edinburgh

Mrs S Costello, Gunthorpe, Peterborough

Mrs ENP Cox, Tamworth, Staffordshire

Mr TF Craig, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

Mr BV De Havilland, New Malden, Surrey

Mr DM Diaper, Ipswich, Suffolk

Mr A Dorrans, North Shields, Tyne and Wear

Mr BE Drabwell, Witham, Essex

Mrs M Englefield, London

Mr V Eustace, Tring, Hertfordshire

Mrs M Favell, Stanground, Peterborough

Mr D Fell, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire

Mr WT Finikin, Glengormley, County Antrim

Mrs PA Fower, Walton, Peterborough

Mrs MS Gardner Bushey Heath, Watford, Hertfordshire

Mr RA Garnett Clarke, Rutland, Oakham

Mrs J Garrett, Newby, Scarborough

Mrs MF Gibson, Whittlesey, Peterborough

Mrs A Glover, Oundle, Peterborough

Mr MC Gore, Maghull, Merseyside

Mrs MJ Green, Eye, Peterborough

Mr DJ Gregory, Norway

Mr AL Hadaway, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire

Ms S Harris Ward, Orton Wistow, Peterborough

Mrs JM Harvey, Whaplode, Spalding Lincolnshire

Mr BE Hayden, Ilford, Essex

Mr J Heckley, Barnard Castle, County Antrim

Mrs LM Holleyoake, Deeping St James, Peterborough

Mr JK Horridge, North Chorley, Lancashire

Mr GA Hoskins, Weymouth, Dorset

Mr RT Howe, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Mr V Hunt, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset

Mr TR James, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Mr JH Johnson, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

Mrs PJ Johnson, Werrington, Peterborough

Mrs AE Jones, Stone, Staffordshire

Mr DC Jones, Wrexham, Clwyd

Mr GE Jones, Bletchley, Milton Keynes

Mr G Jones, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Mr D Karuthasami, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Mr G Kerr, Swindon, Wiltshire

Mr PG Kleiser, Edinburgh

Mrs MV Layton, Werrington, Peterborough

Mr CB Lee, Ludford, Lincolnshire

Mr PM Lemmer, South Molton, Devon

Mr DB Logan, Bromsgrove

Mrs PE Lord, Paston, Peterborough

Mr J Lovatt, Flint, Clwyd

Mrs S Mabbott, Leigh, Lancashire

Mr I Macmillan, Ballachulish, Argyll

Mr G Marson, Driffield, East Yorkshire

Mr DA Mccarron, Omagh, County Tyrone

Mr GS Mcpherson, Angus, Scotland

Mr N H Metcalfe, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Mrs J Morris, London

Mrs L Nelson, Peterborough

Mr PW Nessfield, Werrington, Peterborough

Mrs JF Newton, Orton Longueville, Peterborough

Mr P Nichols, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough

Mrs L Norman, France

Mrs K North, Farsley, Leeds

Mr RA Nutt, Royston, Hertfordshire

Mrs EE Oliver, Billericay, Essex

Mr M O'sullivan, Kings Heath

Mr RW Pharo, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

Mr K Ransley, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

Mr K Rapley, Lincoln

Mr DC Reynolds, Melton Constable, Norfolk

Mrs R Richardson, Peterborough

Mr AK Rowe, Worcester

Mr TC Rowlinson, Holme, Peterborough

Mrs P Scott, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Mrs RJ Sefton, Hornsey, London

Mr CG Shah, Hinckley, Leicestershire

Mr AJ Smith, Astley, Tyldesley

Mrs CA Smith, South Croydon, Surrey

Mr MJ Smith, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Miss AM Smolarz, Stoke-on-Trent

Mrs RM Snee, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Mr J Sparks, Buckley, Clwyd

Mr BF Spiers, Oakham, Leicestershire

Ms M Stafford, Ketton, Stamford, Lincolnshire

Mr J Stephens, Herne Bay, Kent

Mr PJ Stevens, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Mr PB Tait, Tain, Ross-Shire

Mrs GM Taylor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Mr A Taylor, Nr. Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Mr W Thomson, Wilsontown, Forth, Lanark

Mr WHP Waters, Armthorpe, Doncaster

Mrs JA Watson, Stanground, Peterborough

Mr R Watt, Lockerbie, Dumfrieshire

Mr M R White, Bottisham, Cambridge

Mrs A Whitfield, Crowland, Peterborough

Mr KE Wilson, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Mr B Wright, Rhyl, Clwyd

From London Life

Mrs M Cadle, Billsthorpe, Nottinghamshire

Mrs MI Collins, Reigate, Surrey

Mr JA Cox, Dorking, Surrey

Mrs MJ Flashman, Chipstead, Surrey

Mrs CM Ford, Taunton, Somerset

Mr GL Goodhind, Yatton, Bristol

Mr AR Potts, Keynsham, Bristol

From NPI

Mr RE Barber, Hadlow, Tonbridge Kent

Mr RA Bateman, South Nutfield, Surrey

Mrs JS Beavis, Tadley, Hampshire

Mr RS Beeney, Uckfield, Sussex

Mr D Eakins, Bexhill, East Sussex

Mrs BM Finch, Tonbridge, Kent

Mr B Gregory, Maidstone, Kent

Mrs VM Jones, Llantwit Major

Mr RH Latham, Battle, Sussex

Mr D Macleod, Bridge Of Don, Aberdeen

Mr JA Morgan, Cranbrook, Kent

Mrs DM Murray, Sheffield

Mrs TJ Owen, Caerphilly

Mr TC Sissons, Catford, London

Dr G Smith, France

Mrs AR Tomkinson, Marden

Mr G Wood, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

ObituariesFrom Pearl

Mrs C Adamson, Aberargie, Perth 104

Mr FBJ Allsop, Paignton, Devon 77

Mrs JGP Armitstead, Dalkeith, Midlothian 80

Mrs VE Aston, Rogiet, Caldicot, Monmouthshire 78

Mrs PM Bacon, Gretton, Northamptonshire 95

Mrs MM Bancroft, Askam-In-Furness, Cumbria 92

Mrs AW Barwell, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough 90

Mr R Bates, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 83

Mr EW Baxter, Godalming, Surrey 79

Mrs M Baynham, Arnold, Nottingham 96

Mr RT Beard, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire 91

Mrs EM Bennett, Harpenden, Hertfordshire 80

Mr GR Benson, Hexham On Tyne, Northumberland 80

Mr I Benson, Leigh, Lancashire 59

Mr RJ Bergin, Cuckfield, Sussex 77

Mr PH Blacker, Deal, Kent 79

Mr JA Blackwell, Swansea, West Glamorgan 77

Mr F Blencowe, Churchdown, Gloucester 83

Mr BAJ Bone, Bromley, Kent 96

Mrs MR Brasier, Duffield, Derbyshire 83

Mr CC Braybrook, Surbiton, Surrey 66

Mr DF Brown, Abingdon, Oxfordshire 65

Mrs SM Bulow, Byfleet, Surrey 84

Mr DA Butcher, Hong Kong 60

Mr AJ Butler, Southampton, Hampshire 67

Mr VG Chapman, Exeter, Devon 67

Mr J Checkley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 65

Mrs ME Clarke, Herne Bay, Kent 75

Mrs MM Clipston, Whatton, Nottingham 84

Mr R Cole, Bognor Regis, Sussex 79

Mr AW Cox, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 90

Mr NR Croft, Brentwood, Essex 87

Mr WA Cumming, Burra Isle, Shetland 84

Mr SJ Dann, Brentwood, Essex 83

Mr RM Doyle, Swindon, Wiltshire 73

Mrs AC Durkin, Comrie, Perthshire 92

Mr BJ Dyson, Southall, Middlesex 82

Mr JA Edwards, Clacton On Sea, Essex 84

Mr FL Ellis, Appleby, Cumbria 89

Mr RD Evans, Handbridge, Chester 83

Mr RJ Fenning, Combe Martin, North Devon 91

Mr M Foulkes, Bestwood Park, Nottingham 73

Mr CR Fowler, Scarborough, North Yorkshire 91

Mrs M Fuke, Sholing, Southampton 92

Mrs AM Gaunt, Feltham, Middlesex 96

Mrs MT Gifford, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 91

Mr J Goddard, Mickleover, Derby 74

Mr AEF Good, Woodford Green, Essex 87

Mrs D Gorton, Skegness, Lincolnshire 92

Mrs CM Gregson, Twyford, Nr Winchester 93

Mrs B Hawkins, Llandysul, Ceredigion 74

Mrs DM Hayward, Melbourne, Derbyshire 84

Mr DEE Hazelton, Dovercourt, Essex 86

Mr A Heaton, Fleetwood, Lancashire 95

Mrs MR Hillyard, Martock, Somerset 80

Mr RG Hooper, Rainham, Essex 81

Mr WR Howard, Rothesay, Isle Of Bute 81

Mrs LB Jamieson, Blairgowrie, Perthshire 89

Mr KG Jefferies, Chippenham, Wiltshire 84

Mr TV Jones, Ammanford, Dyfed 84

Mrs CT Langlands, Chirnside Duns, Berwickshire 91

Mrs D Larkman, Billericay, Essex 79

Mr LR Littley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire 78

Mrs AE Mackin, Newry, County Down 90

Mr BT Magnus, Broadstairs, Kent 65

Mrs BI Marrington, Brogborough, Bedfordshire 84

Mrs KJ Matthews, Penzance, Cornwall 77

Mr R Matthews, Nottingham, 73

Mr TG Mccracken, County Antrim 73

Mr AHN Mcdonald, Bexhill On Sea, Kent 69

Mrs B Mcjannett, Leicester 72

Mrs EF Meadows, Dover, Kent 83

Mr RJ Miles, Kirkliston, West Lothian 84

Mrs DJ Mills, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire 78

Mrs IH Moir, Balerno, Midlothian 83

Mrs DE Mordue, Dyfed 80

Mrs D Mothershaw, Stoke On Trent, 99

Mr R Mulryne, Amersham, Buckinghamshire 66

Mr WJ O'kane, County Down 85

Mrs S Osborne, Southampton, Hampshire 89

Mrs MF Page, Bexleyheath, Kent 92

Mr F Paxton, Otley, Yorkshire 75

Mrs IA Payne, Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk 82

Mr RA Pearce, Somerset 60

Mr GJ Pellegrini, Liverpool 87

Mrs JR Percy, Woodford Green, Essex 80

Mrs ER Peters, Southall, Middlesex 85

Mrs ME Pooley, Bude, Cornwall 86

Mr WA Pritchard, Near Abergavenny, Gwent 87

Mr T Purdham, County Durham 79

Mr T Pyle, Durham 81

Mr SHE Rayfield, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 76

Mr FH Roast, Ramsgate, Kent 90

Mr H Roberts, Beaumaris, Gwynedd 83

Mr A Rollie, New Cumnock, Ayrshire 75

Mrs W Rowlinson, Leek, Staffordshire 95

Mrs KM Ryland, Burnley, Lancashire 84

Mr CH Sanderson, Barrow In Furness, Cumbria 62

Mrs EM Sawyer, Portland, Dorset 97

Mr J Shannon, County Antrim, 92

Mrs JE Shears, Clacton On Sea, Essex 80

Mr RB Sheridan, Stockport, Cheshire 81

Mrs GJ Simpson, Willenhall, West Midlands 71

Mr R Sinclair, St Andrews, Fife 83

Mrs MM Smart, Isle Of Cumbrae, Scotland 92

Mrs MA Snowdon, Melbourne, Derbyshire 97

Mrs DS Spinks, Lowestoft, Suffolk 86

Mrs GM Starling, Ilford, Essex 91

Mrs HM Steven, Chessington, Surrey 90

Mrs R Sutcliffe, Halifax, West Yorkshire, 78

Mr PC Sweetman, Folkestone, Kent 92

Mrs EPM Tait, Motherwell, Lanarkshire 93

Mrs D Timothy, Chester-Le-Street, 59

Mr T Timothy, Esh Village, Durham 85

Mrs AMG Tomlins, Holme Next The Sea, Norfolk 93

Mr F Tschak, Kidderminster, Worcestershire 79

Mr GL Tucker, Leeds 88

Mr J Wagstaff, Welshpool, Powys 66

Mr NW Walker, Cockermouth, Cumbria 80

Mrs IL Warren, Peacehaven, East Sussex 83

Mr LH Wheatley, Allestree, Derby 88

Mr J Whitelaw, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow 56

Mr SR Willett, Bungay, Suffolk 82

Mrs EM Williams, Penylan, Cardiff 74

Mrs PM Winter, Doncaster, South Yorkshire 92

Mr JA Wiseman, Reading, Berkshire 84

Mr AW Wyman, Hatfield, Hertfordshire 89

From London Life

Mr CH Eels, Woolwich, London 88

Mrs WM Keen, Bermondsey, London 83

From NPI

Mrs C Davis, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 61

Mr JH Kelly, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow 72

Mrs LM Legge, Bridlington, East Yorkshire 84

Mr AH Mcdonald, Bexhill On Sea, Kent 69

Mrs EA White, Brislington, Bristol 55