plysu people no.5 spring 1972

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THE JOURNAL OF THE PLYSU GROUP No. 5 SPRING, 1972 WELCOME TO THE CLUB In Brief ... OUR congratulations to Plysu Houseware's Jeff Walsh, Sales- man of the Year, who enjoyed a well-deserved holiday and presentation thrown in-page 3. AN D to the Dance Committee on reaching a new fund-raising target-page 6. FITN ESS enthusiasts can follow Elizabeth Berq's diet plan last issue with a simple course of exercises to keep figure-trim this summer-Page 5. DID you know Bruno Corner- ford has been leading a 'double life' for half a century ?-page 5. CAN anybody solve the Great Teaspoon mystery?-page 3. The Plysu Social Club has expanded its Committee member- ship in preparation for a growing range of activities in the Summer season. Fancy fishing? Fit for football? These are both, as you know, thriving sections of the Social Club. But there are boundless openings for new Sections. Learning to Dance and Keep- ing Fit are two recent sugges- tions, for Ladies Sections. So are crochet, make-up and wig demonstrations. Photography and table tennis are on the agenda. What the Club needs are both enthusiasts and organisers. It is, after all, your Club. All requests for the use of the Canteen for the formation of any Section, the discussion of any idea, should be made to the Personnel Office. Meanwhile, here is an up- to-date list of Committee mern- '. bers if you wish to discuss' any new projected Section for reg- ular activities, or single event. Committee: Mr. Maxwell Summerlin (Chairman). Mr. C. R. E. Phillips (Secretary). Mr. J. Passing ham (Treasurer). Mrs. J. Hartup (Secretary to Mr. Walker and Mr. Cable). Mrs. M. Masters (Print Room). Miss B. Woods (Cutting Room, In- dustrial) Mrs. K. Rosling (Housewares). Mr. R. Large (Electrical Maintenance- (Moulding Room» New members: Mrs. H. Wilson (Containers). Mrs. A. M. Perry (Industrial 'welding room). Mr. J. Sinfield (Engineers). Mr. M. Jenkins (Moulding room- chipping shed). Bold Knights of Hucks ..• This is not a scene from a Hollywood epic. The pic- ture was, in fact, taken by our PL YSU PEOPLE photo- grapher not a thousand miles from Milton Keynes. Under that for- midable gear you will find members of the Milton Keynes Medieval Society, who take battle, honour and chivalry very serious- Iy, as you will read on Page 2.

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Page 1: Plysu People No.5 Spring 1972

THE JOURNAL OF THE PLYSU GROUP No. 5 SPRING, 1972

WELCOME TO THE CLUBIn Brief ...OUR congratulations to PlysuHouseware's Jeff Walsh, Sales-man of the Year, who enjoyeda well-deserved holiday andpresentation thrown in-page 3.

AN D to the Dance Committeeon reaching a new fund-raisingtarget-page 6.

FITNESS enthusiasts can followElizabeth Berq's diet plan lastissue with a simple course ofexercises to keep figure-trimthis summer-Page 5.

DID you know Bruno Corner-ford has been leading a 'doublelife' for half a century ?-page 5.CAN anybody solve the GreatTeaspoon mystery?-page 3.

The Plysu Social Club has expanded its Committee member-ship in preparation for a growing range of activities in theSummer season.

Fancy fishing? Fit for football?These are both, as you know,thriving sections of the SocialClub.

But there are boundlessopenings for new Sections.

Learning to Dance and Keep-ing Fit are two recent sugges-tions, for Ladies Sections. Soare crochet, make-up and wigdemonstrations.

Photography and table tennisare on the agenda.

What the Club needs areboth enthusiasts and organisers.It is, after all, your Club.

All requests for the use of theCanteen for the formation ofany Section, the discussion ofany idea, should be made tothe Personnel Office.

Meanwhile, here is an up-to-date list of Committee mern-

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bers if you wish to discuss' anynew projected Section for reg-ular activities, or single event.

Committee:Mr. Maxwell Summerlin (Chairman).Mr. C. R. E. Phillips (Secretary).Mr. J. Passingham (Treasurer).Mrs. J. Hartup (Secretary to Mr. Walker

and Mr. Cable).Mrs. M. Masters (Print Room).Miss B. Woods (Cutting Room, In-

dustrial)Mrs. K. Rosling (Housewares).Mr. R. Large (Electrical Maintenance-

(Moulding Room»New members:

Mrs. H. Wilson (Containers).Mrs. A. M. Perry (Industrial 'welding

room).Mr. J. Sinfield (Engineers).Mr. M. Jenkins (Moulding room-

chipping shed).

Bold Knightsof Hucks ..•This is not a scene from aHollywood epic. The pic-ture was, in fact, taken byour PL YSU PEOPLE photo-grapher not a thousandmiles from MiltonKeynes. Under that for-midable gear you will findmembers of the MiltonKeynes Medieval Society,who take battle, honourand chivalry very serious-Iy, as you will read onPage 2.

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Re-live the pastThe Age of Chivalry is very much alive, if you talk tome."!bers of the ,Milton Keynes Medieval Society, and thespirit of the Kmghts of Old lives on, possibly even moreso over a beer at the end of a tough day with the broad-sword. New members are welcome. And here, past andpresent, is what it's all about ...

The Society was formed about twoyears ago by a group of men, whoseinterests lie in the Medieval period,focused on the mid 13th century tothe mid 14th century (1250 to 1350),when Chivalry was at its greatest. The6th Crusade had just ended.

Heraldry had a foothold and theMagna Carta had been signed (1215)giving all of us the freedom we havetoday (?). The aims of the Societyare to recreate all aspects of theMedieval period as often as possible.Each member makes his own equip-ment and in some cases (such asmail) exactly as it was first made. Allweapons are real, swords havingrebated edges as have axes, bill-hooks and all other weapons whichhave edges.

BanquetsAlthough the main interests arefighting and armour, the Society alsoholds banquets and feasts, all inmedieval costume. They also haveoutings to apt venues like The Towerof London and The Wallace Collec-tion.

Also they have an interest in brassrubbing and knightly effigies of theperiod which gave them in turn,more of an insight into what kind ofarmour was used and what dresseswomen wore.

Knights of the mid 13th centurywore a mail shirt called a Hauberkmade from metal rings. The Societymake these Hauberks in the sameway that they were made eight cen-turies ago; also the knight wore aclosed helm, which protected hishead.

Plate armour

In the mid 14th century knightshad started to go over to platearmour. First the chest was protectedby a coat of plate, next the shouldersand upper arms were encased inplate, next came plate to protect theknees, shins and feet. By the end ofthe 14th century Knights were pro-tected from head to foot in plate.Because of the introduction of fire-arms, armour became heavier and

Plysu CrosswordCongratulations tochampion CrosswordPuzzle solver UrsulaCharnock-Smith, theonly one to completeHarry Arnold's mind-bender in our last issue.She wins a premiumbond. Meanwhile we'reworking on Harry toproduce another-a biteasier, we hope!

therefore slower moving, and ofcourse a much easier target. By theend of the 16th century only thebreastplate and the helmet remained.

Perfect balanceA Knight's main weapon was thebroad sword, and a lot of rubbish hasbeen written about this weapon.People now believe that this weaponwas heavy and cumbersome. This isnot so, the broad sword weighingabout 2;' pounds had a perfectbalance. It was 2" at the hilt. about32" long, and tapered to 1;''' at thepoint-and quite literally as sharp asa razor. Also in use was the axe(mainly a horseman's weapon). Thisalso was extremely sharp but. be-cause of the axe head being at theend of a 3 ft. pole, a very cumber-some weapon. The mace and chainwas also favoured by the horseman-for crushing bones!

the long bow and billhook wereused by foot soldiers and broughtabout the use of plate because mailalone could not protect the Knightfrom such weapons. Even platearmour was not a sure protectionagainst the long bow.

In one case an arrow was shot at aKnight on horseback. The arrow wentthrough the armour of the Knight'sleg, through his leg including thebone, through the leather and woodof his saddle and killed his horseYou can see how powerful thisweapon was.

Now, how about digging up thosechivalrous instincts and joining theSociety. New members are welcome.

That is the background. The Soc-iety has many less hazardous activ-ities, so how about digging up thosechivalrous instincts and joining theSociety. New members are welcome.

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Plysu peopleCongratulationsTo Jean Bromley (Containers)who was married to Ray Brown inJanuary at St. Marv's Church, Mar-ston Moreteyne in January.Angela Potts (Print Room) andPhilip Rose (Loaders), a happyPlysu twosome who married atLidlington in March.And Lilian Simms, on her marriageto Bernard Neale at Flitwick ParishChurch. Reception was at BeedlanManor.

*To Bill Barnett (Production Man-ager) and his wife, Patricia, on thebirth of a son, TrevorJames.Ray and Rose Harris, formerly ofPlysu, and now living in Ontario,Canada, who have had a son, KevinPaul.

*To Hilda Jones (Containers) andher husband Bill, who celebratedtheir Silver Wedding at the turn of theyear ....and to Bill Davis and his wife ontheir Ruby Wedding in February.

*Belated but sincere congratulationsand good wishes to Pat Brammer(Containers) who was engaged toJerry Rust on Christmas Day.

Jean Bromley and Ray Brown

Jeff Walsh

Philip Rose and Angela Potts

shop!light weight stock and prod, 45 lb.draw weight prod.Nearly new. Set of aluminium bolts.Contact Mrs. P. Tittl, (ContainersDespatch) or at 24 Station Road,Woburn Sands.FOR SALE: Mk 11 Mini, 1968, 24,000miles on clock, Sandy Beige with Redinterior. Three new tyres. Very goodcondition. £400 O.N.O.-Mrs. Voss,Sponge Room, Ext. 278.

THE GREATTEASPOON MYSTERY ...FACT: The Plysu Canteen, weunderstand from Mr. Slocock,once possessed a total of 465teaspoons.FACT: This total has beenreduced to 43.AT the time of going to Press,that is.PLEASE will the guilty stirthemselves into returning them.Or providing their own.

JEFF WALSH-Salesman

of the YearJeff Walsh, Plysu Sales Repre-sentative for Yorkshire and Lincoln-shire, received his 'Salesman of theYear' award during the recent AnnualSales Conference held in Majorca.

He won the prize-a fully auto-matic chronograph-for his out-standing performance during 1971.Mrs. Walsh also received an auto-matic watch.

Jeff Walsh has been with Plysu forthree years, during which time hiscustomers have doubtless been keptwell-informed of the progress ofLeeds United F.C. since he is one oftheir keenest supporters. Footballplays a big part in Jeff Walsh's life.In his sparetime, he organisesa teamof boys in Yorkshire and it hasperformed well enough recently toreach the semi-finals of the SelbyLeague Competition.

The conference at which Jeffreceived his award was a landmarkin the company's history. The wholesales force boarded a charteredplane at Luton and flew-with theirwives-to a four-day "workingbreak" at C'an Pastilla.

ObituariesWe deeply regret to report the deathof Mr. Alic R. Bailey, formerly em-ployed as a carpenter at Plysu. Alichad only been with the Company fora year before his illness, but had apleasing personality which endearedhim to all those with whom he cameinto contact.

Our sympathy is extended to hiswidow, his son Graham, who is em-ployed as a moulder at the factory,and his daughters in California andOntario.

We also deeply regret to learn ofthe death of Thomas Creagh, whocommenced employment with Plysuin July 1970. He worked as a lorryloader in Containers and passedaway on Sunday, 9th April.

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A World Movement at Your DoorThe Directors of Plysu recently gave the Beds 21 st Detach-ment of the British Red Cross Society permission to use thePlysu canteen for meetings. Claude Phillips, who is Command-ant of the Detachment, writes here about the work of theRed Cross.

The Detachment consists at themoment of nine members, two ofwhom are employed at Plysu, but weare assured of an increase in mem-bership from interested Plysu em-ployees.

It is hoped that by meansof moneyraising "efforts" that we shall beable to purchase new uniforms for allour qualified members.

World MembershipNearly 224 million adults and youthare members of the Red Cross. Thisnew figure of membership of theworld's 113 National Red CrossCrescent and Red Lion and SunSocieties representa rise of 4,000,000members since the previous counttwo years ago.

The world's largest Society is theAlliance of Red Cross and RedCrescent Societies of the USSR, with81,829,700 members. It is followedby the American Red Cross with52,600,000 members and the Philip-ine Red Cross with 18,000,000members. Together these threeSocieties account for over two-thirds

of the total membership.The PhilipineRed Cross, for the second time run-ning leads the world with thehighest percentage-48'4 per cent-of the total population as membersof the National Society.

ExplorationThe Mexican Red Cross providesguides for climbers wishing to ex-plore the volcano craters surroundingMexico's capital. The craters wereclosed to unaccompanied membersof the public last year because offrequent accidents. The guides ser-vice is carried out by members of theAlpine Brigade of the NationalSociety.

A First Aid booklet, which is dis-tributed to all Learner Drivers in theFederal Republic of Germany wasproduced by the National First Aidorganisations, headed by the RedCross First Aid courses for all drivinglicence applicants, became compul-sory in the Federal Republic 'ast year.The booklet has been produced inGreek, Serbo-Croat, Spanish andTurkish as well as Germanto cater for

the large number of foreign workersin the country.

Local duties include the manningof a First Aid Post at Woburn Parkand First Aid duties at any local eventwhere our servicesare requested.

Other local duties include trainingadult members (and the generalpublic) in First Aid, Home Nursing,Maternal and Child Welfare andartificial respiration.

TrainingWe train young people in First Aidand Home Nursing, artificial respira-tion, camping, mothercraft, accidentprevention, health and hygiene.

In Bedfordshire generally we helpin hospitals and assist in BloodTransfusion Sessions. We also lendarticles frern Medical Loan Depts.for Home Nursing.

We escort the elderly or sick whenthey have to travel. We hope toassist in providing Meals-an-Wheels.We run three clubs for the elderlypeople; and one club for the handi-capped.

We run Hospital libraries (jointlywith St. John Ambulance Brigade),trolley shops and picture libraries inhospitals. We man First Aid posts atfetes, walks, zoos, sports, WoburnAbbey, go-karting etc.

If YOU .are interested in this veryvital movement in any way pleasecontact Claude Phillips.

Islond Surprises ...JIM PASSINGHAM has atravel tip for those goingto Wales this year.

Visits to two islands were amongthe most pleasant memories of mycamping holiday in Wales. The firstwas the intriguing Island of Shells.You will find it on the West Coast ofWales three miles south-west ofHarlech, a very well known touristcentre in North Wales. The propernamefor Shell Island is Mochras, andit is not an island at all, but a penin-sula or spit of land sticking out intothe sea. To the mass of sand dunesand rocky beach about 50 feet or soabove sea level, it has a farm ofundulating fields and good roads andtracks.Therearetoilets, a shop, water,miles of sand dunes, green fields andunlimited bathing and sunbathingfacilities.

The seashoreextends to 7 miles inall, and there you will find thiswonderful selection of different seashells which has given Mochras thename of Shell, Island, but there ismore to it than that. Besides the 50or so shell varieties, there are somevery rare seashore plants as well asthe usual flowers that grow on saltmarshes and dunes. There is alsomuch scope for sea fishing. Bass iscaught from the shore and there arecrabs, lobsters, prawns etc.

On one side of Shell Wilandare thewarm waters of Cardigan Bay and onthe other, the West Tidal Estuary ofthe River Artro, one of the famousrivers of Merioneth. The backgroundis beautiful, green hills of Merionethonly four miles away and the hills ofSouth Caernarvonshire further awayand strung out like a string of beadsin a pea-green sea.

To get to Shell Island you travelsouth from Harlech along the A.496until you come to the village ofL/anbedr. In the middle of the villageis a turning to the right sign-postedMochras. On the left-hand side is anairfield. Many park their cars here andwalk along the causeway to ShellIsland. The car can be driven alongthe causeway except at high tide.There is a house where a toll is takenfor landing on the island. 25p is thedaily charge for taking the car over.I should add that you can cross overthe causeway up to 1~ hours beforeor after high tide which allows plentyof time. The man at the house gatewill tell you all about the tide if youare going there just for the day.

Island of SaintsThe second 'island that I would

like to tell you about is in fact a trueisland, and it is off the lovely coastof Pembrokeshire in South Wales. Iam sure that you will find a trip acrossto Caldey Island, the Island of Saints,specially interesting. Regular boatscross from the lovely resort of Tenby

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BRUNO - PLYSU'S MAN OF ARTPlysu's Bruno Comerfordstarted painting for pleasurenearly half a century ago and isstill going strong to the delightof other villagers and work-mates. At 61, he says he isgetting the biggest kick of allout of his hobby and antici-pates getting down to somereal work in retirement.

That is modesty, mind you.For during the past three yearsalone he has completed 60 oilpaintings in his spare time inhis bedroom studio.

Hundreds of impressionshave found their way intofriends' homes and he has alsoproduced a number of strikingmurals. Some are now in Amer-ica, others have found their wayto Austria.

Bruno's speciality is re-pro-ducing paintings and muralsfrom old - photographs, oftentattered and faded by the years,

ELIZABETH BERG suggestsfurther ways ofKEEPING IN TRIMIf you do not have the time tospare during the day, there's no wayout-you're going to have to get uptwenty minutes earlier in the morn-ings to do your work-out before theday gets really under way. I've addedfive minutes to the time you need forthe actual exercises to allow you towake up properly,

Wear light, loose clothing whichdoesn't hamper your movements andpreferably go barefoot.

Danger spotsThe danger spots for most people arethe hips, the bottom and thighs andthe waistline and midriff so here arethree simple exercises designed todeal with these specific areas.

First lay down flat on the floor onyour back, arms straight out atshoulder level, legs flat. Keeping yourshoulders firmly on the floor, raiseyour right leg slowly into the -air sothat it is at riqht angles to your body.

Now, without bending your kneeand still keeping your shoulders onthe floor, bend your right leg acrossyour body so that ~ touches thefloor on the left side. You may not

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and it was by this method thathe created an outstandIng muralof Crawley House, in his neigh-bouring village, for use as abackcloth in this summer's cen-tenary celebrations of AspleyGuise Cricket Club. He wentalong to Crawley House, wherethe first local cricket match wasplayed in private grounds 100years back, and made a fewsketches of the place, com-pleting the work with the helpof a small postcard.

Bruno told Plysu People "Iget enormous enjoyment frompainting. I've even got an oldartist's coat I put on when a fit

of work takes me. But some-how I never seem to be able toget a collection of my paintingstogether. People I work withor live near get a glimpse of thepictures and ask if they cankeep them."

Over the years the amateurartist has found painting a per-fect way of escaping fromeveryday life. He was a brick-worker at Marston Valley for36 years and is now a packerand general handyman at Plysu.

Some of his work is strictlylocal; others are far beyond theBucks border, including a paint-ing of Hong Kong Bay.

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KEEPING IN TRIM (from page 5)

be able to get your leg far enoughover the first few times for your footto actually make contact with terrafirma but it will come. Meanwhilehold steady in the most extremeposition you can manage for a countof ten, then return your leg slowlyto its original position.

Repeat this action in the oppositedirection with your left leg .and keepgoing with alternate legs 'until youhave repeated the exercise five timeson each side. (If you haven't exer-cised in many a long "year, start withone movement per side on the firstday and gradually build up to five aside as your body becomes moreflexible).

Get rockingFor the next firming exercise, remainlaying on the floor, arms out atshoulder level, but this time bendboth legs together so that your kneesare as close as possible to your chin.Now lower your leqs first to theright, then to the left, letting yourkneestouch the floor at the beginningand end of each rocking movement.Keep it up for as long as you are able.

Now relaxRelax for a moment after this

exercise, then stand up with yourfeet about 18 inches apart, heelsfirmly on the ground. Place yourhands on your waist (or where itshould be l). elbows out to the sides.Keeping those heels on the floor andnot shifting your feet an inch, swingyour left elbow as far across yourbody to the right as you can manage.Do it slowly and you'll feel the lovelypull at your muscles which showsyou that this exercise is really workingfor you.

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Hold the extreme position youcan manage for a count of ten, thenreturn slowly to your first position.Repeat the movement with yourright elbow, swinging in the oppositedirection and holding as before. Aimfor ten swings a side a day.

The secret of any kind of exer-cising is continuity, so don't skipthe odd morning hereand there if youreally want results. Coupled withour diet, these exercises will putyou into better shape than everbefore-provided you stick to therules.

DANCE FUNDTOPS £700

The Hatricks of Northamptononce again provided the musicat our Spring Dance in March,when 250 people danced theevening away-and now over£700 has been raised by thedance committee.

A £105·00 cheque has al-ready been paid towards thecost of a Disco Console-com-plete with, an amplifier and amaster control. With the DiscoUnit we aim this summer toown our own Plysu DiscoSessions.

Plysu Bingo Sessions are areal possibility and details arenow being considered. We al-ready have the money to pur-chase the equipment.

Future dances alreadyarranged by the Dance Com-mittee are as follows:3 June, 1972 Hatricks

16 Sept., 1972 Mantas28 Oct., 1972 Mantas16 Dec., 1972 Hatricks10 Feb., 1973 Mantas

Life on the Open RoadA lorry driver's life is not, as mostpeople think, just a matter of jump-ing in his cab. driving to his destina-tion and back again. Sitting on hisbackside delivering the goods thatwe all help to make. Probably at thistime of the year with sunny daysahead we might envy them of theirjob, when we are stuck in a hot,stuffy factory making containers to bedelivered to all parts of the country.But it also brings problems.

With more people out on the roadson their way to the seaside for theirannual holidays this can be veryfrustrating for the lorry driver when heis sitting in a long queue of trafficknowing full well that the customerwill be on the phone wanting toknow where the hell his bottles are,and the Sales Dept. trying to con-vince the customer that they areen route.

One big advantage of driving forPlysu is that they don't have a heavyload behind them, and an exampleof this reminds me of a true story of a

driver who used to work for Plysu.He came in one morning at 6 a.m. toget an early start for a rather urgentload of containers. On arrival at thecustomer's factory he opened therear doors only to find that he hadleft them back at Woburn Sands. Iam sure the customer must : havethought that was his journey reailynecessary, among other things.

But, quite seriously, lorry driversvery often come back to the factory,in a hurry to get home and they aresometimes very bad tempered, frus-trated by a thousand things, trying tobeat the clock so that they do not runover their hours after having to waitprobably 2 or 3 hours before theycan get unloaded at their destination.But generally speaking they are agrand lot of lads trying to do a goodday's work.

A welcome to drivers WilliamGreen, Thomas Warren, Paul LunnConlon, and John Pettman.

Peter Anstee.

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Stroight Down the Foirwoy?Golf is a funny game. The harder you try, the more books YOl,! read, themore you think about weight transference and straight left a~ms, the worseyour game gets. My advice is to forget all about such things and re.laxcompletely, swing freely and you will find that little white ball disappearinginto the nearest bunker, spinney or ditch where it would have gone anyway.At least you won't be worrying about it.

That, I suppose, in addition tobeing advice, could also be called atheory. Another can be found in anincident concerning Gary Playerwhen, having 'holed out' from abunker shot, his opponent remarkedon his good luck. "I suppose it was"said Gary, "but the funny thing is,the more I practice, the luckier I get."Luck of the game

Basically, there is a differencebetween the amateur and the pro-fessional game. Let's be honestabout it, though; who amongst thegolfing fraternity doesn't kid them-selves, just a little, once on the finalgreen. All the bad shots we've takento get there are now forgotten and wecan almost hear the commentatorsaying 'he needs this putt for theOpen". If it's a long putt, w~ hopelike hell that it goes in and if it's ashort one we still hope, but in,addition, we offer a silent prayerbecause for some silly reason theClubhouse overlooks the 18th greenand whenever you make a fool ofyourself that place is always full.Such a situation does have it's com-pensations though. Not only can youdrown your sorrows but you canpromptly forget the shot that they allsaw and tell them of the glorious wayyou played on the far side of theCourse.Anglers come off second bestin the 'one that got away' league.

The real challengeGolf offers a real challenge and thechallenge is ever present. Never doyou face the same situation, how-ever many times you play the samecourse. No other sport or hobbyoffers that and, of course, it's one ofthe few games that can be playedwhere women compete with men andoften beat them. 'Golfing widows'have become fewer and fewer inrecent years: very seldom though dohusband and wife make good part-ners in mixed matches but the ex-perience of playing in such a matchis worth it, if only for the laugh.

Top coursesIn recent years, due to a Servicecareer before joining Plysu, I havebeen fortunate enough to play somefine Courses. Worthy of mention arethe 'Bukit' course at the SingaporeIsland Club, the International Club at

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Seremban (Malaysia), a particularfavourite of mine as I was luckyenough to win three Army Champion-ships there and the Course I considerthe most severe test of golf I've everencountered, the Ayer Kroh CountryClub, also in the Far East.

Of the home Courses I rate theOld Course at Sunningdale prettyhigh, mainly because I've only everplayed it well on the first day of anyCompetition and finally the RoyalLytham and St. Annes Course, whereI've seen some of The finest playersin the world facing some really

tricky situations.When you see such things for

yourself you take fresh heart andrealise that top professionals canhave as many problems with theirgame as you have with yours!

At heart I suppose all golfers areperfectionists. Few, if any, comparewith the great Jack Nicklaus who,having hit what looked to everyone aperfectly good shot in excess of 300yards, stood with his hands on hiships and shouted 'Blast'. When askedwhat was wrong, he was heard tosay, "It's a yard to the left of where Iwanted it."

New targetsSuffice to say that whatever oneachieves in golf there is alwayssomething else on the horizon thatremains a target. For the Professionalit could be another 'Open', for theHandicap Golfer it's always a lowerhandicap, although from a personalpoint of view I would like to be ableto play to mine just once in a while.

See you on the green.

WelcomeWe offer a warm welcome to the followingwho joined us at Plysu:

Electrician Dept.: Stanley Cooper, DavidCoxhill.

Containers: Kathleen Ball, David Blowes,Carol Carter, Patricia Cave, Vivienne Cowell,Linda Dear, Bernadette Deegan, SusanDixon, Kathleen Farmer, Wendy Garner,Sheila Goddard, Denise E. Harcombe,Rossetti Ines, Elsie Lauder, Joanne Lynch,Jean Marsh, Anna O'Sullivan, Sylvia M.Pearson, Aubrey Potts, Lesley Potts, JanicePrice, Irene Reader, Shirley Relf, DuncanRobertson, Hilliary G. Seamark, DorothyStarling, Dorothy Sutcliffe, PatriciaVasiliou, Elaine Wells, Constance Wheeler,Jeanette Wheeler, Susan Winchester.

Lorry Loading: James Boddington,Stephen Hawkes, Edgar Lodwick, Amede-deo Del Regno.

Chipping: Waiter Burr, Brian Jones,Damian Varley.

Industrial: Carole Webb.

Inspection Dept.: Robert Jordan.

Moulding: Peter Clements, Alfred H.Dolman, David F. Goyen, Kenneth Hay, .John Hammond, Christopher D. Hearn,Robert C. Jones, Alfred King, RaymondLanceley, Maurice Palmer, lan F. Porteous,Robert Pritchett, David Tidman.

Print Room: Jean Bass, Linda A. Butcher,Peggy Ellis, Linda P. Garrett, MargaretHanratty, Graham Miller, Margaret Stringer.Container's Transport: William Hollier.Cleaning: Clifford Leigh-Lancester.Packing: Patrick Harrald, Gerald HooperWallace J. Lee, Michael Marshall, Frank A.Smith.Engineering: Brian Farmer, Arthur J.Fallon.Housewares: Peter Cox.Main Office: Mary Lynch.Moulding Room: John D. Taylor.Maintenance: Benjamin Munnoch.Fork Lift Driver: Stephen R. Holliman.Inspection: Frank R. Knowles.

YOUNG GENERATION CORNERThe fourth and fifth members of our"club" are the lively children of RoyStyles: daughter Debra, aged 3, andson Alexander, born in November 1971.

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SportPlysu Fishing ClubThe end of the season-and howdisappointing the closing weeksturned out to be, with matches beingwon with ounces and the last matchin Plysu Lake yielding just one 2 oz.fish for the winner, John Sinfield, theremaining fifteen of us being fishless.

The return matches with LondonBrick Co. on the Coldharbour Lakewere little better, but full credit to thethree of our members who took thefirst three positions: Dave Catonfirst, Ray Clifton second, just beatingJohn Sinfield who finished third buthad the best fish. Ray did especiallywell to take his fish in the teeth of agale force wind and with sun in hiseyes.

Over PopulationMany of you will have noticed thedead and dying fish in the lake andthe activity of the sea gulls duringJanuary. The fisheries officer wascalled in to give his opinion as theaffected fish were covered in a whitefungus. He assured us that only theroach would be affected and that itwas caused by over population,although having noticed one or twogood rudd with the same symptoms,we are watching further develop-ments with some concern, for with arestocking programme in view, weareanxious that the water is free frompollution before introducing newfish.

That Wily CarpIn the last issue I said I hoped towrite on the carp in the lake and

-the methods I have used for catchingthem, but since that time I havecauaht mv largest fish to date using

a method so entirely unlike the one Iwas going to write about that my ownconfidence in it has been ratherundermined. However, for what it isworth, this is it.

My preference is for a long rod,fixed spool reel, three to four poundline and a number five or six hooktied direct. I normally use the type ofhook with a barbed shank as thisretains the bait better when casting,the bait being a large piece of crustand, by large, I mean about the sizeof a bread roll.

The hook goes through the crustinto the white centre and outthrough the crust again with the barbshowing. Dipping it into the waterfirst will give it enough weight tocast. After casting, the rod is putinto the rest. With the bale arm off,the rod tip set high to keep as muchline as possible off the water, andalways rub the last couple of feet ofline with a raw onion or potato totake off the shine. This is important,because the bread is inspectedthoroughly by the carp before taking,and a flash of sunlight on the linewill scare it off.

Set the slipping clutch on the reelvery lightly and when striking holdyour finger on the spool, you canalways increase the tension if nec-essaryand this way savesa smash onthe strike, and initial run, which isthe time it is most likely to occur.From then on, it's just a matter oftime giving and taking up line until itis ready to be drawn into the net.

Having written all that, I feel it isonly fair to say that the last and bestcarp this season,a beauty of 14~ Ibs.was caught while fishing for roachwith float tackle, a sixteen hook,two pound line, and a minute pinchof bread. So have I been wrong afterall ?

Jack Sorenson.

Football - Ready for the kick-offWhile the Club awaits commence-ment of work on its newly acquiredpitch, behind the recreation groundopposite the factory, members havebeen busy getting under way fund-raising activities-none more so thanKen Wade (fund-raising secretary)and P. Rolf, who have devised andadministrate the weekly tote withwhich no doubt you are familiar.

At present the receipts are stillrising, thanks to your continuingsupport. It is our desire to see theClub become an efficient and pro-minent part ofthe Recreationalactivi-tives of the Company, within theSocial Club, providing a recreationand entertainment not only for itsplaying members, but all employees,particularly throuqh some of itsplanned future activities. Adequatefunds are essential to achieve theseaims.

The casual observer may be won-dering when actual games will beplayed. As the club is at present onlyin application to become affiliated tothe Berks and Bucks F.A., it wouldendanger our prospects of achievingthis if unauthorised games wereplayed.

Nevertheless, once affiliation iscompleted, games will be arranged,and the Club has also applied tobecome a member of the NorthBucks Football League.

So it should not be long before wecan really kick off. If you wish to playand become a member of PlysuFootball Club, please sign your nameon the lists which have been postedon notice boards around the factoryby Mr. Magenty (Team Manager) orcontact him personally.

DICK LARBEY (Hon.Sec.)

ISLAND SURPRISES (frompage4)in the summer, and in the mostpopular months, several hundredpeople a day make the crossing.Spring and Autumn are, of course,much quieter.

The modern red and white mon-astery catches the eye first as oneapproaches the Island and this is thehome of some 40 monks where onlymale visitors are conducted inside,but all can seethe monks farming the500 or so acres of the Island. Otheractivities like pottery and perfumeryhelp to make them self-supporting.Another place of interest for visitorsis the Old Priory Church, surroundedby the Priory ruins which are reachedafter a walk down a lovely fuschia-shaded lane. Of the original monas-ery founded here early in the 6thCentury little remains; it was probablydestroyed by raiding Norsemenbeforethe 10th Century. The present priorywas built in the 12th Century and wasvery small, accommodating some 12monks. Only the church is open tothe public and here we may see anOgham stone. These ancient stonesarethought to commemmorate chief-tains who crossed from Ireland afterthe Romans had left and set upkingdoms in Scotland, Wales and theWest Country. This particular stonewas found in the 18th Century andused as a window lintel and then asa garden seat.

Similar mundane uses apparentlybefell the monastery itself, whichafter the dissolution was used as,among other things, a laundry andthen a brewery. In 1906 it wasrestored as we see it today, and nowits only enemies on this windsweptisland are the elements. There aremany pleasant tracks to be walkedand wonderful views from the clifftops as one wanders around theisland and after a no doubt busyjourney down to Pembrokeshire, itmakesa pleasant change to get awayfrom all the hustle and bustle of motortransport. The only vehicles on theisland, are the tractors used by themonks.

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