A well respected internet news site, “The Register” has published an article on the parlous state of the ex Marconi, New Street site in Chelmsford. The article can be viewed at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/09/marconi_chemsford_hq/
This report contains links back to this site and to the television report from BBC East on 8 June. This report can be viewed [...]
The annual International Marconi Day was held at the Chelmsford Science & Industrial Museum, Sandford Mill. Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/ play a major part in this event.
Our president for the year 2010 is Veteran Ron Bradbrook, ex Broadcast Transmitter Development, Marconi Comms.
At the reunion, Ron was introduced by Past President and Veteran, Raymond Rowe.
A transcript of Raymond’s speech and Ron’s response in included below
Raymond Rowe
There’s a lot of old people here isn’t there?
Mr Chairman, Mr President, fellow Veterans. Now some of [...]
The Annual General Meeting of the Marconi Veterans Association was held on Saturday 17th April 2010 at the Marconi Athletic & Social Club following the reunion and luncheon.
AGENDA
1 Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 18 April 2009.
Proposed Vic Olley, seconded Raymond Rowe
The minutes were passed unanimously by a show of [...]
MARCONI VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION
Secretary : Veteran Barry Powell
22 Juliers Close
Canvey Island
Essex
SS8 7EP
Direct Dial: 01268 696342
February 2010
Dear Fellow Veteran
First, let me wish all Veterans a healthy and prosperous 2010.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all new members to the Association and hope to see them at the Annual Reunion, which will be held on [...]
Number 12, January 2010
Some of the articles included in the annual paper copy of the Newsletter have appeared on this site over the past year. They are repeated here for completeness and so that the two versions of the newsletter are similar. Webmaster.
Should I go back?
Another fourteen page edition this year. At the last committee [...]
We recently received the folllowing e-mail from one of our veterans:
I am wondering if you might be able to assist please?
I was contacted in November last year by BAE Pensions (Xchanging) to be informed that they have found in an audit that they have made an error in calculating my pension which I took out [...]
We regret to announce the death of committee member, Veteran Arthur Spooner.
The funeral was on Thursday 27th August at 1.15 p.m. at
Christchurch Chelmsford United Reformed Church
If you wish to make a donation it is requested that this is to either Cancer Research UK or The British Heart foundation. Donations may be made via the funeral directors
T [...]
We have been advised by the moderator, Ian Gillis, about the above society. It is an informal group of ex Marconi employees who may not all be veterans. They run a forum on Yahoo that can be accessed at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/mogs/ and where more details of the society can be found.
From the point of view [...]