SIMON WOOD

I would be pleased to hear from anyone involved in the building dept (was it 772 0r 775 or something like); so many names, Bobby Pike, Claude Gardiner, Laurie Whitfield, George Ellis, Ted Kapp, Jimmy Peacher, Ernie Sherborne, Wally Ryan, Peter Workman, Stan Jackson, Eddie Baker, Fred Keene....and anyone else who remembers me as an apprentice carpenter from 1969-74.

E-mail: sipwood@hotmail.co.uk

It was suggested to me that the website would be a good place to put emails of people wishing to contact work colleagues and friends from the past.

I have started this page and hope that those who make contact will work together to record their memories which, hopefully, can be passed on to the Centre.

CLIVE RICHARDSON

Please do include my name/e-mail..I was at the College from 1960-62 (Leather Division/Cordwainers College) and working for Bata thereafter from 1962-66 at Tilbury (mainly Closing Depts) and Cumnock (Ayrshire).

E-mail: CliveRichardson2@aol.com

GRAEME LILL

Graeme, a former College Boy and Bata Employee, is looking for Gordon Buckland, pictured below, who was best man at his wedding inn 1963.

Graeme can be contacted via his son, Andy, at

TIM COGGER

I was one of the last few intakes of college boys 1964-1967 working in the factory for several years before transferring to Hampton bros in 68 , while sorting out my loft at home recently I found my old wellington Books, that we had to make up and keep as part of our training whilst in the factory , are you interested in the books as part of your archive museum ?

My Brother [ Stephen Cogger ] also worked at the factory as an apprentice engineer , before leaving and going to sea , after completing his 5 years.

My father the late William [ Bill ] Cogger started his career with Bata in the very early stages and spending a year ? training in Zlin with other young men, subsequently moving to Southern Rhodesia in the early 1950’s , and retiring to Devon in the 1970’s

E-mail: timc33@btinternet.com

LINDA KHAMMO NEE GOLIGHTLY

Linda grew up on the Bata Estate living there between 1959 and 1969. She would welcome contact from anybody who remembers her.

Linda.Khammo@tiscali.co.uk

PAT ADAMS

We moved into 54 Queen Elizabeth Ave. between 1954 - 55and later moved into 33 Thomas Bata Ave. next door to Mr and Mrs Ralph. and opposite Mr.and Mrs Jack Greenwood who lived next door. Mrs and Mr Duzan Cermak and their son Peter and our son David were best frinds from the day we moved in. I would love to know where Peter is now, I have some wonderfull picures of Peter, Roderick Greenwood and my son David playing together, one of Peter and David playing in a newly delivered T.V.box in Cermak garden. Anybody out there who is interested in contacting me please email, I would love to make aquaintence again with families from the Estate. My late husband, Owen, was manager of the chrome plating engineering shop.  Best wishes to all old BATA residents.

Pat Adams "pmea27@googlemail.com"