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 Secretly Canadian, on 23 June 2025 - 07:01 PM, said:

I started work at County Hall in 1974 and, after moving around Derbyshire to numerous places, I finished work at County Hall from 2014 to 2018. The question back in the day was "how many people work at County Hall", the answer being about half of them.

Wilst i was at Clay Cross Social Services Carl Swan used to muster up some inter-departmental football and cricket games. They included some not very fit or good players,to Carl and others who had played professional, or semi-professional, sport to a decent standard.

It was a laugh though!

Hi all you Tube Works people, you’ll all know Norman Hough who became Personnel Manager. I've known Norman over 20 years but sadly he's not well now. Also Clive Turner Personnel Manager at Staveley Works a good friend of my Dad's and Geoff Davis in the same role at Markham Colliery. Larger than life characters with some classic tales to tell, in those days industrial relations was very literally hands on sometimes!

To the best of my knowledge 18th October 1967 for the official opening of the floodlights against Sheffield Wednesday with Sir Stanley Rouse in attendance.

Travelled with a number of people on here over the years, car in 70's with mates and 90's when our children were young and going with me. Club coaches, SIFA for 9 years, Blue Stoops and for the last 16 years The Bridge Inn and now The Barrel Inn Travel as an organiser.A few memorable trips with The Peacock organised by the late Rob Wilmot and the special trains of course.

clarevoyant., on 10 February 2025 - 04:47 PM, said:

Hi Mick, I remember going in the car around 1976 with Mick Bamford who is sadly no longer with us, Lindave, Steve Foyster who I worked with and Glyn McEnzie I think. Anyway, walking to the ground we saw Alan Buckley and Mick shouted "you'll not score today Alan". He replied "it'll be news if I don't" and, lo and behold he scored 2 in the last few minutes to earn them a 2-2 draw. I think that Steve Cammack might have scored a screamer for us. Funnily enough I saw Steve Cammack in Boza last year and had a good chat with him.

It was a rough place Fellows Park and there was a big Walsall fan there who had "I hate me Mam" tattooed on his forehead. Somehow we escaped unscathed!

Hi Andy, you're right and there was another thread detailing the figures, it won't change in the near future and, if it needs to eventually, we'll have more important things to worry/talk about, cheers Paul.