THE JOURNAL OF THE PLYSU GROUP No. 4 WINTER 1972

CHANGING FACE' OF PLISOThe Plysu skyline is continually changing and with each issue ofPlysu People there is some alteration or addition to factorybuildings and the equipment they house.

During 1971 our main territorial expansion was on the house-wares front, although by moving the injection moulding shop wehave made room for more blow moulding machines to increaseour containers production in the future.

By the end of August the first halfof the new housewares building wascompleted and 25,000 square feet ofextra space was available to houseour expanded injection mouldingshop and to provide more room forthe assembly teams. The second25,000 square feet is nearly ready andthis will provide increased and im-proved storage space for finishedgoods and a new despatch area. Theold housewares building will beused for assembly and storing of themore bulky blow moulded lines.

The inevitable consequence of allthe year round building on heavy soilis the sea of mud that prevails justnow in the building area. Unfortun-ately until the ground dries out thereis not much we can do to effect alasting improvement but we have anambitious programme of road andfootpath construction which will beput in hand as soon as the weatherpermits.

ContainersOur next priority is to find more spacefor the growing container productionand we hope that if we can get thenecessary government and localcouncil permission further buildingwill start during 1972. (contd. p. 8)

SANTA CLAUDE(AND FRIENDS)CHEER OLDFOLK ...

Presenting Santa Claude Phillips and his Christmas angels. The two tots are, infact, his grandchildren, Sean, 2, and Tina, 3. The festive threesome were amongthe stars that took part in a bumper Christmas party for the old folk of the area.

And quite a party, it turned out to be. To see how our guests enjoyed themselves,turn to page 2.

SO YOU'D LIKE TORUN A POP GROUP?It is not all glamour andgirls says Dick Larbey.,andwhy did they saw a Ham-mond organ in half ?-page 4

Bless 'em all, it was ...

A Bumper PartyPlysu made it party time for the old folk in the area on 11thDecember, when the Wavendon Friendship, Aspley Guise SilverThreads and Woburn Sands Evergreens were wined, dined andentertained in the Plysu Restaurant. A total of 150 guests weretransported freely by Armstrong Coaches.

Miss Marina Boston played thepiano while the guests arrived andwere greeted at their tables with asherry. At 4 p.m. a 40-strong team ofPlysu employees served a first classmeal: Chicken Soup, Chicken andHam Salad, Fruit and Cream, Cheeseand Biscuits, and Coffee/Tea. Tablewine was also served during the meal.

After the meal a grand free raffletook place, during which some £100in value was given away in prizes.

First class entertainment was pro-vided after 5.30 p.m., for whichthanks go to: the Sylvia MitchellSchool of Dancers, the Hogsty Menwho provided Folk music, the Brook-land Club Choir who gave some fineentertainment, and St. Michael'sChurch Choir who sang carols andled all present with some old carolfavourites.

Mr. C. S. J. Summerlin gave ashort address to all present andthanked all Plysu employees whohad made the event such a success.

Many local shopkeepers, publicansand a coal merchant also gave val-uable gifts, which were given awayduring the free raffle. Plysu werepleased to welcome the clergy fromthe local churches who visited theparty.

On departure, soon after 8 p.m.,each guest was given a gift by SantaClaude Phillips.

Our thanks are due to all the Plysupeople who gave so generously to anunforgettable Christmas 'warm-up'.

KEN COLEMAN.

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Mr. C. S. J. Summerlin presents abouquet of flowers to Mrs. Dora Buck-thorpe. Her birthday was the sameday as the Old Folks' Dinner.

IThe Brooklands Club Choir show their paces.

Santa Claude presents bags of groceries to all the old folk.

CAKE COMPETITIONOur plea, last issue, for cakes for theOld Folks' Christmas Party met withvery generous response, writes KenColeman. The cakes were displayed inthe gaily decorated hallway of thePlysu Restaurant.

Mrs. P. Summerlin escorted by Mr.J. Cable had the unenviable task ofjudging the best home-made iced cake.A total of 55 cakes were received forthe competition, and of these 35 werehome-made.

The icing of the cakes was of a veryhigh standard and gave our charmingjudge quite a problem. In the end, allwho made cakes were awarded prizes.

Pictured: Ken Coleman, Dora Buck-thorpe, Midge Hollier, Audrey Brittenand Mrs. Summerlin with a prize-winning cake.

Plysu peopleCongratulationsTo Roy Styles (Stores) and his wifeEugenia, a son, Alexander Derek,born on 10th November, 1971,weight 7 Ibs. 10! ozs. Eugenia wasat one time a secretary to BobTaylor.

Two Plysu people became engagedon Christmas Day - MadelinePayne and Dave Stapleton. Made-line works on Standards and Daveis a Colour Matcher.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Hollier cele-brated their Silver Wedding on Sun-day, 26th December, 1971. Mrs.Hollier, better known as 'Midge' isforewoman in the Mop Dept.

Janet Sharpe left us on the lastday of the year to await a happyevent.

Janet was Mr. Eastaffs secretaryand joined us in 1965. She waspresented, appropriately, with ababy's bath, blankets and toiletries.

Every good wish for the futureJanet.

GET WELL SOONWe offer every good wish for a speedyrecovery to David Bennett who is atpresent in hospital.

WelcomeWe offer a warm welcome to the followingwho joined us at Plysu:Containers: Carol Argent, Pamela Baxter,Iso bel Brooks, Valerie Cardoe, Sandra Car-well-Cooke, Jocelyn Cook, Jennifer Dunn,Gwendoline Harris, Jean Jenkins, JaneKeep, Betty Kilby, Stefanina Marotta. MabelMcMillan, Charles Pain, Carole Peacock,June Skolsky, Dorothy Slaney, PatriciaSowter.Transport: Alan Teale.HjW Transport: Robert McCaighey.Housewares Yard: Bernard Haylis.Electrical Maintenance: Gerald Ramsey.Canteen: Alice Stanford.Carpenters: Brian Teagle.Engineering: Raymond Clifton.Inspection: Douglas Battinson.Cleaning Department: Ethel Almond.Lorry Loader: M ichael Fisher, J osephHodge.Moulding: Arthur Alien, Graham Bailey,John Benson, John Dunbar, FrederickFarmer, Alistair Findlay, Cyril Graham,Arthur Gurvey, Geoffrey Latter, LeslieMorris, Derek Nott, Paul Nott, Peter Relf,George Stewart, John Taylor, Leslie Taylor,Anthony Thurlow, Ronald Vine.Chipping: John Barnes, Harry Indge,William Ingram, Derek Perry, EdwardWoolhead.Maintenance Department: Martin Can-non, Derek Killick, Hugh Michael, NigelWarner, David Wheelhouse.Housewares: Tony Dickens, TerenceFarmer, Ann Owens, Gertrude Tough.

Crosswordby Harry Arnold I D1~v;.nheyaren'twhoopersonthe lake. 4.

2. It is •••• and right so to do.CROSSWORD (General confession). 4.

Across 3. Persian King succeeding Darius I1. Hardly the coffee pot of Aspley in 485 B.C. 6.

Guise. 2.8.5. 4. Results from misdemeanours. 7.9. The pride of Woburn wouldn't 5. Where the favourite should not be.

scare 4.3.The pants off them. No brother' 6. Slave class in Sparta at the time of"They're here again." The Kiwi Alcibiadies. 6.said 7. A drastic loss of money from the"I'm going home to mother." pound which we hope will look3.7.5. into itself. 4.

11. Aretheseluciferslandingstrips79. 8. Or for the high jump? 4.13. See 28 down. 10 & 12. The devils shoes in an equa-14. Billsmoked a weed but his partner torial marathon. 4.3.7.

had no vices. 3. 15. A tide would leave you aground. 3.16. If you're not one of these to Plysu 17. The 18th and 19th century 'in'

you shouldn't be here. 5. place. 3.18. While a double diamond may sway 21. Who went.public before Plysu? 7.

a girl's heart, the caveman ap- 22. Your creepy crawly horoscope. 7.proach is more certain. 5. 24. Was Noah's navigation wrong or

19. A nasty action in removing an was this his original destination. 6.article from his epithets. 5. 27. His prod in the fire produces the

20. Kon-Tiki's materials. 5. highest colour in this country.23. We hope Bill wasn't on this al- 28 & 13 across. In spring a young

though he might have been when man's fancy ••.•• ** 4.3.younger. 3. 29. Bythe bones of the sacred saints!

25. Oriental pecuniary inclination. 3. This diversion is the world's most26. No mate! Your passage is charge- recent miracle. 4.

able. 9. 30. If you cannot get a good deal here,32. At June and December your letter- your navigation is awry. 4.

box contai ns fascinating news. 8.7. 31. The young lady with 28 refused33. Who kept the Trojans out at dinner. Or were you just stood up?

Thermopylae.7.8. 4.

(This crossword is a pretty stiff one, according to keen crossword-addicts in the office. Harry Arnold tells us that he is running a 'book'on who completes it first).

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Dick Larbey on the j!!y-sand pitfalls of . • •

RUNNING A POP GROUPMost people's idea of members of'pop' groups is of lazy idiots ofdoubtful musical ability, desperatelyin need of regular visits by a nit-nurse and the occasional spray overwith carbolic acid, who entice younggirls into rusty Ford transit vans withdoubtful motives.

I would hate to shatter anyone'sillusions on this subject, howevercolourful, but as a past member ofseveralgroups I would like to give myimpressions of the experience.

After the BeatlesIt all began for me in 1965 when, inthe wake of the Beatles' popularity, I,along with so many thousands ofyoung people, set out on the road tostardom. Our prime motivation wasthe success of the few, and unfort-unately (though nottoo surprisingly) itwas the very few who actuallyreachedtheir goal. Forthis reasontheBeatles lost their popularity with thegroups-though not with the public-and it became 'corny' to performBeatles' tunes.

Instead, groups turned to littleknown American blues artists fortheir inspiration, such as John LeeHooker and Muddy Waters-perhapscomparing the plight of the negromusician with their own disillusion-ment of the glittery 'pop' scene. BasicEnglish 'skiffle' riffs of the 1950'swere used to liven the solid blues'themes and so 'Rhythm and Blues'was born, quickly gathering a tre-mendous following, and throwing upits own heroes, such as the RollingStones and Manfred Mann.

It also liberated the coloured artist,not only in Britain, but also and moresignificantly, in America. This was tolead to the emergence of the famousMemphis Soul and Tamla MotownSounds, which were (and are) pro-gressions of the old Negro folk musicof the slavery days.

Range of StylesThis was the path my group followed,from the Beatlesto 'R & B'.,thence toNegro 'sour and finally progressive'pop', a hybrid influenced by a widerange of musical styles includingblues, American and English folk-music, American country music,'Rock and Roll' and modern jazz!This very broad spectrum has prob-ably accounted for its failure as a'commercial' style, due to the simplertaste of the majority of 'people. It is

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also exceedingly difficult to play,due to its higher demand for musicalability.

The most important aspect ofbeing a member of a 'pop' group wasthat it instilled in us qualities whicha large section of young people inrecent years in this country have notbeen able to glean from a largelymundane existence, due to the lackof a common objective, such as theupkeep of Empire, War, or recoveryfrom War.

Firstly, self discipline. Though wewere engaged in playing music vol-

untarily, we had a commitment to theother membersof the group>,not only

.to help in running the show, but alsoto follow the largely very strictarrangements of the tunes. This ismore difficult than one might thinklistening to a live group, but oneperson not quite sure of What shouldhappen next means a disjointed anddismal performance.

Secondly, strength of will. To beable to stir any spark of emotion(however expressed) from a smallnumber of not yet drunk, gossipingearly arriversat a dance is an achieve-

Dick Larbey (top) with his group and, right, pictured today.

ment. If the floor clears and peoplehead for the pub when you are per-forming-start again-from thebeginning!

Finally, sheer physical strength!This is best illustrated by analysinga typical night's performance. In theabsence of a paid road manager whosweats and grunts and drives in orderthat one may simply walk on stage,perform and go home-a luxuryafforded only to those groups earningenough to pay such an animal-thenight's programme reads somethinglike this:-

Half a Hammond!We climbed into the van, crammedwith gear,and drove to the establish-ment at which the group was appear-ing. This involved considerablejourneys. We encountered numeroustrips to London, Cambridg.e,.New-market and even Brighton and Sut-ton-in-Ashfield, to say nothing ofAbertillery!

Ignoring the cramping pain shoot-ing down our legs we unloaded thevan. Normal amplifiers and loudspeakercabinets were heavy enough,but we were unfortunate enough tofeature a Hammond organ. This mon-ster was about the size of a modernupright piano but twice as heavy.The manufacturers made life easierby sawing the thing in half. Goodthinking, you may say, but theillusion is shattered by the fact thatthe lower half could be picked upand carried by one person.The upperhalf still needed four persons tocarry it!

I recall one particular venue inCambridge where all the gear had tobe carried up no less than sevenflights of stairs. Thoroughly ex-hausted by humping gear about thenext job was to unpack it, set it upon stage and tune the instruments(surprise!).

We then started playing, usuallyworking up a nice sweat for our

trouble. The performance over andeven more thoroughly exhausted, thegear was dismantled, packed up, andheaved into the waiting van. Wethen drove home, to complete thejourney at an unearthly hour in themorning.

Irate CopsAdded to this were all the tusslesof irate policemen who could notimagine why our van should beparked on a double yellow line withgear strewn all over the road/pave-ment/forecourt, irate caretakers whocould not imagine why it shouldhave taken more than two minutesflat to pack up our gear and go, orwhy the drummer should havedriven 6-inch nails into the stage inorder to secure his bass drum. Iratepromoters who could not imaginewhy we should have asked such anexhorbitant fee for such trivial effortand finally irate agents who couldnot imagine why they should give usour90%!

Nevertheless,it was great fun andI thoroughly enjoyed every minute ofit; so next time you think the groupis lousy, give them a hand all thesame,if not for the music, then for theeffort they are putting in just tryingto please you.

What? The Young Girls?After that lot, you must be joking!

YOUNG GENERATION CORNER

Meet the third member of the Club.She is Samantha Mullick, 3;t years.Samantha is the daughter of Alison,John Speller's secretary, and her-husband, Ashis.

ObituariesWe were all saddened by the recentdeath of Gladys Pledger. Gladys,who joined us in September, 1947,was one of the pioneers who didmuch towards laying the foundationsfrom which Plysu grew to the Com-pany it is today.

Her cheerful personality, her in-tegrity and skills will be a great lossto the Industrial Division.

To her relatives and many friendswe extend our deepest sympathy.

We deeply regret to report the deathin a motor accident of Miss D. R.Casey (Industrial) during the lateevening of Friday, 12th November,1971. The funeral at St. Marv'sRoman Catholic Church on Thurs-day, 18th November, was attendedby many of her colleagues andfriends.

WANTED-One GuitaristSince November, 1970, I have beena partner in a Folk Group known tomany and called 'Postscript'. Itstarted with just Penny Barker ofFlitwick, on six string guitar and my-self lead singer, hence the PS.

After three months of singingtogether, we decided to add to thesound. What we wanted was atwelve string guitar, with a harmonyvoice and someone that could tella few jokes (the kind a girl cannottell on stage!)

Ads. were put in the local paperand soon we received a call from afellow called Clive Rudd who livesin Ampthill. Clive used to play in apop group, so the change was a bigone as the music was completelydifferent. So we worked hard to-gether, however, and he became thethird part of the Group.

For the past year the group haveplayed cabaret at Dinner- Dances,been guest artistes at Ivinghoe FolkFestival,Folk Clubs around Beds.andBucks., plus a block-booking at theCross Keys, Pulloxhill, and even aCatholic Club in Bedford-to namebut a few.

In December, Clive however, leftus, which is very sad because wehavea good thing going, but we wishhim luck with his new group.

So, if there is a twelve stringguitar player or even a double bassplayer in Plysu who would like tojoin a 'going concern', please let meknow.

SHAHN scan.5

Mainly for WomenAre you still suffering from post-Christmas andNew Year bulge. Columnist Elizabeth Berg suggests ...

HOW TO LOSE TENPOUNDS IN TEN DA YSChristmas and New Year may be a memory now, but how about all thatfestivity food? Are the effects of the turkey, pudding and mince pies still withyou in the form of extra inches on your waist, hips and elsewhere? If so, nowis the time to shed those unwanted pounds before they become a permanentfeature. And even if you're not too unhappy with your outline, a little bit ofdieting could mean all the difference between a reasonable figure and a superone-male and female!if you want to speed up the effect of your diet even more and firm up yourfigure in double quick time, you will need to help things along with exercise.This means finding a quiet period of the day when you can devote a full15 minutes to a simple bend, stretch and hold routine.

Since rapid results are the bestincentive for sticking with any diet,I've drawn up an eating programmewhich will enable you to lose up to10 Ibs. (or more) in ten days. There-after you should be able to maintaina steady 2 lb. loss each week on aless drastic but nonetheless veryeffective reducing programme.

High ProteinStage one of our 'Save Your Figure'campaign involves ten days on astrict high protein diet. This will havethe effect of increasing the rate atwhich your body burns up food byaround 40-50 per cent and willenable you to loose weight veryrapidly indeed. It's a very simple dietto follow: it doesn't involve lots offood weighing and measuring and itwon't leave you feeling sick andhungry half way between meals.

For breakfast you eat half or awhole grapefruit and at intervalsduring the rest of the day, a total of~ lb. of fish and a minimum of 1 lb.of meat. You can drink as much tea,coffee or sugarless fruit drinks as youlike but keep the milk in tea andcoffee to a minimum, use sweetenersinstead of sugar and forget that beerand spirits exist.

Now, before you dismiss this dietas impractical or even impossible for

Winter clothes are wonderful weight con-cealers, but come the Spring, you're goingto have to disrobe and reveal all! Word isthat the warmer weather will bring a cropof super clothes that need a slim figure to dothem justice ... bell-bottomed trousers,sleek midriff hugging sailor tops, figurefitting dresses.

Typical of the return to slimmer lineclothes is this sophisticated dress byHorrockes Fashions which is perfect forSpring and Summer party wear. In 100 percent washable cotton, it has gorgeous'handkerchief' sleeves edged with fine lace.

Choose from a royal/olive and purplecombination of colours, or how aboutblack/mustard/cerise. Both versions areavailable in sizes 12 to 18 and cost around£12'50.

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Elizabeth Berg, is one of Britain'stop writers, particularly onwomen's subjects, and will becontributing periodically to PlysuPeople. If you follow her adviceon dieting successfully, watchout for her next article-a simplebut effective course of exercisesto "firm up the flab." It isscheduled to appear in our nextissue.

you to follow, consrcer how muchvariety and flexibility it in fact offersyou. The fish dishes in your dietcould be grilled bloaters, steamed orsmoked haddock, steamed or grilledtrout, cod, kippers, lobster, mussels oreven eels, if you so fancy.

Meat courses can be equallyvaried, taking in grilled bacon andgammon, roast, grilled or casseroledbeef (use a meat extract cube and alittle water plus onion for seasoning,but not eating, when preparing cas-seroled meat), roasted or boiledpoultry, kidneys, liver, lamb, mutton,roast pork or chops, veal and all sortsof cold cooked meats like ham,tongue and pressed beef.

Ladies following this diet shouldbe sure to include liver or kidneys intheir menus on at least five of the tendays in order to ensure an adequateiron intake and everyone should takea daily multi-vitamin tablet obtain-able from your chemist.

Lunches during your working daycan take the form of a big helping ofcooked meat plus one or two hotdrinks and you can keep a few slicesof your chopped pork, turkey andham loaf or whatever, aside to eatwith your mid-morning coffee andafternoon tea.

On with confidenceAfter ten days on this diet you will befeeling and looking great and you canmove on with confidence to the nextstage of the programme-the slowbut steady weight loss. In order notto undo all the good work of thefirst ten days, you must re-introduceother foods gradually. During thefirst week of stage two, add an egg toyour breakfast menu, 4 ozs. of greenvegetables to your main meal of theday and allow yourself around 2 ozs.of cheese during the day.

During the second week, add astarch-reduced crispbread to yourbreakfast and beqin eating a littlefruit as a dessert-apples and orangesare fine but keep off bananas andgrapes.

By the third week you can slip inthe occasional potato with yourmain meal or take bread instead ofcrispbread at breakfast-but not both.

Stick with this less drastic form ofdieting for as long as it takes toreach your desired weight level. Thenkeep an eagle eye on your weight andif it starts creeping up again, putyourself back on the strict all-proteindiet for a couple of days.

By the way, while this diet is finefor people in normal good health,it may not be suitable for those withmedical conditions which require adiet containing a reasonable or evenhigh level of carbohydrates. If indoubt you should check with yourdoctor before embarking on yourreducing programme.

How Plysu's StaffDanced theOld Year Away • • •Plysu welcomed the festive season, as usual-in style-at thestaff dance on December 20th, It was yet another successfulget-together in the Canteen and once more our congratulationsto the organisers and to all who attended to make it such asuccess,

VIEWPOINTFROM THE FLOOR

Entering-a vast empty space surroundedby closely-packed people sitting moroselyenough at tables ... so what, make for thebar and get stuck in, except that many othershave the same idea ... just afterwardsand the bill is incredible ... but it isChristmas, .. swill some liquor-and somemore-and some more-and then readyfor the floor on to which some bravecouples have now ventured ... collidewith various angular personages whileother heavier personages rest their weighton the toe ... can always polish shoesbut what price my little toe on the rightfoot? ... amputation is almost painlessthey say, but who really knows? Aha,dinner/supper/the meal arrives, exceptthat it doesn't and after a queue a wicker-surrounded bird leaves grease everywhere(especially on partner's dress ... but it isChristmas ... more drink and suddenly abreath of fresh air seems desirable ...funny all the doors seem to be locked,now don't panic, this isn't Russia, theremust be some way out, can't be locked in... oh no, not locked in at ell, policelocked out, that's quite obvious when thethe sub-assistant-vice-under-deputyproduction manager proceeds to removehis clothes ... but it is Christmas, and theshock can be reduced at the bar andeveryone is laughing so either thepermissive age is come to Plysu or(another Scotch) life's not so bad after al!.

ANON.

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SportPlysu F.C.'sground-Yes, it's officialPlysu's F.C:s long search for a permanent pitch is now over-and from nextseason our team will really be able to show its paces-and, we hope, bootfulsof goals.

Mr. Maxwell told Plysu People "We have obtained agreement with the ownerto convert the field opposite the factory and it will be Plysu F.C:s during themonths September-April for, we hope, several seasons."We would have liked it to be available for the rest of this season but the fieldneeds flattening and laying out properly. By September, however, we shall beready to kick-off:'Bill Barnet is Chairman of the club and Dick Larbey-Honorary Secretary, and am'~ting was held on 19th January to discuss the club's current position, andto hear suggestions for fund raising activities.

The Changing Face of PlysuContinued from page 1

On the equipment front productionof half and one gallon bottles will befurther increased by the delivery oftwo more Uniloys. One is due inFebruary to make the new five litre'Compact' bottle and U.7 shouldarrive in May, tooled to make fivehalf-gallon bottles at a time. Ad-ditional machines are on order orbeing developed by the engineersto increase production of other con-tainers, notably the five gallon and25 litre R.70 which have proved sopopular during 1971.HousewaresOur range of housewares will con-tinue to expand and our design teamhas already got a number of attractivenew lines well advanced towards theproduction stage.

We hope to put more effort intoselling our housewares in Europethis year, looking forward to the daywhen our 'home' market will be en-larged by the 250,000,000 or sopotential customers in the CommonMarket.WeldingPlysu's original activity of High Fre-quency Welding will not be forgottenduring 1972. A further battery ofmodern welding machines are onorder and we are hoping to find someextra factory space for protectiveclothing production.

It is a very true saying that youcannot stand still in business. Thisapplies particularly to plastics whereit is very much a case of "progress orperish". Competition is intense butopportunities abound and Plysu isdetermined to be ready for theseopportunities as they come alongwith modern machines, methods-and above all plenty of factory space.

So who knows what the Plysuskyline will look like at this timenext year?

C. S. J. SUMMERLlN.

PlysuSocial Club

A further meeting of Plvsu's newSocial Club was held on 12thJanuary, and four additional membershave been elected to the committeeas a result of nominations.

They are Mrs. A. Perry (Industrial),Mrs. H. Wilson (Containers), Mr. M.Jenkins (Chipping) and Mr. J. Sin-field (Engineers).

Already on the committee (as report-ed in our last issue) are Joan Hartup,Tony Hollis, Kath Roslin, MarjorieMasters and Richard Large.

The Club is now looking for oppor-tunities to open up activities on anorganised basis. Suggestions forsections included: photography,table tennis, darts, keep fit anddancing lessons.

This is your Club and any help orideas in forming such sections willbe welcomed by the committee.

During the meeting, the draft ruleswere approved, subject to amend-ment,and it was agreed that a SocialClub notice board should be placedin each department.

An agreement has been reachedbetween Plysu Limited andThe General and MunicipalWorkers Union (LondonRegion), giving the Union thesole rights of negotiation onbehalf of the hourly paid em-ployees at the Woburn Sandsfactory.

Plysu Fishing ClubSeventeen members and guestsarrived to fish the last match of 1971on Tuesday, 28th December-quitea good turn out considering it was thetail-end of the Christmas festivities,and if some of the heads there feltheavier than the keep-nets, it wasnot too surprising.

What started as a mild sunnymorning very soon became muchcolder as the time wore on and, witl,a fresh breeze coming from the east,fingers soon became so cold as tomake the baiting of the hooks adifficult matter.

However, the catches were nottoo disappointing, the total weightat the weigh-in being 30 Ibs. 9 ozs.Four members not weighing in meantthat an average weight per com-petitor was 2 Ibs. 5 ozs. and that ismuch better than we have ever hadbefore in a match.

When you consider that most ofthe fish caught were very small,averaging about 1.t ozs. each withonly one or two above the 4 oz. mark,it will be appreciated that a lot ofwork went into making that total.

First and second places were wonby the visitors with the writer takingthird place. Placings:-1. P. Hartup, a worthy winner with

6 Ibs. 12 ozs.;2. J. Parkin with 4 Ibs. 1 oz.3. J. Sorenson with 4 Ibs. exactly.

Three other members have over2 lbs.. and another four with justunder 2 Ibs.The Wi Iy Carp

If this mild weather continues weshall probably continue to holdmatches up to the close season inMarch, certainly for as long asenough members remain interested.

In the next issue of Plysu People, Ihope to write about the largest of thefish in the lake, the wily Carp, andthe method I use for catching them.Not that I am expert by any means,but I have had some success withthem, having taken seven over 10 lbs.,the largest being 12~ lbs., and I canassure you that having once hookedone, you will be hooked for sure andany other fish will be tame bycomparison. JACK SORENSON.

NEWS, pleaseWe welcome news and views, com-ments and carps. This is yourjournal and your opportunity to putpen to paper. News to : .

Ethel Best, Raymond Hall-HousewaresEdna Ingram, Peter Anstey-ContainersKay Norman-IndustrialMark Suter-Main OfficeClaude Phillips-New Office off Canteen

HallDerek Sinfield-Moulding ShopElizabeth Keech-Print Room

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