From: Gary Stubbings
Subject: Where are they now? 1974-1982

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My first employment on leaving school in 1974, was at British Railways (SISD) at their Liverpool Street headquarters. People I recall, among many, are Andy Stannard (who I knew from our Broomfield, Essex, Cricket Club, all those years ago, introduced me to the job and assisted me to get an interview at BR), Steve Wiggins (his brother Andy), dear old Bert Gibbins, who (in that era we were allowed to smoke cigarettes in the office) let his cigarette get down to the very end of his ‘fag’ before immediately lighting another one. Gerry James, John Humphries, Gill Norman (from Herongate in Essex). Roy Woods (who used to stink the office out with his Camel cigarettes!), I also recall when the Christmas cigarettes came along (as ‘thank you gifts’ from contacts etc, ‘new starters’ like myself, were left with what was left. No nice tipped Rothmans, B& H etc as Bert Gibbins and Gerry James etc took those!) A lot of us moved on to the Sealink UK HQ at Eversholt House, Euston. Names that come to mind are Linda Tierney who ‘became’ Linda Sacre after marrying Phil. David Dunn. I ‘celebrated the first part of my 21st birthday’ (October 5) in the King’s Arms which was directly opposite the office. Linda (Tierney) was there as was a girl called Hannah. Still got photos of those days (football trips to Calais, Rome, organised by the lovely man Mr Marsh). Other names have come to mind, Peter Manley, Michael Franks, John Gibb, Barrie Lovell, Dave Jenner). And I’ve still got a few of the old Sealink magazines, (a quarterly publication). Afterwards, I got the post of sports editor at the Essex Chronicle newspaper, a role that I held for 21 years before the role was made redundant. Still working though to pay the bills!! It would be great to hear from any former friends/colleagues, and if I’ve missed anybody out from those above, I apologize. Those years to me were great times and I made a lot of friends.