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Ledbury Preserves Roll Call
| Names ( Maiden ) Position held including dates where known |
| ADLER Shirley - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| ALLEN Tracey - Jam Lab... |
| AVRIL Henry - ... |
| BADHAM Charlie - ... |
| BAETJER Linda - ... |
| BAGHURST June - ... |
| BAGHURST Shirley - ... |
| BAKER Ken - Accounts... |
| BAKER Pam - ... |
| BAKER Ted - ... |
| BALDWIN David - Fitter... |
| BALDWIN Olive - ...from Bosbury |
| BALDWIN Roy - Plums...On holidays from University |
| BARBER Bill - Jam Lab... |
| BARNER Liz - Fruit Process... |
| BARNES Marge - Strawberry Plugging Supervisor's Assistant and Mincmeat Various 1960s... |
| BARNETT Arch - Finishing Room and Despatch... |
| BARNETT Bertha - ... |
| BARNETT Emily - ... |
| BARNETT Harry - ...Jean BARNETT's father |
| BARNETT Rose - ... |
| BEBBINGTON Christine - Secretary to Mr HODGES... |
| BEECH Mrs - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| BELCHER Paul - A Section... |
| BENNETT Don - Product Development... |
| BENNETT Toby - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| BERRY Leslie - ... |
| BERRY Mrs - Juice Line... |
| BERRY Sandra - Process...Oh heck I worked there as well about 1985/6 in process- FLIPPING FREEZING, taking eyes out of grapefruits, sorting strawberries, picking stones out of peaches - the excitement lol |
| BETAMBEAU Steve - Fitter... |
| BETAMBEAU Vi - ... |
| BEVAN John - ... |
| BEVAN Josie - ...1949 |
| BISHOP George - Office... |
| BLAKE Phyllis - ... |
| BONNETT Andrew - Managing Director 1981 |
| BOWATER Jimmy - ... |
| BRACE ( Paul ) Elizabeth - Reception and Strawberry Plugging...1960s Worked in reception on the telephone switchboard, an old one with plugs to put into the numbers. Remember we were the first firm in Ledbury to have the electronic switchboard with lights! Also did strawberry plugging, during the season, 6am to 9am and then dashed round to the office to start in there. Those were the days. We had some good fun. |
| BRACE Lorna - ... |
| BRACE Morris - ... |
| BRANDT Colin - ... |
| BRIMMEL Andy - Fruit Process... |
| BRIMMEL Sue - Jam Lab... |
| BRIMMELL Vanessa - Office 1978 work experience... |
| BROOKS Ann - Strawberry Plugging...After spending the day fruit picking either at Hilltop or the Withers during the school hols. |
| BROOKS Peter - Distribution Warehouse... |
| BROOKS Val - ... |
| BUNN Bev - ...Jam Lab Robertsons Era |
| BUNN Margaret - ... |
| BUNN Samuel - Maintenance Shop...1960's until his death in 1970. Also helped DJ at social occasions |
| BUNN Steve - Supervisor... |
| BURGESS Roland - Distribution Warehouse... |
| BURNS Phil - Distribution... |
| BURTON Gwen - ... |
| CAFFULL Kathleen - Dispatch 1970s 1980s... |
| CAFFULL Douglas - Maintenance 1970s 1980s... |
| CALE Derek - ... |
| CALLAN ALbert - General Manager - Early 1930s became Director.. |
| CARLESS Cissy - Plums... |
| CESSARIO Doris - ...Started in 1941 |
| CHUMBLEY Rob - ... |
| CLACK Miss - In the Laboratories... |
| CLARKE Allan - Juice / security...From 1973 - 2008 one of the last to leave RHM, just completed 35 years till the end RHM... |
| CLARKE Mike - Juice |
| COLLISON Marje - ...Jean BARNETTS's mum |
| COLE ( Fortey ) Barbara - Forklift Truck Driver |
| COLE Benjamin - Driver |
| COLE Geoffrey - Driver |
| COLE Linda - Strawberry plugging...1967 with friend Janet MORRIS ( Clarke ) |
| COLLINGBOURNE Richy - Supervisor... |
| COLWELL Vera - Jam Line - 1960s |
| CONWAY Corinne - Highlevel, B section, juice lab + loads more... |
| CONWAY David - 9oz line on filler... |
| CONWAY Edie - Canteen... |
| CONWAY Linda - Juice Line... |
| COOK Shirley - ... |
| COOKE Kate - ...Robertsons Era |
| COOKE Mrs - ... |
| COULTAS ( Baker ) Jenny - Strawberry Plugging ... I worked there before and after school and during school hols in 1963 and 64 - hated it. |
| CREWS Jean - ...In the evenings |
| DANIELS Angela - Fruit Process... |
| DAVENPORT Beryl - Main Office ...1947 |
| DANIELS Robert - B Section... |
| DAVIES Colin - Fruit Process |
| DAVIES Gwen - ... |
| DAVIES Maggie - Strawberry Plugging ...School hols plugging strawbs, passed out one sat morning and blacked my eye went on to work evenings 5/10 on the famous juice line stacking Then graduated to one of those little pallet truck machines brilliant time, then switched to days on jam line, not so good I had my mum Thelma HOPKINS as a boss argh bad move at the time, left for good in 1985 |
| DAVIES Reg - ... |
| DAVIES Robert - Distribution Warehouse... |
| DAVIES Susan - Accounts / Wages...Worked in accounts/wages in the 60's. |
| DAVIS Alec - Fitters Shop... |
| DAVIS Mandy - Fruit Process... |
| DAVIS Miss - Main Office...1947 |
| DAVIS Wayne - Warehouse... |
| DIPPLE Brian - ... |
| DIXON Elaine - Office...1976, 1977 and Part of 1978 |
| DIXON Ernie - Distribution Warehouse... |
| DORRINGTON Michelle - ...I worked there straight after school. YTS back then. Had many a laugh and met some good friends. Shame it's all gone. Worked in most of the departments. Good times |
| DYER ( Woodward ) Rosemary - Strawberry plugging...1967 with friend Janet MORRIS ( Clarke ) |
| EDGE Audrey - Strawberry plugging...Late 1970s, Didn't stay very long didn't like it!! |
| EDWARDS Bill - ...From Rushall |
| EDWARDS Ruth - ...1954 |
| EHRLICH Dolly - A Section |
| EHRLICH Paul ( Tommo ) - Fruit Process... |
| EHRLICH Shaun - Apprentice Electrician Started 1986 left in 1996, great memories from the Pozzie!!.. |
| ELLIS ( Evans ) Marje - ... |
| ELLIS Mike - ... |
| ELVINS Alma - ... |
| EMBREY Jenny - Office... |
| EVANS David - ...1993 |
| EVANS Eddie - Distribution Warehouse... |
| EVANS Karen - Distribution Warehouse... |
| EVANS Kim - ...I worked there for 5 Weeks in the summer hols in 2000 |
| FLEETWOOD Terry - ...I worked there for 15 years it was a great place to work then, more family than anything else, even the arguments were like family ones, things change mores the pity |
| FLETCHER Ken - ... |
| FLYNN John - ... |
| FORD Paul - Juice...I worked on juice line in the 90s |
| FOSTER Margaret - ... |
| FOSTER Sandra - ... |
| FOX Kath - Tin Room For Years... |
| FOX Maria - ... |
| FOX Sandy - ... |
| FRENCH Eric - Fruit Process... |
| GEORGE Clive - ... |
| GEORGE Ian - ... |
| GLADWIN Polly - ... |
| GOBEY ( Selwyn ) Doreen... - ... |
| GORDON Hilary - ... |
| GOULD Joan - ... |
| GOODWIN Nick - In the laboratories... |
| GORIN Colin - .. |
| GOUGH Dorothy - ... My Gran used to bring the blue and white M & S tins home...Jenny |
| GOUGH Jessie - Mincemeat... I worked there on the mincemeat, had to put jars on to catch it, if you got it wrong the mincemeat went any where but in the jars, I thinkthey were glad to move me |
| GRAY Sandra - Strawberry Plugging 1967 |
| GREEN Robert - ... |
| GREEN Tim - ... |
| GREENING Barry - Forklift Truck Driver... |
| GREENING Dave - ... |
| GREENING Ivor - ... |
| GREENING Jean - ... |
| GRIMES Jane - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| GRIMES Mr - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| GRINNEL Neil - Mincemeat In Charge... |
| GUEST Amy - ... |
| GUFFOG - ... |
| GWYNNE Brian - Maintenance from 1989 - 1994 |
| HABBITS ( Cox ) Mary - Capping and Sealing Early 1960s... |
| HAINES Brian - L/Hand, High Level Boiler, + Others...I started at the Jam Factory and worked on D section production line, then operated the Labeling machine, Capping machine, Filling machine.I was shown how to work the New Glass Depalletiser by Rob Daniels and then took than on. I later worked with Ron Hambling in High Level and I then became Leading Hand and was the Jam Boiler when he left.. Worst job there.. cleaning out the cooling tower on a Sat morning... |
| HALL Catherine ( Kitty ) -In the 70's on different departments and later in the canteen... |
| HALL Nellie - Jam... |
| HAMBLING Ron - ... |
| HAMMOND Dave - ... |
| HANDLEY Dave - ... |
| HANFORD Gerald - Maintenance 40 years |
| HARRIS ( Evans ) Dorothy - ... |
| HAYDEN Mark - ... |
| HELMES Martha - ...Mincemeat |
| HENCHER Chris - A Section...I worked here 76 onwards |
| HICKEY Pat - Strawberry Canning Machine...Worked there between 'A' levels and starting my apprenticeship. Started on the strawberry canning machine, stacking the cans on the pallets, through marmalade boiling to loading plums into the plum boiler - quite illegally driving a forklift truck on the night shift. |
| HILL Colin - A Section... |
| HILL Joanne - ...Robertsons Era |
| HILL Sheila - ... |
| HILL Tracey - ... Ive worked there on many occasions, recently The Mill season with all the boys, then re-work until last week, lots of fun had |
| HODGES John - ... |
| HODGES Walter - The Boss 1937/38 joined sales, 1950s Managing Director... |
| HODGETTS Shelagh - Office / Secretary...Mid 1970s |
| HOOD Sharon - D Section... |
| HOPKINS Lil ( Gwynne ) - Jam 1949-53 / 1978 - 96 jam labelling... |
| HOPKINS Mandi ( Grinnell ) - ... |
| HOPKINS Sandra - ... |
| HOPKINS Thelma - ...For a lot of years |
| HOSKINS Julie - ... |
| HOSKINS Keith - Label Machine B section...1970s |
| HOSKINS Maggie - ... |
| .HUMPHRIES Kerin - ... |
| JACKSON Mrs - ... |
| JAGAN Imric - Food Scientist 1960s |
| JENKINS Bert - Finishing Room and Despatch |
| JENKINS Robert - ... |
| JENKINS Sonia - ...I remember working there after school sometimes and I left ledbury when i was 10 yrs old |
| JOHNS ( Evans ) Sarah - Jam line , juice line and canteen 1981 - 2008 |
| JOHNSON Mrs - ...Wendys mum |
| JONES Brian - Fitter... |
| JONES Christine - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| JONES Dave ' Pitbull ' - ... |
| JONES David - Process Dept... Worked in process dept from 1981 to 1985 great times |
| JONES Dave ' Pitbull ' - ... |
| JONES Dorothy - ... daughter of Llewellyn married Albert CALLAN |
| JONES Ethel - ... daughter of Llewellyn |
| JONES Jenny - ... |
| JONES Llewellyn - Works Manager - Early 1930s became Director... |
| JONES Monica - Main Office 1946 |
| JONES Myrtle - ... |
| JONES Pauline - Canteen ... I worked there before I got married with Hannah KIDD, Evelyn WORTHINGTON, Nesta SHAKESHEFF, and Eddie CONWAY |
| JONES Susan - Colour room / jam lab / qc... |
| JONES Watkin - ... |
| KALE Dora - ...1949 |
| KANSY Joyce - ... |
| KEMPTON Lucy - Reception / Distribution ...Worked on reception and then distribution. Had some great times! |
| KENNARD Doris - Distribution Warehouse... |
| KIDD Hannah - Canteen... |
| KING Cissy - ... |
| KING Gill - Forklift Truck Driver... |
| KING Sally - Plums... |
| KNIGHT Geoff - Deputy Manager to Llewellyn JONES became Works Manager on death Llewellyn JONES |
| LAMBERT Peter - ... |
| LAWRENCE ( Gough ) Jenny - Strawberry Plugging...I did a season strawberry plugging. Mrs JONES ( Sheila THICK's mum) took me under her wing. Everyone laughed 'cos I wore rubber gloves. About 1970/71. I earned a shed load of money but didn't like it much. |
| LEE Beryl - ... |
| LEGGIT Debbie - ... |
| LIMB ( Davis ) Margaret - Canteen... |
| LIMB Mr - Maintenance / engineering team... |
| LISSEMAN Keith - Whip area... |
| LLWEWLLYN Phil - ... |
| LLEWELLYN Tina - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| LLOYD Lyn - Process and jab lab, lots of happy memories and loads of fun !! Oops !! Yeh sorry Cindy MITCHELL, my aim was never very good !!! |
| LOADER Bert - Fruit Process... |
| LOADER Sylvia - Fruit Process... |
| LOADER Trevor - Whip area... |
| LOCKE John - Jam Lab... |
| LOVERIDGE Marion - ... |
| LOXTON Catherine - Started on A section then worked in the Jam Lab. 1987 until it closed. Best place ever to work |
| LUCKING GEOFF - ... |
| LYES Chris - Forklift Truck Driver... |
| MADDOX Nancy - ...Started in 1936 |
| MANN Jayne - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| MANNS Amanda - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| MANNS Dave - Jam Lab... |
| MANNS Eileen - Mincmeat Various 1960s |
| MANNS Grace - ... |
| MANNS Melvin - ... |
| MANNS Phil - A section jam boiler, leading hand also high level... |
| MANNS PEDLINGHAM Sara - Canteen...I worked in the canteen when I was 16. Used to nick money and cigs from my dad every time he came for his break and he used to try and get me to give him extra food lol |
| MANNS Steve - High Level... |
| MARSH ( Pedlingham ) May - ... |
| MARSHALL Erwin - ... |
| MARSHALL Ingrid - Factory...Mid 1970s |
| McALPINE Lynne - Jam Lab... |
| McCARTHY Roy - ... |
| McQUAID Mike - ...1964 - 2005 |
| MINCHIN Poppy - Fruit process Supervisor... |
| MITCHELL Cindy - Fruit Process...OMG memories!! I was made redundant in 1991, Yes Lyn LLOYD do you remember throwing that grapefruit and it hit me in the back!! |
| MITCHELL Ev - Canteen... |
| MORGAN Dean - ... |
| MORGAN Derek - ... |
| MORGAN Peter - ... |
| MORGAN Ron - ... |
| MORRIS Barbara - ...There in 1953 |
| MORRIS Enis - ... |
| MORRIS ( Clarke ) Janet - Strawberry Plugging ... Went plugging after school / Sat morning 1967 was only 11 wouldn't happen in this day, my friends went too it was brilliant. My auntie worked there Freda TAYLOR. One friend being Rosemary DYER ( Woodward ) and we were in primary school |
| MORRIS May - ... My mum, May worked there for donkeys years until she retired...Brian |
| MORRIS MR - Driver ...Dad worked there too as a driver but left in about 1960 ish to work at Chapmans...Brian |
| MORRIS Mrs - 12oz Tapered Jams... |
| MORRIS Shaun - Distribution Warehouse... |
| MOWBERRY Violet - Switchboard Ooperator 1945... |
| NEALE Sheila - ... |
| PANTER Bob - ... |
| PANTER Sandra - ... |
| PARRY ( Fleetwood ) Betty - Mincemeat... |
| PARRY Ted - ... |
| PARISH ( Lawrence ) Jane - Strawberry Plugging - I remember strawberry plugging sorry cant remember the date but if I recall there was lots of us... |
| PARTRIDGE Dorothy - ... |
| PAYNE Sharon - Jam... |
| PEARCE Jan - ...1960s |
| PENWARNE Fiona - Sewing Room ...I did holiday work in the sewing room and got told off for finishing the work too quickly!! |
| PERREL Gillie - Finish Room and Despatch |
| PERKS Ivor - ... |
| PERKS Janet - ... |
| PEVERALL John - Fitter... |
| PHILLIPS ( Preedy ) Carole - Strawberry Plugging... |
| PHILLIPS Ian - Distribution Warehouse... |
| PHILLIPS Pat - Security... |
| PHILLIPS Rob - ... |
| PLAYER Vic - Finish Room and Despatch |
| PONTER Chris - Fitter Juice/Jam...Started in 1984 |
| PONTER Dorothy - Jam Lab... |
| PONTER Godfrey - ... |
| POOLE Roy - Personnel Manager...1962 |
| POWELL Ann - Offices...Mid 1970s |
| POWELL Eve - ... |
| POWELL Freda - ... |
| PREECE Mrs - ... |
| PREEDY Duncan - ...Robertsons Era |
| PREEDY Kath - ... |
| PREEDY Louise - ...Robertsons Era |
| PREEDY May - ... |
| PREEDY Pauline - ...Robertsons Era |
| PREEDY Phil - ...Robertsons Era |
| PRESLEY Anita - ... |
| PRESLEY ( Crews ) Judy - Colour room / juice lab / Qc ...I worked in colour room with Marge PROBERT left in 1982. My mum Jean CREWS worked there in the evenings, I used to take fish and chips to them on a Friday, o happy days. My nan Dolly ERLICH worked there as well on A section. |
| PRITCHARD Wendy - ... |
| PROBERT ( Taylor ) Margery - ...Started in 1942 had a year off in 1948 still there in 1974 |
| PUGH ( PHILLIPS ) ( GWYNNE ) Beat - ... |
| REYNOLDS Renee - 12oz Tapered Jams... |
| RICHARDS Paul - ... |
| RICHARDSON Florence - ...There in 1953, worked hand filling the the tins of hams in the really old days, she was in one of the photo that where in the LEDBURY preserves book |
| ROBERTS Annie - Office...1960s 1970s also secretary of the Social Club in the 70s and 80s |
| ROBERTS Jack - Lorry Driver / Lorry Maintenance Mid 30s to mid 50s...My father worked there as a lorry driver through the war to London and back, then later between Ledbury and Scotland on the old roads no motorways then. He had to retire early from poor health, but latterly could not drive the big lorries or the distances, and went inside to do the maintenance on the vehicles...Ann JOHNSON |
| ROSE Cheryl - ... |
| SAUNDERS Beverley - ...I also worked here in the long hot summer of '76, after finishing 6th form. It was so hot that we had to start work at 6:30 am and finish at 2:30 pm |
| SAUNDERS Helen - Fruit Process...I worked in process on the evening shift 6pm till 10pm my supervisor was Steve BUNN |
| SAUNDERS Lil - ...I remember your mum Lil she was very kind to me when I first started showed me the ropes and took me under her wing, good old days..Corinne |
| SAUNDERS Linda - Fruit Process... |
| SAVOURY Don - ... |
| SHAKESHEFF Frank - ... |
| SHAKESHEFF NESTA - Canteen... |
| SHAW Janette - Strawberry Plugging... |
| SINKER Ed - ...A true gentleman and American |
| SMITH David - Maintenance |
| SMITH Gary - ... Had some funny times at the jam factory. Some good people work at that place great times. |
| SMITH Jim - ... |
| SMITH Lillian - Strawberry Plugging Supervisor and Mincmeat Various 1960s... |
| SMITH Lorraine - Reception...Mid 1970s |
| SMITH Mary - ... |
| SMITH Richard ' Buford ' - ... |
| SMITH Tim - Distribution warehouse...I worked more hours there than any other place I have worked, but it was a fantastic place to be. Then RHM foods took over and it was never the same. |
| SMITH Tom - Supervisor...Tom was in charge of "C" section when I was there, lovely man.. Brian HAINES |
| SOUTHERN F H Ricky - Salesman...1960s |
| STEPHENS Ivor - ... |
| STEVENS Jacky - ... |
| STURGE Arthur - ... |
| STURGE Dave - ...40 years |
| STURGE Polly - ...Started in 1959 |
| TAYLOR Beaty - ... |
| TAYLOR Freda - ... |
| TAYLOR Gwen - ... |
| TAYLOR Sarah - Office ... 1980 - 1988 many memories |
| TAYLOR Sue - ... |
| THOMAS Dave - ... |
| THOMPSON Harvey - ... |
| THWAITES Alan - ... |
| TOMKINS Barry - ... |
| TOMPKINS Jenny - High Level...From Ross |
| TRIGG Paul - Distribution Warehouse... |
| VICARAGE Nesta - ... |
| WAINRIGHT Carole - Mincemeat... |
| WALL Brian - Forklift Truck Driver 1960s |
| WALTERS Bill - Finishing Room and Despatch later Transport Manager - 1931 -1969... |
| WATERS Jenny - ... |
| WATERS Joan - ... |
| WATKINS Andrew - ...Put me off jam for life |
| WATKINS Barbara - ... |
| WATKINS ( Cole ) Marjorie - ... |
| WATKINS Jeanie - Fruit Process...Tin Room trays were washed here it was part of fruit process |
| WATKINS Kathy - Fruit Process...Tin Room trays were washed here it was part of fruit process |
| WATKINS Mary - ...My great aunt (Mary WATKINS) worked there for years. I mostly remember the Lemon Curd she would bring home......and mincemeat too. Janet MEREDITH |
| WATKINS Neville - Product Development... |
| WATKINS Terry - ... |
| WEAVER Graham - Forklift Driver Mid 70s... |
| WESLEY John - ... |
| WHEELER Paul - Fruit Process... |
| WHEELER Ian - ... |
| WHEELLER Mrs - ... |
| WHITE Denise - High Level...From Ross |
| WILKINS Daisy - Sewing Room & Union Rep - dates unknown... |
| WILKINS Faye - Stawberry Plugger & 'P' relief - A section glass... |
| WILKINS Gwen ( Smith ) - ... |
| WILLIAMS Amy - Juice Line... |
| WILLIAMS Colin - ... |
| WILLIAMS Colin - ... |
| WILLIAMS Joan - Jam Lab... |
| WOOD Roger - Mechanic?...Mid 1970s |
| WOODHOUSE Mark - Fitter... |
| WORTHINGTON Evelyn - ... |
| WORTHINGTON Gwilym - Driver...Mid 1970s |
| WORTHINGTON Teresa - ... |
| YOUNG Edna - ...Robertsons Era |
| Unknown Nina - Mike McQuaids secretary... |
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