@Ford163 - April 2016

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FordNews
Monthly magazine for Ford people in the UK
April 2016
Road racers
Launch of Team Ford
EcoBoost women’s
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Editorial
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Ford of Britain chairman and managing director
Andy Barratt shares his news and views
I am delighted to tell you that we have enjoyed a hugely successful March
for vehicle sales, with the whole of the Ford of Britain team pulling together
to make it a month to remember.
This would not have been possible, of course, without the hard work of
our Ford Transport Operations colleagues, whose 168 road transporters
deliver more than half of all Ford vehicles sold, as you will read elsewhere
in this issue.
In addition to a huge sales month, in March we introduced our dealers to
a broadened Ford Vignale range at the Geneva Motor Show – Mondeo
Vignale, Edge Vignale, S-MAX Vignale and concept Kuga Vignale.
During the month, we also increased to 68 the number of FordStores in
the UK – the premium dealerships which both sell and service our Vignale
range, together with the exciting new Ford Mustang.
We are now looking to strengthen our dealer offering further with 12 more
Transit Centres to add to the existing nationwide network of 107 Transit
Centres already providing a specialist sales and service offering to our
commercial vehicle customers.
Not only are we building and selling a hugely successful CV range, but
we are providing customers with the best back-up available.
With an excellent March behind us, we are in to another huge month,
with an expectation of excellent April vehicle sales and more than a little
excitement during the month when the brilliant new Ford GT makes its race
debut at Silverstone, which I know many of you will be there to see.
At the end of April we will have a considerable presence at the CV Show
at the NEC in Birmingham where, at the time of writing, we have more than
200 meetings with CV customers arranged.
Our success in the CV market matches our success in the car market;
thankfully, the economic confidence in the UK market remains incredibly
strong, which is obviously important for us in Ford of Britain, and for the
financial vibrancy of Ford of Europe.
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Fleet awards for S-MAX and TrustFord dealers
The Ford S-MAX is Britain’s best seven-seat people carrier – and that’s
official; it won the title in the prestigious annual Fleet News Awards.
The award judges said: “There’s a widely held belief that people carriers
aren’t exciting – well no-one told Ford. The S-MAX is an
excellent drive which appeals to the driver’s heart as well
as the fleet’s head with its strong residuals and competitive
running costs. It even sneaks in under 130g/km. Offering a
full seven seats, this is a spacious MPV with ample boot
room even with all the seats in use.”
The Fleet News Award for being best fleet dealer was
WINNER
Best Seven-seat
won by TrustFord, the world’s largest dedicated Ford dealer
People Carrier
group, which is wholly owned by Ford Motor Company
TrustFord, which has 65 UK dealerships employing more than 3,000
people, was formerly Ford Retail, with five dealer groups – Polar Ford,
Dagenham Motors, Lindsay Ford, Brunel Ford and Heartlands Ford.
Ford’s national fleet manager, Claire Killwick, is pictured receiving the
S-MAX award from Fleet News editor Stephen Briers.
Ford backs women’s cycling
Ford has partnered with some of Britain’s
best up-and-coming women cyclists to form
Team Ford EcoBoost.
The brand new team will compete in the
British Cycling Women’s Road Series; the
partnership complements Ford’s Team Sky
partnership, and gives the Company significant links across both men’s and women’s
cycling.
Ford will have significant exposure in a
growing sport that appeals to people of all
ages, with at least two million Britons
cycling at least once a week.
Ford is providing the team with five
vehicles – a Ford Mondeo Vignale estate,
Ford Transit Custom and three Ford EcoSports, all in a striking new team livery; the
partnership will showcase the cutting edge
technology of the EcoBoost engines which
power both the Mondeo and EcoSports.
Team captain is Nikki Juniper, the most
consistent UK domestic rider, winner of the
2015 Women’s Matrix fitness tour series,
holding on to both the sprinter’s jersey and
overall jersey, and 2015 national Criterium
champion.
She will lead the nine-strong team
through a busy road race calendar which
will see them competing up to September.
The other team members are Charline
Joiner, Lizzie Holden, Henrietta Colbourne,
Julie Erskine, Charlotte Broughton, Anna
Turvey, Clover Murray and Adele Martin.
Team Ford EcoBoost
captain Nikki Juniper with
Ford of Britain marketing
director Lisa Brankin and
two of the team’s new
vehicles, a Ford Mondeo
Vignale estate and Ford
Transit Custom, both in
Team Ford EcoBoost’s
striking new livery. Ford is
also providing the team
with three similarly-liveried
Ford EcoSport SUVs
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Focus RS is
Top Gear’s
Car of the
Year 2016
More than 2,000
UK orders for Edge
More than 2,000 UK orders have been
taken for the all-new Ford Edge since
January as right-hand drive models begin to
roll off the production line – and more than
1,000 UK customers have taken delivery of
their new Ford Mustangs.
Data reveals that the flagship Edge Sport
model is the most popular choice, making
up more than half of the orders, while just
five per cent opted for the lead-in Zetec.
A majority 61 per cent have chosen the
210PS bi-turbo 2.0-litre TDCi diesel engine
with Powershift automatic transmission and
the most popular colours are Shadow Black
(19 per cent), Electric Spice (15 per cent)
and Ruby Red (13 per cent).
Ford of Britain chairman and managing
director, Andy Barratt, said: “The whole UK
team and extensive Ford dealer network are
very excited by this exceptionally fast sales
start of the new Edge.
“With our existing EcoSport and Kuga
SUV models enjoying healthy sales growth,
there isn’t a better time to launch our new
flagship Edge SUV.”
Available in Zetec, Titanium and Sport
series – and with a choice of 180PS 2.0-litre
TDCi diesel engine with six-speed manual
transmission, or 210PS bi-turbo 2.0litre
TDCi diesel with six-speed PowerShift
automatic transmission – the all-new Edge
is well-equipped as standard, offering Ford
intelligent all-wheel drive, Active Noise
Control, Pedestrian Detection, Ford DAB
Audio with SYNC 2 connectivity system,
privacy glass and 19in alloy wheels.
Other cutting-edge features available
include Adaptive Steering, which automatically optimises the steering response
according to vehicle speed, making it easy
to manoeuvre at low speeds, while remaining precise and intuitive at higher speeds;
and Front Wide View Camera, which makes
restricted visibility junctions or parking
spaces easier to negotiate.
The Edge arrives in Ford’s UK dealerships
this summer priced from £29,995 – joining
the increasingly popular Kuga ‘family-sized’
SUV from £19,995 and EcoSport compact
SUV from £14,445.
The Ford Focus RS has claimed the title of
BBC Top Gear magazine’s Car of the Year,
beating off serious competition from significantly higher priced models, such as Porsche
and Ferrari, to be the overall winner for one of
the most coveted awards in the motoring
industry.
Every year, Top Gear magazine rates and
reviews more than 300 new cars, with each
award winner selected by Top Gear’s expert
motoring journalists – including some help
from The Stig – and now the top 18 have
been named.
The Focus is the latest in the long line of
fast Fords to carry the iconic RS badge and
the judges described it as a car that “combines such vivid personality with real
practicality and serves it up at such a
tempting price. Naturally, it also picked up a
second award in the Hot Hatch category, said
Top Gear.
“With a £29,995 price tag, the Ford Focus
RS is one of the cheapest cars on the list with
a top speed of 165mph and hitting 0-62mph
in 4.7 seconds. Winning Car of the Year is no
stranger to Ford; the Fiesta ST also won the
award in 2013.”
Top Gear magazine editor-in-chief, Charlie
Turner, said: “The Focus RS really is the
complete package and claims our top award
ahead of other category winners costing ten
times as much.
“It delivers accessible performance and
entertainment, with looks and practicality
thrown in, and proves you don’t always need
to spend big money to have a huge amount of
fun.
“When it came to the voting, the decision
was unanimous – the Focus RS is a hugely
worthy winner of Car of The Year.”
Fiesta party
After 40 years of being one of Britain’s most
popular cars, the Ford Fiesta will be celebrated in a special birthday display at The
International Ford Show, at Sandown Park,
Surrey, on 30 April - 1 May.
Examples of all seven generations of
Fiesta, from the earliest Popular through to
the very latest ST, will form part of a standout
display marking the model’s anniversary.
n For details go to www.theinternationalfordshow.com
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Switching jobs for National
Apprentice Week at CEME
Alison Calnan, Alison Lickman and Andy Johnson
from Ford of Britain HR’s apprentice team learned
some skills from Ford apprentices when they visited
CEME, the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing
Excellence at Dagenham.
It was part of the National Apprenticeship Week
activities undertaken by the team.
“Our involvement started in the week before National Apprenticeship Week, when I was the speaker at the
Southend Business Breakfast talking about Ford, skills
and apprenticeships, together with two apprentices,”
said apprentice and skills manager Alison Calnan. “I
also represented the Essex Employment and Skills
Board at the launch of a careers network.”
During the week, there was a Ford input at a schools
careers fair in Basildon and school careers evenings
elsewhere in Essex. “Our apprenticeship schemes
provide excellent training and we have talented employees who are a credit to us,” said Alison.
“Our apprentices are often asked to represent the
Company at events such as meeting senior politicians,
attending careers events, or filming for Sky News, and
they represent Ford well.”
Apprentice Ryan Woolhead helps Ford of Britain apprentice and skills manager Alison Calnan make a centre punch on a lathe
Above: Alison Lickman works on an electrical test
panel with Conor McGuire
Left: Andy Johnson gets a helping hand from
Reece White to make a metal dustpan
Awards for Mustang and S-MAX
at UK Car of the Year 2016 event
The Ford Mustang has been named Best Coupe in the UK Car of the Year Awards 2016, and
the Ford S-MAX has been declared Best MPV.
Launched in 2014, the UK Car of the Year Awards are judged by 27 of Britain’s most-read
motoring journalists. They use their expertise to pick out the top performer in 12 vehicle
categories.
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Guess who dropped in on Dagenham?
An RAF Chinook helicopter visited Dagenham on a special mission, which Ford News will be able to tell you all about in the next issue. The tandem rotor Boeing
Chinook, based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire, stayed on the ground long enough for some Dagenham employees to get a close look at the RAF’s workhorse, part of a
fleet which has seen active humanitarian service.
Linda Cash pays a visit to TOps
Ford’s UK Transport Operations (TOps)
played host for a two-day visit by Ford
of Europe’s vice-president of manufacturing, Linda Cash.
Linda visited two of TOps’ main UK
sites. She spent a day in Dagenham,
where she was shown around the Jetty,
Outbound, Inbound, Central Repair
Garage and Rail departments, during
which time she also conducted reviews
of each.
While there, she had the opportunity
to climb inside the RAF Chinook,
pictured above, that had dropped in to
Dagenham, and meet some of the
crew.
The following day, Linda travelled up
to TOps’ depot in Speke, Liverpool,
where she met the supervisory team
and had an introduction to the site’s
operations, as well as conducting a
safety walk of the premises.
Pictured, from left, during the visit to
Dagenham are: European TOps
manager Graham Edwards, Linda
Cash, superintendent Mark Judd and
TOps UK manager Paul Arrowsmith
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End of an era as
Dagenham water
tower comes down
A 42.5-metre-tall water tower, which has stood
by the A13 on Ford’s Dagenham estate for more
than 80 years, is in the process of being removed.
The tower is being removed as the Dagenham
estate is smaller than it once was and no longer
needs the capacity of the unit, which was in need
of major refurbishment because of its age and the
effects of corrosion.
Put up in the 1930s, removal of the tower is
scheduled to be completed by mid-April, following
a 12-week deconstruction programme – which has
had a few delays due to bad weather.
It has been a challenging task for Ford to remove
the tower, as it is next to the High-Speed Rail link
and also 400kV overhead power lines; necessitating the presence of a Network Rail engineer to be
on site full-time until the tower was down to 16
metres in height.
Pictures by Don Hardy and David Keeler
TOps is tops for youngsters
A £500,000 Southampton Community Fund
(SCF), created by Ford following the closure
of the Southampton Transit plant in 2013,
has been used to set up a variety of
schemes helping young people in the
Southampton area.
Ford’s UK-based Transport Operations
(TOps) subsequently opened a facility in the
city and has used the SCF since to pair up
with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Community Foundation (HIWCF), The
Prince’s Trust and Southampton City
Council to explore several proposals that
provide technical and behavioural training to
young people in the area.
And a group of unemployed young
people were recently given their first step
into a career in construction, through a
project delivered by The Prince’s Trust and
funded by the SCF. The 12 young people,
aged 18-25, took part in a Get Into Construction programme, which was delivered
in partnership with Southampton City
College and the city council.
The two-week course held at the TOps
site in Southampton helped young people
gain the confidence and skills they need to
start a career in the construction industry.
Each young person was able to try their
hand at a number of trade skills including
carpentry, plumbing and bricklaying.
The group also completed a range of
construction-related qualifications and
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Young people undergoing training at the
Southampton TOps facility
secured a Construction Skills Certification
Scheme (CSCS) card, which is an industryessential qualification when working on a
construction site.
Ryan Miller, 19, who took part in the
programme, was unemployed and struggling to find a job, and heard about the
opportunity through JobCentre Plus.
He said: “The programme sounded like a
really good chance to get some hands-on
work experience and meet new people, so I
felt like I had nothing to lose by giving it a
go.
“I met some great new people and getting
the CSCS card felt like I had actually
achieved something.”
On completion of the programme, Ryan
secured a job as a trainee at an aerospace
company.
Ford of Britain chairman and managing
director Andy Barratt, said: “We are delighted that this project provided by The Prince’s
Trust has proved so successful. “The Ford SCF was established to
support the local community, especially with
educational and employment initiatives, and
the ‘Get Into’ programme fulfils this brief
precisely by providing targeted training for
young people that covers all the key areas
that can lead to these young people finding
employment.”
Commenting on the tie-up with the
HIWCF, Andy added: “We have chosen to
work with HIWCF because it has the local
knowledge and expertise to ensure that
support is provided to those most in need,
and it has strong working partnerships in
the areas where these funds are targeted.
This new fund is dedicated to helping young
people in Southampton and Eastleigh to
learn new skills and to help them to overcome barriers limiting their access to work.”
Toni Shaw, CEO of HIWCF, said: “We are
delighted to be working with Ford. The Ford
SCF will be of huge benefit to local young
people that are unemployed or seeking to
gain new skills.
“We will be working with local organisations to fund some exciting projects that
address the needs of these youngsters and
this fund will go on giving year after year to
support Southampton and Eastleigh.”
The women from Dunton, Warley and elsewhere who gathered in Dunton for the International Women’s Day activities
Celebrating IWD 2016
Ford employees from around the globe celebrated International
Women’s Day, organised by the Ford Professional Women’s Network,
which honours the social, economic, cultural and political achievements
of women, while calling to accelerate gender parity. The central Ford of Europe event took place in Cologne, with more
than 70 women gathered in Dunton and many in other European
countries following the discussions by Webex. They were welcomed by
Ford of Europe manufacturing vice president, Linda Cash, who encouraged them to be more aware of their skills and specific capabilities, as
well as their contribution. Mentioning the central theme “Breaking Barriers Through Innovation”
she emphasised that real changes and innovations mostly happen in
the white space: “That’s why we should also create those white space
moments to improve our innovative mind-set.”
This was followed by activities, including a form of speed-networking
where the participants had to talk with someone in the room they didn’t
know and to find something they have in common. In the workshop session, small workgroups exchanged ideas on
mobility – for instance re-sizable vehicles, car sharing with neighbours,
mobility apps, and even colour changing vehicles depending on the
mood – which they then shared in short presentations.
Sally Baker, left, and Rebecca Cotton
enjoyed some speed-networking
Wendy Graham, right, deep in conversation with Hannah
Pearlman. Centre is Lynsey James-McCall
Brian Rutter puts over a point to Vicki
Noonan and Rachel Hadley
Penny Todd, left, in conversation with
Mary Islam and Adrian Stead
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New Henry Ford Acad
Skills minister Nick Boles officially opens the new state-of-the-art,
multi-million pound dealer training centre at Daventry
The Henry Ford Academy, Ford’s state-ofthe-art new dealer training facility in Daventry, has been officially opened by a senior
Government minister.
Nick Boles MP, the skills minister, toured
the facility with Ford of Britain chairman and
managing director, Andy Barratt, and Henry
Ford Academy manager, Stuart Harris,
before unveiling a plaque to formally mark
the opening.
During his visit, the minister was able to
see the multi-million pound new training
facilities available at the site (Ford News
September 2015), and took a particular
interest in the apprentice training which is a
key part of the academy’s programme.
As well as meeting a number of apprentices undergoing training at the facility, the
minister also had the opportunity to demonstrate some of his own skills when changing
the wheels of a Mustang convertible.
“Apprenticeships deliver the high quality
and technical training our young people
need to succeed,” said Nick Boles MP.
“Ford is helping to develop a new generation of engineers and technicians.”
The academy merges the capabilities of
two previous Ford colleges – the technical
training centre located separately at Daventry, and the Henry Ford College in Loughborough – to provide training for technicians, sales staff and management from the
UK dealer network. It delivers courses to
adult learners up to diploma and masters
degree level, as well as students taking the
Ford Masters Apprenticeship programmes.
“With the latest Ford vehicles now
demonstrating technology leadership, it is
important that our dealer teams receive the
highest quality technical and product
training,” said Andy Barratt: “This worldclass new facility enables us to do just that.”
The new academy was created using
space vacated by a former warehouse
building on the Daventry site, and features a
two-level interior structure with the latest
training facilities on both floors.
In addition to well-equipped classrooms,
the training centre includes a variety of
workshop areas, a 200-seat auditorium and
a vehicle showroom space.
Course attendees also have access to a
comfortable seating area and a dedicated
restaurant.
“This major investment reflects the
importance Ford places on education and
training to support and grow our business in
the UK,” added Stuart Harris.
“Ford’s dealer training programme is
recognised as the strongest in the automotive industry, and this new facility provides a
fitting home to build on that programme for
the future.”
From left: Daventry parts distribution centre manager Andrew Blaber, Nick Boles, Andy Barratt and Stuart Harris at the opening
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demy opens its doors
Training transformed
The opening of the Henry Ford Academy is a significant milestone
for Ford’s UK training programme, helping to transform the
experience for the dealer network, as well as for the team in
Daventry that supports the training effort.
Since the new facility began operations in summer 2015, the
academy has already hosted over 7,500 delegates attending some
120 courses. As the academy celebrates its official opening, Ford
News spoke to a cross-section of the Daventry-based team to hear
about the transformation brought about by the new facility.
n “The facilities are completely modern,
which is so different to the previous
college. The office environment is also a lot
nicer for us to work in.”
Emma Coltar, planning and scheduling
specialist
Nick Boles with apprentice Leah Cotton
n “Amongst delegates there has been a
real boost in the feel-good factor about
Ford’s investment in developing their
talents. The technology built into the
classrooms has helped us to make the
training even better.”
Jay Williams, lead consultant, leadership and management
n “Our new restaurant is a lovely place
to work, and we can offer a lot more choice
to people attending training – both the food
and the environment are much more
appealing, and the feedback we get is
great.”
Sue Carber, chef manager
Ford Masters apprentices Stuart McKinnell, left, and Niall Burke
n “The new facility is far and above
what I was expecting, and is a comfortable
place to work. Everything in the workshops
is new, even down to the jacks and stands
for the vehicles.”
Vince Drinkwater, group leader
technicians
n “The impression of technology is
fantastic – people really appreciate the new
facilities. The younger delegates in
particular love the bright and vibrant décor,
and have a smile on their face when they
come in.”
Jodie Crouch, apprentice dealer
service adviser
n “When we greet delegates at the
reception desk, many people are shocked
by what an amazing building it is. The new
training layout works really well, and we
have had lots more visitors and special
events at the facility.”
Angie O’Connor, dealer service
co-ordinator
Stuart Harris shows Nick Boles around the new academy
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Ford lights
the way to
safer roads
Ford has introduced new lighting technology that removes the guilt of accidentally
dazzling other drivers – and that helps you
to see more of the road ahead
New Glare-Free Highbeam avoids drivers
having to dip their headlights by simply
blocking those rays that would otherwise
shine in the eyes of other road-users
Available for all-new S-MAX, Galaxy and
Edge, Glare-Free Highbeam works alongside Ford’s Adaptive Front Lighting System,
which can adjust the headlight beam angle
and intensity according to factors including
speed, light and steering angle
Glare-Free Highbeam uses a windscreenmounted camera to detect the headlights or
taillights of vehicles and bicycles up to
800m away at night, and uses specially
developed headlights to block light that
could otherwise temporarily blind other
drivers and cyclists.
Driving with high-beam headlights enables drivers to see hazards in the road much
earlier. And studies have shown that automated high-beam headlights are activated
up to 10 times more than when drivers have
to switch to high-beam themselves.
Ford of Europe research engineer Michael
Koherr said: “Ford’s new Glare-Free Highbeam helps maximise the use of high beam
and means drivers can see significantly
more of the road ahead – without causing
any distraction to other road users.”
The technology was developed by a
global team of Ford engineers and supplier
partners. Testing included a purpose-built
light simulation area and test drives in
night-time conditions around the globe.
Glare-Free Highbeam works together with
Ford’s Auto High Beam system, and Ford
Dynamic LED headlights with Adaptive
Front Lighting System, which can adjust the
headlight beam angle and intensity to one of
seven settings according to speed, ambient
light, steering angle, distance to the vehicle
in front and windscreen wiper activation.
Ford’s automated lighting technologies are
automatically activated when low ambient
light conditions are detected.
Further technologies offered by Ford can
scan traffic signs and adjust the throttle to
help drivers stay within speed limits, and
can detect people in or near the road, or
who may cross the vehicle’s path, and
automatically apply the brakes if a potential
collision is detected. Ford also is developing
lighting technology that improves visibility at
roundabouts, stop and give way signs, and
draws the driver’s attention to pedestrians,
cyclists and even large animals in the
vehicle’s path or even just off the road.
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Helping to crea
Ford has been using its drug driving suit in partnership with the Safer Essex Roads
Partnership in a new campaign creating awareness around the dangers of drug driving.
The suit, which simulates some of the effects of drug driving, has been taken to
awareness events around the county, including at Essex University, Colchester Institute,
Harlow and Southend colleges to warn students of the dangers of mixing drugs with
driving.
The campaign marks a year since police officers started administering drug swabs at
the roadside, to make it easier to catch and convict drug drivers, and is part of a national THINK! drug drive campaign driven by the Department For Transport (DfT) with many
partnerships to support it locally.
The THINK! campaign sets out to educate drivers – especially males aged 17-34 years
– about the roadside test, and to remind them that if they use drugs they are now more
likely to get caught and convicted.
The campaign aims to:
n Make all road users more aware of the risks of drug driving or being a passenger of
someone who is under the influence of drugs.
n Increase engagement with the public and especially university and college students.
n Drive down the total number of fatal and serious accidents on Essex roads, especially
those relating to drug driving.
n Promote that it’s not just illegal drugs which are an issue - some prescription drugs
are extremely dangerous to consume and drive.
The DfT estimates that drug impaired collisions resulted in 141 deaths and 651
serious injuries in 2014.
“People are very aware of the dangers of drink driving but less so about the serious
risks, and penalties, of drug driving. Ford developed the drug drive suit as part of its
Driving Skills For Life programme to raise awareness and, by working with SERP, we can
amplify the message to promote safe, responsible driving,” said Charlotte Ward of Ford
of Britain corporate affairs.
SERP chair Nicola Foster, said: “Many drug drivers have been convicted since the
new law was introduced a year ago.
“We will use a series of engagement events at educational establishments to remind
young people that if they get caught they will have to suffer the shame of their family,
friends and colleagues knowing they are a drug driver. A drug drive conviction carries
serious consequences including a criminal record, a minimum 12 month driving ban and
a heavy fine. Our message is simple - THINK! Don’t take drugs and drive.”
Above: students at Colchester Institute try on the
Ford Drug
Drive Suit
Left: Getting a
perspective of
how dangerous
it would be to
drive under the
influence of
drugs
ate safer young drivers
Ford takes action to raise awareness of drug driving and invests further in
the pioneering Ford Driving Skills for Life young driver training programme
Driving Skills
for Life boost
Ford is investing another £2.1m
to provide free driver training to
7,000 more 18 to 24-year-olds.
Ford of Europe has now
committed a total of £7.1m
through its Ford Driving Skills for
Life (DSFL) programme since
2013. This year, Ford will offer
free training for newly-qualified
drivers for the first time in
Finland and Poland, and continue
to provide training in the UK and
10 other countries.
Car crashes are the leading
cause of death for Europeans
aged 18 to 24. Ford has already
trained 13,500 novice drivers,
providing free, hands-on classes
covering hazard recognition,
vehicle handling, and speed and
space management. The
programme also highlights the
risks posed by distractions such
as texting and taking selfies at
the wheel, as well as the dangers
of drink or drug driving.
“Too many young adults are
dying in car crashes caused by a
combination of inexperience and
poor decision-making,” said Ford
DSFL manager Jim Graham.
“With this investment, we can
provide 7,000 young people with
the skills and knowledge that
could save their lives.”
Ford was the first manufacturer to introduce free hands-on
driver training for newly-licensed
drivers. In the 11 years since it
was launched in the US, Ford
DSFL has provided training to
650,000 people globally.
Ford has teamed with leading
safety organisations across
Europe including the Royal
Society for the Prevention of
Accidents, Brake and AA Driving
School in the UK.
In addition, Ford is enlisting
YouTube stars from across
Europe to help raise awareness
of safety issues with a series of
videos and events.
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Ford Blue Oval
Scholarships
announced
Ford Blue Oval Scholarships –
each worth £10,000 – were
presented to Joseph Willey and
Katherine Newbery at the annual
University of Bath scholarship
award ceremony.
After the ceremony, Joseph
and Katherine, who are both
second year undergraduates
studying mechanical engineering, met with Angela Morley,
university research projects
supervisor based at Dunton.
Both students were keen to
thank Ford for the scholarships,
and to discuss their individual
involvement in the university
Formula Student team who are
preparing for the 2016 UK
competition which will be run by
the IMechE at Silverstone in July.
Engineering teacher Famida Noor Mahomed and advanced apprentice Sam Rohrbasser give
14-year-old visitor Regan Wilson a view under the bonnet of a Ford Mustang
Open day at Elutec
Ford Blue Oval Scholarship
winners Katherine Newbery
and Joseph Willey
A new Ford Mustang was a popular
attraction at Elutec design and engineering
college’s open day, where Elutec showed
what it has to offer youngsters aged 14 to
19 who want to include more engineering,
science and maths in their learning.
Ford is one of Elutec’s sponsors, and is
working to encourage young people to take
advantage of the opportunities there.
Ford of Britain apprentice and skills
manager Alison Calnan, said: “I would like
to thank the team who supported it. Our
employees are excellent ambassadors and I
would also like to take the opportunity to
thank all those employees who support
school careers fairs and events.”
n To find out more about Elutec, see
Elutec’s website at www.elutec.co.uk
Apprentice Elizabeth Wright talks to a student and
parent on the Ford stand
Charity youngsters say thanks
Charity cash
Dunton’s Nicola Gregory
collected £177 for St Luke’s
Hospice with a cake sale. In
June, she will take part in a
zip-wire challenge in Snowdonia,
with all funds going to St Luke’s.
Visit www.justgiving.com/
Nicola-Gregory23/
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Young people from the Foyer
Federation, a charity which provides
sheltered accommodation and
training and development opportunities for 16 to 24-year-olds, have
presented Ford with some ‘thank
you’ artwork for the wall in the
Warley concourse.
Ford has been been supporting
the Working Assets Programme which is a partnership between auto companies, the Society of Motor
Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) and the Foyer Federation since 2012.
Ford’s support has been with a programme of events and activities aimed at increasing employability
and showcasing the auto sector – this has been quite wide-ranging but one activity which has been
popular is an art project. This is the second artwork presented to Ford as a result of that support.
Back row, from left: Joe Jasica, Martin Tomkins, Stephen Greenwood, Paul Tickner, Stuart Woosnam and Pat Manning. Front row, from
left: Guy Bowman, Sean Flattery, Ian Whitehead, Neil Higginson, Neal Wright, Edward Poku, Paul Neighbour
DEP graduates celebrate
A celebration was held in March for
employees who have completed a Bachelor
of Engineering (BEng) degree.
The graduates, who work at Dagenham
Engine Plant (DEP), were praised by new
plant manager, Paul Neighbour, who
commended them on their Go Further
attitudes, adding: “To hear the effort put in
has been encouraging and if these projects
can be used globally it will be fantastic.
“Studying for a degree requires a significant commitment and your results are a real
credit to you and your families. But this is
the beginning now; use the knowledge and
skills you have gained to build on your
career here at Ford. There are lots of
opportunities here and the level of commitment you’ve shown will take you far.”
Graduates from CEME work their way
from the shop floor to be engineers by
studying foundation degrees (one day a
week at CEME and the rest at Ford) and
then BEng degrees.
Among the new graduates was Neil
Wright, a senior engineer, who originally
joined Ford as an hourly paid operator
because of the many opportunities for
career progression. He said: “None of this
would have been possible without studying
for the degree.
“The support I had from my managers
was always great as they allowed me to
take the time away from work when I
needed to study.
“Funding the programme and providing
on-the-job experience was also a huge
help.”
DEP process engineer Ian Whitehead
said: “The five years of study was difficult at
times, especially with family commitments
and work. But it was all worth it. My advice
to anyone wishing to study for a degree
would be to make sure they are fully committed. It’s also a good idea to talk to past
students within plant to understand what is
expected of them.”
And Steve Greenwood, another DEP
process engineer, said he joined because
he felt he hadn’t fulfilled his academic
potential.
Instead, Steve said he wanted to progress within Ford and had a development
discussion with his manager to see what
programmes were available: “I took responsibility and researched my options. Studying
for a degree enabled me to challenge myself
academically, while also providing career
opportunities within Ford.
“This is something that I could not have
done previously.”
Daventry team help homeless people
Homeless people in Coventry benefitted from the generosity of the team at Daventry over the winter period
thanks to a large donation to a shelter in the city.
In addition to countless items donated personally by employees in the parts distribution centre, the contribution also included a large quantity of old-style Company workwear from the Daventry site which was no longer
required.
“We wanted to do something to help less fortunate people during the winter,” said production controller
Denise Worsley, who co-ordinated the collection. “As usual, the Daventry team was amazingly generous, and we
filled a large van with all of the donations.
“It gave us lots of satisfaction to know that people would benefit from a hot meal and some warm clothing at
this time of year – and we were particularly pleased to find such a worthy cause for surplus workwear which
was just sitting in storage,” added Denise.
The donations from employees included everything from sleeping bags and bedding, to food items, biscuits
and men’s toiletries.
The surplus Ford workwear included items such as sweatshirts, fleeces and jackets, which was combined
with other clothing provided by employees such as trousers, socks and gloves.
The full load of donations was delivered to the shelter run by the Queen’s Road Baptist Church in Coventry,
which has organised support for homeless or lonely people for the past 24 years.
Daventry’s Denise Worsley found a
worthy outlet for old-style workwear
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TOps team help to ke
Focus on the team responsible for delivering vehicles to dealers
Ford Transport Operations (TOps) plays a
crucial role in getting the vehicles the
Company builds in its global plants over to
the UK and then delivered to dealers.
Central to that process is TOps’ 168-strong
fleet of car transporters.
These units can be seen plying the
motorways of the UK, carrying Ford’s latest
vehicles to all corners of the country. They
are spread among three main fleets, with 72
drivers stationed at Dagenham, 58 at
Liverpool’s Speke depot, a further 35 based
out of Southampton and three at the smaller
location of Mossend, in Scotland.
In a year, an average transporter will
cover around 62,500 miles, as do the
drivers who drive their dedicated vehicles.
The TOps and European Vehicle Logistics
teams managed the logistics of delivering
455,000 vehicles into the UK in 2015, with
the TOps fleets delivering a record 275,000
on the road via its transporterss.
The transporters that TOps operates can
carry a maximum of 12 vehicles, dependent
upon model mix, and are loaded by the
drivers to not only maximise capacity but
also to ensure legal compliance.
Two companies manufacture and supply
the transporter bodies used by TOps.
Around 75 per cent of these are built by
Transporter Engineering, based in the UK,
with the rest coming from Euro Lohr,
situated in Europe. TOps’ dedication to
safety has led to improvements on the
superstructures that are industry-leading,
and which have been driven through local
and national equipment committees (a
collaboration of trainers, trade unions and
The Macmillan-livered transporters are
a familiar sight on the roads
management), working closely with both
manufacturers to improve the safety equipment for the drivers when loading and
unloading the transporters in all weathers
and environments.
These updates include additional handrails, anti-slip areas of decking and integrated strapping equipment on the Transporter
Engineering units, while the Lohr transporters have upper decks which can be lowered
– reducing the exposure to the driver of
working at height – while they also possess
catwalks on the upper decks which can be
mechanically widened to make moving past
the secured vehicles easier.
Volvo tractor units make up 75 per cent of
the transporter fleet, with MAN providing the
rest, but these cabs have lowered roofs to
fit under the protruding upper decking of the
transporter body. TOps is currently waiting
for the delivery of 10 ‘semi-trailers’, which
are similar to transporter trailers but with
less complex deck configurations and no
‘over the cab deck’, meaning the trailer can
be hauled by any of TOps’ tractor units;
even ones primarily designed to haul
curtain-sider trailers, for example. Five of
the semi-trailers will be based in Dagenham
and the other five in Southampton.
Mark Judd, TOps’ superintendent for
Dagenham Outbound – who manages the
72 transporters based there – said: “The
Dagenham fleet delivers cars from the
middle of the country downwards. The
Liverpool fleet covers northern England for
Ford deliveries, but also has a very important role delivering all Jaguar Land Rover
products across the UK. The Southampton
fleet is a nation-wide delivery base and
Mossend handles deliveries in Scotland.”
Currently, four of Dagenham’s transporters are finished in charity liveries, supporting St Francis Hospice, Great Ormond
Street Hospital, Juvenile Diabetes and
Macmillan Cancer Support. A fifth liveried
transporter, promoting Evelina London
Children’s Hospital, is currently on the way.
Southampton and Mossend also have
Macmillan-livered transporters, while
Liverpool has a Cancer Research UK unit
and also one in Prostate Cancer UK livery.
All of these units feature the iconic colours,
contact details and websites of each of the
charities, raising awareness of what these
organisations do while the transporters are
among the traffic of the UK roads network.
Bridgend staff donate hour’s pay to children
Colleagues at Bridgend Engine Plant have been
working for nothing to raise money for children.
As part of the plant’s support for one of its
chosen charities, hundreds of employees agreed
to donate an hour’s pay on their final day in
work in 2015 towards Ty Hafan. The charity
supports children and their families with life
threatening illnesses.
Now the money has been calculated and Ty
Hafan has been given a cheque for £2,675.
Pictured, from left: community committee
member Rob Stubbings and BEP finance
department assistant Mary Morgan, Ty Hafan
worker Rebecca Chick and plant manager
Ian Pearson
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eep the wheels rolling
Left: The latest liveried transporter on the Dagenham fleet
carries the colours and logo of
St Francis Hospice. From left:
trainer Richard Cotton, superintendent Mark Judd, driver
Paul Johnson, Chris Holmes of
St Francis Hospice, senior
supervisor Kevin Knight and
Alan Crew, from the union
Below: St Francis’s lion
mascot in the cab
TOps’ Great Ormond Street Hospital transporter in its striking livery
Dunton event showcases volunteering opportunities
Dunton held an expo volunteer event
aimed at showing the opportunities
for volunteer work, not just within
Ford but also in external organisations. A steady flow of visitors
throughout the day ensured the expo
was a success, with exhibitors
including Ford internal groups as well
as Explore STEM, Cancer Research
UK, Essex Police, Essex Fire and
Rescue, IMechE, Greenpower, Essex
Youth Service and the Essex Wildlife
Trust all promoting their volunteering
openings.
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Language
exchange
visit appeal
After spending six years in
England while working at Warley
and Dunton, together with a
spell working in the US during a
38-year Ford career, Ad Liedig
knows the best way to polish
language skills is from experience in a country.
Now he wants his 13-yearold granddaughter Eva to gain
that experience, with an
exchange visit with a Ford family
in Britain. “It would be great if
Eva could spend two weeks with
a family with a 12- or 13-yearold girl or boy, and we would
reciprocate, of course,” said Ad,
who is now retired.
Eva, who lives and goes to
school near Cologne, has English
lessons at school, and is keen to
improve her skills.
“It would be really nice if they
could go to school together,”
said Ad, who can be contacted
on 0049 220284181.
Vignale
recognition
Two Ford Vignale relationship
managers working in UK
FordStore dealerships were
among five honoured for going
‘above and beyond’.
Jim McTaggart, who works
for Peoples in Edinburgh, and
Tom Lawrence from Bristol
Street Gloucester, were among
five European Vignale relationship managers to win an award
in the first monthly competition
to share inspiring stories.
Relationship managers are
being asked to submit stories
about how they made a Ford
Vignale customer feel valued,
inspired loyalty or took extra
care to help a customer.
Charity cash
Pie-related fun and games,
organised by the product
definition team in Dunton, raised
£1,050 for Macmillan Cancer
Support. Employees brought in
38 home-made pies, cakes and
tarts for visitors to sample.
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Dan Rees pictured at Everest base camp – he plans to conquer Everest within five years
Dan is aiming (very) high
Engine assembly worker Dan Rees is aiming
really high – the 25-year-old has his eyes set on
climbing Everest.
Dan, who only took up hiking a few years ago,
is planning to tackle the world’s highest mountain
in a series of stages. He is also raising money for
charity thanks to sponsorship from colleagues in
Bridgend Engine Plant, including his brother
David and father, Steve.
Dan’s dedication meant he gave up his Christmas to climb to Everest base camp and look up
at his next goal a further 1,000 feet up. He is
building up his hiking, climbing and high altitude
experience by trekking in India, Tibet, the USA
and Canada over the next two years. Dan plans
to go on courses to learn rope techniques, coping
with glaciers and crossing crevasses in safety,
and learning what to do if something goes wrong.
He took up hiking by chance on a US holiday
which offered a few days in the wilderness and he
has never turned back. That inspired him to go to
the Himalayas in December after finding a Sherpa
guide online to aid his trek up to the base camp.
Date set for Dunton VED
Dunton Vehicle Enthusiasts’ Day is being held on
Wednesday, 13 July, and organiser Ruth Freeborough is
hoping to beat last year’s 150-plus vehicle exhibits. For
more information, contact Ruth on rfreebor@ford.com.
n To register an interest in exhibiting at Warley Vehicle
Enthusiasts’ Day , being held on Friday, 22 July, email
fnews@ford.com.
Pictured right: Graham Crawley’s reproduction Ford
GT40 was overall winner at the 2015 Dunton Vehicle
Enthusiasts’ Day
“Everywhere I went they were really lovely local
people who had very little but always shared what
they had and encouraged you to keep going.”
Dan added: “I will be going back to the USA
and Canada this year to build my experience and
skills with a friend, and then think about the next
stage in my Everest quest.”
His colleagues sponsored his climb to the base
camp over Christmas and he raised around
£2,350 for Cancer Research UK.
“They were a great encouragement,” he said,
adding: “I want to go on raising funds but will be
talking to my colleagues about what charity they
would like me to do it for in the next stage.”
Everest poses mental and physical challenges
as well as testing his climbing skills, most notably
low oxygen and altitude sickness, but Dan is
determined to overcome these obstacles. He has
decided to pace his progress and has given
himself up to five years to reach the top of the
world. “It’s one of the last great challenges on
Earth and I am determined to reach the summit,
one day,” added Dan.
Starring role for Don’s Mustang
Dagenham-based Ford Production Systems (FPS) coach Don Hardy is a man who
loves the Mustang. Along with friend Steve
Bugg, he owns nine examples of the ‘Fox’
generation of the Ford icon, encompassing
the cars built from 1979-1993.
And one of them, a rare 1987 McLaren
Mustang convertible, has now played a
starring role in one of the country’s biggest
automotive titles – Autocar.
Don’s pride and joy, which he has owned
for two years and spent a lot of time restoring, was one of five Mustangs gathered at
RAF Alconbury by Autocar for a feature to
celebrate Ford’s decision to bring the
current model officially to the UK.
Don said: “It was a long day out but a
great day. Autocar tracked me down
through the Mustang Owners’ Club and a
Facebook page I run dedicated to the ‘Fox’
models – www.facebook.com/groups/
FoxDoctorsUK/ – but despite the fact I’ve
been to a lot of classic car shows over the
years, I’d not met the owners of the other
four Mustangs so it was nice to see some
new people.
“This McLaren Mustang is actually a car
which began life as a coupé but was later
converted to a convertible. The company
which did the work was started by a man
whose wife had a Mercedes-Benz SL and
she worked at Ford.
“In those days, non-Ford cars weren’t
allowed to be in the company car park so
this man decided to make the Mustang look
like a Mercedes-Benz SL; to that end, this
car has very few Ford or Mustang badges
on it.”
When Don got hold of it, the car had
spent 10 years sitting in a barn. Rust wasn’t
an issue, thankfully, but mechanically the
car needed quite a bit of work: “I’ve spent
about a year getting it back up to scratch. A
lot of the running gear, body panels and
parts were unique to the McLaren, while I
had a new roof made for it, too. I waited for
that for about four months while it was
being hand-stitched!”
Ford’s Don Hardy with his rare 1987 McLaren Mustang at RAF Alconbury on the day of
the Autocar photo shoot
Don said he grew up with American cars,
as his dad always owned them, and he
bought his first Mustang when he was 19.
Now, nearly 30 years later, he still has the
bug – he’s restoring a 1985 Mustang SVO
that he’s owned for 22 years and adds:
“Looking after these Mustangs is a hobby,
there’s no money in it. I spend a lot more on
them than they’re worth, but to me it’s
important to look after them. I drive them all
year round, I’m not worried about using
them in the rain, but as the McLaren has a
5.0-litre V8 engine it’s not the most practical
thing to run day-to-day.”
Given the Autocar feature was celebrating
the new Mustang, how does classic fan Don
feel about the latest version? “Oh, I think it’s
fantastic,” he says. “I’ve not yet driven one,
which I’m hoping to do soon, but I am sure
it will be brilliant. It’s a bit out of my price
range, though, so I’ll stick with my Fiesta!”
And there’s a final fact about Don’s 1987
convertible which ties it neatly to him: “You
can get a Marti report from America which
details the car’s build date, specification
and even when it was shipped out of the
country, and I’ve got one for this car so I
know some of its provenance. It turns out it
was built on my birthday, which makes it
feel special.”
n You can read an online version of the
feature by visiting www.autocar.co.uk.
TOps driver organises monthly classic car meets in Essex
Classic car and motorcycle
enthusiasts, of Ford or any make,
are invited to join a new monthly
meet organised by Transport
Operations’ (TOps) Peter Potter.
Peter, who is a truck driver on
TOps’ fleet, said he wanted to get
fellow classic car enthusiasts
together outside of the Company,
and added that “it’d be nice to
talk to fellow petrolheads as I’m
on my own a lot driving the
truck”.
The meets will take place on
the third Saturday of every month
throughout summer, with the first
being held on 16 April.
The venue is the Roadhouse
Café on the A127, just near the
Wickford turn-off (postcode SS12
9HZ), and they will run from
9am-12pm, with a big breakfast
on offer for those who want it at
the café.
Peter said: “Lots of people in
Ford have classic cars and love
talking about them. I wanted to
do something outside of the
vehicle days at Warley and
Dunton; over at Dagenham we
don’t have the same sort of thing.
“These meetings will take
place in summer because most
of the cars in question spend
winter stored away. I have a
1973 Corvette convertible and a
1972 Jeep with a 5.7-litre Chevy
engine, so while classic Fords are
of course welcome, owners of all
makes of car and motorcycle can
come along.”
n If you’re interested in attending and want to find out more,
call Peter on 07710 675034.
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Personal
Activities / Clubs
Jack Anthony Hooker sadly passed away on 17 February. He
worked at Ford as a toolmaker from 1985 to 2006 in MD3 group
tooling, where he was a team leader, shop steward, and also
secretary of the Ford Laser Golf Society. His previous work
included at ‘Matchbox’ toy manufacturer Lesney, and he always
joked that he had progressed to the big cars now. Jack’s health
deteriorated after the sudden death of his wife Eve and he was
diagnosed with dementia. He spent the last two years of his life
with his family in Spain. He will sorely be missed by his big sister Pat, and his son John.
Anthony Lionel (Tony) Semper died on 7 February at the age of
82. Tony worked for Ford Motor Company in the sales division
from 1965 to 1992. As he progressed through the company he
worked as area manager in Wales, as field manager in northern
district based in Harrogate and as district manager in Edinburgh
responsible for Scotland and Northern Ireland. In 1974 he moved
south to manage south eastern district based in Harlow and finally he moved into head office at Warley where he became fleet
marketing manager. Tony’s death follows a long illness which
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to H building until she retired in 1988. Lily will be sadly missed
by her husband Harry who also worked in H building, her son
Lee and all her family and friends.
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Excitement is building in the Ford camp as preparations accelerate
towards a return to the Le Mans 24 Hours, 50 years on from taking
outright victory at the world’s greatest endurance race.
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has assembled a team of 12 racing
drivers for the four Ford GTs, to take on the demands of the event
on 18-19 June.
“We are thrilled to be racing at Le Mans this year,” said Chip
Ganassi. “As a driver I raced there once back in 1987 and I have
been looking to get back there ever since. To be going with Ford and
the new GT makes it all the more special and the talent assembled
in this driver line-up just adds to the anticipation.”
The number 66 Ford GT will be raced by the formidable line-up
of German Stefan Mücke, Frenchman Olivier Pla and American
Billy Johnson, while Scot Marino Franchitti, Guernsey-based Andy
Priaulx and Englishman Harry Tincknell form a very strong squad in
the number 67 car.
The number 68 Ford GT line-up of American Joey Hand
and German Dirk Müller will be strengthened by the addition of
Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais, with New Zealander Scott Dixon
joining Englishman Richard Westbrook and Australian Ryan
Briscoe in the number 69 car.
Household
AARON (mens) cardigan,
leather buttons, large size.
£25. Collis, 07930 276542.
(Rochford)
Holidays
COSTA DEL SOL, Calahonda,
gr-floor 2bed 2bath apt;
sleeps 5, beautiful quiet location, close to all amenities.
Ken, 01245 322191 or barrett@swfcm3.plus .com
CYPRUS, Paphos. Villas, heated pools, sea views & Wi-Fi.
2 person/Ford offers from
£350 week. 02084406219
www.sundancevillas.co.uk
DEVON/Cornwall
border.
8 miles inland from Bude
beaches & coastal path.
Three cottages sleeping 2,4
& 5. Situated in a courtyard
with 11 acres of
gardens,
fields & river meadows, fishing allowed from our river banks. Children’s play
area and animals. Tel: 01409
271298 www.carpenterstinneycottages.co.uk
Outdoors
ATCO petrol lawnmower, 14”
5 blade cylinder, 5 height cut
levels, good condition, buyer
must collect. £30. Caulfield,
01277 623278. (Billericay)
LAWNMOWER, Suffolk Punch,
in working order, collection
only. £40. Farrington, 01708
452089. (Hornchurch)
FORD SPORTS
& SOCIAL CLUB
(ESSEX)
Aldborough Road South,
Newbury Park, IG3 8HG
Gardiners Close,
Basildon, SS14 3AN
Hall and sporting
facilities for hire
Open 7 days a week
Newbury Park:
0208 590 3797
Basildon:
01268 281080
INFO@FSSC-ESSEXCO.UK
WWW.FSSC-ESSEXCO.UK
PLANS DRAWN
Extensions and
loft conversions,
including calculations.
01268 412431
07913 541382
Lottery results
DAVENTRY
January draw: £5000 goes to K Finch.
£600 goes to T Deasy. £400 to A Herriot.
£250 to M Childs. £150 to M Meadows.
£100 to P Virdi. £50 to T Deasy.
February draw: £5000 goes to S Bedford.
£600 goes to A Comben. £400 to P Johnson. £250 to J Brady. £150 to A Perry.
£100 to D Ashwell. £50 to D Crawley.
ESSEX
January draw: New Fiesta Style goes
to D Barthram. £2500 goes to S Alp.
£1000 goes to G Soley, W Clee and J
Whybrow. £750 goes to A Cox. £500
goes to J Regan. £400 goes to M Craig
and B Moody. £300 goes to A Woollett,
K Lee, M Turner, J McGrath, R Penny
and I Covey. £200 goes to D Jarrett, R
Chamberlain, A Porter, G Carr, M Ilyas,
J Whittaker, F Spalding, G Marshall, C
Dawes, A Okeefe, R Cook, D Geden, D
Sibthorpe, B Barker and J Wallace.
HALEWOOD
December draw: £5000 goes to T
Smyth. £1000 to P Robinson. £800 to
M Douglas. £750 to D Cooke. £700 to
P Willmitt. £500 to T McGowan. £450
to B Hamilton. £400 to P Reid. £350 to
J O’Connor. £300 to T Rowlands and K
Lynch. £250 to A McGovern. £200 to P
Farley. £150 to W Callister, J Sloan, J
Farrell, E Briars and R Rowlands. £100
to A Gray, T Grinter, G Sterry, D Gale, L
Hayes, J Grace, C Garrod, A Burchell, J
Murphy and P Burtwell.
January draw: £5000 goes to P Flaherty.
£1000 to D Nolan. £800 to K Rigby.
£750 to G Roberts. £700 to A Gray. £500
to J Austin. £450 to P Halvorsen. £400
to D Jones. £350 to D Brooks. £300 to P
Doran and L Turner. £250 to D Williams.
£200 to D Dodd. £150 to E Casey, K
Berry, T Lee, P Dunn and J Crowley.
£100 to B McCaw Jones, F Murphy, P
Lee, N Davies, M Smith, T Griffiths, A
Bewley, C Broley, C Wilson and D Oakes.
SOUTHAMPTON
January draw. £250 goes to M Hardy.
£200 to M Brown. £150 to G Pullman.
£100 to P Woodman, J Flynn and M
Hamilton. £75 to D Kenny and W Murphy.
£50 to J Marchment.
February draw. £250 goes to P Johns.
£200 to R Pearce. £150 to S Ellis and G
Summers. £100 to R Drake and B Singh.
£75 to R Brewer and A Pattison. £50 to T
Such and C Bailey.
Enquiries regarding lottery prizes should be directed to your local Ford Sports and Social Club co-ordinators:
Bridgend - 01656 672291, Daventry & Essex, 0208 590 3797 Halewood - 07516 613332, Southampton - 02380 587460
£20 crossword
Quick across
Cryptic across
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Lassitude (7)
Scanty (6)
Modify (7)
Small (6)
Concur (6)
Renegade (8)
Vex (8)
Renowned (6)
Frightened (6)
Scorn (7)
Jail (6)
Deportment (7)
Direct mail (7)
A group of directors on the ship (6)
Consider as belonging to a biblical writer (7)
A torrent of words from one in the commercial world (6)
Tell in detail about what comes at the end (6)
Already engaged but not forthcoming (8)
Points and numbers of fundamental importance (8)
See 19 Down
Small coves are strangely silent (6)
Unusually astute about right kind of bearing (7)
Wearing fewer clothes - let that be a warning (6)
Cunning method for making a vaulted feature (7)
Quick down
Cryptic down
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Rival (7)
Control (7)
Gambol (6)
Flatterer (8)
Overshoe (6)
Insult (6)
Neglect (8)
Feeling of sickness (7)
Principal (7)
Ill-will (6)
Marvel (6)
Tell (6)
Actress upset by those who assign the parts? (7)
Raw materials in cauldron of lowest value (7)
He does a deal when revolutionary painting is put up (6)
Diana’s requisition causes confusion (8)
This answer won’t be often found (6)
Surrender and refer to arbitration (6)
He wins one with a queen! (8)
To arouse passion in shocking scene (7)
A hundred going bankrupt and ceasing to do business (7)
Make a savage attack on games player (6)
Make a rough plan of southern vessel (6)
It may be formally assumed by the consumer (6-6)
Send your CRYPTIC crossword competition entry to Ford
News, 1/466, Ford Motor Company Limited, Eagle Way,
Brentwood, Essex CM13 3BW. Closing date 12 May. Winners
announced in June.
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Quick Across:
1 Countenance; 9 Off; 10 Elevation; 11 Catty; 13 Plodder; 14 Reaper; 16
Behind; 18 Aseptic; 19 Spell; 20 Calculate; 21 Aft; 22 Brittleness.
Quick Down:
2 Oaf; 3 Needy; 4 Exempt; 5 Alamode; 6 Childlike; 7 Concordance; 8
Incredulity; 12 Traveller; 15 Entrust; 17 Scrawl; 19 Sheen; 21 Ass
Cryptic Across:
1 Stand to lose; 9 Ann; 10 Apportion; 11 Lures; 13 Shallow; 14 Notice; 16
Ashore; 18 Look-out; 19 Sum up; 20 Suspender; 21 Err; 22 Left-handers.
Cryptic Down:
2 Ten; 3 Nears; 4 Typist; 5 Lariats; 6 Still room; 7 Mailing list; 8 Snowleopard; 12 Retrousse; 15 Closest; 17 Stadia; 19 Shred; 21 Ear
£20 CROSSWORD COMPETITION WINNERS
FEBRUARY
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