SHELL AND FERRARI: A WINNING FORMULA

ISSUE 164
AUTUMN 2013
SHELL AND FERRARI: A WINNING FORMULA
GET THE FRACKING FACTS • HAPPY 50TH, SHELL CENTRE
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LINDA’S EDITORIAL
Dear SPA News Readers,
SPA BENEFITS
Well, I'm afraid I have to eat my words
from the last editorial, where I complained
bitterly about the rotten summer we were
having; 'didn't it turn out nice'?!
Welcome to the autumn issue of your
favourite magazine. Inside this issue, you
can find out how the party swung for the
50th Anniversary of Shell Centre. I was
lucky enough to be invited and was very
impressed with the whole evening; it was
also nice to see so many of our readers
there. For further details, read Ardella's
article on p14-15.
Loosely connected to the anniversary, we
took the opportunity to delve into the
archives; take a look on p7 to see if you can
identify some of the 'relics' we found there!
As mentioned in the summer magazine,
we've decided to take a break from the
writing tips. Instead Ardella, following on
from her cruise article, has written a piece
about caravanning. It's not something I'd
ever thought about but her description of
romantic Romany wagons (p9) got me
thinking that perhaps it's time to pack away
the canvas for good!
ourselves looking 'tip-top' (p18), and on
page 20 there are two articles that many of
you might find useful: one on what to look
for in a private pension scheme, and another
on eligibility for state pensions from abroad.
We're very pleased to introduce you to our
three newest committee members (p16)
and, of course, you'll find the up-to-date
low-down on all things financial from Tina
Gilchrist on p11-12. Our Time Out pages
feature a special offer from Akkeron
character hotels, as well as the chance to
get free tickets to visit the latest exhibition
at the National Gallery that everyone seems
to be talking about, The Portrait in Vienna
and Europe (see p23).
Please continue to send us your stories,
letters, and suggestions for articles – they
are always very gratefully received.
We wish you a very pleasant autumn and
look forward to catching up with you again
in the depths of winter .... brrrrrr!
Best regards,
Linda
Elsewhere, we take a look at how Shell
and Ferrari work together for mutual benefit
(p17), Helen has some advice for keeping
SPA, Room C2013, Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA
SPA Secretary
Helen Page
helen.page@shell.com
020 7934 5129
Assistant Secretary
Lynn Forsdyke
L.Forsdyke@shell.com
020 7934 5137
SPBA Treasurer/Secretary
Ian Landeryou
Ian.C.Landeryou@shell.com
020 7934 5131
44 Club Secretary
Charles Madge
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Editor
Linda Fernley
linda@hellosoutherly.com
Commissioning Editor
Shelley Hoppe
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www.shell.co.uk/spa
www.facebook.com/shell.spa.news
These are some of the regular benefits.
You may need to show your membership
card and/or quote Shell Pensioners
Association. Details on the SPA website:
www.shell.co.uk/spa Our message,
however, is always to ‘shop around’.
Insurance
Home, motor, travel and pet
•Select Insurance Services (Sutton
Winson) 0800 116 4330
•50plus Insurance (Bluefin) 0800
195 8002
Health
•Bupa 0800 600 500 quote 9147
•HMCA (Medical Insurance) 01423
866985 www.hmca.shellpa.htm
RAC breakdown
•0800 092 8609 quote GE0538
Dental insurance
•Denplan 0800 838951 quote GR09002105
Finance
Foreign exchange
•www.ukforex.co.uk/registration/stepone-private/?pid=2164
Financial advice
•Affinity 0800 019 6076 ref. Shell/
Mar/2012
Leisure
•Woodbank (Aberdeen) - 01224
884785
•Lensbury Breaks - 020 8614 6444
•Lensbury membership - 020 8614
6466
•Fitness First - corporatemarketing@
fitness first.com - 01202 845812
•David Lloyd Leisure - Visit your local
club or www.davidlloyd.co.uk/
employeeoffer
Shell Sponsored Event
•Hayward Gallery, paid exhibitions,
Fridays only, plus 1 guest
•Geological Society talks www.
geolsoc.org.uk/shelllondonlectures12 quote ‘Shell’
•The Portrait in Vienna 1900, National Gallery, ltd number of free
tickets, contact SPA
Bookworms?
A friend of mine, ex Shell
Venezuela and living in Caracas,
would like to get hold of a copy
of the book: Sir Henri Deterding
and Royal Dutch-Shell: Changing
Control of World Oil 19001940. He has tried all the usual
sources without success. I wonder
whether any SPA News readers
could help? If so, please email:
normanboy41@gmail.com Many
thanks in anticipation.
Keith Glenister (ex-Shell
Venezuela and SITCO)
Red carpet
roll-out
More downsizing tips
I’ve only just managed to read the
excellent article on downsizing – I’ve
been doing some of this myself! I’d just
like to add a plug for Freecycle/Freegle.
These internet-based schemes enable
you to advertise (free) anything you want
to get rid of (or appeal for something
you want), and people who are interested
(or can offer what you’re after) contact
you. The only rules are that what is
offered must be free, and whoever wants
it must collect. It’s far better than taking
your old bicycle to the tip (even if it needs
repairs), and I have been amazed at
what people have taken – old carpet
(used in allotments), battered suitcases
(decoration), old maps (some taken as
wallpaper, others by someone who
makes coasters etc for mementos), partused paint (let grandchildren paint their
playhouse). I have been using Freegle:
to find a group near you, go to http://
www.ilovefreegle.org/
Charles Hebert, Sevenoaks
Thanks for the very useful advice, Charles!
Shell office 1966
This photo was sent in by Susan Brind,
although she does not feature. It was taken
in the SIPC personnel records office in
1966. Apparently, the red carpet was a
luxury not found in many offices but it was
to deaden the sound of machines. The
telephones were in matching pairs, of all
different colours, desk to cabinet top.
L-R standing: Margaret Tilson, Dutch visitor,
Mike Harding, Head of Records, Sheila
Wordsworth, his deputy
L-R seated from rear: Margaret Airey, Janet
Hanks, Jennifer Loosely, Pat Hamilton
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SPA LETTERS
Another request
to rack your
brains ...
Imitation: the sincerest
form of flattery
Watercolour copy
P J Davies has sent in his own
watercolour copy of the
painting we featured in the
spring issue. He started his fiveyear apprenticeship in 1970
and remembered being so
impressed by the painting that
he did a copy!
Down in the 'pump' room
During a recent PLR visit in Skewen, South
Wales I met up with Alun Davies, a Shell
tanker driver who retired from Swansea
Terminal in 1987. During the meeting a
mutual interest in oil industry memorabilia
was uncovered. A short trip to Alun's
garden shed revealed a true gem, a
1950/60s forecourt petrol pump.
How much?
Kenneth Cleaver worked for Shell,
at both SC and SMH until about
1980. His son, Ian, is trying to
investigate his career, but has lost
most of his personal records. Can
anyone
help?
Contact
ian_cleaver@hotmail.com
Do you
recognise this
token?
My Dad (Fred Haycock) worked at Shell
Stanlow for 36 years from the early 1950s
through to 1986 and he has a brass token/
tally (see photo) and is not sure of its
history. Is there anyone who could help
him with his query? Thanking you in
anticipation for your help and assistance.
Joyce Stephens
Alun started his career in West Wales
and when a driver at Newcastle Emlyn
was offered this pump by the owner of
Pump memorabilia
Llanllwni Garage in Carmarthenshire,
as it was closing down. He gratefully
accepted and has cherished it ever
since. Prices have changed a bit, as
you can see from the pump header!
There was an ingenious system of pre-set
fills on the pump, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and
gallon could be pre-set to avoid over
fills, a system I remember being
reintroduced in the UK in the 2000s;
just shows there is nothing new.
Alun is now a keen gardener and likes
to keep in touch with ex colleagues,
and remembers his time at Shell with
great fondness.
Peter Rees, PLR, South Wales
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Brunei
recollections
The spring edition carried a letter from
Simon Boone along with a photograph of
the presentation pen awarded by Brunei
Shell in 1984. Yes, I have a matching pen,
unused and in its box. I arrived in Brunei
on transfer assignment from Bintulu
(Sarawak) just before Christmas 1983 and
in time to participate in what was officially
named "the resumption of full independence
of Negara Brunei Darussalam". I can recall
watching from the Personnel wing the arrival
of HRH Prince Charles by helicopter on the
pad to the front of Brunei Shell's Main Office
for a visit, as part of the celebrations.
Richard Springett
Tenterden, Kent
Diversification
is nothing new!
Of course he’s long past drawing his
pension but, surely, still one of us. I happened
to be in St Botolph without Aldgate and
noticed this window. It’s one of a set
commemorating ‘Aldermen of the Ward
who also served as Lord Mayors of London’
– and it commemorates our Sir Marcus
Samuel; note the shell in the pendant to the
axe hand. The interesting feature is that at
a time when he had already created ’Shell’
he is described as Spectaclemaker. Was
this an early example of diversification?
Bill Affleck
Brass token
How observant of you, Ben, and what a
find – thanks for sharing it with us.
Samuel window
THANK YOU!
Thank you so much for your letters;
we would love to be able to publish
them all but we just don’t have the
space. However, we thoroughly
enjoy every single one of them, so
please keep sending them in! Ed
P.S. if emailing, please remember
to tell us your location!
N and M Hants lunch, The Leather Bottle 22 Aug 13
Modesty of the brave
For our August outing 25 of us had a very
nice lunch at the ‘Leather Bottle’ in
Mattingley, Hants (see photo). The
gentleman at the head of the table, Alan
Bonnamy (with eyes closed) had just told
us, or rather his wife Marjorie had told us
on his behalf as he wouldn’t say, that
recently he had been awarded the ‘Arctic
Star’ campaign medal for taking part in
the WW2 convoys to Russia. In
conversation he revealed he had been in
the Navy on an aircraft carrier and was
serving on Swordfish torpedo planes at
the time – brave man! His wife Marjorie
(to the left of Alan in the photo) also told
us she had been in the Navy in the war
and based at Scapa Flow helping check
ships degaussing (to neutralise ships
magnetism against magnetic mines). When
asked what it was like being a woman in
such a location she quipped ‘on a bad
day there were only seven sailors to every
wren’! Both have a good sense of humour
and have each celebrated their 90th
birthdays; they are keen supporters of our
SPA Group – long may they continue.
Roy Tubbs
PLR, N&M Hants
Thanks for sending in the photo, Roy –
and congratulations to Alan!
Smoky Joes
After the sudden closure of the Suez
Canal in 1956, the major international
oil companies got together to plan a new
route for Middle East oil to reach NW
Europe. It was proposed to build a Middle
East Trunk Pipeline, to collect supplies
from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran
and transport them to Iskenderun in Turkey
for onward shipment to the European
refineries (thus by-passing the Canal).
Various sub-committees were formed to
develop different aspects of this proposal.
David Barran, then Head of Oil Economies
and subsequently a Group MD,
represented Shell on one of these subcommittees, and I was delegated to
“carry his bag” at their meetings. My eye
was caught by the differing tobacco
habits of the sub-committee members,
which seemed to reflect the characteristics
of their companies. The BP man smoked
a trusty English pipe; the Esso man a big
cigar; the Mobil man a king-sized
cigarette; the canny Englishman from
Caltex a filter-tip cigarette through a
cigarette holder; and David Barran,
always the elegant dandy, took snuff!
Only Total/CFP were not represented, so
there were no Gauloises!
The pipeline project was ultimately
abandoned. Instead, the companies
ordered a whole new generation of Very
Large Crude Carriers (165-200,000
tons), which could transport oil from the
Persian Gulf round the Cape to Europe
at an acceptable unit cost, while
returning to the Middle East in ballast
via the reopened Canal. Initially, nine
VLCCs were built for Shell, all in
Japanese shipyards.
Keith Farquharson,
Inverness
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HELEN’S PAGE
FROM THE
SPA SECRETARY
Ed Daniels, who, earlier this year, took over
the reins as UK Country Chair, is supportive
of SPA and was quick to see the benefits of
keeping retired staff “in the loop”. He
commissioned a review to make the most
of communication with pensioners. The
findings recognised the interest members
have in the business, and the desire to be
kept informed. One outcome is to give
pensioners an occasional briefing on topical
issues, similar to that given to staff. The
initiative is called 'Three Things'. The first
of these, written for members, is on the
topical issue of fracking (see p10). We hope
you find this interesting and would
appreciate your feedback. We are optimistic
that further initiatives will be implemented
in due course. If you want more information,
there is always more available from the
Shell website: www.shell.co.uk
The archive is held in a strongroom in
the bowels of Shell Centre, originally
built to hold the pay packets for weeklypaid staff, who would queue up to be
paid. As part of the redevelopment of
the site, it is being carved up, with the
most important items being sent over to
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doubt. As a result, 500 staff scheduled
to transfer across from Shell Centre to
join us at Canary Wharf, will stay put
for the time being. The good news is
that SPA staff do not have to decamp
to another floor to make way for the
new arrivals. Funny that we were
reluctant to move from Shell Centre,
then, less than two years later, we are
averse to moving just two floors. As
William Bernbach wisely said:
“Familiarity breeds apathy”.
We were hugely grateful to a small army
of volunteers who came into the office to
help with the distribution of diaries. We
almost ceased offering them, due to the
workload involved, but they are very
popular. This year we have already raised
over £3,000 for SPBA (the benevolence
fund), which does a sterling job helping
members in need. I apologise if you felt
restricted in the number of diaries you could
order, but it speeded up the process and
minimised distribution costs. I hope we
didn’t work our volunteers too hard, as I’m
relying on their help again next year. I
reckon that volunteers are the hardest
workers; I wish I could bottle their
enthusiasm. Their reward? A sandwich and
a free diary.
Our third roadshow, at the beautiful
Woldingham Golf Club in Surrey, was well
attended, with positive feedback from
attendees. The National Committee has
decided, due to its popularity, to make
roadshows regular events. There will
continue to be two a year, for the foreseeable
future. In 2014 the venues will be Yorkshire
(3 July) and Essex (25 September). The
venues will be arranged nearer the time.
The clocks have not gone back yet, but the
date has already been set for the carol
service at St Clement Danes: 17 December
at midday. It is always well-attended by
members. Maybe I will see you there?
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The Hague. SPA Secretariat was
allocated a work experience student,
James Welch, and took the opportunity
to have a last foray into the collection,
before it disappears. Among the
fascinating documents, including Shell
Magazines dating back to 1948, we
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uncovered some labour-saving
equipment, which, at the time, was
probably state of the art. James
compiled this short quiz. Can you
identify what they are used for, and
when they were first introduced?
Answers at the bottom of the page.
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4
6
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Quiz
We also found two pieces of equipment
which we are not sure about. We think
they are:
If anyone has better information, we
would be keen to hear from you.
Answers:
A franking machine
A duplicating roller
1. Olympia adding machine, 1949,
2. Britannia adding machine, circa 1906,
3. Olivetti typewriter 1948, 4. IBM
electric typewriter, 1959, 5. Bell Punch
Comptometer calculator, 1960s, 6. Triner
airmail scales, 1920 onwards.
The redevelopment of Shell Centre is
also in the news following the
intervention by Communities Minister
Eric Pickles, who has ordered a public
enquiry, despite approval by Mayor of
London Boris Johnson in July and by
Lambeth Council in May. There was
concern over the impact of the
development on the Westminster
Heritage Site. Work was due to start
later this year for completion in 2019,
but that timetable has been thrown into
One Last Delve into the Archives
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ARTICLE
THE LIGHTER SIDE
Is there a Gypsy in your soul?
Write it down
A couple in their 90s are both having
problems remembering things. During
a check-up, the doctor tells them that
they're physically okay, but they might
want to start writing things down to
help them remember. Later that night,
while watching TV, the man gets up
from his chair. "Want anything while
I'm in the kitchen?" he asks.
"Will you get me a bowl of ice
cream?"
"Of course."
"Don't you think you should write it
down so you can remember it?" she
asks.
"No, I'll remember."
"Well, I'd like some strawberries on
top, too. Maybe you should write it
down, so as not to forget it?"
He says, "I can remember that.
You want a bowl of ice cream with
strawberries."
"I'd also like whipped cream. I'm
certain you'll forget that, write it
down." she says.
Irritated, he replies, "I don't need to
write it down, I can remember it! Ice
cream with strawberries and whipped
cream - I've got it, for goodness sake!"
Ardella Jones takes to the open road to give SPA readers helpful hints on caravan holidays
The Pope and the
Chauffeur
The pope was touring New York one day.
His New York chauffeur, wanting to
impress him, said, "Hey, Mr. Pope,
anything you want, I'll make it happen
for you. Just name it."
"Well," said the Pope thoughtfully, "now
that you mention it, I've always wanted
to drive a car. Back in the Vatican they
keep me pretty much holed up, and when
I want to go out, they always insist on
driving me around in that papal buggy.
Just once more in my life I'd like to drive
myself for a change."
"Hey," said the chauffeur, "No prob." So
they got out of the limo and changed
places.
Speak up!
A man was telling his neighbour, “I just
bought a new hearing aid. It cost me
£3,000, but it's state of the art. It's
perfect.”
“Really,” answered the neighbour, “what
kind is it?”
Duz tha speak
Yorkshire?
Police have just released details of a new
drug craze that is being carried out in
Yorkshire nightclubs. Apparently,
Yorkshire club-goers have started injecting
Ecstasy just above their front teeth.
Biblical groans
Q: What was the name of Isaiah's
horse?
"Chief," he said, "I just pulled over
somebody I shouldn't have."
Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need to talk
to thee about me cat."
A: Isme, because he said: "Whoa Isme!"
(Isa. 6:5).
"What," said the chief, "You didn't pull
over another cop, did you?"
Vet: "Is it a tom?"
Q: What book of the Bible first mentions
tennis?
"No, chief, he's bigger than that," said
the cop.
A: Genesis, which says that Joseph
served on the Pharaoh's court.
"No, chief, he's bigger than that."
"Where's my toast?"
Q: Who was the wisest financial investor
in the Bible?
A: Noah, who floated his stock while
everyone else liquidated their assets.
Q: What's the lumberjack's favourite
book of the Bible?
A: The Axe of the Apostles.
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"You didn't pull over the mayor, did you?"
"Why you didn't pull over the president
of the United States did you?"
"No, chief, he's bigger than that."
"Well then who did you pull over?" the
baffled chief asked.
"I don't know," replied the cop, "But
whoever he is, he's got the Pope for a
chauffeur."
Police say the dangerous practice is
called 'e by gum'.
A Yorkshire man takes his cat to the vet.
Yorkshireman: "Nay, I've browt it wi me."
A Yorkshireman's dog dies and as it was
a favourite pet he decides to have a gold
statue made by a jeweller to remember
the dog by.
Yorkshireman: "Can tha mek us a gold
statue of yon dog?"
Jeweller: "Duz tha want it 18 carat?"
Yorkshireman: "Naw, I want it chewin' a
bone, yer daft bugger!"
and stop wherever our fancy takes us, in
reality even the traditional bow-top Romany
wagons are usually permanently parked.
This may detract from the romance but will
let you enjoy being close to nature without
any problems answering its call! Most
companies who rent gypsy caravans
provide a cottage, shepherd’s hut or similar
building for cooking, bathing and extra
warmth in really bad weather. Traditional
wagons can sleep two to four people on
pull-out beds, but be warned: if you are
over six foot tall you may find it a squeeze.
They can also be difficult for the less agile
to climb in and out of so, unless you are
pretty nimble, this may not be the holiday
home for you.
If you prefer nostalgic novelty with a little
more space, an iconic American Airstream
caravan could fit the bill. A classic 1950s
aluminium-clad Airstream, with themed
décor and its own garden, above the Grand
Daddy Hotel in Cape Town – the only rooftop trailer park in the world – will set you
back about £150 per night.
“Twelve thirty.”
The Pope had driven no further than a
block before he accidentally went through
a red light. Immediately one of those
tough New York City cops drove up
behind the limo and turned on his lights.
He pulled it over and got out of the car.
Then he strutted on over to the limo. But
before he reached it, he noticed who was
driving, went straight back to his car, and
called his chief on the radio.
Then he toddles into the kitchen. After
about 20 minutes, the old man returns
from the kitchen and hands his wife a
plate of bacon and eggs. She stares at
the plate for a moment.
If you fancy a holiday with a difference,
caravanning may be the answer. It combines
the outdoor appeal of camping with the
comfort and convenience of a rented
cottage or villa. There’s a huge variety of
holidays available, at home and abroad,
from touring in picturesque horse-drawn
gypsy wagons to family-friendly stays in
large luxury trailers in caravan parks with
swimming pools, play areas, restaurants
and bars. Prices vary too: at £200-£500
for a two-night stay, romantic Romany
caravans cost as much as a country hotel
while a modern 4-6 berth caravan with all
mod-cons in a UK park will be an economical
£400-600 per week, even August.
Although we all think of caravanning as a
nomadic experience, allowing us to wander
If you really have the urge to take to the
road, horse-drawn caravan holidays are
available in Ireland and England, with
experienced grooms to care for the horses
as you meander around the countryside
stopping at pre-arranged spots. Confident
drivers can hire a touring caravan for as
little as £150-£300 per week, depending
on the season, and tow it from site to site,
paying to park each night.
If you really get the bug you can buy a
caravan from a few thousand pounds
second-hand to around £24,000 for a new
Swift Conqueror 4-berther. Campervans
and motorhomes also offer the freedom of
the road from the 1960s Bedford Dormobile
or VW Camper to the Winnebago. The
American giants don’t come cheap though,
with a top of the range Winnebago,
complete with 32” LCD TV and stereo
system, coming in at £250,000. There’s a
growing rental market for mobile home
owners but also a recent innovation –
international mobile home swap schemes
with members in Europe, USA, New
Zealand and Australia.
Whether you want sunshine and wine in
France, Romany romance in Eire,
adventure on the American freeways, or
family fun in Falmouth, there’s a caravan
holiday to suit your taste and budget so
let those wagons roll!
Useful websites
www.europeancaravanclub.com for useful information on
caravanning in Europe. European Caravan Club Director,
Ian Drewe of Lakeside Insurance Services, reminds
holidaymakers heading south for winter sun to contact sites
in advance to ensure they are open (some are seasonal)
and check that their European Health Insurance Card, travel
insurance, motor insurance and driving licence are valid for
the countries to be visited.
www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk for
information on all aspects of caravanning, including driving
motorhomes and towing trailers,+ plus short courses for drivers.
www.gov.uk/driving-licences for what size vehicles
and trailers your licence entitles you to drive or tow.
www.gonomad.com for information on mobile home
swap schemes around the world.
www.underthethatch.co.uk for unusual accommodation
– gypsy wagons (known as vardos), Airstream trailers, converted
railway carriages – in lovely UK locations.
www.gypsycaravanbreaks.co.uk a gypsy caravan (as
seen in the film of Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five) in rural Somerset
with a shepherd’s hut and eco-friendly compost loos nearby.
www.wanderlusts.co.uk roam in a horse-drawn gypsy
caravan around Cumbria and the Lake District National Park.
www.irishhorsedrawncaravans.com for traditional
caravanning in Ireland.
www.hillsidegypsycaravanholidays.co.uk Hillside
offer a sofa bed in a nearby cabin so tall people can get
a good night’s sleep. They also have ‘bring-your-own-horse’
holidays in the pipeline so Dobbin can enjoy a break too!
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BUSINESS NEWS
BENEVOLENCE
Three things...
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the UK
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has
been making headlines in the UK during
the summer. The technology is central
to Shell’s global conventional and tight/
shale oil and gas business. Shell is
exploring for and developing tight/
shale gas in the USA, Canada, China
and the Ukraine, and continuing to
pursue opportunities in Germany and
South Africa. So, what does this mean
for Shell in the UK?
1 What is hydraulic fracturing?
Globally, hydraulic fracturing has
been used in oil and gas field
operations for more than 60 years. It
is a key technology for recovering gas
which is “trapped” in certain rock
formations, usually 2-5km below the
surface. It involves pumping a fluid
that is typically 99% water and sand
and around 1% chemical additives
into shale/sandstone at high pressure.
This creates threadlike fissures up to
200 metres long – typically the
diameter of a human hair – in the
rock, creating space into which the
gas can flow easily.
switch to gas. This is having a
widespread positive economic impact.
However, the prospect of UK shale gas
exploration has met a mixed response
with some raising concerns about
hydraulic fracturing. Exploratory
drilling near Balcombe, West Sussex,
led to protests and near Blackpool,
seismic activity temporarily halted
Cuadrilla’s drilling operations.
At Shell, we believe we can explore,
develop and produce tight/shale oil
and gas resources safely and
by Tina Gilchrist
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service: The Benefit Enquiry Line service
0800 882 200 for people with illness
or disabilities has now closed. The
decision to close this service was taken
because a lot of the callers needed to be
re-directed to other benefit enquiry lines,
and a lot of the calls were not about
disability benefits. Future callers to the
enquiry line will be given the right contact
numbers for more detailed queries.
For queries on disability benefits contact:
2 Why is fracking hitting the headlines now?
More recently, in North America,
advances in hydraulic fracturing
technology and horizontal drilling, as
well as reductions in cost, allowed for
previously difficult to access
hydrocarbons to be commercially
produced. This has triggered a gas
boom and a sharp fall in natural gas
prices. It has also allowed the USA to
reduce its dependency on imports, with
forecasts predicting that the USA could
achieve energy self sufficiency by 2030
and reduce its greenhouse gas
emissions as coal fired power stations
TINA’S NEWS
responsibly. Our efforts are underlined
by a set of five aspirational global
onshore tight/shale oil and gas
operating principles that we believe
provide a framework to help reduce
risks to water, air, wildlife and the
communities in which we operate. We
have published these principles to
address concerns and we support
regulation consistent with these
principles. Visit www.shell.com/
operatingprinciples to learn more
about them.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP),
claims: 0800 917 2222 or textphone:
0800 917 777
PIP enquiries: 0845 850 3322 textphone:
0845 601 6677
Disability Benefits (Disability Living/
Attendance Allowance): 08457 123 456
textphone: 08457 224 433
Carers Allowance: 0845 608 4321
textphone: 0845 604 5312.
Winter Fuel Allowance – Living in
Europe: The Chancellor announced in
the spending review, that from Autumn
2015 the winter fuel payment will no
longer be payable to people living in a
European country with an average winter
temperature that is higher than the UK,
to ensure that pensioners in hot countries
do not receive it. This is in response to
the recent European Court ruling that
means more people in Europe can now
claim the payments.
Prescription Charges: Prescription
charges in England have increased to
£7.85 per item. The cost of an annual
pre-payment certificate will remain at
£104, and the cost of a three month
pre-payment certificate will remain at
£29.10. Prescriptions in England are free
for men and women over the age of 60,
and are free for everyone in Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland.
Dental Charges: The dental charge
payable for a band one course of
treatment will increase by 50p from
£17.50 to £18. The charge for a band
2 course of treatment will increase by £1
from £48 to £49.The charge for a band
3 course of treatment will increase by £5
from £209 to £214.
Care Home Fees – Capital Limits:
The capital limits for residential care have
remained at the 2012/13 limit of £23,250
upper limit in England & Northern Ireland,
but have increased to £23,750 in Wales
and £25,250 in Scotland. The lower limits
have remained at £14,250 in England &
Northern Ireland but have increased to
£15,500 in Scotland; there is no lower
limit in Wales.
NHS-funded nursing care: If you
are assessed as needing nursing care in
a care home, the NHS contribution has
increased to £109.79 per week in
England, £100 pw in Northern Ireland,
and remained fixed at £120.56 pw in
Wales. In Scotland, if you are 65 or over
and assessed as requiring personal care
in a care home, you can receive a fixed
payment of £166 pw, with a further
payment of £75 pw if you require nursing
care (£241 pw in total). If you are below
65 you are only eligible to receive the
payment of £75 pw for nursing care.
TAXATION
3
Will there be a UK shale boom and will
Shell be involved?
According to the British Geological
Survey, the north of England has
very large shale gas resources.
However, it is too early to be certain
exactly how much is recoverable
technically and commercially. There
is currently no commercial shale gas
production in the UK and only
around four wells have been drilled.
An accurate evaluation of
recoverable reserves requires the
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drilling of several exploratory wells
in each formation. Currently, Shell
has no plans to participate in shale
gas in the UK. North Sea gas has
provided secure, reliable gas for
half a century and will continue to
play a key role in UK supply. Shell
currently processes around 35% of
the gas coming into the UK and this
is where our focus will remain.
Tax Return Campaign: Taxpayers
who have failed to submit tax returns
are being offered the chance to come
forward and pay up under a new HM
Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
campaign. The campaign is aimed at
people who have received a Self
Assessment tax return or notice to
complete a tax return for any year up
to 2011/12 but have not taken action.
Once participants have told HMRC that
they want to take part in the campaign,
they have until 15 October 2013 to
complete and submit a tax return, and
pay the tax and National Insurance
Contributions (NICs) that they owe. After
15 October, if they have not submitted
their returns and paid the tax due,
penalties of up to 100% of the tax, or
even criminal investigation, could follow.
Help is available from HMRC: online
at hmrc.gov.uk/campaigns/forms.htm
or through a dedicated helpline on
0845 601 8818.
HMRC – Self Assessment: A
reminder, if you have received a paper
self-assessment tax return for the
2012/13 tax year, HMRC must receive
it by 31 October 2013 otherwise the
taxpayer will be liable for a penalty.
Online returns for the 2012/13 tax
year do not need to be received until
31 January 2014.
HMRC – Change of helpline
number: HMRC have announced that
they have changed the national helpline
number from 0845 300 06267 to
0300 200 3300. For customers who
are deaf or hearing or speech impaired:
0300 200 3319 (Textphone). If you
are calling from abroad please
telephone: +44 135 535 9022.
Opening hours: 8.00 am to 8.00 pm,
Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 4.00 pm
Saturday, closed on Sundays and Bank
Holidays. If you are calling HMRC, try
to ring before 08.30 in the morning,
or after 5.00pm; you will generally be
connected much quicker if you ring
earlier or later in the day.
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BENEVOLENCE
BENEVOLENCE
SPBA NEWS
finance
Equitable Life Compensation
Scheme: HM Treasury has announced
that the first part of the Equitable Life
Payment Scheme will close in March
2014. It is estimated that approx.
200,000 policyholders will miss out on
compensation because they cannot be
traced, either because they have died,
moved house or that their Company
Scheme cannot be traced. If you think
that you, someone you know or someone
who has since died, may be eligible for
compensation, call the helpline service
on 0300 0200 150. For information
on individual cases, you will need to write
to: Equitable Life Payment Scheme, PO
Box 4110, Glasgow, G8 1EL. This does
not apply to the people covered by the
announcement in the April 2013 Budget,
who are policyholders who bought with
profit annuities before 1992; that scheme
begins in March 2014.
National Savings & Investments
(NS&I) – Unclaimed Premium
Bond Prizes: NS&I are again
undertaking a nationwide search to help
track down the winners of unclaimed
Premium Bond prizes. Nationwide, there
are over 898,000 unclaimed Premium
Bond prizes worth over £44 million.
There is no time limit for claiming prizes
and each unclaimed prize is held until
the rightful winner can be tracked down.
The oldest unclaimed prize dates back
to November 1957. Premium Bond prizes
may go unclaimed as a result of NS&I
not being informed of changes to your
personal circumstances, such as a change
in contact details or if Premium Bonds
were bought for you as a child and you
have subsequently lost track of them. It is
important therefore, to keep NS&I up to
date if anything changes.
To check if you have a prize
owing to you: The Premium Bonds
prize checker is on the home page of
the NS&I website at nsandi.com –
customers simply need to enter their
Premium Bond holder’s number into the
search facility. Alternatively, people can
write to NS&I, quoting their name and
address, any former names and
addresses, date of birth and, if known,
their Premium Bond holder’s number.
The address to write to is:
Premium Bonds
National Savings and Investments
Glasgow
G58 1SB
Premium Bonds cannot be passed on
after death. Any prizes won up to a
year after death will be added to the
estate. After that, the bonds must be
cashed in and repaid to the deceased
person’s estate.
Changes to National Savings &
Investment (NS&I) services at the
Post Office: NS&I are making a few
changes to encourage their customers
to deal with them directly. As part of
these plans, they are changing the
service that they offer through Post
Office branches. You will still be able
to buy Premium Bonds at a Post Office
counter, but they will no longer accept
payment in cash. They will only accept
debit cards or cheques. Brochures,
forms and reply envelopes will no
longer be on display at the Post Office.
In future, you will have to ask at a Post
Office counter for a Premium Bonds
brochure, prize draw details leaflet and
cashing in form.
Travel Insurance – ill and older
travellers: A new website has been
launched called medicaltravelcompared.
co.uk. The site is specifically designed
to help travellers who are over 65 or
who need travel insurance that covers
pre-existing medical conditions, but who
have difficulty finding it at a reasonable
price. People will answer a simple set
of questions concerning their health, and
will then be matched with a list of
insurers, the premiums they will charge,
and their terms and conditions of cover.
For further information visit:
www.medicaltravelcompared.co.uk.
the Office of the Public Guardian, will
reduce on 1 October 2013 from £130
to £110. In Northern Ireland the fee
for registering an Enduring Power of
Attorney is £115. In Scotland, the fees
for registration of a Continuing/
Welfare Power of Attorney are
£70 for each individual part. However,
in Scotland both parts can be
completed and registered as one
document, in which case, the fee will
be £70 for the whole document.
Tina Gilchrist of CBG Solutions Ltd has been
contracted by the SPBA to provide updates and a
helpline on state benefits.
When you contact Tina, please mention the SPA and
give her a phone number on which she can speak to
you if necessary.
For the helpline service, contact Tina:
CBG Solutions Ltd, 44 Rydal Road, Harrogate, North
Yorkshire, HG1 4SD, 01423 819452 or 07711 555931
tina.gilchrist@cbgsolutions.co.uk
Ian Landeryou
SPBA Secretary/Treasurer
020 7934 5131
Ian.C.Landeryou@shell.com
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SPBA’s Lloyds Bank transfer to Strand branch – The story so far ...
In August 2012 the SPBA were advised
that their bank accounts would remain
with Lloyds bank, but as the South Bank
branch was selected to transfer to the, as
then, 'new bank', the SPBA bank accounts
were to be transferred to the Strand
branch, with a new sort code and new
account numbers. Assurances were given
that the transfer would only take place
after 90 days notice. The first suggested
date was not workable, and Lloyds
agreed to defer to a later date to be
advised, and subject to a further 90-day
notice period.
However, on Monday 25 March, a date
that will forever be an anniversary for me,
Lloyds transferred the SPBA bank accounts
to the Strand branch with no prior advice.
This was despite frequent and recent
reassurances that the start of the 90-day
notice period was not imminent. Panic
ensued for me, as the SPBA receives the
majority of its funding from donations at
the start of each month, and 1 April was
the Easter holiday.
Contacting Lloyds, to point out the error
of their ways and my displeasure, was the
normal frustrating, time consuming and
ultimately pointless effort associated with
call centres. Some of the advice they gave
was not correct. In particular, all standing
orders made from Lloyds TSB accounts to
the SPBA were automatically updated.
Lloyds not only advised me this would not
happen, they expected that standing
orders from Lloyds customers would not
be redirected to the new SPBA accounts.
I took great delight in advising my Lloyds
contacts their advice was wrong. After
only a few days of dealing with several
different Lloyds contacts it became
apparent that those with real practical
experience, i.e. me, knew far more than
those with the theoretical knowledge, i.e.
Lloyds' call centre personnel.
One thread of comfort offered by Lloyds
was to extend the period for redirecting
payments from the South Bank accounts,
into their respective Strand accounts, to six
months rather than three. This is due to
expire on 25 September, which may result
in some donations or other payments being
returned to source, where the bank details
for the standing order has not been changed
from the South Bank branch information.
For those donors who do not bank with
Lloyds and have not revised their standing
orders, or for those people who are
interested in knowing more about the
SPBA, and would like to contribute, please
visit the following website for details:
www.shell.co.uk/spa/member benefits/
finance & pensions.
The Chairman of the SPBA has written
to Lloyds seeking compensation, in the
form of a charitable donation, for the
additional administration cost and effort,
the resulting loss of financial management
during the six-month transfer period, and
the loss of actual and potential donations
as a direct result of the change of bank
account. A response is still awaited. To
be continued ...
PLR vacancy
Pensions Advisory Unit is looking for a
new PLR to cover the Cleveland, North
Yorkshire and Humberside area in the
GENERAL
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)/
Enduring Power of Attorney
(EPA): In England and Wales, the fee
for registering each part of a Lasting
Power of Attorney or for registering
an Enduring Power of Attorney with
by Ian Landeryou
new year. Anyone who is interested in
this vacancy and would like further
details should please contact Jenny
Cuttle or Kara Duncombe on 0207 934
2144/2741 or email j.cuttle@shell.
com or k.duncombe@shell.com.
Pensioner Liaison Representative Changes
PLR Jan Carroll has moved home and has new contact details. Should you
wish to contact him, please call Marylyn Lai-Choo-Kan on 0207 934 3135
or the Pensions Administration Team on 0207 934 1190 and they will pass
on his details. Otherwise Jan will give you a new contact card at his next
visit. Mark Russell has replaced Rob Jenkins as PLR for West Surrey and
part of Hampshire.
Tel: 01428 658343
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Happy Anniversary
Shell 1963 – 2013
In September Ardella Jones joined 100s of employees and pensioners to
celebrate Shell's 50 years of leading business innovation in London
The narrow cobbled streets of Wapping
resounded with the click of high heels
and the thump of shiny black shoes as
hundreds of Shell staff and other invited
guests, dressed to impress, headed for
the 50th Anniversary party at Tobacco
Dock. As the sun went down over the
Thames, guests lined up excitedly
outside the 19th century bonded
warehouse, transformed into a
conference complex which still boasts
vaulted ceilings, old oak beams, and
atmospheric brick arches. Flamboyantly
dressed stilt-walkers welcomed partygoers who were soon enjoying Shell's
lavish hospitality – wines, beers and
snacks, all served by obliging young
people in vintage costumes.
The menus, themed to reflect Shell's five
decades in London, were a talking
point, with the 1960s represented by
soups served in Campbell's cans, a nod
to Andy Warhol, and the 1980s by an
upmarket version of pot noodles in
colourful cartons. 1970s burgers,
1990s pizzas and 2000s gastro pub
fare were also on offer, followed by
delicious banoffee pies, ice creams,
cookies and doughnuts. Famous Shell
advertising campaigns such as You Can
Be Sure of Shell played on huge screens,
adding to the nostalgic mood.
London Eye, of the South Bank
redevelopment, which is expected to
go full steam ahead in October/
November and finish in 2018. At 8pm
Ed Daniels, Shell UK Chair, took to the
floor and reminded us that when the
351-foot-high Shell Upstream building,
designed by Sir Howard Robertson,
opened in 1963 it was seen as 'the
height of modernity', the symbol of a
new era in business. The redevelopment
will maintain Shell's profile as an
innovator and regenerate the South
Bank for the 21st century with 'a city
for people to live and work in',
incorporating offices, a supermarket
and housing.
The Shellissimo choir entertained guests
as they snacked and mingled in the vast
gallery or took a seat in the cosy
lounges, one of which was reserved for
Shell Pensioners and (other) VIPs. In the
Great Gallery, photographic displays
reflected the five decades featuring
iconic images from popular culture and
politics for each era, from Marilyn
Monroe and the Moon Landings in the
1960s to Beyonce and Barak Obama
in 'The Noughties'. Also on display
were a 'Shell Servizio' van and a 1966
Lambretta scooter, painted in Shell
colours, which provided a backdrop for
many staff snapshots.
Shell's commitment to diversity was wellrepresented with stands organised by
the Africa, Asian, Women's and LGBT
Networks, as well as enAble and
Experienced Hire. Energie Network was
also present, offering information on
ecological and environmental initiatives.
The Future Pavilion proved popular as
guests crowded round to scrutinise a
fantastic model, complete with the
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Ed went on to sum up Shell UK's history
from the 1970s, pioneering North Sea
explorations, to present activities
'fostering the spirit of enterprise' not
just in the business community but in
universities and schools, with initiatives
like Springboard, Livewire and STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and
Maths). He emphasised Shell's record
for excellence in recruitment and
training, which produced generations
of experts 'shaping the oil industry
around the world', a sentiment SPA
members appreciated. Ed proudly
predicted the continuation of this legacy:
"When people look back 30 years from
now, we'll be seen as just as special".
outstanding contributions in mentoring,
recruitment, promoting good health and
boosting office morale. The deserving
winners, including Diversity Champion
David A. Jones and Be Well Hero,
'Marathon Man' Mark Benson, received
commemorative certificates and bottles
of champagne.
The formal element of the evening over,
coloured lights flashed and the disco
cranked up the volume. Young (and not
so young) took to the dance floor with
gusto while others settled for the bar
and the banoffie pie. High heels were
kicked off, jackets removed and ties
loosened until 11pm, when it was time
to board a courtesy bus for London
Bridge or Waterloo stations, and wend
a weary way home. Only the most junior
staff members will make it for the
Centenary Party in 2063 but they'll
have to really go some to make it a
more spectacular success than the 50th!
The chairman's assertion that "Shell is
full of absolutely great people" was
demonstrated in the Unsung Heroes
Awards for which staff members were
nominated by their colleagues for
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FEATURED ARTICLE
GOING GLOBAL
Introducing the New
Committee Members
Eleanor Brennan, Malcolm Mitchell and
Norman Jarvis stood down from the SPA
National Committee at this year’s AGM in
May after five years of sterling service to
the Association. Many members will have
met them over that period at branch events.
I would like to thank Eleanor, Malcolm and
Norman for their contribution. In their place
we are delighted to welcome Sue
Marlbrough, Brian Keech and Andy Johns
who were elected by members at the AGM
from a strong field of 10 candidates. We
asked them to introduce themselves in this
issue of SPA News.
Greater Manchester Branch, which has a
full programme of day trips/holidays/
lunches and two walking groups to which
I also belong. I am active in arranging
walking group holidays, walking group
social events and general holidays.
From the track to the road
by Colin Morsley, SPA Chair
goal. We’ve lived in Rayleigh, Essex since
1980 and I’m a member of the Essex
branch of the SPA.
My hobbies are travelling, walking,
gardening and reading.
Andy Johns
Brian Keech
Sue Marlbrough
I joined Shell at Teesport Refinery in 1967
in the Office Services Department. When
the refinery closed in 1985, I was
Management Secretary and moved to
Manchester Regional Office as Public
Affairs Assistant. The department was
disbanded in 1992 and I took early
retirement. I became a Pensioner Liaison
Representative in 1994 and finally retired
in 2012 after 17+ years, making my total
service with the Company 42+ years.
My PLR experience has given me a good
insight into how pensioners live, which led
me to stand for the SPA National Committee.
I feel the branches need to attract younger
members and I would like to examine how
the Association can recruit members as they
retire, or canvas younger retirees to
ascertain what would encourage them to
be active branch members.
I am a committee member of the SPA
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My 30 years with Shell were all in IT (we
called it Computing then) starting in Shell
Chemicals Carrington, five years in
Sarawak (Borneo), and then London (UIC,
IC, SITCo, STASCo).
I’m a bit of a people person, enjoying roles
as London Staff Council representative with
particular responsibility for pensions and
remuneration and, after retirement, as
Pensioner Liaison Representative (PLR) and
10 years with Citizens Advice Bureau. My
pensions interest and knowledge was
enhanced further by four years as Trustee
Director on the Shell Pensions Trust Board.
As an SPA National Committee member I
will do my best to ensure that Pensioner
interests are safeguarded and communicated
effectively with the Member Companies
and Trustee Boards.
I’ve been married to Linda for 43 years.
We’re both regular tennis players and enjoy
socialising and holidays, of course. We
have two sons (Oliver and Tim) and a sixmonth old grandson (Seth). I’ve been a
Manchester City supporter since 1956
when the late great Bert Trautmann was in
I joined Shell as a graduate in 1972 in
Chemicals Marketing. I moved to HR
(Personnel) in 1980, working in
Wythenshawe, Wilmslow, Carrington and
Stanlow. My last 20 years were in E&P –
Brunei, Gabon, The Hague twice and
Aberdeen twice, where my last job was HR
Manager for the European upstream
business. My wife Kirsty and I joined the
Marches SPA branch in 2009 when I retired
and we moved to South Wales.
I’m a charity trustee and involved in various
voluntary activities, including Duke of
Edinburgh’s Award and local tourism
development. My hobbies include gardentaming, birdwatching and helping to
organise the Crickhowell Walking Festival
– http://crickhowellfestival.com/.
Joining the SPA National Committee is an
opportunity to use my experience to support
the excellent work of the SPA, both socially
and as a voice for the pensioner community.
I’m looking forward to visiting branches
and taking part in roadshows to hear what
members think and need from SPA. With
more change afoot in legislation, taxation
and price indices, we need to be a clear
representative voice and I’d like to expand
SPA membership, both among those
receiving a pension and those with a
deferred entitlement.
Shell’s partnership with Scuderia Ferrari
As we reach the end of the 2013
Formula 1 season, now is a fitting time
to explore Shell’s Technical Partnership
with Ferrari, focusing on the passion
for technology and innovation that
drives the partnership.
First, a bit of history: Shell and Enzo
Ferrari’s relationship began in the
1930s when the founder of the prancing
horse brand was still a race driver. The
two companies contested the inaugural
Formula 1 World Championship
together in 1950, earning their first
victory at Silverstone in 1951. Since
then Shell has powered Ferrari to 12
Formula 1 Drivers’ titles and 10
Constructors’ crowns, making it one of
the oldest and most successful
partnerships in the history of motorsport.
As industry leaders, the partnership brings
many benefits to the table for both brands.
Ferrari provides Shell with an unrivalled
platform on which to test its Shell V-Power
fuels and Shell Helix lubricants, while
Shell provides Ferrari with the products
it needs to fuel its competitive advantage
on the track and on the road.
A fully functioning Shell Trackside
Laboratory and three Shell scientists
accompany Scuderia Ferrari to every
Formula 1 Grand Prix. Two scientists
analyse fuel and oil samples, while the
third is the technical lead working as
liaison between the Shell analysts and
Ferrari. Fuels and lubricants are tested
over 70 times during a race weekend.
A great deal of time and effort is put into
this partnership. Fifty Shell scientists are
dedicated to the development of the
Formula 1 programme and every year
Shell invests around 21,000 hours in the
Technical Partnership with Ferrari. The
knowledge gained here is transferred
directly to the development of Shell’s
road-going products and benefits all of
Shell’s customers.
So next time you cheer for Fernando Alonso
or Felipe Massa remember that you are
also cheering for the Shell employees who
work diligently behind the scenes to help
give Ferrari the reliability and performance
that you see on the track.
Photo: Shell scientists Lucy Taylor and Guy
Lovett at work in the trackside laboratory
Front cover: Scuderia Ferrari driver Fernando
Alonso refills his car at a Shell station!
Reigning Cats and Dogs
A pet can be a good companion,
particularly for people living alone, but
as some can live more than 20 years, it
is important to choose the right one. Cats
and dogs are the most popular pets for
adults in the UK. The following is a
simplistic chart for an average-size pet,
assuming it is properly cared for.
CAT
DOG
Life Expectancy:
12-25 years
12-18 years
Annual cost: *
£1,000
£1,200
Very clean
Grooming required, especially
for long-haired variety
Training:
Minimal
Significant
Loneliness:
Can be left alone during the Usually require attention during
day
the day
Space:
Can live in small apartments Usually require more space
Affection:
Affectionate but independent Affectionate
Grooming:
Protection:
Do not guard owners
Most are protective of their
'master'
Energy:
Generally lazy; sleep long
Generally more energetic
hours
Walks:
Few cats like walks
Most need to be walked
Hunting ability:
Have strong hunting ability
Have lost the ability to hunt
* Source: Sainsbury’s Banks, costs include food, medical, grooming, kennels
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MISCELLANEOUS
Chin Up
tips for maintaining body confidence
As we get older, we all have days when
we feel invisible, unattractive and selfconscious. Maybe we compare ourselves,
unfairly, with when we were younger,
maybe holding positions of importance
in the company. With this in mind, we
looked around for tips on how to boost
self-confidence in later life.
I meet many members and am struck by
just how many do maintain energy and
appeal, both men and women, and it has
little correlation with age. I was tempted
to ask the secret of success of Colin and
Jane Willsmore, Chilterns & Thames
Valley branch, who always stand out from
the crowd. Jane’s answer was simple –
“Don’t get lazy”.
Grooming is not just for
women
How often have you found yourself
focusing on the hair sprouting from ears
and nose, rather than listening to what
someone has to say? If Dennis Healey
had just taken a tweezer to his eyebrows,
people might have focused more on what
he was saying rather than how he
looked. Does the facial hair collect food
rather than compliments? A beard can
be flattering but regular grooming is
essential to keep it looking its best.
Think colour
If you normally wear neutral shades like
navy, black, grey or brown, think about
adding a splash of colour with a scarf or
tie, or add a vibrant handbag or socks.
It may be challenging to confront changing
clothes size. You are likely to look better
and feel more comfortable and confident
in clothes that both fit and suit your body
shape. You have changed your clothes
over the years – when was the last time
you updated your hairstyle. It can carbon
date both women and men.
Focus on your good points
Instead of mourning the loss of youth,
stand in front of the mirror and notice all
your good points – your nice smile, the
twinkle in your eye, your lovely hands or
your posture. The lines around your eyes
show your sense of humour and the
amount of times you laughed. Giving
yourself positive feedback can add
another inch in height.
Gentle, regular exercise
It is easy to lose confidence about
exercise, for fear of injury or falling.
Having to give up say, tennis, does not
mean exercise has to stop. There is
something for everyone, but perhaps a
change of approach is needed: from
armchair exercise, to gentle pilates, to
swimming and walking through to more
active sports. It improves balance, strength
and flexibility, which in turn reduces the
By Helen Page
risk of falls – which may have been the
deterrent in the first place.
DON’T compare yourself to
other people
Everyone can make the most of themselves,
irrespective of age and size.
"It’s common for men and woman to make
appearance comparisons with their
friends, family members, celebrities and
other people in the media," says Dr Emma
Halliwell, from the Centre for Appearance
Research. "Research shows that doing
this leads to increased body dissatisfaction.
So when you notice yourself doing this,
actively turn your attention to something
else until you begin to break the habit."
Jim Phillips’ career with Shell began when
he started at Shell Haven in 1942 as an
engineering apprentice. In 1951 he
joined the Orient Line. While working
aboard the troopship “Empire Orwell”,
which was transporting troops to the
Korean War, they docked in Japan. Jim
visited Hiroshima, which had been
destroyed by the atomic bomb, and there
he met a Shinto priest, who was trying
to rebuild his temple. The other 12 priests
had been killed by the bomb; he was
only spared because he had been away
visiting family at the time. Over 140,000
people died in total. Jim made a donation,
and in return, the priest presented Jim
with a piece of tile from the original
temple, along with a certificate of
authenticity, using a brush and ink.
Benefit from maturity
Other cultures place much greater value
on age and experience, so focus on the
fact that you still have a lot to offer, which
isn’t based on youth or the way you look.
Stand up straight
Standing and sitting correctly not only
protects your back, it immediately makes
you look more confident. Exercise such
as pilates can improve posture.
And if all else fails, smile – it brings a
face to life. Think Nelson Mandela – a
charismatic man, who dressed to impress
and won everyone over with his smile.
Not only does it affect others, it triggers
mood-boosting hormones in the brain and
lifts the spirits.
We are grateful to Age UK for some of
the advice above.
SPA News would be interested to hear
members’ tips for staying on top.
Photo: courtesy of Press Photographer of
the Year 2013, Photo essay winner,
Graham Trott.
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A small piece of living history
Jim, who rejoined Shell in 1955 and
retired in 1982, wanted to share his
little piece of history with other members.
Do you know anyone who might benefit from Remap?
In Great Britain, the most commonlyreported impairments are those that
affect mobility, lifting or carrying.*
Nick Edmonds, Chair, North London &
Herts Branch, alerted SPA to Remap
after his wife, Jenny, attended a
presentation and was impressed with
the charity. Their aim is "Making things
possible for people with disabilities".
They are a group of people (some
retired) who have an interest in solving
problems for the disabled ... using
solutions which cannot be obtained in
shops or from occupational therapists/
NHS. What they try to do is:
•Make disabled people or their relatives
aware of what Remap has to offer.
•Look for materials to use in making
the solutions.
help, or benefit from their assistance, do
get in touch with them.
More information is available on their
website: www.remap.org.uk
* Family Resources Survey 2010/11
•They are looking for volunteers with
similar interests, so if you think you could
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FINANCE
HEALTH
What do you want from private healthcare cover?
by Julie Thompson, HMCA
HMCA are providers of private medical
insurance. The following are a selection
of frequently asked questions they receive;
you might find this useful when making
your own enquiries of any medical
insurance providers.
NHS hospital cash benefit: Is there a
tax-free cash benefit available if treatment
is wholly in an NHS hospital? How much
is it/for how long? (HMCA offers £200 per
night for up to 30 nights).
Sports activities: Are sporting injuries
covered? Are there restrictions to some
sports?
Medical information helpline: Is this
provided and free of charge? Is it operated
by qualified medical staff, available 24
hours a day, 365 days per year, regardless
of whether a member is making a claim?
Information should be available on medical
conditions, changing doctor, social services,
self-help groups etc. Is there a confidential
counselling service?
Excess and deductibles: Are there any?
Competitive costs: Are subscriptions
Overseas cover: Are members
automatically covered for overseas travel
at no extra cost? Do spouses receive double
benefits when hospitalised abroad and for
how long? Six months is ideal.
Claims handling: Is there any waiting
period before eligible claims are payable?
Additional benefits: Are there any
further benefits available to members who
subscribe to the plans?
Transfer facility and waiting
period: Can cover be transferred from
an existing plan? Will future claims made
for acute conditions originating at the
time you were participating in a previous
plan be honoured?
Hospital choice: Can members choose
a hospital close to home? Is there national
coverage of hospitals? Are there extra
charges for some London hospitals?
competitive with other plans? Is there a
waiting period before eligible claims
are payable?
As well as a positive answer to the above
questions, members who subscribe to any
HMCA Plan qualify for an additional range
of benefits, including £50 worth of Marks
& Spencer’s vouchers after their first
complete year of subscription, Hotel and
Travel discounts, and savings on a range
of popular publications and health products.
HMCA have provided medical plans to
members of associations for over 35 years
and currently deal with some 700
professional and trades associations
nationally.
For more information contact 01423
866985 or visit website www.hmca.co.uk
Are you eligible for a State Pension from abroad?
We are grateful to Alan Wood who passes on this useful advice
Thanks to Alan Wood who passes on this
useful advice based on recent experiences
when applying for state pensions from UK,
Netherlands, Finland and Norway:
1. Written applications should be made
for all EU region pensions, including UK
State Pension.
2. All EU region overseas applications
should be made via The Pension Service,
Tyneview Park, IPC EU01, Newcastle-uponTyne, NE98 1BA Tel: 0191 21 87777,
using form EU01. In the first instance,
national pension authorities should always
be contacted via Newcastle.
3. It can take up to a year before a
decision is made by the overseas state
pension authority as to eligibility. Apply
well in advance of retirement age,
although late application should not result
in any loss of pension.
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4. Spouses who worked in EU countries
may also be eligible, and need to complete
a separate form.
5. Start and end dates of employment are
essential in calculating eligibility and size
of pension; if necessary, SOCPF can
provide these.
6. Provide name, address and postcode of
the employing company. Note, they may
have moved since you left their employment.
7. It is helpful to provide staff number, job
title, type of work, sample pay slip and
address during your overseas posting.
8. Once EU pension authorities have
contacted you directly, following receipt
of your EU01 form, you can respond to
them without going via Newcastle. They
may request more information (account
numbers, IBAN and BIC numbers for
where you want pension to be paid).
They should provide a unique reference
which identifies your application; some
provide email and telephone numbers.
9. Some countries, e.g. Finland, may
correspond with you in their own language
unless you request otherwise. Like the UK,
several countries are increasing the age at
which pensions become payable.
10. It can be advantageous to open UK
accounts in Euros, Kroner and other
currencies to reduce the cost of converting
payments into Sterling. The Netherlands
will only pay pensions into UK accounts
in Sterling.
11. Pensioners may regularly need to
provide proof that they're still alive. It is not
necessary to employ an expensive solicitor,
as may be implied; confirmation from your
bank or local council is sufficient.
Recover more quickly
and stop the cramp:
advice from Shell Fitness team
The day after energetic exercise, such as digging the
garden or decorating, it’s quite common to find it a strain
to sit down or climb stairs, and is frequently accompanied
by a groan! There are a few tried and tested strategies
you can use to help maximise recovery and minimise
muscle soreness and cramping in the following days.
1. Water – Muscles are largely made of water, so it makes sense that being hydrated
will help your body recover. If you’re thirsty, you’re probably already dehydrated,
so grab a glass of water.
2. Replenish electrolytes – If you’re getting muscle cramps and spasms, it could
be a sign that you’re low in electrolytes, which you lose through sweat. Waking up
in bed with calf and foot cramps is never fun. Two commonly identified electrolytes
include magnesium and potassium.
Free help
for asthma
sufferers
3. Cool down and stretch – Cooling down after hard work helps to reduce the
lactic acid that can build up in muscles. Five minutes’ stretching or cycling can help
to reduce muscle soreness, that can occur after strenuous work. Stretch thoroughly
(part of your cool down period) immediately. Waiting 30 minutes after you’re fatigued
and tight muscles have cooled down increases your chances of causing injury.
Stretching increases the muscles’ efficiency of movement by:
Over 5 million people in the UK are
treated for asthma, and hospital
admissions remain high. If you or a
family member suffer from the
condition, you know how frightening
the symptoms can be, such as
wheezing, coughing, shortness of
breath and chest tightness. Great
advances have been made in
determining the causes and
treatments. In addition to the support
you receive from your GP, you may
not be aware of the free asthma
support service available in Boots
pharmacies. It includes:
•Enhancing the ability of muscles to contract/work more powerfully and economically
•Lengthens stride
•Improves your overall form.
•Carrying out an Asthma Control Test
to find out how well controlled your
asthma is.
Whole foods are the best source of replacing electrolytes. You can get magnesium
through green vegetables (spinach) or legumes (beans and peas); you can get
potassium through bananas, spinach, prunes, and tomatoes. Adding a pinch of sea
salt (Himalayan pink sea salt) into each litre of water is a good way to increase
electrolytes through drinking.
•Checking your inhaler technique
to make sure you are getting the
maximum benefit from your
medication.
•Giving help and support on lifestyle changes to help improve
your symptoms.
•Helping you stay on top of your
medication with their free repeat
prescription service.
•Discussing your current medication and making sure it is the right
medication for you with their free
NHS Medicines Check-Up.
More help is available from
Asthma UK, www.asthma.org.uk
Tel. 0800 121 6255
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TIME OUT
TIME OUT
Discount for SPA members
from Akkeron Hotels
Akkeron Hotels is a collection of 30 three and four-star hotels
throughout England and Scotland, which are full of character
in city, countryside and coastal locations.
Take a break to Bournemouth with its seven miles of sandy
beaches, attractive gardens and great shopping. Or get
away from it all and explore the New Forest or The Cotswolds.
For splendid architecture visit the historic cities of Windsor,
Bath, Winchester and Cambridge; for designer shopping or
a night at the theatre, Richmond-upon-Thames; Harrogate,
renowned for its great shopping; or maybe a trip to York
and the Yorkshire Moors. Ardsley offers a great location to
visit the scenic landscapes of the Peak District and the famous
Chatsworth House and Wentworth Castle. For unforgettable
scenery and freedom, visit the Scottish Highlands, with its
lochs, harbours and mountains.
To check availability and book a night away, call 0844 855
9095 and quote “SHELL” for 15% off plus free breakfast!
Visit www.akkeronhotels.com or www.forestdalehotels.com
for more information.
BOOK REVIEW
by Richard Springett
Here’s to Our Far-flung Empire by Tony Orchard
The author’s father was employed as an expatriate by Burma
Shell in India and this book is sub-titled “an account of a
colonial upbringing”. It covers the years from 1926 until the
early 1950s, almost entirely chronologically and in three,
broad phases – childhood and education; a period of naval
service; and working career, mainly with Quaker Oats, both
as an expat and in the UK.
The early years are especially poignant. The author was sent
to boarding schools in England from the age of four, followed
by schooling during adolescence in India (where his parents
lived), and South Africa.
The text is rich with facts and impressive recall and this might
overwhelm a reader but the cracking pace at which the many
stories are written provides more than enough momentum.
First published by Athena Press in 2010, with all proceeds
from UK sales donated to Combat Stress.
National Gallery
free tickets to The Portrait
in Vienna and Europe
The striking paintings of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar
Kokoschka star in this major exhibition, which examines the
central role portraiture played in Viennese painting, and the
upheaval in the tradition that marked the years around 1900.
Exploring Viennese portraiture during the powerful multinational
Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867-1918), this ground-breaking
exhibition shows how the imperial and bourgeois traditions
of 19th century art were both sustained and broken apart by
the innovations of avant-garde artists.
Get out and about with the Shell Travel Club
The club has been operating for over 25 years, organising
holidays and the odd day trip. Most members live in the
south east, but some travel from as far as Scotland and
Wales. In the past the Club has arranged pick-ups en route.
The programme for the rest of the year includes trips to
Portugal, Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London, and
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a Thursford Christmas spectacular.
2014 sees holidays to Holland and the Italian Riviera, a
Champagne trip, and UK day trips. For details of the full
programme and membership, which costs £5, contact Pauline
Barnes 01483 474808 or membership@shelltravelclub.com
The exhibition traces the distinctive flourishing of modern art
in Vienna in the years before 1918, which saw the end of
the First World War, the collapse of the empire, and the deaths
of both Klimt and Schiele.
SPA has been given 30 free vouchers for members. Full ticket
price is £11. The exhibition is open until 4 January 2014.
Apply for tickets via SPA Secretariat (contact details on p2);
it is necessary to contact the gallery in advance to book a
slot and exchange the voucher for a ticket. Members may
apply for two tickets.
Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Hermine Gallia
© The National Gallery, London. Bought, 1976
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REUNIONS
CONGRATULATIONS
We’re sorry if your photo has not
been published but we are
limited for space and can only
include just a few of the wonderful
pictures that we receive
REUNIONS & MEETINGS
Members’ Anniversaries
SPA has been advised of the following forthcoming reunions:
Blue Sapphire (65 years)
Shell Agrichemicals November 8, for anyone with a Shell
Agrichemicals or Shell Research Sittingbourne background.
Contact: Mike Griffiths, 29 Fenwick Close, Goldsworth Park,
Woking GU21 3BY mhgriffiths@lineone.net. 01483 762763
Agrichemical Golf About 35 pensioners compete each
Autumn. It's a good opportunity to meet up with old friends.
Contact David Young 01883 712578.
East Europe Reunion 2014 July tba, midday, at
Champagne Charlies, London. Contact Tom Salmons 01580
714572 salmons@tiscali.co.uk
The Oman Golfers Association 53 members plus guests
Oman Golfers Association
the late 1950s on the Company's first computers, notably the
Ferranti Mark1* in Holland and the Ferranti Mercury in Trent
House, St. Mary Axe and would like to hold a reunion with
ex-colleagues. 0208 946 1539 dpe@blueyonder.co.uk
Shell Lubricants UK/Shell Oils UK, Industrial Markets
will be 14 April 2014 again, probably in the Worcester area.
Contact Neil Bown: nimbo@btinternet.com 01630 647129
Marine Friday 18 October 2013, lunch at Lensbury for old
friends and colleagues from SIM and STUK. Contact Eamonn
McGettrick 01227 740586 or email marinereunion@btinternet.
com
Tankers UK was held in September in Glasgow, for the last
Shell Tanker UK Ltd Engineer Apprentice Intake in 1967. They
met over 2 days and visited the colleges they attended, including
Stow, Springburn and the Nautical College. Contact Michael
Marsh 01622 745702 mlmarsh@talktalk.net
attended the 2013 Annual Meeting at Wychwood Park.
Winners were:
The Maqbool Hameed Trophy: Alastair Scott & Fred Gray
The Mildred Cooper Trophy and The Famous Grouse Trophy:
Simon Newton
35th Meeting will be 8, 9 and 10 July 2014,Garstang
Country Hotel & Golf Club, Lancashire. Contact Fred
Gray:01624 837247 facgray@manx.net
Wandsworth Drivers Were you a Wandsworth Driver
in the 60s and 70s? The reunion is usually held in October.
Contact Trevor Vickers, Tel: 020 8942 3532
Emerald (55 years)
SCUK/SICC Shell Chemicals Reunion Lunch Thursday 17
April 2014 at Lensbury. Contact Jon Warnke on jgwarnke@
aol.com and 01483 417387.
Shell Chemicals Seniors' Golf Day will be at Sunningdale
Ladies Golf Club, June 9 2014. Contact Martin Edsall, mgedsall@
waitrose.com
Shell Haven Refinery, October 18 (not 8, as misprinted in
Summer issue) at the Hollywood Suite in Thundersley/Benfleet
area. Buffet and backing music via a DJ - it won’t be too loud
because there will be a lot to talk about. Cost to cover hall and
food, £15. Partners most welcome. Cheques to Bob Bellenie,
16, Underhill Road, Benfleet, Essex SS7 1EW 07712180799
robert.bellenie@sky.com
Pecten Golf Society welcomes all Shell (and ex Shell) golfers
(male and female) who would like to meet up for a friendly
round of golf at various courses around the South East of
England. Final Golf Outing of 2013 is 4 November, Betchworth
Park, Dorking. Contact Margaret Bedford 020-8940-5044,
mkbedford@talktalk.net
Shell Coal 2013 The next gathering of the former "dirty
bunch"! is November 6 at The Mad Hatter, Blackfriars Bridge
Road. Contact Ralph Sargeant email: ralfsarge@btinternet.com
Tel. 0208 642 2087
Brenda & Bill Yates
Yates, Brenda and Bill of Wigan – 12
June. Prior to retirement Bill was a vehicle
inspector at Haydock Terminal.
Hesp, Beryl and Mike of Ripon, North
Yorkshire – 11 July. Prior to retirement
Mike was an Industrial Representative in
Shell Chemicals UK in the Midlands and
North East.
Pat & Bill Hammond
was Group Terminal Manager Aviation,
in Scotland.
Maureen & Mike Howard
South, Edeline and Basil of New South
Wales, Australia – 29 June. Basil worked
in SIPC Ltd and previously Shell Australia.
Golden (50 years)
Brown, Margaret and Neville of
Brentwood, Essex – 7 September. Prior
to retirement Neville worked in Shell UK
Exploration and Production.
Beryl & Mike Hesp
Hayes, Claire and Ted of Frodsham,
Cheshire – 9 March. Ted worked as
Centre Lathe Turner at Stanlow Refinery.
Main, Margaret and Bill of Ardrossan
– 17 July. Before retiring Bill worked in
Ardrossan Refinery.
Thomas, Jeanne and Eric of Great
Bookham, Surrey – 21 March. Eric
worked in Shell UK Public Relations.
Edeline & Basil South
100th Birthday
For Margaret Wallace
Cheetham, Jean and Roy of Old
Colwyn, North Wales – 29 August. Roy
used to be a Sales Supervisor in Retail.
Claire & Ted Hayes
Margaret from Goswor th,
Newcastle celebrated her 100th
birthday on 20 July with a party
for friends and family. Margaret’s
PLR, Brian Leach, also attended.
Hammond, Pat and Bill of Corringham,
Essex – 27 July. Before retiring Bill
worked as an Electrical Supervisor at the
Shell Haven Refinery, Corringham.
REMINDER
SHELL CAROL CONCERT
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Howard, Maureen and Mike of
Rickmansworth, Herts – 14 June. Mike
worked in Shell UK Ltd, Marketing and
is currently the Chairman of the 44 Club
South Midlands Branch.
Diamond (60 years)
Ferranti Computers David Powell-Evans worked for Shell in
The Shell carol concert will be at the usual venue, St Clement
Danes in the Strand, at midday on Tuesday 17 December.
Pensioners are very welcome.
Livingston, Marian and Doug of Ellesmere
Port, Cheshire – 25 July. Prior to retirement
Doug worked at Stanlow Refinery.
McCann, Betty and John of Bromborough,
Merseyside – 5 August. Prior to retirement
Betty worked at Thornton Research Centre.
Marian & Doug Livingston
Riding, Josey and Chris of Renfrewshire
– 7 September. Before retiring Chris
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BRANCH CONTACTS
Cheshire
Alan Steele | Tel: 01928 731246|
Email: steelead@aol.com
1st Tuesday of the month, Talks/
presentations, Whitby Social Club
3 Dec Xmas Lunch
21 Jan New Year Buffet
Chilterns & Thames Valley
Judith Turner | Tel: 01895 637188 |
Email: judith.turnerspa@btinternet.com
5 Dec Lunch, Sonning Golf Club
Cumbria & Lancashire
Ken Lovell | Tel: 01900 823414 |
Email: kennethlovell@btinternet.com
Sep TBA Lunch
9 Oct Theatre by the Lake, Keswick,
and afternoon tea
2 Dec Christmas lunch, Crooklands
Hotel, Keswick
Devon & Cornwall
David Watters | Tel: 01803 856648 |
Email: dgwatters@gmx.com
9 Oct
Pub Lunch 'Who'd Have
BRANCH CONTACTS
North London & Herts
Robert Hillyard | Tel: 01707 654165 |
Email: robert_hillyard@hotmail.com
22 Oct Country Walk – Venue tba
28 Nov Winter Lunch at The
Cricketers, Clavering
Thought It' near St Mellion in Cornwall
11 Dec Christmas Lunch, Moorlands
Garden Hotel, Yelverton
East Anglia
Sally Brown | Tel: 01502 585023 |
Email: spbrown.gilpin@virgin.net
16 Oct Sainsbury Centre, Norwich
with lunch
5 Dec
Christmas Lunch, Park Farm
Hotel, Hethersett, nr Norwich
Essex
Iris Shaw | Tel: 01375 679908 |
Email: irisshaw@tiscali.co.uk
Guest speaker each month
Sussex - Brighton Greyhound stadium
Greater Manchester
(details on branch website)
Bryan Clarke | Tel: 0161 456 5083 |
Email: groveblue@sky.com
Branch website www.spa-manchester.
org.uk
Regular events: flat walking every 3rd
Thurs, hill walking every 2nd Weds
16 Oct Lakeland and Holker Hall and
Gardens
23 Nov Christmas at Castle Howard
28 Nov Tinsel & Turkey, 4 Night
Holiday Drymen
9 Dec
Christmas Lunch, Sale
Conservative Club
Midshires Marston Brewery
Isle of Wight
Elaine Gourlay | Tel: 01983 209617 |
Email: cdpryce@onwight.net
5 Nov AGM and Lunch at the Boat
House, Puckpool Hill, Ryde
Kent
Elaine Egalton | Tel: 01795 520117 |
Email: elaine@egalton.co.uk
17 Oct Annual Lunch at Boughton Golf
Club, Faversham
The Marches
Gill Stovold | Tel: 01568 760241 |
Email: gill.stovold@virgin.net
16 Oct Lunch and AGM, Cadmore
Lodge
Gtr Manchester walking group
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Midshires
Alan Chandler | Tel: 0121 705 1648 |
Email: alan.16@blueyonder.co.uk
2 Oct AGM/Autumn Lunch at The
Terrace Restaurant, Brownhills
5 Dec Christmas Lunch at Royal Court
Hotel Alcester
Northern Ireland
Alma Atkins | Tel: 02890 839003 |
Email: almaatkins@icloud.com
28 Nov Annual Dinner tba
Northumberland & Durham
Doug Renton | Tel: 0191 252 5331 |
Email: douglas.renton1@virginmedia.com
2 Oct
Pub Lunch, Church Mouse,
Chester-le-Street
10 Dec Christmas Lunch, Holiday Inn,
Jesmond
East Surrey
Denis Reed | Tel: 020 8942 2388 |
Email: denis.reed@blueyonder.co.uk
13 Nov Autumn Lunch tba
West Surrey
Margaret Parsons | Tel: 01483 811103
| Email: mike_margaretparsons@
btinternet.com
24 Oct Orange Tree Theatre,
Richmond
29 Nov Autumn Lunch & AGM,
Effingham Golf Club
Sussex
Clive Woollaston | Tel: 01424 437572
| Email: clivewoollaston@btinternet.com
24 Oct AGM and Lunch, Windsor
Hotel, Worthing
Yorkshire
Hanneke Wood | Tel: Contact SPA |
Email: pandhwood@mac.com
Scotland
June Wilson | Email:
sspamembershipsec@gmail.com
Branch website: www.sspasite.co.uk,
webmaster: Colin Ferrier
25 Oct Quiz and Supper, Woodbank
14 Nov Management Briefing,
Woodbank
12 Jan Carvery Lunch, Woodbank
Isle of Man
David Wilson | Tel: 01624 833510 |
Email: dave-wilson@manx.net
E Anglia river trip
North & Mid Hants
Malcolm Wells | Tel: 01256 346743 |
Email: malcolm.j.wells@btinternet.com
18 Oct Lunch at Keats Restaurant,
Ampfield, near Romsey
21 Nov Lunch at the Grapevine or El
Castello, Odiham
9 Dec
Christmas Lunch at the North
Hants Golf Club, Fleet
South Wales
Mavis Morgan | Tel: 01792 201276 |
Email: mavis-morgan@o2 co.uk
3 Dec Christmas Lunch, Atlantic Hotel,
Porthcawl
N and M Hants at Chineham Energy Recovery Plant July 13
N London & Herts flying proms
Selkent
Sylvia Sellers | Tel: 01732 455523 |
Email: sylvia.sellers1@btinternet.com
8 Oct
Gentle Chair Yoga, Ripley
Arts Centre
16 Oct Down the river on the
Thames Clipper to Canary Wharf
S Wales lunch
7 Nov
Autumn Lunch, Bromley
Court Hotel
Severn & Avon
Gerry Mapson | Tel: 01452 712084 |
Email: camap.gb@blueyonder.co.uk
10 Oct Lunch, Egypt Mill, with talk on
Kamchatka Peninsula
21 Nov Lunch, Bristol Golf Club,
speaker from Shell STASCO
South Hants & Dorset
Colin Lambert | Tel: 01202 749676 |
Email: colin_lambert@sky.com
5 Dec Christmas Lunch, Cumberland
Hotel, East Overcliff, Bournemouth
YBSPA members pre theatre
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BRANCH NEWS
OBITUARIES
We will include in this column the
death of spouses of members; however,
we are totally reliant on you advising
us of such details. We regret to report
the death of the following members:
New York
meets
Old Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Branch of the SPA is an
active branch covering the whole of
Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire and
Teesside. There are currently 56
members and 41 spouses/partners, so
nearly 100 in the branch. As we cover
a large area, inevitably most of the
meetings are during the day (often pub
lunches!), but we like to arrange other
activities to coincide so our members
don’t have to travel a large distance
just to go to the pub.
Yorks branch theatre outing
'Last of the Red Hot Lovers'
Yorks members at Bay Tree Stillington
This year our events have included (as well
as the pubs) a tour and performance at
The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
(the Yorkshire one, not ‘on Thames’), a visit
to Sutton House and Park near York and,
in a departure from the daytime meeting
formula, on 14 August, a theatre
performance at Glaisdale, in the North
York Moors.
Every year, a local theatre company, Esk
Valley Theatre (EVT), takes over the Robinson
Institute, Glaisdale’s village hall, for a three
week period. They construct a set and
ramped seating, bring in lighting, engage
actors and put on a proper professional
show. EVT is run as a non-profit organisation
by a couple who live in Glaisdale, one an
actor and director and the other a ballet/
dance teacher and choreographer, with
the aim of bringing professional theatre to
rural areas in North Yorkshire.
This year the production was ‘Last of the
Red Hot Lovers’, by Neil Simon, a play
about a New York restaurateur having a
mid-life crisis, who tries, apparently
unsuccessfully, to have an affair or three.
Or is he unsuccessful....? In spite of only
having two actors (playing the original
four parts - EVT no longer receives Arts
Council funding after recent cuts and has
to make economies), the fast talking action
was excellent and thoroughly enjoyed by
the 12 YBSPA members who attended,
having previously had a potluck supper at
Paul and Hanneke Wood’s house (YBSPA
secretaries). The weather was kind enough
that we could eat in the garden, a rare
event for this part of the world.
Other YBSPA committee members are John
Rodwell (Chairman), David Mabbitt
(Treasurer), Jim Acey and Bob Frith and
also Graham Potter (PLA rep). Further events
this year are planned to be a pub lunch
near Harrogate with the option to visit the
RHS garden Harlow Carr, and the
‘Christmas at Castle Howard’ event.
Paul Wood
Glaisdale
SelkenT
Selkent was inaugurated in 1991 when
John Cooper was chosen as Chairman,
Joan Symmons as Secretary and Roy
Coxon as Treasurer. Up until then SPA
members in North Kent and South East
London had been served by Kent: one
of the original SPA branches which
holds its 45th AGM next year.
Selkent boasts 205 members. The
majority live in the London Borough of
Bromley but other London Freedom Pass
members reside in Bexley and central
London south of The Thames. Sevenoaks
is a hotspot for Shell Pensioners, but
there are members in Dartford,
Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells as well
as other pockets in the Kent countryside.
Each year members are invited to
suggest ideas for day trips and special
events. A shortlist is then drawn up of
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the ten most popular ideas. Over the
years, day trips have included Oxford,
Shepherd Neame Brewery, Boulogne,
The National Stud, Lingfield Park Races
and the Magic Circle, and there have
been many others. Short breaks include
the Champagne country, Bruges, the
Dutch bulbfields, Derbyshire and the
Cotswolds. During a trip to Lingfield
Park races recently, one member
pocketed more than £100 by staking
£5 on an outsider named ‘Spiritual Art'.
It came in at 16 to one.
Selkent also holds two lunches – an
informal pub lunch in the spring and a
more formal one in the autumn at the
Bromley Court Hotel. The AGM is held
in the spring at which members
unanimously endorse an annual donation
to the Shell Pensioners Benevolent Fund.
Selkent committee
The Selkent Committee is formed of
Chair Peter Wharton, Treasurer David
Greene, Membership Secretary Pauline
Langley, and Sylvia Sellers, Jackie
Steatham, Jeff Jarman, Janet Smith and
Jo O’Donnell. John Cooper is Life
President. PLRs Sharon Shrigley and
Peter Woods cover the area.
Adams, Mrs Gertrude Maud (89)
widow of Albert Edward – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 14 August
Ames, Mrs Elizabeth Maude (94) –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 11 July
Arins, Mrs Marion Marshall (74)
widow of Miervaldis – Shell Tankers
(UK) Ltd died 31 July
Ashenden, Mrs S J (84) widow
of Michael Roy – Shell International
Petroleum Company Ltd died 24 July
Barnard, Mrs Ruby May (88) widow
of H J S Barnard – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 1 May
Barr, Mrs Jean (69) wife of Geoffrey –
Shell Haven died 13 May
Barton, L F (87) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 7 April
Bates, H F J (84) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Portslade Terminal died 23
June
Beck, Harold Albert (94) – Shell
Research Ltd died 18 May
Blanchfield, Derek Arthur (74) – Shell
UK Oil Products Ltd-Stanlow Refinery
died 5 August
Blank, Anthony Basil (84) – Shell UK
Oil products Ltd died 20 July
Blease, Mrs Olive (82) widow of
Allen – Shell Chemicals UK Ltd died 13
May
Boer De, Mrs Pamela Agnes Nora
(91) widow of A P De Boer – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 16 August
Boulter, Mrs Nellie (94) widow
of Dennis Bert – Shell International
Trading & Shipping Company Ltd died
20 August
Bourke, Bernard Henry (85) – Shell
UK Oil Products Ltd died 22 July
Bowen, J M (84) – SIPM & Enterprise
died 16 June
Bowers, Ian McMurray (58) – Shell
UK Exploration & Production LtdMossmorran died 10 June
Boyle, Mrs Maria (83) widow of
Brendan – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd
died 5 July
Bramley, Mrs Hilda (94) widow of
Edwin Verdun – Shell Chemicals UK Ltd
died 22 June
Bramley, Jack Gordon (83) – Shell
International Ltd-Shell Centre died 9
July
Branston, Mrs Margaret (100)
widow of Geoffrey Herbert – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 25 June
Briggs, A B (88) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 5 June
Bright, Mrs Mary Esther (86) widow
of Capt. Jack – Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd
died 13 July
Brown, Mrs Gertrude Joyce (91)
widow of Eric George – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 28 June
Brown, William Leo (81) – Shell
Chemicals UK Ltd died 25 August
Brunning, Raymond Leslie (95) –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 1 August
Burn, J (90) – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 2 June
Burn, Mrs Muriel Doris (88) widow
of Derek John Stuart – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 4 July
Burnham, Mrs J A (76) – Shell
International Ltd-Strand died 14 July
Burns, Mrs Dorothy Maureen (93)
widow of Gavin Thomas – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 18 June
Burns, Mrs P (73) widow of Alan –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 14 June
Butler, R A (90) – Shell Research Ltd
died 18 May
Campbell, D (93) – Shell Company of
Thailand died 26 August
Campbell, William Alexander (75) –
Shell UK Oil products Ltd-Marine Afloat
died 22 July
Cargill, Mrs Felicity Jane (67) – Shell
International Petroleum Company LtdShell Centre died 17 July
Carr, Mrs Irene Locke (88) widow of
Eric – Shell Chemicals UK Ltd died 22
August
Carr, Mrs Sheila Taylor (82) widow of
R F Carr died 26 April
Carrington, Mrs Dorothy Eileen (88)
widow of Charles Henry – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 19 May
Chapman, Mrs Freda (88) widow of
Jack – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died
22 May
Clouting, Capt James Mackenzie (84)
– Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd died 11 August
Collie, R F (85) – Shell UK Exploration
& Production Ltd-Aberdeen died 26
June
Collins, Mrs Elizabeth (91) widow of
Richard John – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 28 May
Condon, Mrs P A (71) – Shell
International Petroleum Company LtdShell Centre died 13 June
Coomber, W (81) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 4 June
Cooper, Frank William Seymour (91)
– Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 11 July
Corker, Mrs Ailsa (81) wife of Royston
– Ardrossan Refinery died 28 February
Craddock, Mrs Eileen Marjorie Joyce
(89) widow of Basil George – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 3 August
Dane, Mrs Mary May (83) widow of
William Arthur – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 25 May
Davy, L A (80) – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd-Heathrow Airport died 26 July
Davey, Mrs Hendrika (85) widow of
Peter Patrick – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd
died 15 June
Davies, L S (84) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 5 July
Deadman, James Philip (64) – Shell
International Petroleum Company LtdStrand died 25 July
Derbyshire, A (84) – Shell Chemicals
UK Ltd died 3 July
Dodd, Mrs Joan (89) widow of James
Victor – Shell Chemicals UK Ltd died
25 July
Doggett, Mrs Emmeline Audrey (94)
widow of Ronald Maynard – Shell UK
Oil Products Ltd died 27 June
Doll, Mrs Susan (61) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 22 August
Dowman, Mrs Vera (90) widow of E
E Dowman – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd
died 25 May
Eadie, S (78) – Shell International
Petroleum Company Ltd died 10 May
Eaton, William (90) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 29 August
Eccles, A D (92) – Shell Chemicals UK
Ltd died 2 July
Edwards, Mrs Margareta Kate (92)
widow of D Edwards – Colas Products
died 28 June
Emsden, K E C (84) – Shell Chemicals
UK Ltd died 1 July
Evans, John Hatfield (85) – Shell
Tankers (UK) Ltd died 28 July
Flanagan, Mrs Alice Rose (89) –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 23
August
Fletcher, Mrs Josephine (87) widow of
Sidney – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died
9 August
Fowler, Peter (84) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 12 August
Francis, Mrs Valerie (79) widow of
Arthur Harold – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 24 June
Freestone, Leonard Owen (82) –
Shell UK Exploration and Production
Ltd-Lowestoft died 22 May
De Garratt, Mrs Felicity Ann (97)
widow of Stephen Kearsley – Shell
Chemicals UK Ltd died 30 July
Gault, Phillip Christopher (84) – Shell
UK Oil products Ltd died 31 May
Gillett, Mrs J M H (84) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 4 April
Goldsmith, Mrs Helen Maud (91)
widow of H S N Goldsmith – Shell UK
Oil Products Ltd died 11 August
Gordon, Alan James (67) – Shell
UK Exploration and Production LtdAberdeen died 29 July
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Green, P (88) – Shell Research Ltd
died 9 June
Grundy, Mrs Patricia (79) widow of
Colin – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died
20 May
Guastalla, R F (71) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 29 November
Haffenden, Mrs Renee Maud (86)
widow of Robert Sidney – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 26 May
Hales, P C A (91) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 8 June
Hammond, Mrs Brenda Muriel (86) –
Shell International Petroleum Company
Ltd died 21 August
Harbour, Mrs Edith May (104)
widow of Frederick Alfred William –
Shell Printing Ltd died 5 August
Harding, Mrs Barbara Jeannie
(96) widow of A C Harding – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 23 May
Harding, Mrs Kathleen (85) widow
of Thomas Hubert – Brunei Shell
Petroleum Company Sendirian Berhad
died 20 July
Hardy, C P R (64) – Shell International
Trading and Shipping Company Ltd
died 18 May
Harrington, B J (83) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 14 May
Harris, J M (81) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Stanlow Terminal died 9
June
Harrison, Mrs Doreen Mary (87)
widow of J E Harrison – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 13 May
Harvey, Mrs S A (63) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 19 May
Haskell-Thomas, Brian (90) – Shell
UK Oil Products Ltd died 11 August
Hastings, Miss H (87) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 4 April
Hayward, Mrs Mary Elizabeth (87)
widow of Edward – Shell Research Ltd
died 16 May
Henderson, A (85) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 30 May
Henderson, Michael (94) – SMBP/
Power/Nat.Benzole died 14 August
Hill, Mrs K (81) widow of A Hill –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 3 July
Hindley, Mrs Doris Elsie (84) widow
of Alexander – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 15 August
Hipsey, Mrs Daphne (91) widow
of Leslie Alfred – Shell International
Petroleum Co Ltd died 21 July
Hodder, K A (69) – Shell International
Ltd died 11 July
Hoosan, Dr Jean (68) – Shell
Research Ltd-Sittingbourne died 16
August
Howarth, Mrs J M (87) widow of A
Howarth – SMBP/Power/Nat.Benzole
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died 27 June
Howe, Hugh Robert (75) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 26 August
Hudson, George Arthur (84) – Shell
Research Ltd-Sittingbourne died 12 July
Hunter, Mrs Brenda Lilian (84) widow
of Gordon Wilson – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 27 July
Jackson, Mrs Lilian Margaret Mary
(84) widow of W E Jackson – Shell
Chemicals UK Ltd died 13 July
Jamieson, Daniel Ian (75) – Shell
UK Exploration and Production LtdAberdeen died 8 July
Jemmett, Gordon Percy (83) – Shell
Research Ltd-Sittingbourne died 30 June
Jenkins, Raymond Michael (76) –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd-Plymouth
Terminal died 12th November
Jennings, P W (79) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Leeds Terminal died 13
May
Johansen, Mrs Dorothy Edith (78)
widow of William Henry – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 4 August
Johnson, Charles Anthony (72) –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd-Stanlow
Refinery died 9 July
Johnson, Mrs Gertrude Elise Sophie
(91) widow of Victor George – SMBP/
Power/Nat.Benzole died 7 July
Johnston, Mrs Martha (91) widow
of W Johnston – SMBP/Power/Nat.
Benzole died 6 June
Jones, Joseph (82) Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Stanlow Refinery died 19
August
Jones, Mrs Marjorie Joan (96) widow
of Alfred – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd
died 26 August
Journeaux, Roy Thomas (81) – Shell
UK Oil products Ltd-Plymouth Terminal
died 23 July
Kirk, Mrs Doris (90) widow of J W
Kirk – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 4
June
Kung, Mrs Robina Margaret (72)
widow of Ah Khai – Shell International
Petroleum Company Ltd died 23 July
Lang, P (72) – Shell UK Oil products
Ltd-Stanlow Terminal died 13 July
Laverick, Mrs Ivy (90) widow of V
Laverick – Shell Chemicals UK Ltd died
13 June
Leigh, Mrs Louise May (86) – SMBP/
Power/Nat.Benzole died 9 June
Lethbridge, A (82) – Shell Chemicals
UK Ltd died 30 June
Lewis, F W (92) – Shell International
Petroleum Company Ltd died 1 June
Liddell, Capt. P (80) – Shell Kosan
Kabushiki Kaisha died 24 June
Lloyd, John Benjamin (81) – Shell UK
Oil Products Ltd-Swansea Terminal died
20 May
Lonsdale, Kenneth (88) – Shell UK
Oil Products Ltd died 7 August
Loveridge, Mrs Freda (92) widow of
R J Loveridge – Shell Chemicals UK Ltd
died 24 May
Lowson, Rob C (92) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 2 August
Lugsden, Mrs M S (91) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 13 July
Macbain, Charles Geoffrey Riddell
(80) – Shell UK Oil Products LtdManchester died 22 July
Macdonald, W J (92) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 3 June
Macpherson, J R (85) – Shell
Chemicals UK Ltd-Ely died 29 June
Marmion, Mrs Frances Barbara
(91) widow of William Joseph – Shell
International Petroleum Co Ltd died 8
July
Mcdowell, K T (87) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 7 July
McFadzean, Lady Sonja (82)
widow of Lord Francis Scott – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 26 May
McKenna, P (90) – Shell Tankers (UK)
Ltd died 10 June
McNamara, Mrs D (88) – Shell
Research Ltd died 31 March
Meek, Mrs I J (89) widow of R Meek –
Shell Research Ltd died 17 June
Mills, S W (63) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd Marine Afloat died 20
May
Mitchell, Mrs Dorothy (95) widow of
George Ernest – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 11 June
Mitchell, Mrs Pauline Mary (77)
widow of John – Shell International
Petroleum Company Ltd died 5 June
Montgomerie, Mrs Elizabeth Shaw
(99) widow of R Montgomerie – Colas
Products died 4 July
Moore, Mrs Elizabeth (87) widow of
H L S Moore – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 23 August
Mulrenan, Mrs Pamela Jean (80)
widow of Robert Leslie – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 28 August
Murchie, Mrs Ann Donachy (79)
widow of Capt. Robert Shields – Shell
Tankers (UK) Ltd died 18 July
Murray, Mrs Annie (81) wife of
Thomas – Shell UK Exploration and
Production Ltd died 26 March
Murray, James Sime Macinnes (77)
– Shell UK Exploration and Production
Ltd-Aberdeen died 26 August
Niblock, Alan (85) – Shell Research
Ltd died 18 July
Nicholls, J (84) – Shell Chemicals UK
Ltd died 30 June
Norris, N G (77) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 5 July
North, Gerald (84) – Shell UK Oil
products Ltd-Killingholme Terminal died
3 August
Nye, J B G (78) – Shell Star Ltd died
23 May
Oakes, Mrs Irene (85) widow of
Bryan – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died
25 June
O’Gorman, Brian (78) – Shell
Chemicals UK Ltd died 15 August
Okell, G J (86) – Shell International
Petroleum Company Ltd died 5 July
O’Reilly, B (90) – Shell Chemicals UK
Ltd died 8 July
Outen, Allan John (71) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Shell Haven Refinery died
30 July
Page, D K (90) – Shell Tankers (UK)
Ltd died 17 May
Palfreeman, J (77) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 9 June
Parsons, R A (68) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Shell Haven Refinery died
24 June
Pattison, Robert (63) – Shell UK
Exploration & Production Ltd-Aberdeen
died 17 July
Perry, A W (89) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 20 June
Pickston, Harold (80) – Shell
Chemicals UK Ltd died 2 August
Platt, Mrs Mary (75) widow of
George Edward – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 3 August
Powell, Mrs Brenda May (78)
widow of Frank Stanley – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 23 August
Price, J (90) – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 30 August
Priestley, Eric (89) – Shell Chemicals
UK Ltd died 17 May
Pritchard, Mrs Rhoda Margaret (83)
widow of Ronald Noel – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 23 August
Randall, A (85) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 6 June
Rayner, J R L (64) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Shell Haven Refinery died
24 May
Reid, Michael Stanley (78) – Shell
International Petroleum Company LtdShell Centre died 6 August
Richards, William Arthur (66) – Shell
UK Exploration and Production LtdAberdeen died 9 May
Rockall, Mrs Esther Betty (90) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 7 July
Rodgers, Donald (80) – Shell UK Oil
products Ltd-Luton Airport died 16 July
Russell, Mrs R E (84) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 16 May
Rylott, Mrs A L (84) widow of A Rylott
– SMBP/Power/Nat.Benzole died 6
July
Salmon, Mrs Vera Georgina (88)
widow of K R Salmon – Shell Research
Ltd died 2 May
Salter, Derek (72) – Shell Information
Technology Ltd-Wythenshawe died 1
June
Salter, P A (83) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd died 1 July
Sayer, Mrs Mollie (94) widow of
James Macdonald – Shell International
Petroleum Company Ltd died 11 August
Seldon, Mrs Rachel (80) widow of
Brinley – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died
26 June
Skelton, Mrs Jeanette (76) – Shell UK
Oil Products Ltd-Shell Centre died 21
August
Slack, C W (90) – Shell Chemicals UK
Ltd died 22 August
Smart, Mrs Dorothy (83) widow of G
Smart – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died
27 June
Smith, E (88) – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 26 May
Smith, G E (80) – Shell UK Oil
products Ltd-Kingsbury Terminal died
5 July
Smith, Mrs Marion Hinshelwood
(90) widow of George – Shell UK Oil
products Ltd died 6 June
Snell, Mrs Valerie Mary (79) widow
of Thomas Graham – Shell Tankers (UK)
Ltd died 15 July
South, John (54) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Strand died 1 August
Speed, Mrs Joan Elizabeth (87)
widow of Desmond Hudson – Shell UK
Oil Products Ltd died 9 August
Spilsbury, B (81) – Shell Chemicals
UK Ltd died 23 June
Stammers, Miss Yvonne (84) – Shell
UK Oil Products Ltd died 3 June
Starkey, Mrs Joan Mary (90) widow
of George Frederick – Shell Tankers
(UK) Ltd died 22 August
Steadman, Mrs Lilian (89) widow of
George – Shell Printing Ltd died 7 July
Sykes-Thompson, D (95) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 2 July
Taylor, N A (83) – Shell Chemicals
UK Ltd died 23 May
Thomas, Mrs Beryl Gertrude (90)
widow of H L Thomas – SMBP/Power/
Nat.Benzole died 10 May
Thomas, M D (74) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Wandsworth Terminal died
30 May
Thompson, Humphrey Benson (83)
– Shell UK Oil Products Ltd-Stanlow
Terminal died 18 August
Thomson, Mrs Florence Voidra May
(93) widow of Eric – Shell Venezuela
SA died 26 August
Thomson, Mrs Louise (90) widow of
Alfred Phillips – Shell Pakistan died
20 July
Tombs, Malcolm (81) – Shell UK Oil
Products Ltd-Reading Terminal died 22
July
Turnbull, George Cuthbert (89) –
Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd died 19 July
Turpin, Mrs Vera Constance (89)
widow of John William Connick – Shell
International Petroleum Co Ltd died 11
May
Uttley, A (84) – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd-Strand died 18 June
Veats, John Arthur (83) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 14 July
Vincent, Greville Noonan (81) – Shell
UK Oil Products Ltd-Watford died 17
July
De Vries, Geoffrey (88) – The Shell
Petroleum Development Company of
Nigeria died 30 July
Wait, Jacques Anthony Joseph (85)
– Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 16
August
Wallis, Miss Patricia Ann (77) – Shell
Chemicals UK Ltd-Carrington died 8
August
Ward, P L (82) – Shell Chemicals UK
Ltd died 27 May
Watson, Mrs Sylvia (88) widow of
Frederick – Shell UK Oil Products Ltd
died 6 July
Wentworth, Mrs L M (92) – Shell UK
Oil Products Ltd died 7 May
West, Mrs Florence Louise (82) widow
of Robert Mowat – Shell Chemicals UK
Ltd died 25 August
White, Mrs Gwen (80) wife of Frank –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 29 July
Wickham, Mrs Angela (81) - wife of
Francis Hugh – Shell UK Oil Products
Ltd died 9 July
Wickman, G M (89) – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 29 May
Williams, John David (73) – Colas
Products died 2 August
Williamson, R (92) – Shell Chemicals
UK Ltd died 9 June
Willson, Paul Leonard (68) – Shell UK
Oil Products Ltd-Stanlow Refinery died
27 August
Wilson, Mrs Marguerite Sybil
(94) widow of E S Wilson – Shell
International Petroleum Company Ltd
died 8 June
Wolstenholme, R (93) – Shell
Chemicals UK Ltd died 6 July
Woollven, William Anthony (91) –
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd died 29 July
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