Bygones: Birds Eye bunch enjoyed fun times

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Saturday, June 16, 2012
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THIS selection of photographs was shown to us by Frank and June Storr, of Wintringham Road, Grimsby.

They show employees of Smethursts, later Birds Eye, and were taken in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

  1. all together:   Happy times for these Birds Eye employees at one of their social gatherings in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Mildred Emson is second from left.

    ALL TOGETHER: Happy times for these Birds Eye employees at one of their social gatherings in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Mildred Emson is second from left.

  2. day out:  Worker possibly on an outing to Skegness. Mildred Emson is third from left.

    DAY OUT: Worker possibly on an outing to Skegness. Mildred Emson is third from left.

  3. ALL SMILES:   Mildred Emson, pictured with other Birds Eye employees in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

    ALL SMILES: Mildred Emson, pictured with other Birds Eye employees in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

  4. GOOD FUN:  Birds Eye employees, pictured in the late 1950s or early 1960s, possibly on an outing to Skegness. Mildred Emson is on the far right of the front row.

    GOOD FUN: Birds Eye employees, pictured in the late 1950s or early 1960s, possibly on an outing to Skegness. Mildred Emson is on the far right of the front row.

  5. WELL DONE:   This photograph shows Birds Eye employee Mildred Emson receiving some sort of award in the late 1950s or early 1960s. If you can tell us more please let us know.

    WELL DONE: This photograph shows Birds Eye employee Mildred Emson receiving some sort of award in the late 1950s or early 1960s. If you can tell us more please let us know.

Frank told us: "The photographs were left to my wife, June, by her late mother, Mildred Emson, who worked for Smethursts and Birds Eye at that time.

"My wife believes that some of the photographs were taken at Skegness and others at the Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, for some kind of presentation."

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If you can tell us more about the photographs, or put names to the faces, please get in touch.

The address is Bygones, Grimsby Telegraph, 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 3EH, or e-mail bygones@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

Look out for more of these photographs in Bygones in the coming weeks.

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