.. Girling Apprentices ..

Calling all Girling Apprentices, I have access to hundreds of `first day` photographs of yourselves taken at the Cwmbran site; if you would like a copy of your own personal photograph please click here to contact me.

.. If you would like to contact the `ex Apprentices` below, click on their photograph..

         

Mike Smith 1968

Mike Berry 1968

Dennis Lowden 1974

        
 

 .. An example of an Apprentice wage at Cwmbran  1953 - 1958 ..

During the

 15th

 year of age at the rate of

 14/10

per week of 44 hours

+8/1 bonus.
    ..        .. 16th      ..         ..         ..         .. 18/2      ..               ..        .. +9/11 ..
    ..        .. 17th   ..         ..         ..         .. 21/6      ..               ..        .. +1/9 ..
    ..        .. 18th   ..         ..         ..         .. 29/9      ..               ..        .. +16/3 ..
    ..        .. 19th   ..         ..         ..         .. 34/8      ..               ..        .. +8/11 ..
    ..        .. 20th   ..         ..         ..         .. 41/3      ..               ..        .. +22/6 ..
    ..        ..

201/3rd

   ..         ..         ..         .. 45/5      ..               ..        .. +22/6 ..
    ..        .. 202/3rds   ..         ..         ..         .. 51/-      ..               ..        .. +22/6 ..
    ..        .. 21st   ..         ..         ..         .. 67/11      ..               ..        .. +35/- ..

.. To view a wage docket dated 16th August 1968 click on the image below ..

.. Girling Apprentices at Coleg Y Fro approx 1973 or 1974 ..

A lad from NCB in Swansea, Mike Maloney, Max Hopkins, Course Instructor, Sid Wilson, Adrian McSheady

(Photograph contributed by Max Hopkins - January 2012)

.. Girlings Apprentice Rugby Sevens team from circa 1975 ..

Back Row: Ken Wiltshire, Les Willey, Karl Couch, Dorian Miles

Front Row: Alan Gwillam,  ��  Reed, Max Hopkins, John Edwards

(Photograph contributed by Max Hopkins - January 2012)

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