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28 | OCTOBER 2018
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MORLEY PITCHES IN TO SUPPORT RUGBY CLUB
Morley Glass & Glazing’ s continued sponsorship of a Yorkshire rugby club has allowed it to complete some desperately needed improvement work to its pitches.
Moortown Rugby Union Football Club, which is currently home to four senior teams, ten junior teams and three female teams making it one of the biggest clubs in Yorkshire, has been able to repair
HELP FOR HOSPICES AIMING TO RAISE £ 30,000 FOR CHARITY
Covers Timber & Builders Merchant will once again be hosting its hugely successful charity initiative‘ Covers’ Help for Hospices’ in September and aiming to raise £ 30,000 on behalf of local charities.
Now in its fourth year, the charity campaign supports 13 hospices across the South East.
From Monday 10th September until Saturday 15th September, Covers will be donating £ 5 for each registered customer that makes a purchase during the event. The generous company has also pledged to give at least £ 20,000 of its own money to kick start the campaign and further bolster funds.
On Monday 10th September, volunteers from the charities will join staff at Covers 14 depots for a‘ builders bake off’ going head to head in the battle for the best bake. Following the competition, holes, remove stones and other debris, create drains and sow new grass. Morley Glass & Glazing has also sponsored uniforms for the club’ s 1st XV team.
Ian Short, Morley managing director, commented:“ I’ m very proud of how synonymous Morley has become with supporting grass root sports and generally supporting worthy causes in our area. We’ re very happy to see how pro-active Moortown has been in
all cakes will be available to enjoy in return for a donation to the charity. There will also be a chance to win some top prizes in the raffle including a £ 500 holiday voucher, iPad and luxury foodie hamper. investing in its pitches to ensure teams of all ages can continue to train and play for years to come.”
Carl Thewlis-Johns, club chairman for Moortown RUFC, said:“ Thanks to Morley’ s sponsorship we have been able to continually build our club and provide our players with much needed equipment and support. With our ever-increasing size, sponsorships are invaluable to us. Morley’ s continued support has been massive for us this year and with it we have high hopes of promotion again next season!”
Moortown rugby club made history in 2017, with all three senior sides securing promotion having won every game in their respective leagues. It also recently fielded a veterans’ team made up of the club’ s golden oldies who were delighted to be back out on the field again.
Rupert Green, Chairman at Covers, said:
“ The Covers’ Help for Hospices campaign has become an annual fixture on our company’ s calendar. We are delighted to be running this highly successful campaign for a fourth consecutive year. We hope as many people as possible support us in our mission to raise lots of money for such important community charities.”
Tickets for the raffle will cost £ 1 each or £ 10 for a book of 10 and are available to purchase in all Covers’ depots until Friday 28th September 2018.
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Maurice Anders – Tribute to a GGF Founder Member
The Glass and Glazing Federation( GGF) was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Maurice Anders of T A Anders and Co Ltd, a founder Member of the Federation.
Maurice was 91 when he passed away, having worked in the Glass Industry all his life. He went straight into the business on leaving school during the war, following the death of his father who had established T A Anders & Co in 1931 after leaving Pilkington Glass.
The family were from St Helens and it is believed there were members of the Anders family working at Pilkington Bros since the 1840s. When Maurice joined, the business was located in Rusholme, Manchester.
Maurice met his wife to be, Jean, whilst an apprentice at R H Armstrong in Salford in 1944 and together they moved the business to railway arches in Manchester city centre in the early 1950s and then to Liverpool Street, Salford in 1959. Following the announcement that a new underground railway would be built running practically below the factory, Maurice had to move once more and this time to Frederick Road on the site of his and Jean’ s former employer, R H Armstrong, in 1986. Here the business remained until 2017 when, despite being in his ninetieth year, Maurice was still taking an active interest.
Having been involved in the Plate Glass Association( PGA) and the Flat Glass Council( FGC) and then Glass and Glazing Federation, he continued to play an active role well into his eighties, attending meetings in London and until recently still making an appearance at the annual Glassman’ s Lunch.
Even into his nineties he would come to T A Anders’ new premises on Guinness Road, Trafford Park, to dispense his wisdom, sage advice, sharp( and dry) wit to, amongst others, me and all who met him were keen to listen.
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