Dressed overall The Westward Ho, now officially renamed:
The North Westward Ho
As she was on the official opening day -
30th January 1974
My partner Colin Peers greets The Mayor and
Lady Mayoress
Opening Day - 30th January 1974
Manchester Evening News - Wednesday 30th
January 1974
Mr. D.K Redford Managing Director of the
Port of Manchester?
centre Colin Peers and right Jud Evans
Joint Directors of Compass Catering Ltd
A Brass Band played Music throughout the
Opening Ceremony
Jud has a drink with some of the important
guests
Commander Dick Reynolds
The R.N. Naval Liaison Officer
from Liverpool
and his partner (left) with two other guests
The Cornbrooke Wharf property had a large
car park
Later we purchased a De Havilland Comet from
the RAF
and placed it on the car park as an overflow
restaurant
Jud poses with three of the bar staff for
the Manchester Evening News
Both the BBC and Granada Television gave
us good coverage
Another news cutting - this time in the Main
Deck Reception
I am most grateful to businessman Chris Bluer
of Torkington Engineers for the 1973 newspaper cutting
of The Westward Ho in her birth at Pomona Dock, Manchester - which appears at the top of the page.
I remember Chris very well in that period
as a friendly, generous patron of the Pubship
and his kindness in providing the historical
item below is typical of his helpful attitude
- an attitude which no doubt goes
a long way to explaining the success of his
enterprise. Torkington Engineers Limited is a leading precision and sub-contract engineering
company, delivering the definitive high-quality
machining and engineering site support solution,
to blue-chip companies in the oil and gas,
chemical, petro-chemical, pharmaceutical,
nuclear and power generation industries.
Established in 1949, Torkingtons today
proudly maintains an unrivalled reputation
for consistently achieving the highest levels
of quality, customer service and on-time
delivery performance.
Chris writes:
Hale, Cheshire 11.11.2009.
Hello Jud, You will probably will not remember
me, but I owned Torkington Engineers which was located on Cornbrook Rd, at the
entrance to Pomona Docks. I remember you
once coming to see me, wanting some work
done, when you were preparing the Westward Ho. I came across a leaflet, which I thought
you would appreciate. I live in Hale, near
Altrincham, Cheshire. I have now retired
from the business, and my two sons own and
manage it. We now have a large factory in
Trafford Park, employing thirty five staff...
I am very proud of the company. I looked
at your website. What an achievement
Best wishes
Chris Bluer
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