The Prudential Group Staff Pensioner Magazine

Summer2015

July 2015

Welcome

From the Head of Staff Pensions Management

Company news

Introducing our new Group Chief Executive, Prudential BluesFest and the Prudential Staff Charitable Trust

Your events

Reunions and news of the Old Boys Association Annual Dinner

Your memoriesYour memories of working for Prudential and Scottish Amicable

Poetry corner

Reflections on the First World War

Birthdays and anniversariesLandmark celebrations

WelcomeFrom the Head of Staff Pensions ManagementWelcome to the Summer 2015 edition of PruLink, the magazine for Prudential and Scottish Amicable pensioners.As we reach the half way point of the year, it seems that 2015 is becoming a year of change. April brought radical changes in the world of pensions, which we report on in Company News, and we watched with interest as the results of the general election unfolded in May. And closer to home Prudential has also welcomed a new Group Chief Executive – more on that on page 3.

As always, however, this edition is about you. We have received a fantastic variety of letters, photographs, memories and poetry. All of us at PruLink were very sad to hear of the death of Frank Mason earlier this year. Frank was well known to many of our readers and had a long involvement with Prudential pensions, serving as a Pensions Research Officer for many years and later becoming Secretary of the Northern Ireland Pensioners Association after his retirement. His close friend Fred Dunlop reflects on Frank’s life in the Obituaries section. We were also saddened to hear of the death of Emily Icke, daughter-in-law of former Pru employee Simon Icke. The story of Emily's inspiring fight against Cystic Fibrosis has appeared in previous issues of PruLink magazine. Simon has written a tribute to Emily in the Obituaries section.

Features from previous editions of PruLink continue to bring back personal memories for many of our readers and we include more memories of the early days of computing, as well as an entertaining and enlightening account of life in Chief Office for a junior ‘erk’ in the 1960s.

This edition has seen the usual collection of landmark birthdays and wedding anniversaries, as well as what may be a Prudential record 74 years of marriage for Arthur and Betty Lanes! Many congratulations to all of you.

We hope that you enjoy this edition of PruLink. This is your magazine, and it’s made by your contributions, so we want to hear from you. Please contact the Welfare Administrator with anything that you would like to share in the magazine – details are on this page.

Marion Steel Head of Staff Pensions Management

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Full contents

Company news 3

Your events 6

Your memories 8

Poetry corner 11

Birthdays and anniversaries 12

Obituaries 18

Useful contacts 23

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Prudential Welfare Administrator

If you need help from the welfare function or have a Prudential Charitable Trust enquiry, please contact the Welfare Administrator, Alun Forehead, using the details below. You should also use the contact details below to send us your contributions and feedback about PruLink.

Tel: 020 7548 3700

(UK standard rates apply)

Email: PruWelfare@prudential.co.uk

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Company NewsPrudential welcomes a new Group Chief Executive

M ike Wells succeeded Tidjane Thiam as Group Chief Executive on 1st June 2015.

Mike Wells has served on Prudential plc’s Board since January 2011 and was previously President and Chief Executive of Jackson National Life Insurance Company. He has worked in life insurance, retirement services and asset management for 29 years and has served in senior and strategic positions at Jackson since joining in 1995.

Paul Manduca, Chairman of Prudential plc: “Following a rigorous succession planning process, we have found a fitting and experienced successor to Tidjane in Mike Wells, who has extensive experience of life insurance and asset management… As a member of the Board he has contributed to our successful strategy, which has delivered value for our customers and shareholders.

The Board is very sorry to lose Tidjane as Group Chief Executive but understands his desire to step down after leading the Group for six successful years. He has made an exceptional contribution to the Group’s success in recent years.”

Tidjane Thiam: “Mike has an outstanding track record. I have enjoyed working with him for the last seven years and I am pleased to be leaving Prudential in the hands of such an experienced leader… I want to thank the Board and all my colleagues around the world for their support since I decided to join Prudential in September 2007.”

Mike Wells: “I am honoured to have been asked by the Board to lead Prudential, which is one of the best-performing financial services companies in the world.

The Group is in excellent shape, not least because of the remarkable leadership

of my predecessor. I would like to thank Tidjane for everything he has done for the business.

Pru tunes in to live musicWe are proud to announce our sponsorship of an

established music festival which takes place at The O2 in London on the 7th and 8th of November this year.Prudential BluesFest is a weekend festival of live music from some of the world’s leading blues and blues-inspired artists. This year the acts will include Tom Jones, Van Morrison and Dave Matthews Band, as well as many other world-renowned performers.

The event has been running successfully and expanding since 2000. It is expected to attract more than 40,000 people across the weekend.

Executive Director of Corporate Services Cathy Lewis said: “This partnership will allow us to… bring our brand to life in a really exciting way and give our customers exclusive experiences that will live long in their memories.”

Innovation for customersWe’re looking for innovative ways to make this new partnership a success, with a real focus on what it can mean for our existing and target customer base.

Director of Brand and Corporate Responsibility Brad Jennings said: “Prudential BluesFest is a fantastic opportunity to make connections with people in a memorable way which generates warmth towards our brand. The event will help us to build stronger, deeper relationships with a significant number of existing and potential customers.”

You can read more information about the festival at www.prudentialbluesfest.co.uk. At the time of going to print there are still some tickets available – why not join us there in November?

Our long-term approach, strong values and outstanding people have enabled us to deliver high-quality, well tailored products to millions of customers and strong, consistent returns to our shareholders. In my career, I have always sought to ensure we put the needs of customers and clients at the heart of everything. I look forward to working with our talented and dedicated teams around the world to strengthen the Group even further.”

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Company News continuedScope

Disability charity Scope has been named Prudential RideLondon Charity of the Year for 2015. Scope works with more than a quarter of a million disabled children,

adults and their families every year, to offer practical everyday support and to deliver campaigns that change lives.

Scope plans to use the money raised by its partnership with Prudential RideLondon to continue their vital work with disabled children and adults. It will facilitate the continued funding of a national helpline for disabled people and their family members who are in need of advice and emotional support, as well as community-based support for parents of disabled children.

For more information about Scope, go to their website at at www.scope.org.uk

Prudential RideLondon

P rudential RideLondon is back for its third annual

celebration of cycling onthe weekend of Saturday 1st August and Sunday 2nd August 2015.

As in previous years the event will combine fun cycling events with a 100 mile sportive challenge through London and Surrey, and this year will include the 10th Brompton World Championship, to be held in St James’s Park.

Only in its third year, Prudential RideLondon has already broken a number of records, including the most money raised in a single day in a UK cycling event. It is hoped that this year’s event will be even more successful with organisers expecting 95,000 people to take part over the two days this summer.

Already the Surrey 100 road race has attracted a record number of applications, with 86,000 cyclists applying to take part. More than 25,000 cyclists are expected to enter the race on Sunday 2nd August to raise money for charity – hopefully breaking last year’s record £10 million.

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Prudential Staff Charitable TrustThe objectives of the

Prudential Staff Charitable Trust are:

“The relief in cases of need, hardship or distress of persons who are either pensioners or past or present full-time or part-time employees or their dependants of Prudential (or of companies whose ultimate parent company is Prudential).”

The Prudential Staff Charitable Trust provides grants to individuals throughout England and Wales. If you would like more information about the Prudential Staff Charitable Trust, please contact the Prudential Welfare Administrator using the details on page 2.

Government pension changesYou will have probably seen the news about the

Government’s new ‘Freedom and Choice for Pensions’ which began on 6th April 2015.

These significant changes are primarily aimed at people approaching retirement who are members of a defined contribution pension scheme. The changes do not affect your main Prudential or Scottish Amicable pension, which is a final salary (defined benefit) pension.

If you have AVCs or a defined contribution pension from another source, such as a private pension or another employer’s scheme, you may be affected by the changes in one of two ways:

• If you have not yet used your defined contribution savings to buy an annuity, you may now be able to use your savings to provide benefits of your choice – including cash, a pension (annuity) or to provide a flexible income.

• If your defined contribution pension is already in payment – i.e. you have used your defined contribution savings to buy an annuity – from April 2016 it may be possible to sell this annuity for cash. However, details of how this will work have not yet been announced by the Government and it is expected that this option may not be available to everyone.

For further information on the pension changes, and how they might affect you if you have a defined contribution pension, visit the Government’s pension advice website at www.pensionwise.gov.uk

NOTE: It is widely expected that pension fraud will increase as a result of these new freedoms. You may be approached by phone, text or letter with offers to help ‘free up’ or ‘cash in’ your pension, or offering you a ‘pension review’. If this happens to you, check the facts before taking any action. You can call the Pensions Advisory Service on 0300 123 1047 for guidance or visit www.pension-scams.com

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Your events

On 24th October 2014, colleagues, wives and friends gathered for the annual reunion dinner and dance of the Prudential Old Boys Association at the Ocean View Hotel, Bournemouth. A wonderful weekend was enjoyed by all under the presidency of Mike Westbrook.

The next reunion dinner will be held on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th October at the Ocean View Hotel in Bournemouth and all are most welcome to attend.

More information is available from Ray Mortimer on 01725 512181, Ray Cowburn on 01912 685219 or Brenda Northover on 0208 642 5860.

Old Boys Association annual reunion dinner

Old Boys Association

An invitation for all Prudential retired staff

to a grand reunion dinner and danceat the

Ocean View Hotel Bournemouth

on Friday 23rd October 2015 and Saturday 24th October 2015

Come and join your Pru colleagues for a wonderful weekend

FOR MORE iNFORMATiON CONTACT

Ray Mortimer 01725 512181 or Ray Cowburn 01912 685219 or

Brenda Northover 0208 642 5860

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Chief Office managers weekend reunionin October 2014, a group of retired GB Chief Office

management members enjoyed a weekend

reunion with former colleagues and their wives in

Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire area annual pensioner lunchin January 2015, the Gloucestershire area annual

pensioner lunch was held at the Toby Carvery in

Brockworth, Gloucester.

The group was very pleased to welcome Alun Forehead, Pensioner Welfare Administrator. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and they are already looking forward to meeting up again next year.

Acocks Green and Solihull offices coffee morningin January 2015, 12 ex-staff from the Acocks Green

and Solihull offices got together at the Westley

Arms Hotel, Acocks Green for coffee, cakes and a

wonderful morning of nostalgia. Unfortunately, there is no photograph of the day, as the camera batteries ran out! The group plans to meet up again in the summer for an outdoor gathering.

Exeter West pensioners’ reunionin March 2015, Exeter West N18 pensioners met at

Tiverton Hotel for a reunion lunch. Many thanks to

Pete Smith, Pensioner Visitor, for organising the day.

Pictured from left to right are Eddie Gould, Jill Blakeley, Barbara Knight, Brian Gee, Jo Gee, Roy Harman, Tony Blakeley and Percy Knight.

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Keep sending your storiesPruLink is the perfect way to keep track of your former colleagues, tell us your news and share your memories about working for Prudential or Scottish Amicable. More and more of you have been sending in contributions in recent years, so please keep them coming by using the details on page 2 as your colleagues want to hear from you! The deadline for submitting contributions for the next edition of PruLink is Friday 2nd October.

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Your memoriesWe continue to welcome your input to PruLink – stories, photographs, memories and letters. if you have

anything you would like to share with us, please write in to the Welfare Administrator. Contact details are

shown on page 2.

Nuts about netball

Following our article in the Summer 2014 edition of PruLink, Gillian Spencer (née Whitson) got in touch

with her memories of the netball league. Gillian was part of the team that played with Jean Dronsfield (née Prior).

Gillian says “I worked at East London District Office from 1948 to 1955 and played netball for the Ibis 2nd team. I couldn't play at Lincoln’s Inn Fields at lunchtime, but played many matches at Chiswick. I married John Spencer of K Accident Claims in 1954. John moved to Chief Office and was Secretary of the Ibis Golfing Society for 17 years and captain in 1981.”

This photograph shows two motor ambulances purchased for the British Red Cross by a fund started by Prudential’s agents.

Pensioners in their 90s

Peter Webb recently got in touch after seeing a photo

of himself in the Winter 2014 issue of PruLink (5th from the right in the ‘Swinging Sixties’ group photo of Haverfordwest staff). Peter told us that having seen photos of other pensioners in their 90s in the magazine, he thought we might like to publish one of him.

Peter says “I worked for the Prudential for 33 years (1950 to 1983) as an agent in H62-1503 agency (previously known as E15-1503). I was 91 on 7th September 2014, and am a D-Day veteran, having landed in Normandy on D-Day. In June last year, my son took me to Portsmouth for the D-Day 70th anniversary celebrations, where I had a very enjoyable time.

I live on my own, having lost my wife 6 years ago after bravely fighting Parkinson’s disease for 8 years, after 54 happy years of marriage. I am still driving and can do all my own shopping, cooking and cleaning. My son lives nearby and calls in most days, work permitting, sometimes staying for a meal or a pub lunch, for which I am very grateful.”

Gillian sent us this picture of the 1949/1950 2nd Ibis netball team, showing Gillian back left and Jean back right.

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Working with computers – part 6

Mr J.T. Ward got in touch with us after reading our latest instalment of ‘Working with computers’ in

the Winter 2014 edition of PruLink.

Mr Ward worked with the very first computers that were introduced in Prudential more than 50 years ago. Here’s what he told us…

“The Prudential had been at, or near, the forefront of the mechanical processing of information long before computers came on the scene. The company used mechanical office equipment produced by the Powers-Samas company and others.

In the mid-1950s Powers-Samas started producing two mechanical/electronic machines to supplement their wide range of mechanical machines which processed information stored on Jacquard cards. These new machines were the Electronic Multiplying Punch or EMP, and the Punched Card Computer or PCC.

The PCC was a large machine, about fifteen feet in length by two foot-six wide and six feet high. The logic capability pre-dated transistors and was composed of thermionic valves and Germanium diodes assembled into elements with odd names such as Eccles-Jordan flip-flops, long-tailed pairs and cathode followers. The only storage for data was a magnetic drum, the orientation of which had to be taken into account by the programmers. The Prudential acquired four PCCs, the first two installed on the fourth floor of Bishop’s House and the others in Barnard’s Inn.

I joined the Prudential in June 1959 as an electronic computer maintenance engineer (Second Class Clerk) on Mechanisation Research, having previously been employed as a commissioning engineer by Vickers-Armstrong Engineers, the company which produced the EMP and PCC for Powers-Samas.

Initially it required five of us to keep the electronics functioning and as many mechanical engineers on the hardware to keep the PCCs operational. Reliability was not their strong point but they were eventually tamed and were used by Group Pensions and Mechanisation Research with differing degrees of success.

Later I was switched to programming, following a four week programming course run by ICT, and worked on the OB system. At about this time an IBM 501 computer was installed in Barnard’s Inn and the range of IBM machines followed including the 1401, 360 and 370.”

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My Chief Office memories

Colin Dolan wrote to share his memories

of working at the Prudential for 36 years.

“1966: England won The World Cup & I began working at The Pru". I started work at the Pru in the ONB, which was Ordinary Branch Life New Business. I joined ONB4 which administered life new business proposals received from L Division (London) and H Division (South Wales). This involved some jobs with strange names such as the following:• Topping – this was to transfer all the relevant details from the

proposal to a facing sheet.• Boxing – this was to input additional details in various boxes

on the facing sheet – not thumping each other!• Writing up the stop clip & second drawer – I think

these expressions came from a time long before I joined but still persisted. They were done on a weekly basis and more often than not the more junior members of staff were reminded to do them by an older member of staff (known as 1st Class clerks).

As far as I can remember, this is how the ONB departments were typically set up. At the bottom of the pile were us youngsters – I don’t think we had an official name, but unofficially were called ‘erks’. Then 2nd class clerks, deputy 1st class clerks, 1st class clerks, lady chief clerks, deputy principal clerks (DPCs) and the older gentleman in the box (there was a glass box contraption for a bit of privacy) was the Principal Clerk (PC). Ours was Mr Stan Payne. Above that were Deputy Controllers and then Controllers. We sat in rows at wooden desks in order of seniority, with the PC at the back.Some of my memories of Chief Office life include:• Tea/coffee machines arrived in the late 1960s. Before then we

had tea trolleys with free cakes.• Calculations were done by ‘long hand’. There were a few

calculators which you had to turn by hand, as well as some more modern ones which were semi electrical but took up most of the desk.

• There was a separate toilet for Principal Clerks and above which had a ‘shoe shine’.

• If you did overtime you also got a shilling an hour tea money. • You had to do 20 hours ‘valuation’ overtime in February.• When the tea trolleys were replaced by machines you got a ‘one

off’ payment of £9 because you then had to pay for your drinks.

• The standard working day was 9:10am to 4:50pm with 50 minutes for lunch.

• Flextime came in during the early 1970s and before that you had to sign- in in the daily register in the morning. A senior member of staff was responsible for drawing a red line after 9.10am so it was easy to see who was late arriving. If you got more than 2 ‘red lines’ in a month you got a good talking to.

• The Principal Clerk and deputy would leave the building 10 minutes earlier at the end of the day to enable them to get out of the building before their underlings left.

• Internal communications were handwritten on memo pads with carbon paper.

When I first joined, there were various clubs and, along with some other junior lads, I went to the Ballroom Dancing class. Our aim in this was to meet some young ladies and we thought that we would be spoilt for choice. However when we got there the young girls turned out to be the canteen ladies!

During the late 1960s the ONB transferred to Reading. As I didn’t want to go I managed to get a transfer to The Data Processing department as a computer operator. I initially worked in Barnard’s Inn on the ICL 1904 computers, then in the new Fox Court building on the IBM 360. We worked a three shift system and I did this for three years before transferring to Group Pensions in 1973.

A couple of lunchtimes a week, several of us used to go training on the roof. If the weather was particularly bad we ran from the basement to the 6th floor and walked down doing press ups, sit ups, star jumps etc on each floor until we got to the basement where we would start all over again. Looking back I’m surprised that there weren’t any complaints, especially as the staircase could be fairly busy then!

In 1985 Reading got me in the end as I relocated with Group Pensions and stayed there until my early retirement in 2002. In my time at the Pru I worked with some very interesting people, made some very good friends and have many very happy memories.”

Colin is pictured (seated left) at the Prudential Long Service Awards in October 1999. With him (from left) are Ian Armstrong, Dave Metcalfe, Terry Chivers and Steve Pressland.

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Poetry corner

A Great War JourneyI spent my days in Flanders fields, I passed through heroes’ graves that yield, ‘What brings you here?’ I hear them say, To Flanders fields so far away.

You gave your lives through strife and pain, That I might live my life and gain, To witness truth that knows no lie, Why mothers weep and children sigh.

The poppies sway from breezes by, They seem to whisper ‘Not Goodbye’, Blood red their colour, black their eye, As mothers weep and children sigh.

And though my journey now must end, The memories I will append, Of futile waste I know not why, Makes mothers weep and children sigh.

I know no glory, only lies, Of glories past as glory dies, Farewell my brothers, not goodbye, Your mothers weep, your children sigh.

Sleep, Sleep, The Battle EndsSleep, sleep, the battle ends, The sleep that some will not transcend. The weary time that comes but next, When fear will sometimes conquer rest.

Sleep, sleep, the battle ends, But who will wake to face again. The light of day, the fear of dark, Return again the songbird lark.

Sleep, sleep, the soldiers cry, For those who weep or those who die. Whilst fear is constant, sleep a lie, Some will wish their last goodbye.

For some to sleep, a last bequest, For some to wake to fear the test. A battle won, a battle lost, We sleep whilst others count the cost.

And now to sleep, perhaps goodbye, But sleep I must before I die.

An Ode to Tommy Atkins (Missing – 1914-18)Where have all the Tommies gone? Long time passing……

Where have all the Tommies gone? Long time ago…..

Where have all the Tommies gone? Gone to ‘glory’ everyone

When will we ever learn?

When will we ever learn?

Epitaph

A SOLDIER OF THE GREAT WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

We cannot Lord, thy purpose see The price we pay for victory.

A battle won, a battle lost, Won’t countenance against the cost.

When strife is left the only course, And sets mankind upon a cause.

Lives are lost for freedom gained, Yet new lives grow but feel not pain.

The sacrifice of those we lose, Gives new life chance to learn and choose.

Will our future live or die, Upon a deed, upon a lie?

I am a soldier, and tho' I'm free I cannot Lord, thy purpose see!

Many thanks to Ralph Ellis who sent us a collection of poems inspired by his tours of the Western Front.

Ralph was a District Manager at Wigan G17 and has for many years been interested in the events surrounding

the First World War. Here we publish four of his poems.

We Cannot Lord, Thy Purpose See (Inspired by the epitaph on a soldier’s headstone, 1st July 2013)

We Cannot Lord, Thy Purpose See

(Written during a tour of the Somme battlefields, 11th November 2010)

(Adapted from ‘Where have all the flowers gone’ by Pete Seeger, written after visiting the Menin Gate at Ypres, Thiepval Memorial and Tyne Cot Cemetery, 12th April 2014)

(Inspired by Harry Patch’s book ‘The Last Fighting Tommy’, 11th November 2011)

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Birthdays and anniversariesPlease continue to write to us with details of your special celebrations, whether that is a landmark birthday or a significant wedding anniversary. Where possible, we will publish details in future issues of PruLink. You can send your news to Prudential Welfare (contact details are on page 2) or via your Pensioner Visitor.

Happy 102nd birthday!

Mrs Nora Alexander celebrated her 102nd birthday on 1st November 2014. She is the widow of Archibald Alexander ('Alec') who was an agent in Stanmore from 1939 to the early 1970s. Nora now lives in Tring, Hertfordshire.

The photo shows Nora on her 100th birthday with her congratulatory message from the Queen

Happy 100th birthdayGeorge Buxton of Grantham, celebrated his 100th birthday on 21st October 2014. George was a District Agent in the Long Benington area for 30 years.

Happy 100th birthdayJohn Hay of Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, celebrated his 100th birthday on 11th May 2014. John worked in Chief Office for over 30 years in the audit department, taking a break to join the Navy during WW2. John lost his wife a few years ago, but has a son and daughter as well as grandchildren. John is still very active and does his own shopping. Pensioner Visitor Michael Head visited John on his birthday with a gift of shopping vouchers.

Happy 90th birthdayMrs Lilian Coombs, of Maldon, Essex, celebrated her 90th birthday on 24th December 2014 with a family meal that included her granddaughter and family from Canada. Lilian is the widow of Frank Coombs, who joined the Prudential in 1954 as an agent, later becoming a Superintendent and then District Manager in three areas before his retirement from the Maldon Branch in 1984. Lilian has a large family whom she enjoys visiting when she is not busy tending her large garden.

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George and Phyllis Harris celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary on 31st October 2014. Both Staffordshire born and bred, they were married in 1944 at the parish church of Stowe by Chartley. George joined the Prudential in 1945 and worked in the Burton on Trent area until he retired in 1974.

George and Mary Woodhouse celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary on 23rd September 2014. They met during the war when George was in the RAF and Mary was a Land Girl and married in 1944. George joined the Prudential in May 1950, based at the Lanark office, and retired from the Stranraer office as Section Superintendent in April 1983. Mary also worked as a collector for a few years. The Woodhouses are without doubt a ‘Prudential Family’ as their two sons and son in law have all worked for Prudential.

Happy wedding anniversary! Congratulations to all our pensioners who have recently celebrated their wedding anniversaries.

Special mentionOn 18th January 2015 Arthur and Betty Lanes celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary! Could this be a record for PruLink?

Platinum – 70 years

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Golden – 50 years Three Prudential pensioners from Life Administration Reading discovered that their golden wedding anniversaries fell within a few weeks of one another. To mark the occasion Colin Feist, Brian Perris and Tony Manning invited four of their former colleagues, who they meet on a regular basis, plus their wives to a celebratory weekend at the Marriott Highcliff Hotel in Bournemouth. All enjoyed a convivial evening eating, drinking and reminiscing on their times working together. During the evening it was established that collectively the group had worked for the Company for 289 years!

The photograph shows (from left to right) Tony and Val Manning 5 September 2014 Colin and Sylvia Feist 26 September 2014 Brian and Jenny Perris 3 October 2014

Diamond – 60 years

John and Gwen Williams celebrated their blue sapphire wedding anniversary on 18th March 2015. John was a district manager at the Ealing office in the ‘I’ division. He also celebrated his 94th birthday on 16th March.

Bernard and June Shaw celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on 23rd October 2014. June worked for Prudential as a Management Secretary in Chief Office from 1983 until retirement in 1993.

Les and Sheila Shaw celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on 27th November 2014. Les retired from the Prudential branch at Ripon in 1992 after 30 years’ service.

Emerald – 55 years

Terry and Margaret Sullivan celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on 12th March 2015. They met at a youth club in Birmingham where Margaret was serving teas. Margaret was 15 and caught Terry's eye. They married in Birmingham. Terry worked in the West Midlands before moving to Lincolnshire. Terry chaired the Parish Council for 8 years and has recently retired as chairman of the local football club.

Joan and Dennis Williams celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on 18th December 2014. They celebrated the special occasion in the Caribbean.

Bob and Anne Hill celebrated their emerald wedding anniversary on 22nd August 2014. With a background in radio and electronics, Bob began a stopgap career with the Pru on 6th August 1962, which lasted almost 30 years until his retirement in 1992. Anne always used to say that, like a stick of Blackpool rock, if you cut Bob in half it would say PRUDENTIAL.

Anniversaries continued

Blue Sapphire – 65 years

This is a reprint from the Winter 2014 edition of PruLink – many apologies for the incorrect spelling of the names in that article

Diamond – 60 years

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Golden – 50 years

Charles and Iris Bailey celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 7th November 2014. Charles worked for the Prudential from 1961 to 1992. He retired in 1992 as District Manager in the Enfield District of K Division.

Thomas and Edith Burns celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 26th September 2014. Tom was a District Agent for 30 years initially based at the Seaham Office and then in later years moving to the Sunderland Office.

Patrick and Jenny Carroll celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 19th September 2014, starting with a week with close family in Woolacombe, North Devon. Patrick and Jenny then joined the Queen Elizabeth for a two week Adriatic and Aegean Cruise. Patrick retired in 1992 as General Insurance Division Branch Manager for Bristol and Exeter. He has for several years been a Pensioner Visitor in Exeter.

Geoff and Beryl Foley celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 20th June 2014 with a cruise to the Caribbean. Geoff joined the Prudential in Plymouth East and later transferred to Dudley. He finished his career on a secondment to Crime Concern during which time he was invited to Buckingham Palace for the Garden Party. This picture was taken in the exact spot on the exact date of their wedding reception some 50 years earlier.

Mike and Marlene Gaut celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in August 2014. Mike worked as a financial consultant in the Gloucester office.

Joseph and Kate Hand celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 19th September 2014 by visiting the historic city of Nottingham. Joe worked in the Solicitor’s Department from 1961, taking early retirement in January 1991.

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Anniversaries continued

Golden – 50 years

Golden – 50 years

Colin and Carolyn Holder celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 1st February 2015 with a family meal in Lichfield. Colin worked for Prudential for almost 25 years, first in the Sutton Coldfield office H24, before moving to the Lichfield office. He took early retirement in 1996.

Alec and Betty Naylor are due to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on 24th November this year. Alec joined the Pru in September 1959 and worked for 32 years in C Division until his retirement in 1991. For the last 20 years of his career he was a Life Inspector, working mainly in the Harrogate and York North Districts.

Mike and Mary Tiernan celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 31st October 2014. Mike worked for the Prudential from 1973 to 2003 as an agent in the Porthmadog District G Division.

Barrie and Barbara Tomlinson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 24th October 2014. They celebrated the special occasion by enjoying a two week cruise to Iceland before docking in New York. After a visit to Niagara Falls (pictured), they returned to New York to board the Queen Mary back to Southampton. Barrie is currently a Pensioner Visitor.

John and Monica Trussler celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 5th December 2014. John worked in the Brighton office, M Division, from 1957 to 1992.

Edward and Noreen Bickford celebrate their sapphire wedding anniversary on the 25th July 2015. Ted worked at Basildon and Brentwood as both agent and section manager, finishing his career as a customer accounts manager. Ted and Noreen send best wishes to all who know them.

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Judy and Gordon Fleckney celebrated their sapphire wedding anniversary on 19th April 2014. After a family celebration they enjoyed a cruise to the Med. Judy worked for the Prudential as a Branch Office Administrator in both the Dunstable and Luton Branch Offices.

Marilyn and David Percival celebrated their sapphire wedding anniversary in September 2014 with a fabulous surprise lunch party attended by their close family and friends, followed by a Mediterranean cruise. Marilyn joined the Prudential in 1991 in the Medway branch office and retired early in 2001 from the West Malling branch when she was made redundant due to the disbanding of the Direct Sales Force. She and David enjoy their retirement at their homes in Paphos, Cyprus and Rainham, Kent when they are not travelling or catching up with their son, daughter and two grandchildren.

Arthur and Valerie Scandle celebrated their sapphire wedding anniversary on 4th October 2014. Arthur began working for Prudential in June 1970 at Hexham, Northumberland. He worked there for 31 years until field staff finished in 2001. He enjoyed his time and still has many work and client friends. He and Valerie spent their anniversary on the Northumberland coast.

Steve and Sally Webb celebrated their ruby wedding anniversary in Barbados on 30th November 2014. Steve spent 25 years with the Pru serving as District Agent at Norwich South, Section Manager at Diss, Life Inspector/FSC at Great Yarmouth and Sales Manager at Broadlands East. Steve attended the Star Dinner seven times.

William and Julie Angus celebrated their coral wedding anniversary on 17th September 2014. They spent the occasion with friends and family in Benidorm, Spain. William joined the Pru as an agent at the Chester-le-Street office in 1980, became a Financial Consultant and left the Pru in 1994. He sends his best wishes to all former colleagues.

Sapphire – 45 years

Ruby – 40 years Coral – 35 years

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Frank Mason 1919 – 2015Frank was born and spent his early life in London. He was the older son of Walter and Lydia Mason, a family known for their longevity: Frank lived to 95, his sister Nellie to 92 and another sister Florrie to 100.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Frank enlisted in the Army and joined a signals unit. He saw action in France, North Africa (Cairo), Italy and Monte Cassino and was later in Greece and present day Iran and Iraq. While waiting on the beach at Dunkirk, Frank was given an Aldus lamp and ordered to communicate with the ships off shore, which he did for five days and nights.

On his return from Dunkirk, Frank was posted to Lisburn in Northern Ireland, where he met a local girl, Pat, at a dance. Pat and Frank wrote to each other for the rest of the war and subsequently married in Belfast in 1945. At the end of the war, Frank and Pat set up home in London where their only child, Laureen, was born. However, Pat was not happy in London and they returned to Belfast, where Frank found work as a District Agent with the Prudential in East Belfast.

Frank spent most of his career in the city and was promoted first to Section Superintendent in 1969 and then to District Manager. The city districts had their fair share of problems during the Troubles and in his later years Frank became District Manager in the seaside town of Bangor and retired in 1982. Frank and Pat began a very happy retirement together until Pat died in 1998 after more than 50 happy years of marriage.

Frank was very popular with his colleagues and he served them well with his interest in the Field Staff Trade Union. He served two periods on the Executive Council and was a regular member on the Negotiation Committee which met each year in Chief Office to discuss pay and conditions. As a District Manager, Frank was a member of the Prudential Old Boys Association and on two occasions he served as the President. Frank served for a long period as Pensions Research Officer and with his keen interest in Staff Pensions he represented the Association at meetings with Pension Welfare in Chief Office.

After his retirement Frank became Secretary of the Northern Ireland Pensioners Association and organised two coach tours each year to resorts in England, Scotland and Wales. He also organised the Annual Christmas Lunch for the Division until 2007.

Growing up in the 1930s Depression, Frank never thought he would have such material wealth in his life and many charities benefited from his monthly donations. He was made an honorary member of The Salvation Army because of his donations to their work.

Frank is survived by his daughter Laureen, his grandson John and great grandson Leo.

Obituary provided by Fred Dunlop, Pensioner Visitor and close friend of Frank

Emily icke 1989 – 2015Simon Icke, a retired Prudential Sales Manager, writes a moving tribute to his daughter-in-law Emily. Emily’s story first appeared in the Winter 2013 edition of PruLink in the article ‘A story of courage and hope’.

We will never forget Emily, the most courageous young woman we have ever met...

Emily had a double lung transplant on 10 December 2013 and for the most part of 2014 had a new lease of life and was able to do things she hadn't been able to do for several years. Also during this year she helped raise awareness and funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and other connected charities and got the message out to the UK through newspapers, national magazines and social media about the importance of people signing the NHS organ donor register, to give people like Emily the chance of extended life...

Sadly from January 2015 Emily's body started to reject her new lungs and despite the best efforts of Harefield Hospital (Royal Brompton, Uxbridge) they were unable to stop this rejection. Sadly our beautiful and very courageous Emily died on 11th June 2015 in the same hospital that gave her extra life. We are grateful to the palliative care team at the Royal Brompton & Harefield for making Emily as comfortable as possible. Emily showed amazing courage to the end.

Emily will be sadly missed by her beloved husband David, her family and many friends. She was an inspiration to us all. Gone but never forgotten. Rest in peace brave Emily.

Many people have expressed their wish to make a donation to Emily's favourite charities which are the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity and RSPCA South Bucks. If you wish to make a donation please visit Emily’s page at: uk.virginmoneygiving.com and search for Emily icke

Any money donated will automatically be shared and directly given to these three charities.

Simon would also like to raise awareness of the serious shortage of organ donors and invite people to visit www.organdonation.nhs.co.uk to sign the register.

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Name Last known home location Worked for Retired DiedAitken, Mrs Margaret Inverness Scottish Amicable 11/05/1998 24/11/2014Allbones, Mr K East Yorkshire Prudential 24/02/1990 05/02/2015Arnell, Mr Peter Charles Leatherhead Prudential 01/10/1993 25/01/2015Ayrton, Mr R Aldeburgh, Suffolk Prudential 31/08/1985 14/05/2015Bailey, Mr J L Nottingham Prudential 30/06/1981 01/02/2015Baillie, Miss C T Aberfeldy Prudential 31/12/1977 20/04/2015Baker, Mrs Mary Coventry Prudential 01/06/1999 19/12/2014Basham, Mr V H Hurley, Maidenhead Prudential 05/07/1975 19/12/2014Baylis, Mr Geoffrey Stratford Upon Avon Prudential 11/08/2000 05/04/2015Bevan, Mr S V Lincolnshire Prudential 31/12/1980 13/05/2015Bexley, Ms Susan Heather Woodbridge Prudential 13/01/2015 17/02/2015Bignell, Mrs M B Pen-Y-Ffordd, Holywell Prudential 05/11/1986 17/05/2015Bird, Mr David Arthur West Midlands Prudential 31/07/1992 06/12/2014Boschi, Ms Agnes London Prudential 06/05/2007 01/03/2015Boyd, Mr J Leiston Prudential 28/04/1990 08/12/2014Brealey, Mr Michael Robert West Midlands Prudential 11/04/1992 30/12/2014Brickley, Mr David Michael Newport Prudential 20/11/2010 08/03/2015Brooks, Mr W St Leonards Prudential 30/09/1985 24/12/2014Brown, Mr John Alan Wirral Prudential 03/01/1992 18/03/2015Brown, Mrs M M Perthshire Prudential 30/05/1981 23/01/2015Broxup, Mr A Lancashire Prudential 30/03/1985 03/04/2015Buckley, Mr N Brentwood Prudential 28/03/1987 31/03/2015Bundy, Mr Alan Ernest Chilworth Prudential 30/11/2001 26/03/2015Butler, Mr Peter Brandesburton Prudential 30/09/1993 21/03/2015Caddy, Mr James John Fochabers Prudential 06/06/2000 12/04/2015Cardale, Mr Brian Henry Dorset Prudential 29/07/2003 15/03/2015Chapman, Mr Colin Anthony Dunmow Prudential 18/04/2013 17/04/2015Cheshire, Mr K W Epsom Prudential 27/04/1985 26/04/2015Clack, Mr Edward Stanley Wokingham Prudential 17/04/2008 08/03/2015Clarke, Mr A R Surrey Prudential 30/11/1990 05/02/2015Collis, Mr G Hayes, Kent Prudential 31/12/1988 20/04/2015Conn, Mr Gordon Alan Peverell Prudential 31/03/1991 30/12/2014Cook, Mr W S Surrey Prudential 30/11/1976 02/01/2015Cooling, Mr Maurice John Birmingham Prudential 31/01/1993 12/04/2015Cooper, Mr K J Liverpool Prudential 31/05/1989 12/04/2015Cooper, Mr Melvyn Sutton Coldfield Scottish Amicable 22/12/2003 09/02/2015Couper, Mrs Sandra Stenhousemuir, Larbert Scottish Amicable 30/01/2007 17/11/2014Culley, Mr Dennis Albert Hastings Prudential 30/06/1991 04/01/2015Cuthbertson, Mr F Essex Prudential 27/07/1985 22/03/2015Davies, Mrs Josephine Heather Haverfordwest Prudential 31/03/1994 05/05/2015Davies, Mr M W Kent Prudential 30/04/1982 06/04/2015Davison, Mr John Micheal East Finchley Prudential 23/10/2007 05/01/2015Dearman, Mr Alan Norman Hertfordshire Prudential 31/07/1992 27/01/2015Dingwall, Mrs Gillian Veronica Burwash Prudential 15/03/2009 25/03/2015Donnelly, Mr Francis East Kilbride Prudential 21/03/2007 10/01/2015

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Duncan, Mr John Geoffrey Newtown Prudential 21/02/2004 23/12/2014Dyke, Mr V F W Ferndown Prudential 08/09/1989 15/03/2015Eldridge, Rev E D Suffolk Prudential 12/11/1977 12/02/2015Ellis, Mrs T Q C Wolverhampton Prudential 12/05/1990 27/03/2015Evans, Miss A D Kenton, Middx Prudential 31/07/1985 14/03/2015Evans, Mrs Hazel E Gwynedd Prudential 29/10/1993 24/04/2015Farey, Mr S W Eastbourne Prudential 31/12/1980 21/03/2015Forsythe, Mr J Co Down Prudential 20/01/1984 27/04/2015Fraser, Mr J M T East Kilbride Prudential 31/12/1971 21/03/2015Frenzel, Mr C H Bedfordshire Prudential 31/07/1988 12/02/2015Fussell, Miss B F Enfield Prudential 31/01/1991 27/02/2015Gillanders, Mrs B Folkstone Prudential 16/05/1970 30/12/2014Glenn, Mr H J West Midlands Prudential 31/12/1988 18/12/2014Gowan, Mr R L Christchurch Prudential 30/06/1988 04/03/2015Green, Mr Keith John Reading Prudential 01/06/2006 26/02/2015Greenwood, Mr R T Brighton Prudential 30/06/1988 06/02/2015Greenwood, Ms Valerie Fouldridge Prudential 28/10/2005 21/01/2015Gregg, Mr C C Paignton Prudential 31/07/1971 14/03/2015Griffiths, Mrs Isa Alloa Scottish Amicable 01/02/1988 22/05/2015Halliday, Mr Brian Reginald Reading Prudential 20/10/1992 20/01/2015Hayes, Mr Alan Liverpool Prudential 30/06/1992 29/01/2015Heckley, Mr J L High Wycombe Prudential 29/02/1988 01/04/2015Heslop, Mrs Marion Hexham Prudential 28/11/1994 29/01/2015Hole, Mrs Patricia Elsie Lake Sandown Prudential 15/08/1997 02/03/2015Horne, Mr A R Burton On Trent Prudential 26/06/1982 27/12/2014Howard, Mr R P Horncastle Lincs Prudential 29/03/1984 14/04/2015Hughes, Mrs Angela Chorley Prudential 30/10/1993 27/12/2014Hughes, Mrs B E Alton Prudential 28/05/1983 16/04/2015Hunter, Mr George West Lothian Prudential 30/11/1999 19/04/2015Hurren, Mr G R St Olaves Prudential 31/05/1989 23/12/2014Jacobs, Mr Abraham Alfred Stepney, London Prudential 28/02/1993 08/03/2015Jacobs, Mr R E Hertfordshire Prudential 04/01/1985 24/12/2014Jeffries, Mrs C N L Bristol Prudential 20/06/1983 14/03/2015Johnston, Miss A A C East Lothian Prudential 20/01/1973 09/02/2015Jones, Mr E H Stoke On Trent Prudential 30/09/1986 25/02/2015Jones, Mr G W West Australia Prudential 08/10/1988 09/02/2015Jones, Mr James Clevedon Scottish Amicable 19/07/1995 29/03/2015Jordan, Mr W D Bolton Prudential 17/06/1989 09/01/2015Joynes, Mr C H Bristol Prudential 31/12/1983 09/03/2015Keeley, Mr W S Stockton-On-Tees Prudential 05/05/1979 09/01/2015Kerrigan, Mr J P Reading Berks Prudential 03/06/1988 19/03/2015King, Mrs Mavis Gillian Hertfordshire Prudential 30/06/1994 13/01/2015Lanchbury, Ms Jean Rosemary Abergavenny Prudential 03/09/2002 11/04/2015Lane, Mr Clive Edward Edenbridge Prudential 04/11/2000 07/05/2015Laywood, Mr Paul William Cyprus Prudential 03/12/1999 12/02/2015

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Name Last known home location Worked for Retired DiedLe Cornu, Mr B L St Brelade Prudential 25/06/1983 25/03/2015Leach, Mr William Reginald Lexdon Prudential 31/03/1994 11/04/2015Leishman, Mr R D Fife Prudential 16/09/1989 31/01/2015Lewis, Mr George Edward Kent Prudential 08/10/1993 01/05/2015Lewis, Mr Peter Clacton-On-Sea Prudential 31/03/1991 05/01/2015Lister, Mr E T Glasgow Prudential 29/08/1987 14/03/2015Lynch, Miss Charlotte Clarkston Scottish Amicable 30/06/1984 05/12/2014Mackenzie, Mrs Wendy Angeline Tonbridge Prudential 01/06/1996 13/02/2015Macleod, Miss A Helensburgh Prudential 04/10/1984 25/01/2015Maggs, Mr Douglas George Surrey Prudential 08/10/1993 05/03/2015Mansell, Mr William John Sutton Coldfield Prudential 30/04/1992 15/03/2015Martin, Mr M K Christchurch Prudential 04/07/1986 10/02/2015Mason, Mr F Belfast Prudential 31/12/1982 08/01/2015Maude, Mr R S Leeds Prudential 30/04/1983 09/01/2015Maunder, Mr John Barry Liverpool Prudential 31/12/1994 22/12/2014Mcghie, Mr Edward Michael Tyne And Wear Prudential 26/03/2001 22/02/2015Middleton, Mr J C Chichester Prudential 08/04/1978 09/01/2015Moore, Mr Derek Norfolk Prudential 05/04/2008 08/01/2015Moretto, Mr V Italy Prudential 07/04/1989 15/01/2015Morgan, Mr Hector Swansea Prudential 12/01/1980 14/02/2015Morris, Mr G H London Prudential 07/05/1977 27/02/2015Mottram, Mr Peter Stuart Swansea Prudential 31/01/1999 14/01/2015Munday, Mr Edward Albert Bournemouth Prudential 05/04/1991 24/01/2015Munn, Mr W F Wiltshire Prudential 02/09/1980 24/12/2014Murton, Mr Robert Lingfield Scottish Amicable 08/11/2008 16/05/2015Noakes, Mr Leslie Alfred Kent Prudential 03/02/1987 18/01/2015Oddy, Mr Don London Prudential 01/04/2009 31/01/2015Oldham, Mrs V Colwyn Bay Prudential 16/03/1985 28/12/2014Osborne, Mr M G Gloucestershire Prudential 31/08/1983 06/03/2015Palmer, Mr Richard Albert Lymington Prudential 18/06/1993 17/01/2015Parker, Mr L A Nottingham Prudential 30/04/1983 30/12/2014Patrick, Mr B Glasgow Prudential 01/06/1989 15/03/2015Pearson, Mr Henry Hugh Dundee Prudential 31/01/1992 07/04/2015Perks, Mr Leslie Edward Abergavenny Prudential 30/04/1991 15/04/2015Pollock, Mr J Perth Prudential 30/11/1982 25/12/2014Porter, Mr D C Sleaford Prudential 12/10/1987 11/03/2015Potter, Miss J M Lincolnshire Prudential 30/06/1989 27/12/2014Pullin, Mr D T Portishead Prudential 31/07/1990 16/01/2015Radley, Mr Stanley James Essex Prudential 30/06/1993 15/04/2015Railton, Mr Alan London Prudential 31/12/1996 14/01/2015Reding, Mr Peter Alan Wainfleet St Mary Prudential 31/01/1993 22/02/2015Roberts, Mr Kenneth Huddersfield Prudential 02/10/2003 01/03/2015Roberts, Mr K D R Aberystwyth Prudential 12/02/1977 16/04/2015Robertson, Mrs Jane Elizabeth Stanley Prudential 01/12/2009 13/12/2014

Robertson, Mr J D M Montrose Prudential 05/12/1987 09/12/2014

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Name Last known home location Worked for Retired DiedRobson, Mr R North Yorkshire Prudential 31/01/1985 30/12/2014Rodda, Mr D V Mansfield Prudential 31/01/1989 24/03/2015Ross, Mr D A S Bordon Prudential 06/12/1986 24/02/2015Rudd, Mr J H Avon Prudential 31/03/1987 23/02/2015Rutherford, Mr P Airdrie Prudential 15/09/1984 07/04/2015Rutland, Mr D G Tadley, Hampshire Prudential 30/04/1981 05/04/2015Schofield, Mr A Manchester Prudential 12/08/1989 11/05/2015Scully, Mr William Cheshire Prudential 31/01/2001 30/12/2014Seddon, Mr Malcolm Neil Greater Manchester Prudential 31/12/1999 31/03/2015Shanahan, Mr G Worcester Park Prudential 05/08/1988 19/03/2015Simpson, Mr Eric Arnold Lancashire Prudential 31/03/1992 01/12/2014Skinner, Mrs Mary Margaret Cleveland Prudential 14/01/1996 07/03/2015Sladden, Miss Maureen Ann London Prudential 28/02/1995 27/02/2015Slatford, Mr Peter William Essex Prudential 30/11/1992 21/01/2015Smith, Mrs R Lancs Prudential 17/10/1987 20/12/2014Smythe, Mr William Charles Middlesex Prudential 12/08/2003 15/02/2015Snowden, Mr J K North Yorkshire Prudential 11/10/1986 27/02/2015

Souten, Mr A E Hampshire Prudential 30/04/1983 15/02/2015Spencer, Mr Thomas Brian Talgarth, Brecon Prudential 27/06/1992 17/02/2015Stallard, Mr A E Liverpool Prudential 31/12/1983 21/12/2014Stennett, Mr Eric Preston Prudential 26/04/1993 20/12/2014Stratford, Mr Trevor Cecil Ross-on-Wye Prudential 22/10/1982 05/12/2014Tapping, Mr Alan Northampton Prudential 26/04/2008 06/01/2015Thomson, Mrs H C Glasgow Prudential 31/05/1990 30/03/2015Toner Evans, Ms Maria Cardiff Prudential 09/11/2008 08/04/2015Tonkin, Mr Jonathan Matthew Brazil Prudential 01/07/2006 08/05/2015Trippier, Mr Robert Thornton Prudential 04/01/1992 08/04/2015Wallace, Mr G Perthshire Prudential 02/03/1985 16/01/2015Wallace, Mr William Clarkston Prudential 30/04/1994 01/04/2015Wallis, Mr Edward Michael Lincolnshire Prudential 31/01/1999 14/03/2015Ward, Mr Alan Tyne + Wear Prudential 30/11/1992 27/04/2015Wartalski, Mr M Cheltenham Prudential 30/04/1983 09/01/2015Webb, Mr R L Hampshire Prudential 26/04/1988 09/05/2015Weller, Mrs J L E Paignton, S Devon Prudential 31/07/1986 12/02/2015Weller, Mrs Rita Eileen Gillingham Prudential 02/05/1992 29/01/2015West, Mr Robert Brian Kent Prudential 31/05/1999 24/03/2015Widdowson, Mr H L Newcastle On Tyne Prudential 14/02/1976 04/04/2015Wild, Mrs Carol Bournemouth Prudential 25/08/2000 22/03/2015Williams, Mr E O Gwynedd, N Wales Prudential 04/06/1988 20/04/2015Wilson, Mr A H Boston Prudential 15/12/1979 13/12/2014Wolfe, Miss B E Woodford Green Prudential 15/02/1991 04/02/2015Wood, Mr R G Middlesex Prudential 30/07/1977 19/12/2014Woodhead, Mr Dennis Leeds Prudential 01/07/1999 26/03/2015Walters, Mrs A D West Sussex Prudential 31/12/1980 01/10/2014Williamson, Mr Trevor Preston Prudential 31/10/1994 29/06/2014

Useful contacts

Prudential Welfare Administrator – for any welfare or Prudential Staff Charitable Trust enquiry.

Pru Welfare Prudential Lancing Business Park Lancing BN15 8GB

020 7548 3700 PruWelfare@prudential.co.uk

Alun Forehead is the dedicated Welfare Administrator. Call or email to find out details of your local Pensioner Visitor.

You can also email or post any contributions to PruLink to the Welfare Administrator.

Staff Pensions Administration – Prudential Staff Pension Scheme at Aon Hewitt.

Prudential Staff Pension Aon Hewitt Scanning Division PO BOX 196 Huddersfield HD8 1EG

UK members: 0845 600 0427 Overseas members: (+44) 345 600 0427 PSPSDB@aonhewitt.com www.pensionline.org/psps

For any questions you have about your pension entitlement.

Scottish Amicable Staff Pensions Team.

Equiniti Paymaster PO Box 576 Sutherland House Russell Way Crawley West Sussex RH10 1WL

01293 604 429 For pension payment enquiries, tax codes and bank account changes.

Scottish Amicable Staff Pensions Team.

Prudential Defined Benefits Scotia House Castle Business Park Stirling FK9 4TZ

0845 268 0291 For all other enquiries about your pension.

For Prudential car, home and travel insurance.

Home Car Travel Insurance Car Emergency Assistance 24-hour Home Emergency Helpline

0845 605 9267 0845 605 9263 0845 603 3583 0800 032 4161 0800 032 4164

For a new quotation for car, home or travel please call 0800 300 300 (Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 8.00pm, Saturday between 9.00am and 5.00pm, or Sunday between 10.00am and 5.00pm). Do remember to mention that you are entitled to the Prudential staff/pensioner discount. New customers: please be aware that staff discount doesn’t apply to online applications. To obtain the staff discount, phone for a quote.

IB Claims OB Claims / OB Premiums.

Prudential, Customer Service Centre, Lancing BN15 8GB

0845 640 4000 0845 640 1000

Life Claims Servicing. For all enquiries.

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Halifax Loans Ltd Lloyds Banking Group PO Box 81 Wolverhampton WV9 5HZ

0800 333 550 Quote your Roll Number.

Rivers Ibis Club and Prize Draw enquiries.

Prudential Ibis Club Scours Lane Tilehurst Reading RG30 6AY www.riversibishealthclub.co.uk

0118 942 4130 Use this number for life membership and Ibis Prize Draw enquiries.

Prudential Products. 0800 000 000 General enquiries.

Prudential Registrars for Prudential Shareholders.

Equiniti Limited Aspect House Spencer Road Lancing West Sussex BN99 6DA

0871 384 2030 www.shareview.co.uk

Ask for section dealing with Prudential.

National Insurance. 0300 200 3500 For enquiries about National Insurance.

Prudential Staff Pension Tax enquiries.

HM Revenue & Customs Pay As You Earn PO Box 1970 Liverpool L75 1WX

0300 200 3300 Quote Ref 083/AP2 and your NI number.

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