@Ford165 - June 2016

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FordNews
Monthly magazine for Ford people in the UK
Quality is more
than skin deep
All-new Ford Edge soon in UK
June 2016
You help us make great cars
So we’ll help you get behind the wheel of one
FORD MONDEO TITANIUM
SAVE £1,750
FORD S-MAX TITANIUM
SAVE £2,250
Official fuel consumption figures in mpg (l/100km)
for the Ford Mondeo range: urban 27.2-100.9 (10.4-2.8),
extra urban 47.9-85.6 (5.9-3.3), combined 37.2-78.5
(7.6-3.6). Official CO2 emissions 176-94g/km.
for the Ford S-MAX range: urban 27.4-50.4 (10.3-5.6),
FORD GALAXY ZETEC
FORD FIESTA TITANIUM
SAVE £2,750
SAVE £1,250
for the Ford Galaxy range: urban 27.4-50.4 (10.3-5.6),
for the Ford Fiesta range: urban 33.6-83.1 (8.4-3.4),
FORD FOCUS TITANIUM
FORD EDGE TITANIUM
SAVE £1,700
for the Ford Focus range: urban 32.1-74.3 (8.8-3.8),
SAVE £1,250
for the Ford Edge range: urban 43.5-44.1 (6.5-6.4),
It takes a lot of hard work to make award-winning cars. Privilege is our way of thanking you for the contribution you make,
by giving you great savings on a new Ford. And, because you can take advantage of your Privilege entitlement on top of
any retail promotion, you could save even more. Find out how you can get a brand new Ford for less on the next page.
For more information visit HR online,
www.ford.co.uk/privilege or call 08457 100 400.
The mpg figures quoted are sourced from official EU-regulated test results (EU Directive and Regulation 692/2008), are provided for comparability purposes
and may not reflect your actual driving experience.
Details correct at time of going to print. Privilege discounts apply for vehicles contracted between 1st May and 30th June 2016 and registered up to and including
30th September 2016. Privilege eligible customers only. All Privilege scheme terms and conditions apply. Contact your participating Ford Dealer for full details. For Privilege
entitlement, contact the Privilege Helpdesk. Subject to availability at participating Ford Dealers only. For more information visit HR online, www.ford.co.uk/privilege,
or call 08457 100 400 (Monday-Friday 8.30am-16.45pm). Calls charged at local rate. Helpline closed on Bank Holidays.
Privilege offers are correct at time of publication but Ford reserves the right to change these offers at any time. Please check www.ford.co.uk/privilege for up-to-date information.
Editorial
FordNews
Editor
Kelvin Brown
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Sub-editor
Julian Kirk
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Matt Robinson
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Ford of Britain chairman and managing director
Andy Barratt shares his news and views
This month sees the EU referendum, possibly one of the most important decisions of our generation. Ford does not have a vote in this referendum, but as a leading investor in the UK economy we have a view,
and we believe the UK should stay as a member of a reformed EU.
This is a very exciting time for Ford. In Europe, our profit, sales and
reputation are all moving in the right direction. The UK is Ford’s largest
European sales market, and if the UK left the EU it could create economic instability and uncertainty, the full consequences of which are
unknown.
Our primary interest is in maintaining stability and avoiding uncertainty in the trading environment so that we can continue to build an even
stronger business and create a more secure future for our almost
14,000 employees.
Whilst our reasons may vary, our view that remaining a member of a
reformed EU is one shared by the majority of stakeholders in our industry. If you’d like to know about the automotive industry’s position,
please visit the Society of Motor Manufacturers website: www.smmt.
co.uk/2016/03/101076/
Just a few days before the referendum is the motorsport event of the
year – the Le Mans 24-hour race, which has taken on a whole new
meaning for many of us since Ford announced its four-car entry.
The fabulous Ford GT supercars will be going flat out to emulate the
one-two-three result of the Ford GT40s in 1966, so it really gives us all
something to look forward to.
Something else to look forward to is the opportunity to sample the
all-new Ford Edge at the employee drive events being held at Ford
locations starting at the end of this month.
The exciting new Edge joins Kuga and EcoSport in our fast-growing
SUV family, and I am hugely excited by the potential it presents for us.
Sample it for yourselves, and I know you will be equally excited.
Daventry
Peter Watt
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AMAZING SPACE
FORD MONDEO TITANIUM 2.0 150PS TDCi
SAVE £2,880
(made up from £2,295 Privilege entitlement
and £585 Dealer Discount)
48 monthly payments
Cash price
Customer deposit
Deposit allowance‡
Amount of credit
Total charge for credit
Finance facility fee^
Purchase fee†
Total amount payable
Optional final payment
Mileage per annum
Excess mileage charge (per mile)
Duration of agreement (months)
Borrowing rate (fixed)
2.9% APR representative
FORD S-MAX TITANIUM 2.0 150PS TDCi
SAVE £3,591
£299
£22,410.47
£1,400
£1,100
£19,910.47
£1,567.53
£10
£10
£23,998
£7,126
6,000
8.0p
49
1.96%
(made up from £2,795 Privilege entitlement,
and £796 Dealer Discount)
48 monthly payments
Cash price
Customer deposit
Amount of credit
Purchase fee†
Mileage per annum
£299
£25,399.48
£2,500
£22,899.48
£1,932.52
£10
£10
£27,352
£10,480
6,000
8.0p
49
2.10%
Official fuel consumption figures in MPG (l/100km) for Ford Car range shown: urban 46.3-58.9 (6.1-4.8), extra urban 57.7-74.3 (4.9-3.8),
combined 52.3-67.3 (5.4-4.2). Official CO2 emission: 109-139g/km. MPG figures are obtained from laboratory testing and intended for
comparisons between vehicles. Therefore these figures may differ from those obtained through real-world efficiency.
Privilege customers only. Finance subject to status. Guarantees may be required. Freepost Ford Credit. Subject to availability at a Ford UK Authorised
Dealer for new vehicles contracted and registered between 01.06.2016 and 30.06.2016. Please contact your Privilege Ford Dealer for specific details
on the full features and specifications of these models. These offers are typical examples of the maximum price the customer will pay at participating
dealers who are free to sell at whatever lower price they may offer. ƕ2015.5MY.
^Payable with the first instalment.
†Payable with the optional final payment if you wish to own the vehicle at the end of the agreement. Further charges may be made subject to the
condition of the vehicle, if the vehicle is returned at the end of the agreement.
‡Deposit allowance only available when financed with Ford Credit.
The following legal entities act as credit brokers in relation to finance products and not a lender and offer finance products from a range of providers:
Essex Auto Group Limited t/a Essex Ford, Ford Retail Limited t/a Trust Ford, Lifestyle Ford Limited t/a Lifestyle Ford, Allen Ford Limited t/a Allen Ford,
Lookers Ford Limited t/a Lookers Ford, SMC Ford Limited t/a SMC Ford, Evans Halshaw Limited t/a Evans Halshaw, Hendy Ford Group Limited t/a Hendy
Ford, Peoples Ford Limited t/a Peoples Ford, T.C. Harrison Ford Limited t/a T.C. Harrison, Chambers Ford Limited t/a Chamber Ford, Bridgend Ford Limited
t/a Bridgend Ford & Fordthorne Limited t/a Fordthorne.
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NORTH
FORD GALAXY ZETEC 2.0 150PS TDCi Autoƕ
SAVE £4,385
(made up from £3,295 Privilege entitlement,
and £1,090 Dealer Discount)
48 monthly payments
Cash price
Customer deposit
Amount of credit
Purchase fee†
Mileage per annum
£299
£26,304.98
£4,000
£22,304.98
£1,860.02
£10
£10
£28,185
£9,813
6,000
8.0p
49
2.08%
For participating dealers call our hotline on: 08457
Or go to www.fordprivilegeinfo.co.uk
Evans Halshaw
Peoples Ford
Trust Ford
EAST
T.C. Harrison
CENTRAL
Chambers Ford
Evans Halshaw
SOUTH WALES
Bridgend Ford
Evans Halshaw
Fordthorne
100 400
A race red Ford Mustang took England cricket captain Alastair Cook’s eye when both made an appearance at Essex County Cricket
Club’s annual photocall for national and local press at the County Ground in Chelmsford
Employee drive event details announced
Ford employees will have the opportunity to take an unaccompanied test drive in the all-new Edge, new Ranger and EcoSport on a drive tour running from 21 June to
22 July, visiting Warley, Dunton, Daventry, Dagenham and Bridgend.
Twenty-minute test drives can be booked by telephone or email, with email confirmation of the allocated test drive slot. Members of Ford’s product event team and
technology experts will be on hand to answer questions, and a dealer representative will be available to advise on purchase options.
The team will help with rescheduling drives if necessary, or booking further drives if there is capacity. Also, they will help with walk-up bookings if vehicles are
available.
Each test drive will be preceded by a product walk around, to ensure that everyone is conversant with the vehicle.
DRIVE TOUR DATES
Warley: Tuesday, 21 June, to Friday, 24 June, from 8am to 5pm on each
day except the last, which will be 8am to 3pm. Ford pensioners can
book to drive on Thursday 23 June.
Dunton: Monday 27 to Wednesday 29 June, 8am to 5pm.
Daventry: Friday 1 July, 8am to 5pm.
Dagenham: Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 July, 7am to 7pm.
Bridgend: Thursday 21 and Friday 22 July, from 8am to 5pm on the
first day and 8am to 3pm on the second.
The booking hotline number for Warley, Dunton and Dagenham –
01480 277139 – will be operational between 9am and 5pm on
weekdays, and opens five working days before the start of each event.
For example, you can book from 14 June for Warley’s event which
starts on 21 June and bookings can also be made on [email protected].
Daventry and Bridgend will publish booking information in plant.
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Ford dominates with lead
in car and CV sales in April
Ford was the UK market leader in total
vehicle, car and commercial vehicle (CV)
sales in April, according to the Society of
Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT):
April 2016 highlights:
Ford total vehicle sales were 31,695,
with a sales share of 14.3 per cent, 4.8
percentage points ahead of its nearest rival
Fiesta was UK best-seller, with Transit
Custom leading CV sales
Ford had five models in the UK top 20
– Fiesta (1st), Focus (3rd), Transit Custom
(9th), Kuga (15th) and Transit (19th)
Fiesta, C-MAX, Galaxy, Fiesta Van,
Transit Custom, Transit and Ranger led their
respective segments.
Ford of Britain chairman and managing
director, Andy Barratt, said: “We continue to
consolidate and extend our long-standing
UK market leadership through continued
investment in exciting products and industry-leading technologies, delivered through
the strongest UK dealer network. Five
vehicles in the UK top 20 and seven leading
their segments firmly underline the success
of our exciting model range.
“SUV segments show significant growth
and our EcoSport and Kuga models have
been enjoying healthy sales growth; and this
summer we see the new Ford Edge, our
flagship SUV, arriving in dealerships. New
product launches continue with the Fiesta
ST200, the most powerful production Fiesta
Ranger was in the top three of its market segment during April
ever, and the S-MAX Vignale arriving in the
coming months.”
The official SMMT figures show that total
car sales in April were up 2.0 per cent to
189,505 units, compared with April 2015.
Ford vehicle sales were 31,695 – 10,567
registrations ahead of its nearest rival.
Ford extended its lead in retail car sales,
which most accurately reflect the preferences of private buyers. For April, Ford was 3.6
percentage points of retail car sales share
ahead of its nearest rival and, for the year to
date, the lead was 4.6 percentage points.
The Ford Fiesta remained the UK’s
best-seller with 7,913 registrations in April,
2,268 sales and 1.2 percentage points of
share ahead of its nearest rival. The broad
customer appeal of Ford’s car range was
demonstrated by Fiesta, B-MAX, Focus,
C-MAX, Kuga, Mustang and Galaxy all
occupying top three places in their respective market segments in April.
UK light commercial vehicle sales in April
were up 11.8 per cent at 27,880 compared
with April 2015. Ford light and medium
commercials sales were 8,219, up from
6,791 compared with April 2015, corresponding to a 14.3 per cent increase
compared with April 2015
The full availability of Ford’s extended CV
family has helped deliver these significant
increases in sales and share. Fiesta Van,
Transit Courier, Transit Connect, Transit
Custom, Transit and Ranger all placed in
the top three in their respective market
segments.
Transit Custom led
the CV sales sector
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Ford GTs through the
years gather together
before Le Mans race
The most famous performance car to carry
the blue oval was the GT40 – and there were
two of them alongside two later Ford GTs in a
pre-Le Mans line up at Ford’s heritage
workshop at Dagenham.
The oldest GT40 was a 1964 MkI race car
built by Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough –
one of the 12 prototype and 87 production
GT40s.
Alongside it was a 1969 MkIII road car,
regarded as the definitive GT40 road car and
one of only seven built, of which four were
kept by Ford.
Next in the line-up was FMC 1, a 5.4-litre
2005 Ford GT road car, drawing on the best
features of the GT40 but 18 inches longer and
four inches taller.
And, of course, there was one of the four
Ford GT supercars which will race at the 24
hours of Le Mans on the weekend of 18-19
June, and hopefully bring home some
silverware.
Pictured, from left: a 1964 GT40 race car, a
rare 1969 road-going GT40, a GT road car
from 2005 and the latest 2016 racer which
will be competing at Le Mans
Management changes at Henry Ford Academy
The Henry Ford Academy dealer training organisation has announced three
new senior appointments to its management team.
The appointments come recently after the official opening of the academy’s state-of-the-art new dealer training facility in Daventry (Ford News
April 2016).
The new facility merges the capabilities of two previous Ford colleges
– the Technical Training Centre located separately at Daventry, and the
Henry Ford College in Loughborough – to provide training for technicians,
sales staff and management from the UK dealer network.
Heading up the organisation is Mark Jones, who takes over from Stuart
Harris as Henry Ford Academy manager. Mark is supported by a new
principal, Kevin Perks, and vice principal, Dan Savory, who both bring
extensive experience in automotive training to the Daventry team.
“This is an exciting time for training at Ford, with an outstanding new
facility in Daventry, and a revolution in our product line-up which needs to
be communicated to our dealer network,” said Ford of Britain marketing
director, Lisa Brankin. “Couple that with the industry’s largest apprentice
training programme, and you can see the significance of what we are trying
to achieve.”
“We are delighted to welcome the academy’s new management team,
who are ideally qualified to move our training programme forward. We
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New Henry Ford Academy appointments Mark Jones,
second left, Kevin Perks and Dan Savory, together with
former manager Stuart Harris, left
would also like to thank Stuart Harris for his tremendous contribution over
the past six years,” she added.
MP impressed after Bridgend visit
“I am impressed” - that’s the opinion of
Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon after visiting
Bridgend and getting an update on its
business, community and training plans.
Mrs Moon has eagerly supported the
plant and its plans over many years and this
was her first visit since the announcement
of the Dragon engine programme, which
was explained in detail by manager Ian
Pearson.
Together with plant engineering manager
Mark Thomas, Ian also explained the
widening work of the plant to engage with
the local community and support projects
through volunteers, knowledge and
materials.
Mark Thomas outlined the plant’s environmental work to cut energy consumption
with a turbine generator and microbial
cooling system and future schemes to lower
its carbon footprint and operating costs.
Recent projects with Y Bont children’s
centre, Gorwelian guiding centre, the Llynfi
Bridgend MP
Madeleine Moon
meets Bridgend
apprentices,
together with
plant manager
Ian Pearson
Valley Woodland plantation and work at
Cardiff Wales Airport were also covered.
After the briefing, Mrs Moon met apprentices who have created the plant’s dragon
mascot, before concluding her visit with a
walk along the lines to the area being
cleared to accommodate the restructuring
of production for the new Dragon engine.
Mrs Moon said she was most impressed
by the opportunities offered to the workforce to progress through the company and
to undertake training to increase skills; the
fact that 65% of the Bridgend factory’s
management had undertaken the Ford
apprenticeship scheme showed how far
people could progress within the Company.
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Outdoor adventure course
for Bridgend apprentices
First year apprentices at
Bridgend engine plant have
attended a five-day outdoor
development course at Sennybridge, in the Brecon Beacons.
They faced a variety of challenges designed to test them
individually and as a team and it
was tough going, but very
rewarding.
The first year apprentices who
took part in the course were:
Josef Ahmed, Nathan Jones,
Samuel Da Rosa, Shaun Jones,
Joshua Evans, Ryan Brown,
Callum Pitt and William
May-White.
Electrical apprentice mentor
Garry Evans, accompanied them.
The activities included caving,
wet gorge walking, climbing,
abseiling and a team mission
which involved planning, navigation and sleeping outdoors for a
night. Left: the apprentices
with mentor Garry
Evans
Panther crank team club slim down to a healthier way of life
Members of the Panther crank team in Dagenham Engine
Plant have been on a weight-loss programme since the
start of 2016 and have lost 121lb (55kg) between them.
The team took up a healthy eating regime as a way of
motivating each other to get fit.
Luke Jackman lost the most weight of all and said:
“The club came about due to people on the shift being on
days and all gaining weight. A few members had already
started losing weight and thought it would be a good idea
to have a competition to motivate each other to lose more.
“I was the eventual ‘winner’, as I lost 11.7 per cent of
my body weight in the 10 weeks, but in reality we’re all
winners as everyone in the competition started eating
healthier food and taking more exercise. The crank line
team is a lot slimmer and healthier now.”
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The Panther crank team at DEP which lost 121lb between them, from left: Pat Manning,
Chris Rust, Rory Lennon, Jas Bassi, Rau Matharu, Tony Styles, Paul Monan, Luke Jackman,
Hari Gopalan and Eric Msimbo. Not pictured are Andy Keane and Grace Dalton
Fordivas add Fordudes for
Dunton relaunch
Daventry CRC team
raise £130 for JDRF
The Fordivas group at Dunton is re-launching in 2016 under the title of Fordivas &
Dudes.
The new group is enlarging to incorporate fund-raising ideas to support Cancer
Research UK (CRUK) in the search for a cure for multiple cancers including prostate
and testicular forms of the disease.
Previously, Fordivas has raised more than £35,000 for CRUK by taking part in Race
For Life (R4L) runs and other events.
One of the first charity fund-raisers that new ‘Fordudes’ can get involved in is the
Basildon Pretty Muddy 5k event on Saturday, 25 June. This mud-based obstacle course
will have a Ford-sponsored obstacle, which this year will be a chance for Fordudes to
sling mud at Fordivas.
And if mud isn’t your thing, then a R4L event at Gloucester Park in Basildon will be
held on Sunday, 26 June.
Any Fordivas & Dudes interested in volunteering for any of the above events, or just
in joining the group or suggesting fund-raising ideas, should contact Nicola Gregory
([email protected]) or Joanne Barton ([email protected]).
The team at the Ford customer relationship centre in Daventry
turned to pedal power during a fund-raising event in May, which
helped to raise over £130 for the type 1 diabetes charity JDRF.
Six teams of five entered a cycle race, with each team member
taking turns to pedal an exercise bike as far as possible in five
minutes. Each team paid £5 to take part, and the winners – Penny
Boswell and crew – clocked up a total of 15.7 kilometres.
During the fund-raising day, the CRC team organised a cake
sale and, in line with their chosen charity, also had a ‘guess the
number of injections’ competition, in which people paid to
estimate the total number of insulin injections which one of the
managers’ sons had given himself in the 16 years he had been
diagnosed as a diabetic (which was 23,360).
“Our JDRF fund-raising day was a fantastic team effort,” said
Jo Church from the CRC social committee, which organised the
event.
Hair today... gone tomorrow, but
Joanne raises £1,130 for charity
When a colleague in the machine shop
at Dunton challenged toolmaker Joanne
Shorer to shave her head, she said she
would only do it if he could raise £100 for
charity.
Unfortunately for Joanne, he managed
to rake in the money in just half an hour
and so she entered the hairdressing room
at Dunton to go through with the deed.
But the sacrifice of her hair has paid
off, as she has (at the time of writing)
raised £1,130 for Macmillan Cancer
Support.
Joanne said: “I was a bit nervous
before having it cut off, as I’ve always
had shoulder-length hair and have never
done anything like this before, and my
other half wasn’t too happy about me
having it done, either.
“But it only took about 30 minutes with
clippers. It’s been unusual to come to
terms with since. I have had to wear a hat
because it’s cold without one, although
my hair has grown back quite a lot in a
week. I’ve had a good positive reaction to
the new look from my work colleagues.
“Although it started as a dare, I decided to donate all funds raised to Macmillan Cancer Support as I have lost friends
to cancer over the years and it is one of
Ford’s supported charities. So far, we
have raised more than £1,000. I at first
said £100, then £500, then £1,000,
because we were raising so much money
from these donations.”
If you would like to donate to Joanne’s
cause, you can do at www.justgiving.
com/Joanne-Shorer
Left: Dunton hairdresser Kim Turner
starts Joanne’s
drastic haircut
Above: the finished
result
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All-new Edge attract
Ford’s all-new Edge SUV has attracted nearly 60,000 configurations
via www.ford.co.uk. And the UK’s media has given positive feedback
More than 60,000 Ford Edge SUVs have
been configured on www.ford.co.uk in the
first four months of 2016, as right-handdrive models roll off the production line for
the first time. The all-new upscale Edge
arrives in dealerships this summer.
Ford data shows the flagship Sport model
as the most popular choice, making up 49
per cent of the configurations. Over 55 per
cent specified the 210PS 2.0-litre TDCi
diesel engine with Powershift transmission
and the most popular colours are Oxford
White (16 per cent), Shadow Black (14 per
cent) and Electric Spice (8 per cent).
Ford of Britain chairman and managing
director, Andy Barratt, said: “The UK team
and our extensive Ford dealer network are
very excited by this exceptionally fast start
for the new Ford Edge. With our existing
EcoSport and Kuga SUV models enjoying
healthy sales growth, there isn’t a better
time to launch our new flagship Edge SUV.”
Available in Zetec, Titanium and Sport
series – and with a choice of 180PS 2.0-litre
TDCi diesel engine with six-speed manual
transmission, or 210PS bi-turbo 2.0litre
TDCi diesel with six-speed PowerShift
automatic transmission – the all-new Edge
is well-equipped as standard, offering Ford
intelligent all-wheel drive, Active Noise
Control, Pedestrian Detection, Ford DAB
Audio with SYNC connectivity, privacy glass
and 19in alloy wheels.
Other innovative features available
include Adaptive Steering, which automatically optimises the steering response
according to vehicle speed, making it easy
to manoeuvre at low speeds, while remaining precise and intuitive at higher speeds;
and Front Wide View Camera, which makes
restricted visibility junctions or parking
spaces easier to negotiate.
Media reaction
UK motoring and lifestyle
journalists have had the chance
to drive the all-new Edge on a
mix of German roads around
Munich. This is what some of
them have said:
WhatCar? Online: Comfort and
refinement are where the Edge
betters its rivals.
Carmagazine.co.uk: The Edge is
an impressive family car and a
lot of SUV for the money
Honestjohn.co.uk: The Ford
Edge is the quietest large SUV
around and feels like a luxury
saloon on the motorway with
near-silence at a 70mph cruise
Just-auto.com: Certainly worth
its price
Ford SYNC 2 with voice control enables drivers to operate phone, entertainment, climate and
navigation systems using simple conversational language. SYNC 2 features Emergency Assistance,
which connects the vehicle occupants to local emergency services operators after an accident
Dailymail.co.uk: Easy and
relaxing to drive…masses of
space inside…a welcome
addition to a booming market
Drive.co.uk: On the road the
Edge is great to drive…off road it
has all the abilities you would
expect from its AWD system
Businesscar.co.uk: The Edge
will be an impressive seller
Auto Express Online: The Ford
Edge excels as a comfortable,
refined and very spacious SUV
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Luggage capacity of
1,847 litres with the rear
seats folded is among the
largest in the segment,
and additional stowage
areas are located around
the wheel arches. Even
the space around the
spare wheel has been
utilised.
ts praise and interest
The all-new Ford Edge cuts a bold, sporty and imposing figure on European roads. Wheels pushed out to each corner give a wide,
aggressive stance and help maximise interior space. Raised ground clearance enhances off-road capability, and delivers a seating
position almost 50 mm higher than the Ford S-MAX, for a commanding view of the road
Delivering premium levels of interior comfort
The all-new Ford Edge SUV delivers
premium levels of comfort, sophisticated
driver assistance features and class-leading
driving.
It sets new standards in its class for
interior space, features high quality materials throughout the interior and offers comfort and convenience features including
heated and cooled front seats and a panoramic roof.
Powerful and fuel efficient diesel engines
that deliver 48.7 mpg, 149 g/km CO2 and
up to 210 PS make owning a large, upscale
SUV more affordable than ever.
High-quality materials and cutting-edge
design mean the interior conveys a premium
impression. Functional components such as
door handles, steering wheel controls,
air-vents and cup holders are framed with a
satin metal-finish, with a stylish piano black
finish for the centre console. Soft, tactile
materials are used for components occupants routinely handle. High quality leather
covers the arm rests, steering wheel, and
gear knob.
Luxurious seating options include front
and rear heated leather seats and cooled
front seats. A heated steering wheel and
heated front windscreen help drivers to get
moving faster on cold mornings.
Edge has an expansive panoramic glass
roof, with two large glass panels; the front
panel slides rearward to create an opening
three times the size of a conventional
sunroof.
Rear seat passenger comfort is enhanced
with class-leading second-row head room
of 1023 mm and shoulder room of 1536 mm
– greater than larger competitors including
the Audi Q7 and Volkswagen Touareg. Front
row passenger space is also among the
best in class.
Ford News June 2016
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Paul Watkins and Wayne Hallett pose in front of the time-line they created
Bridgend’s journey through time
You can now travel through time at Bridgend – a time-line gallery contains important
dates in the history of Ford and its vehicles
and also chronicles the creation of BEP.
Wayne Hallett and Paul Watkins, who
have worked at the plant since 1989, pooled
their skills to research, print and publish the
information as well as get the laminated
boards made for the gallery.
It now occupies one wall linking the
employees’ main entrance with the factory
floor.
Wayne said: “When the suggestion for the
time-line was put forward we wanted it to
show the story and main models in Ford’s
history at one level, with the developments
at Bridgend running along as well.
“We used our own resources and some
outside help to get the panels created and
and they have become a talking point.”
Colleague Paul added: “We have laid out
the gallery in such a way so important
events each month are covered and these
will change every year.
“What has been fascinating is that we
have a low turnover rate of staff so a number of the employees have been here from
the start and recognise themselves or
former colleagues in the photographs we
have included so they stop to check every
so often.”
Wayne concluded: “Sections along the
gallery will highlight the rewards and recognition of employees who have contributed
to the success of the engine plant over the
years.”
Ford apprenticeship opportunities announced
There are a number of apprenticeship opportunities being offered by Ford this year – these
are a great way to start an exciting career and offer a way to ‘earn while you learn’.
The Company is offering both advanced apprenticeships and IT degree apprenticeships
based in Essex to applicants regardless of race, gender and ethnicity.
The advanced apprentices will spend the first 18 months of the four-year course at
CEME, the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence at Dagenham, before
going into plant at Dunton or Dagenham. Opportunities in a number of trades including
mechanical, electrical, prototype vehicle fitter, and ‘trim and final’ are being offered. They
will all work towards an NVQ level 3 qualification.
The four-year IT degree apprentice course leads to a BSc honours degree in digital and
technology solutions, studying on day release at University of Greenwich Medway campus.
Applicants for the advanced apprenticeships need a minimum of three GCSEs or
regional equivalent, in maths (B or above), English language (C or above) and science (C or
above - double award or physics single award). Internal applicants can also apply.
To apply for a degree apprenticeship requires a minimum five GCSEs or regional
equivalent at B or above, to include maths, English and double science (IT), plus three A
Levels or regional equivalent at B, C, C (minimum) or above, to include a science/technology-related subject.
Further information is available at www.ford.co.uk and on noticeboards around Ford
locations. Applications are to be via www.ford-apprenticeships.co.uk.
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Greenpower Goblins are
on track at Dunton event
The annual Greenpower Goblins electric
car event for schoolchildren took place at
Dunton site in May with 18 enthusiastic
young teams taking part.
The youngsters aged 9 to 11 build their
own electric cars, which take part in a series
of technical challenges in the Greenpower
final at Dunton each year.
The overall winning team was car number
14 from Lee Chapel Primary School in
Basildon, while eight more individual awards
were handed out, for everything from ‘Spirit
of Greenpower’ to ‘Greenest Bodywork’.
Nicola Gregory, Dunton’s project specialist in the community outreach department,
who has been organising the event since
the first one six years ago, said: “The sun
was shining, it was a great atmosphere and
everyone was in good spirits.
“There was a good turnout of female
youngsters participating in this year’s event
and the volunteer support through the day
was fantastic, they showed great team
morale.”
A team of Dunton volunteers helped the day go smoothly and made sure the 18 teams of
youngsters enjoyed the final
Duck in distress gets helping hand at Bridgend
Plant protection officer Stewart Webster was unflappable when he saw a duck in
distress outside the main entrance to Bridgend engine plant.
The entrance is adjacent to Ogmore River and he saw a duck and some ducklings
gathering around a drain cover on the access road and suddenly one of them fell
through the grating.
“I ran over and the duck was making a noise but when I get there I had no means to
lift the heavy grating,” said Stewart.
Fortunately, colleague Will Davies was close and helped raise the grating. Instead of
one duckling, the duck-rescue duo were confronted with five ducklings in the bottom of
the drain and in danger of disappearing, so they lay down and reached into the culvert
to pick them out one by one. Line worker Chris Blackmore was on hand to record the
rescue on his mobile phone.
“We had no idea so many had fallen into the drain but that was why the ducks’
mother was making such a noise and staying around the grating,” said Stewart.
After the ducklings were rescued, Stewart and Will replaced the grating and put a
traffic cone over it to stop any more accidents with the wandering web-footed family.
Stewart has been nicknamed ‘the duck whisperer’ by his colleagues and could be in
line for an RSPCA award.
Will Davies, above left, and Stewart Webster
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DEP plant manager hands
out discretionary awards
The winners of the latest round of Plant
Manager’s Discretionary Awards (PMDAs)
for Dagenham Engine Plant (DEP) have
been handed out by Paul Neighbour.
A total of £500 was handed out to six
recipients, who put forward a number of
charities and local causes as deserving of
receiving the money. The DEP nominators
who lobbied for their cause were:
Pat Aherne, £100 for Tyler’s Fundraising Committee (TFC)
TFC is hosting a fun day in aid of five-yearold Tyler, who is undergoing treatment for
brain and spinal tumours. The TFC hopes to
raise enough money for a sensory room to
make his life easier, and also possibly to
send him to Disneyland. The £100 from
Ford will help with the fun day.
Tamsin O’Hagan, £50 for Holly Trees
Fund-raisers
A group, mainly made up of parents, that
aims to raise funds to benefit the whole of
Holly Trees School in Brentwood. The group
is trying to raise £23,000 for a music room,
with £16,500 raised so far – £5,700 of which
came from a fireworks night event.
Max Maxim, £100 for The Alexandra
Sales Trust (TAST)
A friend of Max’s lost his 17-year-old
daughter, Alexandra Sales, to a rare soft
tissue cancer and the TAST was set up to
support children (from one to 24 years of
age) who have been diagnosed with cancer,
with the money going to the Royal Marsden
Hospital in Surrey which treated Alexandra.
Brett Williams, £100 for the Thurrock
Stroke Project (TSP)
TSP provides information, emotional support and practical advice to the survivors of
The PMDA recipients with plant manager Paul Neighbour (back right) are, back row,
from left: Steve Docherty and Max Maxim; and front row: David Keeler, Brett Williams
and Tamsin O’Hagan. Not pictured is Pat Aherne.
stroke and their families, and Brett and his
family have helped support the TSP since
his brother-in-law survived a stroke in July
2011. The money will be used for various
social events, which helps rehabilitate
survivors as it promotes development of
speech and confidence.
David Keeler, £50 for Southend
Estuary Explorer Scouts
Part of the Scouts Association, Explorer
Scouts is a group aimed at young people
between the ages of 14 and 18 years old,
and the Southend branch is run on an
entirely voluntary basis – all costs are
covered by donations and membership
fees. Explorer Scouts help young people
improve their key skills, including social
skills, teamwork ability, leadership ability
and confidence.
Steve Docherty, £100 for the Barking
and Dagenham Aquatics Club (BDAC)
The BDAC is part of the largest swim school
in the UK and was formed four years ago
from the merger of Becontree and Dagenham schools’ swimming clubs. Back in
2012, the clubs had two swimmers with
Essex qualifying swimming times; now, the
BDAC has 59 swimmers with such times,
and nine with national qualifying times. The
money will be used to ensure the swimmers
will be at their best for the next round of
national qualifiers.
Busy bakers at TOps
A cake sale at Dagenham organised by Ford Transport Operations raised
£390 for Evelina Children’s Hospital (ECH) in St Thomas’s Hospital, London.
Senior employee relations officer Natalie Terrell, plus TOps employees Stephanie Caves and Victoria Watts were also planning to abseil
down the side of the hospital building in May to raise more money for
the ECH.
For the cake sale, the HR team in G Building and the TOps management team all baked their best cakes and two of the fundraising team
from ECH came along to sell cakes, as well as celebrate the launch of a
new car transporter which is decorated with the hospital’s logo and
colours.
To find out more about the ECH, visit www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk.
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5,000 people watch Dunton soapbox racers
The racers in action
An estimated 5,000 people turned out to watch Dunton engineers Mark Bishop and Craig Bickerstaff and
friends – together with another 60 or so kart crews – compete for soapbox derby honours.
They took part in the first Billericay soapbox derby on the first bank holiday in May, “and it was great fun,
with a really good atmosphere,” said Mark, whose ‘Soapicorn’ kart was based loosely on Ken Block’s ‘Hoonicorn’ Mustang racer, survived both downhill runs.
Mark and a friend spent six Saturdays building the kart, pictured left, which was complete with suspension
and hydraulic disc brakes off a mini-motorbike.
The team, who raised more than £200 for Little Havens Hospice, have got the racing bug now and will
definitely enter again next year, said Mark.
Craig had a different idea for his ideal kart: “I entered with a couple of friends and made minor modifications to a mobility scooter, including adding the all-important basket and flowers,” said Craig, whose efforts
raised more than £400 for charities including Little Havens and Medecins san Frontieres.
The mobility scooter, driven by Craig in wig and fetching nightdress, drew plenty of applause – and
managed to survive becoming airborne over a jump.
FCSD scheme to let customers
buy approved parts from eBay
Customers in the UK will be able to
purchase spare parts directly from Ford-approved eBay stores thanks to a new initiative which has been launched by Ford
Customer Service Division (FCSD).
With support from the Daventry parts
distribution centre – which has introduced
new operations to deal with the eBay orders
– customers can choose from over 15,000
different part lines for their Ford vehicles.
Each new eBay store will be owned by a
dealer group, with Ford providing the
content and images for the parts listings,
and shipping the parts directly from Daventry to the customer.
For the pilot programme, the first store
– which has been established with the
Bristol Street Motors group – went live at
the end of April, and is already generating
hundreds of incremental orders per month,
with sales so far growing exponentially.
Further stores are scheduled to open over
the next year, and it is estimated the eBay
programme will create significant additional
sales of Ford parts from Daventry.
“We have created the framework for our
dealers to offer high-quality eBay stores,
with a consistent look and feel, and populated with Ford-approved content,” said
FCSD business development manager Brian
Gordon. “The result will be a better service
for owners of Ford vehicles, and an important new resource for our dealers.”
“The stores will offer a huge range of
parts – even less common components for
older models – and Ford is unique among
manufacturers in offering this enormous
choice of items, dispatched directly from
our central warehouse,” he added.
The Daventry team has been involved
with the development of the initiative, to
ensure that processes are in place to handle
Parts ordered on eBay arrive at the packing area, ready for shipping
customer eBay orders quickly and efficiently. IT systems are carefully designed so that
eBay orders arrive in the warehouse in the
same way as the standard parts orders from
Ford dealers, so that the items can be
picked and consolidated in the usual way
within the warehouse.
A new team has been established,
however, to pack and ship the eBay parts,
working in a special packing area.
Orders received by 11am are dispatched
directly to the customer on the same day,
with smaller items being sent by Royal Mail,
and bulkier items using a courier service.
“This initiative allows Ford owners to
source the spare parts they want – even just
single small items – directly from the warehouse,” said Daventry parts distribution
centre manager Andrew Blaber.
“The Daventry team has worked hard to
ensure that each eBay order is dispatched
on time, with the high level of quality and
attention to detail expected by our online
customers.”
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A marathon effort fro
The London Marathon was held in April, with almost 40,000 runners
tackling the 26-mile course. These Ford people were among them...
LEE WALL AND ANDY DENNETT
Dunton colleagues Lee Wall and Andy
Dennett both took part in the marathon, raising £1,600 between them for
good causes.
Lee went round in an impressive
time of three hours, 45 minutes and 29
seconds, completing his third London
Marathon in the process.
He raised £700 for Smith-Magenis
Syndrome (SMS) UK, a charity which
supports families who have children of
all ages with the condition – which
includes symptoms such as mild to
moderate intellectual disability, delayed speech and language skills,
distinctive facial features, sleep
disturbances, and behavioural
problems.
Meanwhile, colleague Andy – both
he and Lee are cost estimators at
Dunton – finished his second London
Marathon in three hours, 42 minutes
and 22 seconds; nearly half an hour
quicker than his previous effort in
2010.
Andy raised money for the Alzheimer’s Society in honour of his father,
who was diagnosed with the illness. In
total, he collected £772, which rises to
£900 with gift aid.
Above: Andy pictured after the race with
sons Kieran and Connor. Andy raised
more than £700 for the Alzheimer’s
Society
Left: Lee with wife Shelley and eldest son
Ollie. Lee raised £700 for the Smith-Magenis Syndrome charity
Dagenham golfers tee-up £800 for charity
More than £800 was raised for charity PORT by 40
golfers from the Dagenham estate at a golf day organised by Kevin Greene, a production team manager at
Dagenham Diesel Centre (DDC).
Kevin said: “We had a restricted number of 40
attending because of tee times, and the players were all
of different abilities with lots of interesting handicaps.
We had 10 teams competing.
“The weather was great and Top Meadow Golf Club
in North Ockendon reduced the green fees, so we
could donate more to PORT, a charity for chronic
intestinal pseudo-obstruction.”
Around £842 was raised on the day, with more
promised in pledges online.
Dagenham Engine Plant manager Paul Neighbour
presented prizes to winners of the longest drive,
nearest the pin and the winning team, made up of
senior engineer Darren Wetherald, forward planning
engineer Liam Walsh and Glen Daniels and Dave
Freeman, both of Krause UK.
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Dagenham golfers raised more than £800 for the charity PORT
om Ford fund-raisers
LEE GRIFFITHS
OWEN STYLES
Owen Styles, a senior quality and
reliability engineer in Powertrain
Development at Dunton, completed the
London Marathon in four hours, 30
minutes and 35 seconds.
Owen said: “I ran on behalf of Link
Radio Trust, a small charity based in
Hadleigh that broadcasts tailored radio
shows to sheltered accommodations
and nursing homes in the local area.
“The charity is solely funded by
sponsored events such as the
marathon.
“This year, I raised slightly more
than £2,000 for them through the
marathon and other activities.”
Bridgend Engine Plant’s marathon man Lee Griffiths has
raised more than £1,700 for disabled children and young
people.
The senior manufacturing engineer ran the
London event this year for
Get Kids Going, which
helps those up to 26 years
to get into sport.
The charity finances
special wheelchairs for
them to tackle athletics
events, ball games, fencing
and even skiing.
The charity also provides
grants to assist with
travelling and training costs
as well as entry fees.
Lee said: “There are
hundreds of disabled
talented youngsters who
have the potential to
compete at all levels but
receive either none or very
little funding and I want to
give them a chance at becoming champions in their chosen
sport.”
He ran for the same charity before and also for the national deaf blind charity Sense.
“I am so grateful for the support shown by my Bridgend
colleagues and hope to get around and thank them all in due
course,” Lee added.
He completed the course this year in 4hr 11m 8s.
To donate to Lee’s fund-raising effort, visit: http://uk.
virginmoneygiving.com/LeeGriffiths
MARTIN ENGLAND
Dunton-based Martin England
ran the London Marathon in 3
hours 21 minutes, at the age of
52, and raised more than £2,400
for St Luke’s Hospice, Basildon.
He ran in memory of his twin
brother Mark, who also worked
at Dunton, who died in the
hospice in 1995. “The care they
gave was amazing and is never
forgotten,” said Martin.
He told his supporters before
the race: “It would be great to
raise as much as I can to help
others in the future. We know of
the amazing work and invaluable
service that the hospice does so
every donation, will help.
www.justgiving.com/
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Is Ekua a Wimbledon champion in waiting?
Ekua Youri may only be 11, but she has achieved
a great deal in the eight years she has been
playing tennis – and has her sights set on becoming world number one.
But there are challenges to raising a sporting
protégé, as dad Robert, who works in engine
engineering at Dagenham Diesel Centre, explained: “Ekua plays in tournaments almost every
weekend all over the country. I drive her to these
tournaments and support her while she plays.
“It can be very tough for both of us, but then
any father would do the same. I feel for her
sometimes as I watch her play, but am often
reassured by her love and dedication. “Tennis is a very expensive sport, we spend a
lot on travel to get her to training and tournaments, as well as her coaching, equipment and
fitness training. As her parents, we support her as
much as we can to nurture her promising talent
but it is becoming increasingly difficult financially. “I have no doubt that she is something
special and will go a long way, but then, I’m
biased. I’m also a very proud dad!”
At the end of April, Ekua won a gold
medal in an under-14s competition and then
gold in an under-12s event the next day. Ekua said: “I love playing tennis more
than anything. I spend a lot of time training
and playing in tournaments around the
country. I have won many tournaments and,
one day, I will be world number one.”
Robert added: “She has gone on to win
numerous trophies, which has led her to be
entered into the Europe Tennis ‘Nike Junior
International Tour’, taking place in June.”
Ekua now needs help in raising £4,000 so
she can take part in the tour, and also for
one-to-one coaching sessions and kit.
To help, visit http://sportinherts.podiumpartners.org/campaign/59-ekua-youri.
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Exciting motorsport action
from Ford’s diverse teams
There is an exciting summer
and autumn ahead for motorsport fans, with the fabulous
Ford GTs racing in the World
Endurance Championship,
including the Le Mans 24 hour
race, Ken Block and Andreas
Bakkerud competing in the
World Rallycross Championship
in their 600bhp Focus RS supercars and a line-up of exciting
young drivers in the British F4
championship.
Where you can watch:
WEC events are on subscription channel Eurosport
F4 is on ITV4, with some
races televised live.
FIA World Rallycross Championship is live and in full for the
first time on free-to-air television
in the UK. Quest is broadcasting
all championship rounds live on
Sunday afternoons. In addition,
the highlights show will be
available to watch on ITV4 the
following Tuesday evening and
on Eurosport.
Quest is available on Freeview
channel 37, Sky on 144 or Virgin
on 172. ITV4 can be viewed on
Freeview channel 24.
You can keep also up to date
with Ford in motorsport on
performance.ford.com
WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Right: Andreas
Bakkerud and
Ken Block with
WRX Focus RS
18/19 June: Le Mans 24 Hours, France
24 July: 6 Hours of Nürburgring, Germany
3 September: 6 Hours of Mexico City, Mexico
17 September: 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas, US
16 October: 6 Hours of Fuji, Japan
6 November: 6 Hours of Shanghai, China
19 November: 6 Hours of Bahrain, Bahrain
Below: the Ford
GT in action
FORD BRITISH F4 - CERTIFIED BY FIA, POWERED BY FORD ECOBOOST
18/19 June: Croft, North Yorkshire
30/31 July: Snetterton, Norfolk
13/14 August: Knockhill, Fife
27/28 August: Rockingham, Northants
17/18 September: Silverstone, Northants
1/2 October: Brands Hatch (GP), Kent
Warley VED to mark 40 years of the Fiesta...
Warley Vehicle Enthusiasts’ Day
on Friday, 22 July, will highlight
40 years of Fiesta; if you have
an interesting or classic Fiesta,
email [email protected] to
register it.
Among the Ford vehicles
expected to make an appearance this year are three Focus
RS models of various years,
owned by Ian Bavis, Jim Beecham and Amit Modhwadia,
and Mick Martin’s Sierra XR4i.
The entry list so far includes
a brace of Aston Martins, some
Jaguars and several Minis,
including Ray Pizzey’s rare Mini
pickup.
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Three wins at
2016 Honest
John Awards
WRX WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
11/12 June: Hell, Norway
2/3 July: Holjes, Sweden
6/7 August: GP3R, Canada
3/4 September: Loheac, France
17/18 September: Barcelona, Spain
1/2 October: Riga, Latvia
15/16 October: Estering, Germany
26/27 November: Rosario, Argentina
... as models head on Brighton run
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Ford Fiesta, the UK’s best-selling car of all time. As part
of the celebrations 40 Fiestas from the last 40 years, including some rare and special editions, will be
joining a Dagenham to Brighton run on Saturday, 16 July.
Leaving from the Dagenham estate, the Fiestas will join hundreds of other Ford vehicles to drive a
route down to Brighton racecourse which will then mark the start of the first-ever Ford Summer Festival.
To take part you can purchase a run-package ticket, which includes entry for the car, driver and
passenger, refreshment vouchers, an individually numbered rally plate, afternoon and evening entertainment and camping
for two people at
Brighton racecourse,
for £60 per car.
To take part in the
run, or to find out
more information,
visit www.fordsummerfestival.co.uk/
and go to ‘Run
Tickets’.
Ford claimed three accolades at
the 2016 HonestJohn.co.uk
reader awards.
The UK’s best-selling car, the
Ford Fiesta, won Most Popular
Small Hatchback; the dynamic
Ford S-MAX collected Most
Popular MPV and the iconic Ford
Mustang was declared the Most
Popular Convertible.
Dan Harrison, editor of
honestjohn.co.uk, said: “As an
all-rounder the Ford Fiesta is a
hard one to beat, proving equally
at home on the motorway as it is
around town.
“Our users also tell us they’re
impressed by the Fiesta’s
turbocharged EcoBoost engines,
which deliver eager
performance.”
He added: “The Ford Mustang
may be a truly iconic model, yet
it has remained elusive for British
drivers. So Ford’s decision to
finally officially sell it here was
met with huge interest and
enthusiasm.
“It came as no surprise to us
that our audience were keen to
read about the new Mustang.
Given its affordable price tag, it
represents a lot of car for the
money, yet is always guaranteed
to get attention.”
The honestjohn.co.uk awards
are uniquely judged by their
website users.
The awards recognise and
reward the cars and vans that
HonestJohn users search for
most on the site.
Ford also scored in the
DieselCar Magazine Top 50
awards, with Focus Best Medium
Car and Best Hot Hatch, Fiesta
Best Small Car and S-MAX Best
Large MPV.
Festival of
Speed tickets
Apologies to those people
disappointed at not being able to
buy discounted tickets for
Goodwood Festival of Speed
– they sold out much faster than
expected.
Unfortunately, the allocation of
discounted tickets for the
Goodwood Revival event in
September has also sold out
early.
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Classifieds
Personal
Charlie Allan passed away peacefully at Macclesfield General
Hospital on 24 April, aged 80. Charlie retired as plant engineering manager at Southampton plant with 40 years of Ford service. He was also the sports and social club chairman – a role
which he enjoyed along with a very active involvement in the
golf society. He was the beloved husband of Pat, cherished
dad of Joanne and Colin and much loved by his adoring family.
Stephen Frank Currie sadly passed away on 28 March at the age
of 65. Steve started at Ford Motor Company in Halewood in
1968, working in the paint shop until 1978, and then in the bay.
He achieved his FLT licence in June 1987, LGV licence in 1994
and became a group leader in 1997. He left Ford employment in
2000 after 32 years, then worked for various contractors at the
plant until he retired in 2010. Steve was a loyal employee and a
committed family man who made an outstanding contribution to
both Ford Motor Company and his local community on Rainhill,
Merseyside. He will be greatly missed by his wife Sheila, children Laura and Paul and all his family and friends.
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BADMINTON club for Ford players. Brentwood area. Friendly
atmosphere. Intermediate
club standard. Tuesdays 7.30
-10.30 pm. Four courts. Please
call Peter, 01708 473997.
CLOCKHOUSE Bowls Club
(Upminster). Clock house
Gardens St Mary’s Lane.
Bowls provided, only flat
soled shoes required. Call
Jack Briton 01708-227504 or
Pam Bowden 01708 222185
FORD Sports (Basildon) Bowls
Club would welcome new
members. We have an allweather green. Novice bowlers welcome. Coaching
available. Contact Christine,
01268 419831.
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Club,
Gardiners
Lane,
Basildon, is now able to
accommodate new members. Ford retirees can
apply. Meetings take place
on Tuesdays from 1.30pm.
Information from 01268
289763 or 01268 420822.
HAYNES Park (Hornchurch)
Bowling Club welcomes new
members, plenty of games
available and also a full social
calendar. Friendly club come
along and try, for more information contact Dave Saggers
01708 442831 or Martin
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RAMBLERS - Friends Group
welcomes new members. We
are the social walkers, 4 mile
walks around Essex with pub
lunches. Come along and try
us. Contact Steve Gunn on
01268 774730.
FRONT and rear bumpers for
1998 Ford Mondeo, brand
new. £35 each or £60 pair.
Rutherford, 0203 556 5888.
(Dagenham)
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WASTE
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(Colchester)
CARAVAN equipment, various includes 2 x towing mirrors, fresh water hoses, aqua
roll, 2 x sun loungers, Milenco
step, waste water roll, mains
lead, hand held vac. £call
for prices. Waight, 01708
851202. (South Ockendon)
CARAVAN awning, 100%
proofed cotton, windows,
2 end doors, to fit van with
tracking rail 6400 x 2100,
includes ground sheet, vgc.
£150 ovno. Jones, 01277
227659. (Brentwood)
ISSABELLA
porch
awning, blue fibre poles. £300.
ISSABELLA, sunshade. £295
(no offers). Jacobs, 01708
751335. (Romford)
Household
JIGSAW puzzles, all complete,
1000 piece de luxe. £1.50.
1000 piece. £1.25. 500 piece.
75p. Greeno, 01708 852180.
(South Ockendon)
SETTEE and 2 chairs, good
condition. £300 ono. Holder,
0208 690 9932. (Lewisham
Park)
DINING chairs x 4, hardly
used. £60 ono. Raval, 01268
526176. (Basildon)
LILAC dress and jacket, size
18, also matching hat, ideal mother-of-the-bride outfit, cost £400. £99. McBride,
01708 554944. (Rainham)
VICTORIAN dolls house, large,
as new. £100 ono. Willis,
0208 597 2993. (Essex)
Holidays
COSTA DEL SOL, Calahonda,
gr-floor 2bed 2bath apt;
sleeps 5, beautiful quiet location, close to all amenities.
Ken, 01245 322191 or [email protected] .com
CYPRUS, Paphos. Villas, heated pools, sea views & Wi-Fi.
2 person/Ford offers from
£350 week. 02084406219
www.sundancevillas.co.uk
DEVON/Cornwall
border.
8 miles inland from Bude
beaches & coastal path.
Three cottages sleeping 2,4
& 5. Situated in a courtyard
with 11 acres of
gardens,
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area and animals. Tel: 01409
271298 www.carpenterstinneycottages.co.uk
DISNEY, Florida. Executive villa. 5 beds, 4 baths, pool /
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stayinourvilla.webs.com.
02380 490841.
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Ford is the fastest-growing SUV brand in the UK as sales quadruple
Ford is the fastest-growing SUV brand in the UK
with 44,251 sales in 2015 – 17,112 more than
in 2014; total sales of SUVs have quadrupled in
Europe since 2005 and are expected to keep rising
thanks to growing popularity with an unusually
diverse group of buyers, according to a new survey.
Ford commissioned a survey of 5,000 people
across Europe to better understand the SUV boom.
Nearly one in three mums with children still at
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in four of 17- to 34-year-olds, and one in five of
today’s generation of active 50-somethings.
“SUVs have grown from a tiny niche in Europe
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Europe. “Every time someone predicts SUV sales
will cool down, they are proven wrong. That’s
because SUVs have widespread appeal with men
and woman, young and older people.”
The survey highlighted that perceptions of SUVs
have changed dramatically. Of those surveyed, 82
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vehicle, and have become more fuel-efficient and
environmentally friendly over the past five years.
Nearly all recognise that SUVs are now available in
a wide variety of sizes and options.
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Mysteriously; 7 Motif; 10 Associate; 13 Trait; 14 Dispel; 16 Feign; 20 Lag.
Cryptic Across: 1 Out of spirits; 7 Canon; 8 Canto; 9 Bud; 10 Simpleton;
11 Lariat; 12 Timbre; 15 Narrating; 17 Lea; 18 Etude; 19 Imply; 21
Reassertions.
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