May 2021
- Added Bell & Howell 642 Instruction Manual
- Added an assortment of Bell & Howell Brochures & Adverts (thanks to Prof. Erkan Umut, Turkey)
- Added Mitcheldean 50 year publication (thanks to Mark Barnard)
- Added B&H 606 Instrucion Manual (thanks to Prof. Erkan Umut)
- The complete set of European House Magazine 2003-2009 are now available (thanks to Mark Barnard)
January 2021
- These items received from the Xerox Archivist – thanks Ray.
- Added Copyflo11 User Manual
- Added two XERONIC Printer manuals (Technical & Programming)
- Added 2013 IndustryInsider publication – Celebrating 75 years of Xerography
- Added Xerox 9700 Brochure
December 2020
- Update the Christmas childrens paty page. B&W photos enhanced, auto-colourised photos and added early photos 1949-1954 donated by Tina Kelly
November 2020
- Added to the people page an article about Bob Walton by his granddaughter Tina Kelly
October 2020
- Added 1975 Candid Calendar by Ernest Holmes (thanks to Tina Kelly)
- Added Open Day 1972 Programme (thanks to Tina Kelly)
- Added New Video about Social Club(s) and activities
- Timeline updated with Marlow HQ and 9700 Laser printer information
- Added Brochure about new Marlow HQ 1987 (thanks to Jeff Jones)
- Added provisional LSA Reunion Dinner 14 May 2021
September 2020
- New 2020 video of Mitcheldean Plant History
- New 2020 video of Xerox Museum at Mitcheldean
- New 2020 Interactive Timeline of Plant History and events
- Updated the Sports & Social Club page with added trophy photographs
- Updated the Museum Gallery page with a selection of Museum items
- Added RXPA Newsletter 10 (thanks to Rebecca Brain nee Holder)
August 2020
- Added Payroll Leaving Party Otober 2003 photos (thanks to Nora Powell)
- Added RX International Review 1979
- Added new Company information page with various documents
July 2020
- Xerox Museum page updated
May 2020
- Added BAF Rental Agreement – Edward George (Ted) Pearce (thanks to Jim Pearce)
- Added RXUK 50 Year Brochure (thanks to David Bradshaw)
- Added RXUK 1989 Product Brochure (thanks to Simon McMurdy)
- Added current Xerox Museum timeline
April 2020
- Added RX brochure c 1984 to the ‘Plant’ page as well as correcting a couple of missing links to other publications including 21st Anniversary booklet
- Added Mitcheldean Village page with a few photos
- Still WIP but photos added to Supply Centre page
- More Venray photos added
- A Memento photo albutm for Fred Wickstead added
- A Souvenir photo album for Fred Wickstead added
March 2020
- A new page for RX Venray plant has been added
- Photos of the RX Showband from the 1970s have been added
January 2020
- Pensioners’ Lunch menus added.
- Have added a new RXMP Open Days page
- Updated Long Service Association page
- Reformatted the Useful links page and added a link to the FOD Local History Society website
November 2019
- Added Vision 242 which had somehow got missed
- Added 1951 BAF Organisation Chart
January 2019
- Assorted items added to Wintles Brewery page
- Another 9 XPA Newsletters added (16 Jan)
- More items added to ‘Employment‘ includes history, staff numbers, products etc
- Added many copies of Xerox Pensioner Association Newsletters – if you have any of the missing ones please contact us
- Added ‘Employment‘ section giving details of rules, benefits etc
November 2018
- Added Video of the 813 Launch from 1964.
September 2018
- Added the booking form for the Pensioners Lunch in December. Menu, price, contact details are all on the form.
August 2018
- Added more Rank Organisation Annual Accounts
- Added more Rank Xerox Annual Accounts
July 2018
- A significant number of Sports Day programs added
June 2018
- Added Forest Steam Brewery Auction details 1923
- All currently available ‘MITCH’ pages have been added covering 2003-2005
- A significant number of LSA Programmes added. If you have any of the missing ones please contact us.
- Added more Rank Organisation Annual Accounts – more to follow (thanks to Nick MacGregor Sadolin for the link to source material)
- Added 1940s Letter from Tommy A Law regarding BAF interest in the Mitcheldean Brewery Buildings
May 2018
- Added selected Newspaper articles 1869-1939 related to Forest Brewery
- Added a few adverts for Wintles beer from local Newspapers in 1925
- Under ‘People’ added Barry & Brenda Barton
- Add photos of DHC exhibition to Publicity page
- Temporary ‘Memories’ display set up at Dean Heritage Centre for viewing until 17 June 2018
- XPA Christmas Lunch added to Events
April 2018
- Updated the Events past and future page
- Added information under products about 813 & 660 obtained from Xerox Archives
- Opening times added to Events page for all the remaining planned 2018 Opening days
March 2018
- Added photos donated by John Brown ex Transport under the Departmental photos Transport section
February 2018
- Added 914 & 3600 Operator manuals in the Products section (thanks to Robert Peckham)
- Interesting video about Sir John Davies controversially entitled ‘The Man who ruined the British Film Industry’
- Added Rank Organisation ‘Now you are joining us’ c 1966 – An interesting read
- Added Museum Open Afternoon event dates for April & May
- Photos c. 1970 added to Long Service Association page. Taken from an album donated by the Wickstead family.
- Added some photos to British Acoustic Films ‘Company Information’ page
- More updates to Fred Wickstead ‘People’ page
- Added link to Xerox History video with appearances by Ray Brewer, Xerox Archivist
January 2018
- Additional Xerox Museum ‘memorabilia’ photos added
- Additional update made to Fred Wickstead ‘People‘ page
- Photos added to MEWS gallery incl. internal Brewery Bld and Water supply
- Updated W F Giles information
- A single track from the Xerox LP ‘ Take it from here’ 1964
- Update made to Fred Wickstead ‘People‘ page
- Next Open Afternoon 13th February added to Events
- Selection of photos from the Open Afternoon 16 January 2018 added
- a couple more Sports Day programmes added
- 400 photos showing the Plant build activity onsite
- Added more Home Page photos (suggestions welcome)
- Updated the Publicity page
December 2017
- Added ‘Christmas’ page with links to 1970s kids party
- New ‘Publicity‘ section added
- New Company page added for W F Giles, Builders
- XEROX Museum Open afternoon 16th January 2018 added to ‘Events‘
November 2017
- Added ‘The Xerox Store 1982‘ to the RX page. Interesting to see how technology and prices have changed in 35 years.
- Announcement(s) of the 1956 formation of Rank Precision Industries
- M&SC Newsletters 2003-2006 added (Missing editions 11 & 12)
- More photos added
- A couple of maps of Mitcheldean representing how it was pre-Xerox have been added.
- Photos have been added to some of the ‘Departmental photos’ section. Donations welcome please.
- The Vision Magazine DVD is now available again at a cost of £3.00 plus P&P (if required). The price includes a contribution to future project activities. Please use the Contact page to get in touch.
October 2017
- History of Cinema added to the BAF company section. Complied by Laurence ‘Max’ Miller
- Thanks to Pat Madley a ‘Works Enginnering 1974’ video (Over the Brewery Wall)
- Thanks to Roger Imm for the ‘Quality’ video – all about RXMP, familiar faces. There are now 17 videos to view.
- Added extra Company information about Wintles and British Acoustic Films
- Added photos to new Who What Where When page
- New Events added
- 1964 RXMP site construction video added
- Added two pages for Rank Organisation & Rank Xerox Company information, mostly Annual Reports
September 2017
- BAF Sports Day videos from the 1950s added
- Some Bell & Howell Product Brochures added
- Heritage Weekend photos added to Xerox Museum section
- XPA (Xerox Pensioners Association) page created
August 2017
- Website launched
