Farewell party for an old friend and colleague.
On the 7th of November 2008 a retirement party for Mr John Nutter was held at the Warren in Kettering. John had been off on the sick with a bad knee prior to his 65th birthday, so many had had little opportunity to say goodbye to him and wish him the best of luck in the future.
Mr Mark Styles organised a collection for John, and after some consulting with Helen(John's wife) it was decided to convert the collected proceeds into Garden Centre Vouchers. The amount collected was £170.
Everyone met at the Warren pub, which is situated at the junction of Stamford rd and Windmill avenue in Kettering. A presentation was made to John of the Garden Vouchers and a Golden Shovel that some of the lads had come up with. A good few pints were downed here by all present.
John open's one of his presents at the party, it was a golden shovel(a shovel wrapped in gold paper.After a few drinks in the Warren, everyone retired to a "Chinky" resturant down the road situated in the former Buccleigh Pub. It was to everyone's liking, basically you ate as much as you could eat.
Card from John to his former colleagues thanking them for their generosity.After everyone had a good stuff there, we all returned to the Warren for a few more drinks. Some bade him farewell a short while later and wished him the best, a few remained a bit longer finally saying goodbye when John's wife Helen came to pick him up. He enjoyed his night out, and I think a good night was had by all.
Message inscribed in the card.Who was there?
John Nutter (Guest of Honour)
Steve Calver
Andy Cawthorne
Robert Farley
Ian Fraser
Alan Ferguson
Goeff Hackett
Ian Parker
Dave Scheina
Mark Styles
Steve Valentine
Kev (SAC's man)
