The story of brave rollsroyce east kilbride workers bob fulton, john keenan and robert somerville, whose act of solidarity led to them being. He sent me the following old log book and mot certificate which showed it made in 1965, and serviced in. Nae pasaran is about the 4year boycott at the rolls royce factory in east kilbride in the 70s, and will close the upcoming glasgow film festival. This site became the centre of a community fight against. The rolls royce heritage trust was established in 1981 by a small group of employees. East kilbride is the largest town in south lanarkshire in scotland and. Dennis hobbs in america is the recent proud owner of buying an old rolls royce car. Nae pasaran, a powerful documentary, tells their story. The story of how workers at the rolls royce factory in east kilbride prevented engines for military jets being serviced and supplied between 1974 until 1978 to the chilean military dictatorship is told in the 2018released documentary, nae pasaran. The rollsroyce silver ghost, a supernatural car by jonathan harley. Readers already familiar with rollsroyce history will of course be aware of. Michael smeaton manson added a new photo to lost east kilbride s timeline at rollsroyce east kilbride. History of east kilbride by enterprise screen communications on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
He was a sportsman he had consistently displayed a daring at the wheel and a determined approach to the technical problems of motoring. East kilbride central library holds the reference collections and some archival materials representing some of the history of both east kilbride new town and the earlier village, whilst south lanarkshire archives based as college milton holds more extensive original documents for public consultation. Long term experiences of tenants in social housing in east kilbride. A rollsroyce spokesman said the plant played a key role the in scotlands social history, the world war ii war effort and in jet engine development.
Bob fulton, robert somerville, john keenan and stuart barrie, workers at the rolls royce factory in east kilbride, couldnt have foretold the impact of their refusal in 1974 to work on the engines sent by chile for essential maintenance. But what hasnt changed is the pride of locals in their town, the history, culture and fantastic green spaces, the unbeatable location close to the city yet on the edge. I put this little video together after visiting the old proposed rolls royce test bed site which is up at langlands road, east kilbride. Taken over by rolls royce themselves directly on 1 april 1947.
Aeroengine repair and maintenance is being shifted to a more modern plant at inchinnan, near glasgow airport, along with its 600strong workforce. The story of how workers at the rolls royce factory in east. Br700 series engines the work ethic of all employees was second to none always striving to improve turn around times with continuous improvement incentives for all employees from management down to shop floor world class facility and people. Sign in or join oneaero to view people at rollsroyce glasgow. Holyrood honour for scots workers who grounded general. Five volunteer led branches exist, three in england, one in scotland and a north american branch. The rolls royce heritage trust is an organisation that was founded in 1981 to preserve the history of rolls royce limited, rolls royce holdings and all merged or acquired companies. Aerospace giant rollsroyce is to close one of its major plants, in east kilbride, after deciding to move operations to another facility. Major rollsroyce east kilbride plant to close bbc news. Nae pasaran is a fiveyear documentary project, which has received development funding from creative scotland it tells the story of a group of east kilbride rolls royce factory workers, who refused to work on engines from pinochets air force in protest against his dictatorship in chile. Businesses want young people from all walks of life who are better prepared for the workplace. The story of east kilbride, chile and international solidarity. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Rolls resigned his position of technical managing director of rollsroyce in order to concentrate on his aviation interests.
Rollsroyce had a great history in east kilbride it was called the rollsroyce town because it was the first major company to open in the new town. Books are published by the rolls royce heritage trust at regular intervals and specialise in the histories of the products of rolls royce and its ancestor companies ranging from aero engines, motor cars, premises and people. Preparing for world war ii, the shadow factory scheme was the british governments attempt to guard against the possible loss of key industrial sites, in this case the rolls royce factory at derby. Nae pasaran, about the bold east kilbride factory stv. Santiago, tuesday, our facebook feedslike us facebook. Author sherrard is chairman of the rollsroyce heritage trust s scottish branch whose home is at the rollsroyce east kilbride factory the largest jet engine repair and overhaul facility in europe. The rollsroyce heritage trust is a private limited company by guarantee and exists to promote and preserve the history, heritage and engineering excellence of rollsroyce.
Thus, much of the material gathered in this book is culled from earlier writings by. Ironically, the company may have to impose compulsory redundancies if its aims are to be achieved in turn leading to further fury among the workforce. The story of east kilbride, chile and international. Historical series book list august 2017 member price nonmember price no 1 rolls royce the formative years 19061939 out of print. Proposals by rolls royce to build an engine testbed at its new factory in east kilbride have angered residents.
The area is served by two railway stations, hillington east railway station and hillington west railway station. Local politicians said the decision was a huge blow to the local area. Langlands old access road proposed rolls royce site youtube. I would especially like to thank mavis robertson and mike gatehouse, whose generosity, kindness and consideration surpassed my expectations. History world war ii shadow factory montrose avenue, hillington industrial estate. Our work experience placements are a great place to start developing those employability skills while opening the inspiring possibilities of a stemrelated career at rolls royce, or anywhere else in the world of work. Rolls royce flies from east kilbride but plans to leave site in good shape aerospace giant rolls royce s decision in 2012 to close its plant in east kilbride sparked serious concerns among local people about the impact of the closure on the south lanarkshire town.
Poor law appeals indexed poor law appeals with the option to order images of records asylum records index to the general register of lunatics in asylums. Rolls royce had a great history in east kilbride it was called the rolls royce town because it was the first major company to open in the new town. The rolls royce heritage trust is a private limited company by guarantee and exists to promote and preserve the history, heritage and engineering excellence of rolls royce. This awardwinning documentary by felipe bustos sierra follows the inspiring true events of workers at the rolls royce factory in east kilbride, scotland, who helped to land a blow against the dictatorial pinochet regime in chile through their internationalist instincts and actions. School records index to school leaving certificate examination results. This heartfelt documentary about rolls royce workers in the 70s tells a poignant story.
Workers also made history on foreign soil when they became. End of an era as rollsroyce close east kilbride test bed. Bbc news uk scotland end of era for rollsroyce plant. Every scot should see film nae pasaran the story of the scottish workers solidarity against chiles general pinochet is more relevant than ever, writes lesley riddoch. As all the trusts branches, it is charged with the preservation and documentation. February 26, 2016 glasgow, united kingdom nick herring added a new photo at rollsroyce east kilbride. The rollsroyce heritage trust was established in 1981 by a small group of employees who took pride in the companys past achievements. It tells the story of a group of east kilbride rollsroyce factory workers, who refused to work on engines from pinochets air force in protest. Attempting to trace the history of the vehicle, he approached me recently about references to it being in blantyre.
The rolls royce aeroengine factory in east kilbride was divided into four large sheds, labelled blocks ad. End of an era as rollsroyce close east kilbride test bed facility. Bitter blow for east kilbride rollsroyce workers as more. Chilean documentarymaker working in scotland had completed filming the story of rolls royce workers at east kilbride, near glasgow, who. Huddled around a table next to him are the former rolls royce plant. A history of the rolls royce hillington site near glasgow, and the people who worked there. Rollsroyce was the beating heart of east kilbride for generations and its.
T he artificial spiders webs hanging in the windows of the royal british legion in east kilbride, on the edge of glasgow, are just part of the halloween decorations. A supernatural car is a personal recollection of the car restoration business from its infancy, working on exciting barn finds of forgotten vehicles that were often bought for scrap value and later surprised by commanding enormous sums at auction. The scottish branch of the rolls royce heritage trust, 2015. I acknowledge the goodwill of the rolls royce east kilbride shop stewards 2007. Bbc news uk scotland rollsroyce plans anger residents. The documentary film nae pasaran pays tribute to the scottish trade unionists working at the rolls royce plant in east kilbride in 1974 who refused to carry out repairs to chilean air force jet engines, eventually rendering them obsolete.
Rollsroyce will shut the doors on its last remaining facility in east kilbride with the closure of the towns test bed. The east kilbride engineers who defied general pinochet. The company agreed that action was necessary to ensure that the record of past endeavours was not lost, but circumstances at the time made it difficult to establish a formal heritage department. Lookup searches access records in scottish archives for ancestors in this parish e. Rolls royce at east kilbride a history now available a book with dvd price. Rolls royce said the 59yearold east kilbride plant, which will close in 2015, was nearing the end of its life. The rolls royce heritage trust was established in 1981 by a small group of employees who took pride in the companys past achievements. Merlin, derwent, gazelle, dart, avon, spey, tay, and trent 800 model. Pinochets jets and rolls royce east kilbride anu press. The trust collection in inchinnan comprises a small, but impressive collection of aero engines. Worked at rr east kilbride scotland as an aero engine inspector on pegasus ae2100a,d3 v2500 a3. Charles stewart rolls possessed wealth, an etonandcambridge education, a degree in mathematics and applied science, and a fine record as a motorist.
History, school of humanities, university of glasgow in collaboration with. Often we never know the consequences of our actions. The men who worked in the rolls royce factory in east kilbride, south lanarkshire, starred in the awardwinning documentary nae pasaran. Campaigners, who are hoping to block a planning decision, said the facility could be detrimental to peoples health and the local environment.
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