Thanks for that John. Reading one of the links I gave earlier it seems RR were pretty hot of the social side of things, even going so far as to having a choir of beer admirers........
A bit of searching on the net suggests RR had several workers angling clubs, R R Gear Shop AC, which still exists as Gear Shop and '173' also still in existence, both clubs starting in the Sixties I'm sure there's more.....
Rolls Royce Centrepin Reels? True or False?
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Re: Rolls Royce Centrepin Reels? True or False?
Likewise Chris Lythe. He made the early reels whilst he was still working at RR.
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Re: Rolls Royce Centrepin Reels? True or False?
Ivan Marks mentions having a 'Rolls Royce' of centrepins but it was actually a Stanton. The 'Trentman' centrepins were I believe made in the Raleigh bicycle factory. I've got a fishing platform made in the Flight Refuelling factory many years ago with aircraft quality materials.