SMELLIE DINNER RAISES £6,500
A charity dinner, held at the Froghill Assembly Rooms, has raised £6,500 for charity. The money will go to the Withering Itinerant Lino Layers In Extremis Society (WILLIES).
Guest of honour at last Thursday’s dinner was popular TV presenter Carol Smellie, who spoke for nearly an hour on the subject of life after lino. Ms Smellie, whose own father was a lino layer, regaled the audience with anecdotes about vinyl flooring, underlay and specialist cutting tools.
WILLIES director Hubert Stigwood also made a speech about improving conditions for ex-linoleum operatives. Commenting to the Observer after the event, Mr Stigwood said: “It’s terrible to think that just because lino is no longer the floor covering of choice, a whole section of society should be cast off without so much as a thought.
“We aim to create opportunities for former workers in the linoleum industry and to provide retraining schemes which will allow them to realise their full potential.”
Although 120 guests enjoyed the dinner, greeting Ms Smellie with rapturous applause, many got up and left as Mr Stigwood started speaking.
When asked how he felt about this exodus, Mr Stigwood could be heard to mutter the words ‘bastards’ and ‘smug cow’ before turning on his heel and walking away.
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