Colin Mellor Fairy Aviation

Hi Billbattle,
my name is Ken Mellor now of Warrington Cheshire. I have been doing some Genealogy work on the Mellor family Tree.
My Dad Colin Mellor worked for Fairy from around 1937 and was with them for 36 Years (?). I know he worked on the Halifax, Gannett, Rotadyne , a small Dish at Jodrall Bank and then Moved to the Nebular Division working on Dungeness B and became Resident Site Engineer at Trawsfynydd in North Wales. He was made redundant in the sixties and remained in Criccieth N Wales until his death in 1979.

My Mother Florence (Flo) also worked at Heaton Norris along with her Sister Nonie Bell. I have some recollection of The Dope shop being mentioned!

I would be grateful of any information on Colin or Flo an Noni though the latter is unlikely. When did he join the Company, in what capacity and from where.I know he was Forman and grew a Moustache to make himself look older! My own recollections are of attending the Fairy Children’s Christmas Parties, Listening to The Fairy Brass Band

and My Dad taking me me to the Plant at Trawsfynydd and seeing the Carbon Blocks being placed in the Reactor! Some years ago I was a Director of Spectrum Arena Ltd and we hosted the Band of the Year Contest, Yes one of the Contestants was the Fairy Band.

What was the driving fact behind your research into Fairies? s the Battle in your username anything to do with the Fairy Battle/

Looking forward to hearing from you

Yours Faithfully

Ken Mellor