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he Duke of Edinburgh has visited the Melton Mowbray branch of Eastern British-Road ervices Ltd, one of the 20 operating branches of Eastern BRS, at the invitation of the ational Freight Corporation of which Eastern BRS is a part.
Prince Philip was greeted by Sir Dan Pettit, chairman of the NFC, David White, group anaging director for the BRS group and L. W. Atkinson, managing director of Eastern BRS. [so present were S. B. Metcalfe, branch manager, Melton Mowbray, R. J. Thorpe, district 3cretary, and H. F. Gibson, the former branch manager, Melton Mowbray, now retired. The uke was attended by Major Charles Fenwick, and accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant of eicestershire, the Deputy hief Constable of aicestershire, and the
layor of Melton Mowbray.
But among those not there rare Commercial Motor and le rest of the transport ress. "We're not inviting ou, for security reasons," ur news editor was told rhen he inquired about 3verage. Apparently, the ansport Press weren't put n the rota for this event. While on the subject of ie Duke, a colleague
minds me that it must be at last ten years since he Bmonstrated his interest in be environment by urging at lorry exhausts should oint skywards.
Now, the Health and afety Executive is pressing ie same point,
icommending this design lange on all heavy lorries, ot just factory vehicles. But Eirtical exhaust pipes — iless suitably lagged — will a hot. And greasy overalls n an unlagged exhaust pipe ould even catch fire!