Retirement of Taunton Clockwinder

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The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Retirement of Taunton Clockwinder (Westward Diary)


It's a wind up! Clock winder goes into retirement

The clock of the Citizens' Advice Bureaux is being wound for the last time as the clock winder retires after forty-one years. He started in 1924 after taking over from his father who had wound the clock since 1907. 1938 saw the National Service of Social Services (today National Council of Voluntary Organisations) establish a group to advise the civilian population. The Citizens Advice Service was founded in 1939 but can be traced as far back as the Betterton Report of 1924.

The clock of the Citizens’ Advice Bureaux is being wound for the last time as the clock winder retires after forty-one years. He started in 1924 after taking over from his father who had wound the clock since 1907. 1938 saw the National Service of Social Services (today National Council of Voluntary Organisations) establish a group to advise the civilian population. The Citizens Advice Service was founded in 1939 but can be traced as far back as the Betterton Report of 1924.


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