Description:Employees from St. Leonard's Works pictured during a Training Awards Event held at St. Leonard's Sports and Social Club, Stafford.
Among those in the photograph are: Pete Simpson (3rd row from front, 3rd from right), Dave Buckless (middle of front row) and Joe Handley (2nd row from front, far left). Also in the group are Frank Whyte, Eva Barnett, Diane Clayton, Ken McKie, Niall Pugh, Tom Morris, Neil Yates, Carl Roberts, Stuart Preston, Martin Taylor, Peter Spratt, Robin Millar, Dave Brands, Peter Woolrich and John Edwards.
Over the years during the ownership of Siemens, English Electric, GEC, GEC ALSTHOM and Alstom, the company usually held annual Training Awards Events for Craft, Technician and Student Apprentices, Trainees and other categories of employees who achieved successful completion of their course in the previous year.