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Captain pays the Rent

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Some 40 years ago, Lord Pilkington and our then Club Captain, Bert Fairclough, shook hands on a deal that created a tradition which endures to this day. As part of a 999 year lease, it was agreed that Grange Park would pay Pilkington Brothers Limited a nominal annual rent. Lord Pilkington, a proud Lancastrian and lover of roses readily agreed to a suggestion from the Club Captain that this nominal rent should be paid in the form of a single rose.

In the ensuing 40 years, it has become tradition that the Club Captain presents a Red Rose on Midsummer’s Day to a senior member of the Pilkington management team.

In the attached picture, our Club Captain Mr Paul Seddon is seen presenting a Red Rose to Mark Lyons, President Building Products Worldwide of Pilkington Group.

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