Below
is
wonderful
collection
of
photographs
and
documents
sent
to
us
by
Paul
Walker,
the
son
or
Ron
Walker,
Ron
worked
for
Ditchburn
from
1958
to
1973
but
we
have
also
included
details
of
Ron’s
career
before
and
after
Ditchburn
to
show
his
determination
to
succeed
and
also
to
show
other
historical
aspects
of
the
UK
Coin
Op and leisure business during this era.
Photo Ref: DB530 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Ron started his career as an electrical apprentice with TF James Ltd.
Ron Walker then joined Ditchburn in 1958
Photo Ref: DB531 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Photo Ref: DB532 Courtesy of Paul Walker
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Photo Ref: DB542 Courtesy of Paul Walker
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Photo Ref: DB544 Courtesy of Paul Walker
In
1973
things
were
not
looking
good
for
Ditchburn,
they
had
sold
off
the
jukebox
side
of
the
business
to
Gainesmead,
Ron
Walker
had
left
Ditchburn
to
work
with
Gainesmead
as
part
of
the
sell
off,
but
like
others,
he
found
that
Gainesmead
were
not
a
good
company
to
work
for,
so
he
returned
to
Ditchburn,
but
missed
the
Jukebox
business
badly,
so
he
eventually
decided
to leave Ditchburn and join some of the leading UK Jukebox operators of the time.
Photo Ref: DB555 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Photo Ref: DB545 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Photo Ref: DB556 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Photo Ref: DB557 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Photo Ref: DB558 Courtesy of Paul Walker
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Photo Ref: DB560 Courtesy of Paul Walker
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Photo Ref: DB563 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Photo Ref: DB565 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Photo Ref: DB566 Courtesy of Paul Walker
Below
is
a
silver
plated
plated
trophy
presented
to
Ron
Walker
in
1965
for
being
the
top
sales
winner
in
the
Ditchburn
“Round
the
world
air
race”,
this
trophy
has
been
kindly
donated
to
the
Ditchburn
Museum
by
Paul
Walker
and
we
will
be
getting
it
restored and put on display in the Ditchburn Museum.
The People of Ditchburn of Lytham St Anne’s
Ron Walker
Ditchburn’s Top Salesman