:: This article originally appeared on the Express & Star website on December 17th 2008 ::
Turkey with trimmings and memories of the good old days were not the only treats on the menu when former Beatties workers got together for their annual Christmas party.
Special guests The Krankies also made it a great festive day out for more the 120 diners. The Scottish comedy duo, real names Janette and Ian Tough, took time off their hectic Wolverhampton panto schedule to join the annual celebration.
And the husband and wife team had them in fits of laughter as they chatted to the former Wolverhampton co-workers s at the city’s Britannia Hotel.
John Shenton, 84, of Wombourne, who worked for Beatties for 30 years, said he loved every minute .
“They were the best years of my life,” said 78-year-old Shirley Richards.
“We are like one big family.”
Husband and wife Arthur and Joan Evans, of Bradmore, who met when they worked in the store in the 1950s, were also among the guests.
After catching up with old friends, the diners were entertained by special guests The Krankies. “I’m standing up here so I can see you,” she announced, as she balanced on a chair.
“But I don’t know if I should be doing this as it’s the four year anniversary of the beanstalk collapse.
Janette was injured when she fell 20ft from a beanstalk during a panto in Glasgow.
The couple also chatted to guests, including 83-year-old Connie Horton.
“I’m 4ft 6in – the same height as Janette – so we were talking about size,” said Connie, who worked as a Beatties cashier for 33 years.
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