Retirement surprise for Chris Pearce

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From left: Lee Bridle, Standards Controller; Chris’s son Daniel; Chris Pearce; retired Engineering Director Richard Alexander, retired Standards Controller Brian Harbord; and Gordon Frost, Operations Director. STAGECOACH SOUTH

Bus industry legend Chris Pearce got a surprise on his last day as a Standards Controller with Stagecoach South at the age of 72. Little did he know that friends and colleagues from the past 30 years – some of them now retired – had gathered to give Chris a great send-off from Worthing depot. The brains behind the event was Chris’ son Daniel, a fitter with Stagecoach, who got everyone together.
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