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Steve Needham describes how he worked at Player's whilst playing football for Nottingham Forest and Notts County football clubs in the late 1960s. Later in his life, playing for Player's sides allowed him to rediscover his love for football after…

An article from Player's Post about Moira Middleton, a competitive ice skater, and her then fiancée Tony Wardle, both of whom were working at John Player & Sons.

A 30-minute video in which former employees of John Player & Sons look back at their time working for the company. The video was produced as part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership set up between the University of Nottingham and Nottingham City…

A woman checking a tipping machine in the Secondary section.

A photograph of Colin Fossey and Tom in the Primary Control Room at the Horizon factory.

Four women sorting promotional material for the 'Embassy Wonders of the World competition'. Promotional material related to this can be seen spread out on the table.

Photograph showing two women working on a machine. One woman is feeding promotional items for John Player Specials through a shrink wrap machine.

A photograph of Tom Keatley, Mick Clifford, Tony Wardle, Frank Booth, Neville Wildgoose and Les Bacon at work in the electronics section at the Radford site.

Two men holding several ceremonial keys between them. Notes on the reverse of the photograph identify the men as John Maitland and Peter Hutchinson.

Two women working in a laboratory at Horizon. Wide shot, displaying technical equipment.