Mufulira Community Unclaimed

Dear Bridget, thank you for this e-mail. My name is Ron Gibbons I live in Ladysmith, Natal. I have lived here since 1974 it’s a small town a little larger than the copperbelt towns but the same friendly type of people we had in N Rhodesia. I only spent two years in Muf. From 1959 to 1961 before going back to the UK where I spent two years after which I decided to return to N.R. I contacted R.S.T and was offered a position at Luanshya where I stayed until 1967. when Zambianisation started I was offered the golden handshake as it was called then, I accepted it and moved to South Africa I considered Rhodesia but the writing was on the wall even at that stage. I know there were a few Mufulira reunions held in the Transvaal but only found out after the event. I did however attend the only one that I know of which was held in Pinetown at the rugby club, and really enjoyed it, pity we don’t have more of those. We have a Luanshya reunion every year here in Natal at the moment it is held in Westville, we attend every year it’s held on the first Sunday in May, this year we had over 60 people there and each year it’s fantastic to see all the faces we knew from Luanshya. Well that’s all for now, please keep in contact. Kind regards, Ron. my e mail address is [email protected]