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TVR enthusiasts hold London rally | TVR enthusiasts hold London rally |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Hundreds of TVR sports car owners have driven through London to show their support for the Lancashire factory workers who are losing their jobs. | |
Bosses of the luxury car maker decided to move production abroad last month, winding down production at the original site in Bispham, Blackpool. | Bosses of the luxury car maker decided to move production abroad last month, winding down production at the original site in Bispham, Blackpool. |
About 260 members of staff are set to lose their jobs. | About 260 members of staff are set to lose their jobs. |
The TVR drivers staged the rally in London before handing in a petition to Downing Street. | |
The gesture is very, very much appreciated by the workforce TGWU representative During the parade, representative workers from the Blackpool factory rode as passengers in the cars they helped to build. | |
A similar protest was held in Blackpool earlier this month, when drivers from all over the UK gathered at the factory gates and workers came outside to see the cars. | A similar protest was held in Blackpool earlier this month, when drivers from all over the UK gathered at the factory gates and workers came outside to see the cars. |
The fate of the 260 people who work at TVR remains unclear - 158 of them have been laid off so far. | The fate of the 260 people who work at TVR remains unclear - 158 of them have been laid off so far. |
A TGWU representative said: "It is a tremendous gesture of support by the car owners for the workforce in Blackpool, the true home of TVR. | A TGWU representative said: "It is a tremendous gesture of support by the car owners for the workforce in Blackpool, the true home of TVR. |
"In this time of uncertainty, the gesture is very, very much appreciated by the workforce, and the owners are to be applauded for their efforts." | |
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