Mary Bowness
Retired
Worked at Bata Maryport for 23 years -
starting as a junior cost clerk and ending as the assistant to the costing and production manager
"When we were at the Tomas Bata Villa for the party, we met some other ex-Bata employees ... fellow office workers from Zlín. You felt as if you already knew them. They really welcomed us ... I really found that touching."
