Gearlever repair

[John3528]

The slot in my 3-speed gearlever is badly worn.  Whilst I know someone local who could build up the wear with weld, the slot will then need tidying up with something like a woodruff key cutter.  A local jobbing machinist I used to use has now retired and local firms seem uninterested in small one-off tasks of this type except at an extortionate price.

Can anyone please recommend a jobbing machinist in East Anglia within reasonable reach of Colchester?  Alternatively, is there someone in our cherished engineering fraternity well known (but not to me) for restoring tired gearlevers?

Any steers towards a solution would be most gratefully received.

John.