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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Channel Islands</st1:place> district of the W&P possess a shield cast in bell metal as the trophy for the District striking competition. It was a gift from Paul Taylor of the Loughborough Foundry in 1981. It was said at the time to be one of only three in existence, cast of bell metal and the trademark of Hugh Watts, master bell-founder of <st1:place w:st="on">Leicester</st1:place> in the mid 16<SUP>th</SUP> century. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Is it still true that it is one of three? </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Who has the other ones? and how did they get them?</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Ours was obtained through Tony Wolstenholme of Alderney, who was friendly with the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:City> family. He had it very nicely mounted on a polished board in memory of his wife and it now has engraved silver plates on the back listing the competition winners. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">John David</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Guernsey</FONT></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><br /><hr />View your other email accounts from your Hotmail inbox. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/' target='_new'>Add them now.</a></body>
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