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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have had correspondence with the
secretary of SPAB, Matthew Slocombe, who takes much the same view.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Anne<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Richard Offen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 22 October 2009 14:24<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Bell Historians]
Daily Telegraph letter</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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12.0pt'>  <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>



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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color=black face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Optima;
color:black'>I hope someone is going to reply to this incredibly crass piece of
correspondence.   I know that one of the ringers in <st1><st1>Hobart</st1></st1>
has already sent an e-mail letter to the Telegraph.<o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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size=3 color=black face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Optima;
color:black'>richard<o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:
bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1>
[mailto:<st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>colin@pduck.<wbr>plus.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 22 October 2009
8:55 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1>bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</st1><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bell Historians]
Daily Telegraph letter</span></font><o></o><o:p></o:p></p>

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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>  <o></o><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A pretty
ill informed piece. The comparison with a vintage car is a poor<br>
choice, most people who own such vehicles tend to not keep them for<br>
everyday use. Few churches have the luxury of a "spare" ring of
bells!<br>
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It would be interesting to see the list of the "many experienced
ringers"<br>
on their books.<br>
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Colin<o></o><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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