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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The
old Tenor Bell at Shotwick, cast by John Scott of Wigan in 1664, and kept at
the foot of the tower, has reportedly been stolen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>A
picture of the bell may be found on the Wirral Branch website <a
href="http://www.wirralbranch.org.uk">www.wirralbranch.org.uk</a> then
selecting Shotwick (from the clickable map) then selecting picture gallery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The church is located at the end of some half-a-mile of a narrow
country lane so it is perhaps a little surprising that the thieves have
taken the risk of finding their only escape route blocked had someone in the village
noticed something strange happening and called the police. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Peter Humphreys<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>15 Mount Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Bebington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Wirral CH63 5RD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Tel: 0151-608 9434<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mobile: 07896 342 920<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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