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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I suppose this is for this list rather than anywhere else.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">A gentleman turned up to our practice night last night, he has just moved into the village. He said he had rung whilst at school</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, Milton Abbey in Dorset, but then his career in the Army had taken him away. W</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e gave him the opportunity to ring, and after the first</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">‘</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">disaster</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, he quickly remembered and by the end of the evening was ringing rounds competently</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. Nothing too unusual so far, but he left school in 1959, 51 years ago!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Calibri">George</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
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