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👀 Looking Back & Moving Forward with The Sheppertonian 🏡 · The Sheppertonian (for Shepperton village)

• 1:57
  Hello
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  there
• 1:58
  and
• 1:58
  welcome
• 1:58
  to
• 1:59
  another
• 1:59
  episode
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  of
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  the
• 2:00
  Sheppartonian.
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  This
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  one's
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  a
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  little
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  different.
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  We've
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  been
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  running
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  the
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  show
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  for
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  almost
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  a
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  year
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  now
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  and
• 2:05
  I
• 2:05
  thought
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  it
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  would
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  be
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  the
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  perfect
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  time
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  to
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  look
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  back
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  at
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  the
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  voices
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  and
• 2:08
  stories
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  that
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  have
• 2:09
  shaped
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  the
• 2:09
  show.
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  From
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  local
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  events
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  and
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  businesses
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  to
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  history,
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  music,
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  community
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  groups,
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  it's
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  been
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  a
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  reminder
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  of
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  just
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  how
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  much
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  goes
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  on
• 2:18
  in
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  and
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  around
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  Shepparton.
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  So
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  here
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  are
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  some
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  highlights
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  from
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  the
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  year
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  so
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  far.
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  And
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  remember,
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  if
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  you
• 2:23
  haven't
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  already,
• 2:24
  make
• 2:24
  sure
• 2:25
  you're
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  signed
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  up
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  to
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  the
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  newsletter@theshepartonian.uk
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  so
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  you
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  don't
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  miss
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  what's
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  next.
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  Here
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  we
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  go.
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  Back
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  in
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  December
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  2024,
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  we
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  started
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  with
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  one
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  of
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  Shepparton's
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  best
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  loved
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  traditions,
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  Big
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  Tree
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  Night.
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  I
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  spoke
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  with
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  Chantal,
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  part
• 2:45
  of
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  the
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  organizing
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  committee,
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  about
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  how
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  the
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  event
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  has
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  grown
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  from
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  simple
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  carols
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  under
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  the
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  tree
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  into
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  the
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  Christmas
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  market.
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  We
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  know
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  today
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  it
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  has
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  been
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  going
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  a
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  long
• 2:54
  time.
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  When
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  I
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  was
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  a
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  small
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  child,
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  it
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  used
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  to
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  be
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  carols
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  under
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  the
• 2:59
  big
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  Tree.
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  And
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  then
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  about
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  12,
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  13
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  years
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  ago,
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  the
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  Shepton
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  District
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  business
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  community,
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  the
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  local
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  traders
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  decided
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  to
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  make
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  it
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  slightly
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  different
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  event
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  and
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  put
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  it
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  on
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  as
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  more
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  of
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  a
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  Christmas
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  market.
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  And
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  since
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  then
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  it's
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  grown
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  and
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  grown
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  and
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  obviously
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  it's
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  got
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  bigger
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  and
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  bigger,
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  bigger.
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  And
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  now
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  it's
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  a
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  huge
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  Christmas
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  market.
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  In
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  that
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  opening
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  episode,
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  we
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  also
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  heard
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  from
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  Aidan
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  Hope,
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  who
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  transformed
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  the
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  Ferry
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  coffee
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  shop
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  into
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  a
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  bustling
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  community
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  cafe.
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  From
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  a
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  nautical
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  gift
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  shop
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  to
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  90
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  seats
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  filled
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  with
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  coffee
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  lovers.
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  It's
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  become
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  village's
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  social
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  hubs.
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  When
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  I
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  took
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  over
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  at
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  lockdown,
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  it
• 3:37
  was
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  a
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  nautical
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  shop
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  selling
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  bells
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  and
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  whistles
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  and
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  gifts
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  and
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  things
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  like
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  that.
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  And
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  they
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  had
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  recently
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  put
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  a
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  coffee
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  machine
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  in
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  to
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  try
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  and
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  pull
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  sales
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  into
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  the
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  shop
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  to
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  bring
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  the
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  sale.
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  The
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  shop
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  sales
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  up.
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  Yeah.
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  And
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  when
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  I
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  took
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  over,
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  it
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  sort
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  of
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  went
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  the
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  opposite
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  way
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  and
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  we
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  started
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  taking
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  the
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  gift
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  shop
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  out
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  and
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  the
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  bells
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  and
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  whistles
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  out
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  and
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  more
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  chairs
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  and
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  tables
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  in
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  until
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  we,
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  you
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  know,
• 4:00
  we,
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  we
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  have
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  it
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  the
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  completely
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  opposite
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  way.
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  We
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  have
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  four
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  shelves
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  in
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  the
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  window
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  with
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  stuff
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  on
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  and
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  I
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  think
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  it's
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  over
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  90
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  chairs
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  that
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  you
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  can
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  sit
• 4:09
  now
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  within
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  the
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  coffee
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  shop.
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  In
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  January
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  2025,
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  we
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  turned
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  our
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  attention
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  to
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  creativity.
• 4:15
  Steve
• 4:15
  Lawrence
• 4:16
  from
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  the
• 4:16
  Leyland
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  Camera
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  Club
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  described
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  the
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  sheer
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  scale
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  of
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  what
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  their
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  photographers
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  capture.
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  From
• 4:21
  the
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  Great
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  River
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  Race
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  to
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  everyday
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  walks
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  along
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  the
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  Thames
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  going
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  out
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  and
• 4:25
  about.
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  Some
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  of
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  us
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  did
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  the.
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  We
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  shot
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  Great
• 4:28
  River
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  Race,
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  which
• 4:30
  was
• 4:30
  from
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  Millwall
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  to
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  ham,
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  very
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  intense,
• 4:34
  3,000
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  photographs
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  from
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  two
• 4:36
  people.
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  We
• 4:37
  shot
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  the
• 4:38
  Staines
• 4:39
  10K,
• 4:40
  I
• 4:40
  think
• 4:40
  for
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  fourth
• 4:41
  time.
• 4:42
  That
• 4:42
  was
• 4:43
  five
• 4:43
  photographers
• 4:44
  and
• 4:45
  that
• 4:45
  was
• 4:45
  about
• 4:45
  five
• 4:46
  or
• 4:46
  6,000
• 4:46
  photographs.
• 4:47
  We
• 4:48
  do
• 4:48
  all
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  this.
• 4:48
  We
• 4:48
  put
• 4:49
  all
• 4:49
  the
• 4:49
  images
• 4:49
  on
• 4:49
  our
• 4:50
  website
• 4:50
  and
• 4:51
  then
• 4:51
  provide
• 4:51
  them
• 4:51
  free
• 4:52
  of
• 4:52
  charge
• 4:52
  for
• 4:53
  everybody.
• 4:54
  And
• 4:54
  a
• 4:54
  usual
• 4:55
  program
• 4:55
  that
• 4:55
  we
• 4:55
  would
• 4:56
  have
• 4:57
  would
• 4:57
  be
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  go
• 4:58
  out
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  about
• 4:59
  around
• 5:00
  the
• 5:01
  local
• 5:01
  area.
• 5:02
  So
• 5:02
  Bushy
• 5:03
  Park,
• 5:04
  Staines
• 5:04
  Moor,
• 5:05
  places
• 5:06
  like
• 5:06
  that.
• 5:06
  We'll
• 5:06
  walk
• 5:06
  along
• 5:06
  the
• 5:07
  River
• 5:07
  Thames
• 5:08
  just
• 5:09
  to
• 5:09
  see
• 5:09
  what
• 5:10
  you
• 5:10
  can
• 5:10
  see.
• 5:10
  And
• 5:10
  it's
• 5:10
  always
• 5:11
  different,
• 5:11
  it's
• 5:11
  never
• 5:11
  the
• 5:11
  same.
• 5:12
  Also
• 5:12
  in
• 5:12
  January,
• 5:13
  Rhiannon
• 5:13
  Beacham
• 5:14
  of
• 5:14
  Tulip
• 5:15
  Treasures
• 5:15
  florist
• 5:16
  reminded
• 5:16
  us
• 5:16
  why
• 5:17
  sunflowers
• 5:17
  always
• 5:18
  make
• 5:18
  people
• 5:18
  smile
• 5:19
  and
• 5:19
  why
• 5:20
  you
• 5:20
  probably
• 5:20
  don't
• 5:21
  need
• 5:21
  a
• 5:21
  12
• 5:21
  foot
• 5:22
  bouquet
• 5:22
  in
• 5:22
  your
• 5:22
  living
• 5:23
  room.
• 5:23
  Oh,
• 5:23
  it's
• 5:23
  definitely
• 5:23
  a
• 5:24
  sunflower.
• 5:24
  Sunflower.
• 5:25
  Why
• 5:25
  is
• 5:26
  that?
• 5:26
  Yes,
• 5:26
  Yeah.
• 5:27
  I
• 5:27
  just
• 5:27
  think
• 5:28
  at
• 5:28
  any
• 5:28
  point
• 5:29
  of
• 5:29
  the
• 5:29
  season
• 5:30
  they're
• 5:30
  colourful
• 5:31
  because
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  yellow
• 5:32
  is
• 5:32
  quite
• 5:32
  a
• 5:32
  lovely
• 5:33
  colour.
• 5:33
  They're
• 5:34
  cheerful,
• 5:34
  they
• 5:34
  always
• 5:34
  cheer
• 5:35
  people
• 5:35
  up
• 5:36
  and
• 5:36
  they're
• 5:36
  quite
• 5:36
  big
• 5:36
  as
• 5:37
  well,
• 5:37
  so
• 5:37
  they
• 5:38
  always
• 5:38
  look
• 5:38
  really
• 5:38
  lovely
• 5:38
  in
• 5:39
  a
• 5:39
  bouquet.
• 5:39
  Yeah.
• 5:40
  If
• 5:40
  you
• 5:40
  pass
• 5:40
  a
• 5:40
  primary
• 5:40
  school,
• 5:41
  they're
• 5:41
  always
• 5:41
  like
• 5:41
  12
• 5:42
  foot
• 5:42
  high.
• 5:42
  Yeah,
• 5:42
  yeah.
• 5:43
  You
• 5:43
  can
• 5:43
  get
• 5:43
  really
• 5:43
  tall
• 5:43
  ones,
• 5:44
  so
• 5:44
  I
• 5:44
  can
• 5:44
  buy
• 5:45
  them
• 5:45
  nearly
• 5:46
  as
• 5:46
  tall
• 5:46
  as
• 5:46
  me.
• 5:46
  Obviously
• 5:47
  I'd
• 5:47
  never
• 5:47
  used
• 5:48
  them
• 5:48
  that
• 5:48
  tall,
• 5:49
  but
• 5:49
  yeah,
• 5:49
  a
• 5:50
  bouquet
• 5:50
  of
• 5:50
  massive
• 5:51
  sunflowers
• 5:52
  would
• 5:52
  look
• 5:52
  quite.
• 5:52
  That
• 5:52
  would
• 5:53
  be
• 5:53
  a
• 5:53
  bit
• 5:53
  extravagant.
• 5:54
  Yeah,
• 5:54
  yeah,
• 5:54
  definitely.
• 5:55
  February
• 5:56
  was
• 5:56
  about
• 5:56
  community
• 5:57
  challenges
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  support.
• 5:58
  Michelle
• 5:59
  Eden
• 5:59
  talked
• 6:00
  about
• 6:00
  the
• 6:00
  hopes
• 6:00
  and
• 6:00
  hurdles
• 6:01
  of
• 6:01
  the
• 6:01
  Leyland
• 6:02
  park
• 6:02
  hub,
• 6:03
  which
• 6:03
  sadly
• 6:03
  had
• 6:04
  to
• 6:04
  close
• 6:04
  its
• 6:04
  doors
• 6:05
  earlier
• 6:05
  this
• 6:05
  year.
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  suppose
• 6:06
  the
• 6:06
  biggest
• 6:07
  challenge
• 6:07
  we've
• 6:07
  come
• 6:07
  across
• 6:08
  is
• 6:08
  the
• 6:08
  fact
• 6:08
  that
• 6:08
  we're
• 6:08
  in
• 6:09
  a
• 6:09
  real
• 6:09
  chicken
• 6:09
  and
• 6:09
  egg
• 6:10
  situation.
• 6:10
  Okay.
• 6:11
  You
• 6:11
  know,
• 6:11
  we
• 6:11
  don't
• 6:11
  have
• 6:12
  any
• 6:12
  facilities
• 6:13
  here.
• 6:14
  We've
• 6:14
  got
• 6:14
  no
• 6:15
  history
• 6:15
  or
• 6:15
  credibility
• 6:16
  as
• 6:16
  a
• 6:16
  charity,
• 6:17
  so
• 6:17
  it's
• 6:18
  been
• 6:18
  very
• 6:18
  hard.
• 6:18
  You
• 6:18
  are
• 6:19
  local
• 6:19
  people.
• 6:19
  But
• 6:19
  we
• 6:20
  are,
• 6:20
  we
• 6:20
  are.
• 6:20
  Well.
• 6:20
  And
• 6:20
  you
• 6:20
  know
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  area,
• 6:22
  we
• 6:22
  know
• 6:22
  that.
• 6:22
  We
• 6:22
  know
• 6:22
  the
• 6:22
  area.
• 6:23
  I
• 6:23
  actually
• 6:23
  live
• 6:23
  in
• 6:24
  Hampton
• 6:24
  hill.
• 6:24
  I'm
• 6:24
  not
• 6:25
  20
• 6:25
  minutes
• 6:25
  down
• 6:25
  the
• 6:25
  road.
• 6:26
  And
• 6:26
  it
• 6:27
  took
• 6:27
  us
• 6:27
  two
• 6:28
  years
• 6:28
  to.
• 6:28
  To
• 6:29
  be
• 6:29
  able
• 6:29
  to
• 6:30
  present
• 6:30
  to
• 6:30
  Spelthorn
• 6:31
  Council.
• 6:31
  Our
• 6:32
  idea
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  way
• 6:33
  that
• 6:34
  we
• 6:34
  did
• 6:34
  that
• 6:34
  is
• 6:34
  we
• 6:34
  basically
• 6:35
  engaged
• 6:35
  with
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  park
• 6:36
  out
• 6:36
  there,
• 6:37
  you
• 6:37
  know,
• 6:37
  speaking
• 6:38
  to
• 6:38
  people,
• 6:38
  giving
• 6:38
  out
• 6:39
  leaflets,
• 6:40
  engaged
• 6:40
  with
• 6:40
  the
• 6:41
  local
• 6:41
  councillors
• 6:42
  and
• 6:43
  the
• 6:43
  Spelthorn
• 6:43
  Business
• 6:44
  Forum
• 6:44
  as
• 6:44
  well.
• 6:45
  And
• 6:45
  also
• 6:45
  in
• 6:45
  February,
• 6:46
  Nerys
• 6:46
  James
• 6:47
  from
• 6:47
  Cruise
• 6:47
  Bereavement
• 6:48
  Support
• 6:48
  explained
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  vital
• 6:49
  role
• 6:50
  of
• 6:50
  supervision
• 6:51
  in
• 6:51
  making
• 6:51
  sure
• 6:52
  volunteers
• 6:52
  are
• 6:53
  properly
• 6:53
  supported
• 6:54
  when
• 6:54
  helping
• 6:54
  others
• 6:54
  through
• 6:55
  grief.
• 6:55
  And
• 6:55
  then
• 6:55
  when
• 6:56
  you
• 6:56
  couple
• 6:56
  that
• 6:57
  with
• 6:57
  supervision
• 6:58
  that
• 6:59
  all
• 6:59
  volunteers
• 7:00
  have
• 7:00
  to
• 7:00
  have,
• 7:01
  that
• 7:01
  too
• 7:02
  is
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  form
• 7:02
  of
• 7:02
  cpd,
• 7:03
  if
• 7:03
  you
• 7:03
  like,
• 7:04
  but
• 7:04
  it's
• 7:04
  an
• 7:04
  ethical
• 7:05
  requirement
• 7:06
  that
• 7:06
  all
• 7:06
  volunteers
• 7:07
  need
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  take
• 7:08
  their
• 7:08
  client
• 7:09
  work
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  a
• 7:09
  supervisor
• 7:10
  and
• 7:10
  if
• 7:11
  there
• 7:11
  are
• 7:11
  issues
• 7:11
  they
• 7:11
  need
• 7:12
  to
• 7:12
  look
• 7:12
  at,
• 7:12
  they've
• 7:13
  got
• 7:13
  that
• 7:13
  support
• 7:14
  through
• 7:14
  their
• 7:14
  supervisor.
• 7:15
  And
• 7:15
  we
• 7:16
  are
• 7:16
  very,
• 7:16
  very
• 7:17
  strong
• 7:18
  on
• 7:18
  that
• 7:19
  notion.
• 7:19
  There's
• 7:19
  a
• 7:19
  strong
• 7:19
  expectation
• 7:20
  and
• 7:20
  a
• 7:21
  strong
• 7:21
  requirement
• 7:22
  that
• 7:22
  they
• 7:22
  use
• 7:23
  the
• 7:23
  supervision
• 7:24
  to
• 7:24
  that
• 7:24
  effect.
• 7:25
  In
• 7:25
  March,
• 7:26
  we
• 7:26
  saw
• 7:26
  the
• 7:26
  power
• 7:27
  of
• 7:27
  connection
• 7:27
  through
• 7:28
  music.
• 7:28
  Kelly
• 7:29
  Stewart
• 7:29
  told
• 7:29
  me
• 7:30
  about
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  Spelthorne
• 7:31
  Dementia
• 7:31
  Choir
• 7:32
  and
• 7:32
  how
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  opening
• 7:33
  bars
• 7:33
  of
• 7:33
  Dancing
• 7:34
  Queen
• 7:34
  can
• 7:35
  light
• 7:35
  up
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  room
• 7:36
  every
• 7:36
  single
• 7:37
  time
• 7:37
  she
• 7:37
  hears
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  introduction
• 7:38
  to
• 7:38
  Dancing
• 7:39
  Queen.
• 7:39
  This
• 7:40
  lady
• 7:40
  who
• 7:40
  normally
• 7:40
  sits
• 7:41
  very
• 7:41
  quietly
• 7:41
  looks
• 7:42
  very
• 7:42
  confused.
• 7:43
  She
• 7:43
  stands,
• 7:44
  she
• 7:44
  takes
• 7:45
  my
• 7:45
  arm
• 7:45
  and
• 7:45
  she
• 7:45
  dances
• 7:46
  with
• 7:46
  me
• 7:46
  and
• 7:47
  she
• 7:47
  twirls
• 7:48
  around
• 7:48
  and
• 7:48
  it's
• 7:49
  like
• 7:49
  she's,
• 7:49
  I
• 7:50
  don't
• 7:50
  know,
• 7:50
  15
• 7:50
  again,
• 7:51
  she's
• 7:51
  somewhere
• 7:51
  in
• 7:52
  her
• 7:52
  mind,
• 7:52
  she
• 7:53
  is
• 7:53
  somewhere
• 7:53
  else
• 7:53
  and
• 7:53
  wherever
• 7:54
  that
• 7:54
  place
• 7:54
  is,
• 7:54
  it's
• 7:55
  happy.
• 7:55
  And
• 7:55
  Mary
• 7:56
  Soane
• 7:56
  from
• 7:56
  Bumps
• 7:57
  and
• 7:57
  Babes
• 7:58
  describes
• 7:58
  how
• 7:58
  new
• 7:59
  parents
• 7:59
  often
• 7:59
  find
• 8:00
  lifelong
• 8:00
  friends
• 8:00
  through
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  group.
• 8:02
  A
• 8:02
  lifeline
• 8:02
  when
• 8:03
  you're
• 8:03
  navigating
• 8:03
  those
• 8:04
  early
• 8:04
  months.
• 8:04
  A
• 8:05
  lot
• 8:05
  of
• 8:05
  new
• 8:05
  parents
• 8:06
  nowadays,
• 8:06
  they're
• 8:07
  used
• 8:07
  to
• 8:07
  having
• 8:08
  a
• 8:08
  life
• 8:08
  where
• 8:08
  they
• 8:08
  go
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  work,
• 8:09
  they
• 8:10
  come
• 8:10
  home,
• 8:11
  they
• 8:11
  don't
• 8:11
  necessarily
• 8:12
  know
• 8:12
  people
• 8:13
  where
• 8:13
  they
• 8:13
  live.
• 8:14
  So
• 8:14
  coming
• 8:14
  along
• 8:15
  to
• 8:15
  something
• 8:15
  like
• 8:16
  this,
• 8:16
  you
• 8:16
  meet
• 8:16
  the
• 8:17
  mum
• 8:17
  who
• 8:17
  lives
• 8:17
  around
• 8:17
  the
• 8:17
  corner
• 8:18
  and
• 8:19
  a
• 8:19
  lot
• 8:19
  of
• 8:20
  our
• 8:21
  bumps
• 8:21
  and
• 8:21
  babes
• 8:22
  mums
• 8:22
  carry
• 8:22
  on
• 8:23
  meeting,
• 8:23
  they
• 8:23
  meet
• 8:23
  outside
• 8:24
  of
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  group,
• 8:25
  they
• 8:25
  carry
• 8:25
  on
• 8:26
  their
• 8:26
  friendships
• 8:27
  after
• 8:27
  they've
• 8:27
  left
• 8:28
  the
• 8:28
  group.
• 8:28
  April's
• 8:29
  guests
• 8:29
  brought
• 8:29
  performance
• 8:30
  center
• 8:31
  stage.
• 8:31
  David
• 8:32
  Bruce
• 8:32
  from
• 8:32
  Spelthorn
• 8:33
  Orchestra
• 8:34
  reminded
• 8:34
  us
• 8:34
  that
• 8:35
  learning
• 8:35
  music
• 8:35
  is
• 8:36
  like
• 8:36
  fireworks
• 8:37
  going
• 8:37
  off
• 8:37
  in
• 8:37
  your
• 8:38
  brain.
• 8:38
  Playing
• 8:39
  an
• 8:39
  instrument
• 8:40
  is
• 8:40
  the
• 8:40
  best
• 8:40
  thing
• 8:41
  that
• 8:41
  you
• 8:41
  could
• 8:41
  do
• 8:41
  for
• 8:41
  your
• 8:42
  brain.
• 8:42
  There's
• 8:42
  nothing
• 8:43
  like
• 8:43
  it.
• 8:44
  When
• 8:44
  I
• 8:44
  was
• 8:44
  teaching
• 8:45
  before
• 8:45
  my
• 8:46
  retirement,
• 8:46
  I
• 8:46
  used
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  say
• 8:47
  this
• 8:48
  to
• 8:48
  the
• 8:49
  children.
• 8:49
  I
• 8:49
  said,
• 8:50
  which
• 8:50
  of
• 8:50
  your
• 8:50
  subjects
• 8:52
  exercises
• 8:52
  your
• 8:53
  brain
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  most?
• 8:55
  English
• 8:55
  maths.
• 8:55
  It's
• 8:56
  music
• 8:56
  because
• 8:57
  you're
• 8:58
  coordinating
• 8:58
  everything.
• 8:59
  First
• 8:59
  of
• 8:59
  all,
• 9:00
  you're
• 9:00
  hearing
• 9:00
  the
• 9:00
  music,
• 9:01
  you're
• 9:01
  reading
• 9:02
  the
• 9:02
  music,
• 9:02
  you're
• 9:03
  working
• 9:04
  both
• 9:04
  hands
• 9:05
  to
• 9:05
  play
• 9:05
  your
• 9:05
  instruments
• 9:06
  and
• 9:06
  all
• 9:06
  of
• 9:07
  those
• 9:07
  things.
• 9:07
  It's
• 9:07
  like
• 9:08
  fireworks
• 9:09
  going
• 9:09
  off
• 9:09
  inside
• 9:10
  your
• 9:10
  head
• 9:11
  and
• 9:11
  your
• 9:11
  brain
• 9:11
  gets
• 9:12
  an
• 9:12
  absolute
• 9:13
  maximum
• 9:13
  workout.
• 9:14
  And
• 9:14
  there's
• 9:14
  nothing
• 9:15
  else
• 9:15
  that
• 9:16
  compares
• 9:16
  to
• 9:17
  playing
• 9:17
  an
• 9:17
  instrument.
• 9:18
  And
• 9:18
  Steve
• 9:18
  Oakes
• 9:19
  from
• 9:19
  Cast
• 9:19
  Youth
• 9:20
  Theatre
• 9:20
  explained
• 9:21
  why
• 9:21
  giving
• 9:21
  young
• 9:21
  people
• 9:22
  a
• 9:22
  stage
• 9:23
  literally
• 9:23
  can
• 9:24
  help
• 9:24
  them
• 9:24
  grow
• 9:24
  in
• 9:25
  confidence
• 9:25
  and
• 9:25
  creativity.
• 9:26
  So
• 9:27
  we
• 9:27
  really
• 9:28
  sort
• 9:28
  of
• 9:28
  feel
• 9:28
  that
• 9:29
  there
• 9:29
  is
• 9:29
  an
• 9:29
  absolute
• 9:30
  need
• 9:31
  for
• 9:32
  giving
• 9:32
  young
• 9:32
  people
• 9:33
  a
• 9:34
  place
• 9:34
  where
• 9:35
  they
• 9:35
  can
• 9:35
  be
• 9:36
  themselves,
• 9:37
  where
• 9:37
  they
• 9:37
  can
• 9:37
  let
• 9:37
  their
• 9:37
  hair
• 9:38
  down,
• 9:38
  where
• 9:39
  they
• 9:39
  don't
• 9:39
  have
• 9:39
  to
• 9:39
  worry
• 9:39
  about
• 9:40
  embarrassing
• 9:41
  themselves
• 9:41
  in
• 9:41
  front
• 9:41
  of
• 9:41
  others
• 9:42
  because
• 9:42
  they're
• 9:42
  in
• 9:42
  a
• 9:42
  group
• 9:43
  of
• 9:43
  like
• 9:43
  minded
• 9:44
  youngsters
• 9:45
  and
• 9:45
  just
• 9:46
  to
• 9:46
  give
• 9:46
  themselves
• 9:46
  that
• 9:47
  opportunity
• 9:47
  to
• 9:47
  shine
• 9:48
  in
• 9:48
  an
• 9:48
  area
• 9:48
  which
• 9:49
  may
• 9:49
  be
• 9:49
  different
• 9:50
  to
• 9:50
  what
• 9:50
  they're
• 9:50
  doing
• 9:51
  at
• 9:51
  school.
• 9:51
  Performing
• 9:51
  arts
• 9:52
  gives
• 9:52
  people
• 9:52
  an
• 9:52
  opportunity
• 9:53
  to
• 9:54
  express
• 9:55
  themselves.
• 9:55
  May's
• 9:56
  episode
• 9:56
  was
• 9:57
  a
• 9:57
  mix
• 9:57
  of
• 9:57
  living
• 9:57
  memory
• 9:58
  and
• 9:58
  local
• 9:59
  life.
• 9:59
  Online,
• 10:00
  Dallas
• 10:00
  Barnes
• 10:01
  Hughes
• 10:01
  shared
• 10:02
  a
• 10:02
  vivid
• 10:02
  recollection
• 10:03
  of
• 10:03
  D
• 10:03
  Day
• 10:03
  watching
• 10:04
  the
• 10:04
  skies
• 10:04
  filled
• 10:05
  with
• 10:05
  planes
• 10:05
  over
• 10:06
  Stokenchurch
• 10:06
  as
• 10:07
  a
• 10:07
  child.
• 10:07
  I
• 10:07
  remember
• 10:08
  just
• 10:08
  before
• 10:09
  my
• 10:09
  birthday
• 10:09
  again,
• 10:10
  the
• 10:10
  D
• 10:10
  Day
• 10:10
  landings.
• 10:11
  The
• 10:12
  whole
• 10:12
  of
• 10:12
  the
• 10:12
  Cotswolds
• 10:13
  and
• 10:13
  the
• 10:13
  children's
• 10:14
  were
• 10:14
  covered
• 10:14
  with
• 10:14
  airfields.
• 10:16
  And
• 10:16
  we
• 10:16
  were
• 10:16
  walking
• 10:16
  over
• 10:17
  the
• 10:17
  village
• 10:17
  green
• 10:17
  at
• 10:18
  Stoke
• 10:18
  and
• 10:18
  Church,
• 10:18
  which
• 10:18
  is
• 10:19
  now
• 10:19
  covered
• 10:19
  by
• 10:19
  the
• 10:20
  M40.
• 10:21
  And
• 10:21
  the
• 10:22
  whole
• 10:22
  sky
• 10:22
  was
• 10:22
  like
• 10:23
  a
• 10:23
  load
• 10:23
  of
• 10:23
  mosquitoes.
• 10:24
  There
• 10:24
  was
• 10:24
  hardly
• 10:24
  any
• 10:25
  sky
• 10:25
  at
• 10:25
  all.
• 10:25
  It
• 10:25
  was
• 10:25
  these
• 10:26
  gliders
• 10:27
  and
• 10:27
  aeroplanes
• 10:27
  going
• 10:28
  over
• 10:29
  and
• 10:29
  it
• 10:29
  was
• 10:29
  a
• 10:29
  fantastic
• 10:30
  picture.
• 10:30
  I
• 10:31
  can't
• 10:31
  tell
• 10:31
  you
• 10:31
  how
• 10:31
  wonderful
• 10:32
  it
• 10:32
  was.
• 10:32
  I'd
• 10:32
  won
• 10:33
  a
• 10:33
  rabbit
• 10:33
  that
• 10:33
  day
• 10:33
  too.
• 10:33
  I
• 10:34
  remember
• 10:34
  that.
• 10:35
  What
• 10:35
  was
• 10:36
  the
• 10:36
  sound
• 10:36
  like?
• 10:37
  It
• 10:37
  was
• 10:38
  a
• 10:38
  purring
• 10:39
  sound.
• 10:39
  I
• 10:39
  didn't
• 10:39
  really
• 10:40
  notice
• 10:40
  it
• 10:40
  because
• 10:42
  I
• 10:42
  suppose
• 10:42
  aeroplanes
• 10:43
  have
• 10:43
  been
• 10:43
  going
• 10:43
  over
• 10:43
  the
• 10:44
  whole
• 10:44
  time.
• 10:44
  And
• 10:44
  like,
• 10:45
  what,
• 10:45
  listening
• 10:45
  to
• 10:45
  the
• 10:46
  we're
• 10:46
  here
• 10:46
  and
• 10:46
  there.
• 10:46
  You
• 10:46
  don't
• 10:47
  hear
• 10:47
  them
• 10:47
  after
• 10:47
  a
• 10:48
  certain
• 10:48
  time,
• 10:49
  but
• 10:49
  Mother
• 10:49
  said,
• 10:49
  look,
• 10:50
  Del,
• 10:50
  that's
• 10:50
  history
• 10:50
  being
• 10:51
  made.
• 10:52
  So
• 10:52
  she
• 10:52
  knew
• 10:53
  then
• 10:53
  that
• 10:53
  that
• 10:53
  was
• 10:54
  D
• 10:54
  Day
• 10:54
  a
• 10:54
  year
• 10:55
  previously,
• 10:56
  was
• 10:56
  really
• 10:56
  the
• 10:56
  beginning
• 10:57
  of
• 10:57
  the
• 10:57
  end.
• 10:58
  And
• 10:58
  Tony,
• 10:58
  who
• 10:59
  runs
• 10:59
  the
• 10:59
  Shepparton
• 11:00
  Now
• 11:00
  Facebook
• 11:00
  group,
• 11:01
  reminded
• 11:02
  us
• 11:02
  why
• 11:02
  pubs
• 11:02
  remain
• 11:03
  the
• 11:03
  places
• 11:03
  where
• 11:03
  communities
• 11:04
  gather,
• 11:05
  debate
• 11:05
  and
• 11:06
  sort
• 11:06
  things
• 11:06
  out
• 11:07
  over
• 11:07
  a
• 11:07
  pint.
• 11:08
  If
• 11:08
  it
• 11:08
  was
• 11:08
  a
• 11:08
  spot.
• 11:09
  Well,
• 11:09
  I
• 11:09
  think
• 11:09
  we're
• 11:09
  sat
• 11:09
  in
• 11:10
  it,
• 11:10
  aren't
• 11:10
  we?
• 11:10
  I
• 11:11
  mean,
• 11:11
  you
• 11:11
  like
• 11:11
  the
• 11:11
  red
• 11:11
  light.
• 11:11
  Yeah,
• 11:12
  that's
• 11:12
  a
• 11:13
  very
• 11:13
  nice
• 11:14
  thought.
• 11:14
  A
• 11:14
  big
• 11:14
  red
• 11:14
  line.
• 11:15
  A
• 11:15
  big
• 11:15
  red
• 11:15
  line,
• 11:16
  Yeah.
• 11:17
  I
• 11:17
  think.
• 11:18
  I
• 11:18
  think
• 11:18
  probably
• 11:18
  more.
• 11:18
  More
• 11:19
  things
• 11:19
  get
• 11:19
  sorted
• 11:19
  out
• 11:19
  in
• 11:20
  here,
• 11:20
  probably
• 11:20
  than
• 11:20
  anywhere
• 11:20
  else,
• 11:21
  to
• 11:21
  be
• 11:21
  honest.
• 11:21
  Well,
• 11:22
  you
• 11:22
  know,
• 11:22
  pubs
• 11:22
  are
• 11:22
  like
• 11:22
  that,
• 11:23
  aren't
• 11:23
  they?
• 11:23
  Yeah,
• 11:23
  that's
• 11:24
  where
• 11:24
  community
• 11:24
  problems
• 11:25
  are
• 11:25
  aired
• 11:25
  and
• 11:26
  dealt
• 11:26
  with.
• 11:26
  Absolutely.
• 11:27
  Going
• 11:27
  to
• 11:27
  get
• 11:28
  the
• 11:28
  community
• 11:28
  together.
• 11:29
  Look
• 11:29
  after
• 11:29
  your
• 11:29
  local
• 11:30
  pubs.
• 11:30
  And
• 11:30
  that's
• 11:30
  not
• 11:30
  just
• 11:30
  the
• 11:31
  red
• 11:31
  line.
• 11:32
  We
• 11:32
  have
• 11:32
  others
• 11:32
  in
• 11:32
  the
• 11:32
  village,
• 11:33
  as
• 11:33
  you're
• 11:33
  all
• 11:33
  aware,
• 11:35
  and
• 11:35
  not
• 11:35
  all
• 11:35
  have
• 11:35
  been
• 11:36
  successful
• 11:36
  because
• 11:36
  we
• 11:36
  lost.
• 11:37
  What's
• 11:37
  the
• 11:37
  one
• 11:38
  down
• 11:38
  in
• 11:38
  the
• 11:38
  square?
• 11:38
  We've
• 11:39
  lost
• 11:39
  a
• 11:39
  few
• 11:39
  down
• 11:39
  in
• 11:39
  Shepton
• 11:40
  Square.
• 11:41
  So
• 11:41
  places
• 11:41
  like
• 11:41
  that,
• 11:41
  you
• 11:42
  know,
• 11:42
  if
• 11:42
  they
• 11:42
  open
• 11:42
  again,
• 11:43
  they
• 11:43
  need
• 11:43
  your
• 11:43
  support.
• 11:44
  But
• 11:45
  for
• 11:45
  Shepperton
• 11:45
  now,
• 11:46
  cool.
• 11:46
  You're
• 11:47
  in
• 11:47
  a
• 11:47
  venue
• 11:47
  with
• 11:47
  25,000
• 11:48
  people
• 11:48
  in
• 11:48
  there,
• 11:49
  all
• 11:49
  arguing
• 11:50
  over
• 11:50
  the.
• 11:51
  Arguing
• 11:51
  over
• 11:52
  traffic
• 11:52
  lights
• 11:52
  and
• 11:52
  cones.
• 11:53
  It'd
• 11:53
  be
• 10:43
  horrendous.
• 11:54
  In
• 11:54
  June,
• 11:55
  Dick
• 11:55
  Gregory,
• 11:56
  chair
• 11:56
  of
• 11:56
  the
• 11:56
  Shepperton
• 11:57
  Village
• 11:57
  Fair
• 11:57
  Committee,
• 11:58
  traced
• 11:58
  the
• 11:58
  history
• 11:58
  of
• 11:59
  the
• 11:59
  fair
• 11:59
  right
• 12:00
  back
• 12:00
  to
• 12:00
  a
• 12:00
  football
• 12:00
  match
• 12:01
  in
• 12:01
  1972.
• 12:02
  Well,
• 12:03
  there's
• 12:03
  a
• 12:04
  story,
• 12:05
  the
• 12:05
  fair
• 12:05
  really
• 12:06
  back
• 12:07
  as
• 12:07
  an
• 12:07
  idea
• 12:08
  between
• 12:08
  a
• 12:09
  football
• 12:09
  match
• 12:10
  at
• 12:10
  a
• 12:10
  football
• 12:11
  match
• 12:11
  back
• 12:12
  in
• 12:12
  1972.
• 12:13
  28th
• 12:14
  of
• 12:14
  May,
• 12:15
  1972,
• 12:16
  football
• 12:16
  match
• 12:17
  between
• 12:17
  the
• 12:17
  Entertainers
• 12:18
  11
• 12:19
  and
• 12:19
  the
• 12:19
  Shepparton
• 12:21
  Chamber
• 12:21
  of
• 12:21
  Commerce
• 12:23
  and
• 12:23
  Entertainers.
• 12:24
  Yeah,
• 12:24
  the
• 12:25
  Entertainers
• 12:25
  11.
• 12:26
  I
• 12:26
  guess
• 12:26
  it
• 12:26
  was
• 12:26
  TV
• 12:27
  personalities
• 12:28
  and
• 12:28
  so
• 12:28
  forth.
• 12:28
  Was
• 12:28
  that
• 12:29
  connected
• 12:29
  with
• 12:29
  the
• 12:29
  studios?
• 12:31
  Just
• 12:31
  local
• 12:32
  personalities,
• 12:32
  I
• 12:33
  think.
• 12:33
  And
• 12:34
  it
• 12:34
  started
• 12:34
  there
• 12:35
  as
• 12:35
  an
• 12:35
  idea.
• 12:35
  The
• 12:36
  next
• 12:36
  year,
• 12:36
  one
• 12:36
  year
• 12:37
  later,
• 12:37
  28th
• 12:37
  of
• 12:37
  May,
• 12:38
  1973
• 12:39
  was
• 12:39
  a
• 12:39
  spring
• 12:40
  bank
• 12:40
  holiday
• 12:41
  and
• 12:41
  that
• 12:41
  was
• 12:42
  the
• 12:42
  very
• 12:42
  first
• 12:42
  instance
• 12:43
  of
• 12:43
  the
• 12:43
  fair
• 12:44
  organised
• 12:44
  by
• 12:44
  the
• 12:45
  Chamber
• 12:45
  of
• 12:45
  Commerce
• 12:46
  at
• 12:46
  Manor
• 12:47
  Park.
• 12:47
  And
• 12:47
  it's
• 12:47
  been
• 12:48
  appearing
• 12:49
  at
• 12:49
  Manor
• 12:49
  park
• 12:50
  every
• 12:50
  year
• 12:50
  since
• 12:50
  then.
• 12:50
  This
• 12:51
  is
• 12:51
  the
• 12:51
  51st
• 12:52
  year,
• 12:52
  which
• 12:53
  is
• 12:53
  51st
• 12:54
  actual
• 12:55
  instance
• 12:55
  of
• 12:55
  the
• 12:56
  fair.
• 12:56
  We
• 12:56
  missed
• 12:57
  two
• 12:57
  years
• 12:57
  because
• 12:57
  of
• 12:58
  COVID
• 12:59
  but.
• 12:59
  Or
• 12:59
  it
• 13:00
  would
• 13:00
  have
• 13:00
  been
• 13:00
  53.
• 13:01
  July
• 13:01
  gave
• 13:02
  us
• 13:02
  two
• 13:02
  very
• 13:03
  different
• 13:03
  stories.
• 13:04
  Denise
• 13:04
  Johnson
• 13:05
  introduced
• 13:05
  the
• 13:05
  Sheppartonesses,
• 13:06
  our
• 13:07
  women's
• 13:07
  walking
• 13:07
  football
• 13:08
  club,
• 13:08
  and
• 13:09
  proudly
• 13:09
  claimed
• 13:10
  the
• 13:10
  responsibility
• 13:10
  for
• 13:11
  that
• 13:11
  long
• 13:11
  name
• 13:12
  on
• 13:12
  the
• 13:12
  back
• 13:12
  of
• 13:12
  the
• 13:12
  shirt.
• 13:13
  The
• 13:13
  England
• 13:14
  women's
• 13:14
  team
• 13:14
  was
• 13:14
  formed
• 13:15
  back
• 13:15
  in,
• 13:15
  what,
• 13:15
  1971?
• 13:16
  72.
• 13:17
  So
• 13:17
  basically
• 13:18
  as
• 13:18
  old
• 13:18
  as
• 13:18
  me.
• 13:19
  I
• 13:20
  should
• 13:20
  say
• 13:20
  that
• 13:20
  it's
• 13:21
  come
• 13:21
  on
• 13:21
  leaps
• 13:21
  and
• 13:21
  bounds,
• 13:22
  with
• 13:22
  the
• 13:22
  first
• 13:22
  game
• 13:23
  dating
• 13:23
  back
• 13:23
  to
• 13:24
  1881
• 13:25
  to
• 13:25
  where
• 13:25
  the
• 13:25
  lionesses
• 13:26
  were
• 13:27
  and
• 13:27
  me
• 13:28
  being
• 13:28
  there
• 13:28
  and
• 13:28
  watching
• 13:29
  it
• 13:29
  in
• 13:29
  2022
• 13:30
  when
• 13:30
  they
• 13:30
  won
• 13:30
  the
• 13:30
  Euros,
• 13:31
  and
• 13:31
  unfortunately,
• 13:32
  me
• 13:33
  also
• 13:33
  being
• 13:33
  there
• 13:33
  for
• 13:34
  the
• 13:34
  2023
• 13:34
  World
• 13:35
  cup
• 13:35
  final
• 13:36
  defeat.
• 13:36
  But
• 13:37
  what
• 13:37
  they've
• 13:38
  done
• 13:38
  for
• 13:38
  the
• 13:39
  children,
• 13:39
  the
• 13:39
  next
• 13:40
  generation,
• 13:40
  for
• 13:40
  women's
• 13:41
  football,
• 13:42
  I
• 13:42
  can't
• 13:43
  even
• 13:43
  put
• 13:43
  it
• 13:43
  to
• 13:43
  words,
• 13:44
  really.
• 13:44
  Oh,
• 13:44
  and
• 13:45
  I
• 13:45
  couldn't
• 13:45
  agree
• 13:45
  more.
• 13:46
  The
• 13:46
  Sheppartonesses,
• 13:47
  by
• 13:47
  the
• 13:47
  way,
• 13:47
  was
• 13:47
  that
• 13:48
  your
• 13:48
  fault?
• 13:49
  That
• 13:49
  was.
• 13:49
  Yeah.
• 13:50
  That's
• 13:50
  on
• 13:50
  you.
• 13:50
  Yes,
• 13:51
  that.
• 13:51
  That's
• 13:52
  all
• 13:52
  on
• 13:52
  me.
• 13:52
  Obviously.
• 13:53
  A
• 13:53
  little
• 13:53
  nod
• 13:53
  to
• 13:53
  the
• 13:54
  lionesses
• 13:54
  and
• 13:55
  you
• 13:55
  have
• 13:56
  to
• 13:56
  put
• 13:56
  Shepperton
• 13:56
  in.
• 13:56
  So,
• 13:57
  yes,
• 13:57
  it
• 13:57
  might
• 13:57
  be
• 13:57
  a
• 13:57
  very
• 13:58
  long
• 13:58
  word
• 13:58
  in
• 13:58
  the
• 13:58
  back
• 13:58
  of
• 13:58
  the
• 13:59
  shirt,
• 13:59
  but
• 14:00
  it
• 14:00
  has
• 14:00
  to.
• 14:00
  It
• 14:00
  has
• 14:01
  to
• 14:01
  be
• 14:01
  done.
• 14:01
  And
• 14:01
  Andy
• 14:02
  Hill
• 14:02
  shared
• 14:03
  the
• 14:03
  unlikely
• 14:03
  tale
• 14:04
  of
• 14:04
  how
• 14:04
  he
• 14:04
  and
• 14:04
  his
• 14:05
  wife
• 14:05
  came
• 14:05
  to
• 14:05
  buy
• 14:06
  and
• 14:06
  restore
• 14:06
  Doily
• 14:07
  Car
• 14:07
  island,
• 14:08
  once
• 14:08
  home
• 14:08
  to
• 14:09
  the
• 14:09
  impresario
• 14:10
  behind
• 14:10
  Gilbert
• 14:10
  and
• 14:10
  Sullivan.
• 14:11
  We
• 14:11
  were
• 14:12
  kayaking.
• 14:12
  I
• 14:12
  was
• 14:12
  doing
• 14:13
  a
• 14:13
  charity
• 14:13
  kayak
• 14:14
  for
• 14:14
  the
• 14:14
  British
• 14:15
  Heart
• 14:15
  foundation
• 14:16
  and
• 14:17
  that
• 14:17
  was
• 14:17
  to
• 14:18
  kayak
• 14:18
  the
• 14:18
  whole
• 14:18
  length
• 14:18
  of
• 14:19
  the
• 14:19
  Thames
• 14:19
  over
• 14:19
  five
• 14:20
  days.
• 14:20
  I'd
• 14:21
  never
• 14:21
  kayaked
• 14:21
  before,
• 14:22
  so
• 14:22
  my
• 14:22
  wife
• 14:23
  said,
• 14:23
  you
• 14:23
  need
• 14:23
  to
• 14:23
  get
• 14:23
  some
• 14:24
  practice.
• 14:25
  So
• 14:25
  she
• 14:25
  cunningly
• 14:26
  persuaded
• 14:26
  me
• 14:26
  to
• 14:26
  get
• 14:26
  a
• 14:27
  double
• 14:27
  kayak
• 14:27
  so
• 14:28
  that
• 14:28
  she
• 14:28
  could
• 14:28
  sightsee
• 14:29
  from
• 14:29
  the
• 14:29
  back
• 14:29
  and
• 14:30
  I
• 14:30
  could
• 14:30
  get
• 14:30
  double
• 14:31
  the
• 14:31
  exercise.
• 14:32
  And
• 14:32
  it
• 14:32
  was
• 14:32
  really
• 14:33
  going
• 14:33
  past
• 14:33
  the
• 14:34
  island
• 14:35
  and
• 14:35
  I
• 14:35
  have
• 14:35
  to
• 14:35
  say
• 14:35
  it's
• 14:36
  credit
• 14:36
  to
• 14:36
  my
• 14:37
  wife,
• 14:37
  as
• 14:37
  opposed
• 14:37
  to
• 14:37
  me,
• 14:38
  who's
• 14:38
  the
• 14:38
  much
• 14:39
  more.
• 14:39
  The
• 14:39
  creative
• 14:39
  person,
• 14:40
  you
• 14:40
  know,
• 14:41
  Royal
• 14:41
  College
• 14:41
  of
• 14:41
  Art,
• 14:42
  she,
• 14:42
  she's
• 14:42
  much
• 14:43
  more
• 14:43
  creative
• 14:43
  and
• 14:43
  she
• 14:43
  can
• 14:44
  see
• 14:44
  through,
• 14:44
  you
• 14:45
  know,
• 14:45
  the,
• 14:45
  the
• 14:45
  boarded
• 14:46
  up
• 14:46
  windows
• 14:47
  and
• 14:47
  the
• 14:47
  terrible
• 14:48
  state
• 14:48
  of
• 14:48
  the
• 14:49
  house.
• 14:49
  And
• 14:50
  it
• 14:50
  was
• 14:50
  her
• 14:50
  that
• 14:51
  said
• 14:51
  that
• 14:51
  is
• 14:51
  the
• 14:51
  saddest
• 14:52
  thing
• 14:52
  that
• 14:52
  she's
• 14:53
  seen
• 14:53
  for
• 14:53
  what
• 14:53
  could
• 14:54
  be
• 14:54
  a.
• 14:54
  The
• 14:55
  most
• 14:55
  amazing
• 14:56
  property.
• 14:57
  And
• 14:57
  that's
• 14:57
  what
• 14:57
  triggered
• 14:58
  it.
• 14:58
  It
• 14:58
  wasn't
• 14:59
  anything
• 14:59
  particular
• 15:00
  we
• 15:00
  weren't
• 15:00
  looking
• 15:00
  particularly
• 15:01
  to
• 15:01
  buy
• 15:01
  somewhere.
• 15:03
  And
• 15:03
  funnily
• 15:03
  enough,
• 15:03
  in
• 15:04
  August,
• 15:04
  local
• 15:04
  historian
• 15:05
  Nick
• 15:05
  Pollard
• 15:06
  delighted
• 15:06
  us
• 15:06
  with
• 15:06
  tales
• 15:07
  of
• 15:07
  Richard
• 15:07
  d'
• 15:07
  Oyly
• 15:08
  Carte's
• 15:08
  pet
• 15:08
  crocodile
• 15:09
  escaping
• 15:10
  into
• 15:10
  the
• 15:10
  Thames.
• 15:11
  Yes,
• 15:11
  really.
• 15:12
  I
• 15:12
  think
• 15:12
  one
• 15:13
  of
• 15:13
  the
• 15:13
  interesting
• 15:13
  ones
• 15:14
  relates
• 15:14
  to
• 15:14
  d'
• 15:14
  Oyly
• 15:14
  Carte
• 15:15
  island,
• 15:15
  actually,
• 15:15
  which
• 15:16
  we
• 15:16
  can
• 15:16
  see
• 15:16
  from
• 15:16
  where
• 15:16
  we're
• 15:17
  recording
• 15:17
  this,
• 15:18
  and
• 15:18
  that's
• 15:18
  Richard
• 15:19
  Doyley
• 15:19
  Carte's
• 15:19
  crocodile,
• 15:20
  which
• 15:20
  he
• 15:21
  kept
• 15:21
  in
• 15:22
  a
• 15:22
  pool
• 15:22
  on
• 15:23
  the
• 15:23
  island.
• 15:24
  It
• 15:24
  wasn't
• 15:24
  a
• 15:24
  very
• 15:24
  big
• 15:24
  crocodile,
• 15:25
  I
• 15:25
  should
• 15:26
  hasten
• 15:26
  to
• 15:26
  add,
• 15:26
  but
• 15:27
  it
• 15:27
  did
• 15:27
  inevitably
• 15:28
  escape
• 15:29
  at
• 15:29
  one
• 15:29
  point,
• 15:29
  got
• 15:29
  loose
• 15:30
  in
• 15:30
  the
• 15:30
  river
• 15:30
  and
• 15:30
  it
• 15:31
  was
• 15:31
  out
• 15:31
  there
• 15:31
  for,
• 15:32
  I
• 15:32
  think,
• 15:32
  for
• 15:32
  a
• 15:32
  couple
• 15:32
  of
• 15:32
  weeks
• 15:33
  until
• 15:34
  Richard
• 15:34
  D'
• 15:34
  Oyly
• 15:35
  Carp
• 15:35
  put
• 15:35
  up
• 15:35
  a
• 15:35
  20
• 15:35
  pound
• 15:36
  reward,
• 15:36
  which
• 15:36
  was
• 15:37
  quite
• 15:37
  a
• 15:37
  substantial
• 15:38
  sum
• 15:38
  of
• 15:38
  money
• 15:38
  in
• 15:39
  the
• 15:39
  late
• 15:39
  19th
• 15:40
  century
• 15:40
  and
• 15:41
  a
• 15:41
  group
• 15:41
  of
• 15:41
  local
• 15:41
  fishermen
• 15:42
  got
• 15:42
  together
• 15:42
  and
• 15:43
  managed
• 15:43
  to
• 15:44
  recapture
• 15:44
  it.
• 15:45
  And
• 15:45
  Ricky
• 15:45
  Wallace,
• 15:46
  chair
• 15:46
  of
• 15:46
  Upper
• 15:47
  Halliford's
• 15:47
  Patient
• 15:48
  Participation
• 15:48
  Group,
• 15:49
  described
• 15:49
  the
• 15:49
  behind
• 15:50
  the
• 15:50
  scenes
• 15:50
  effort
• 15:50
  to
• 15:51
  make
• 15:51
  healthcare
• 15:52
  more
• 15:52
  accessible
• 15:52
  in
• 15:53
  our
• 15:53
  community.
• 15:54
  One
• 15:54
  of
• 15:54
  the
• 15:54
  things
• 15:54
  we've
• 15:54
  been
• 15:54
  doing
• 15:55
  is
• 15:55
  working
• 15:55
  with
• 15:55
  some
• 15:55
  of
• 15:56
  the
• 15:56
  local
• 15:56
  pharmacies
• 15:57
  to
• 15:57
  understand
• 15:58
  the
• 15:58
  services
• 15:59
  they
• 15:59
  provide,
• 15:59
  who
• 15:59
  the
• 16:00
  contacts
• 16:00
  are,
• 16:01
  so
• 16:01
  that
• 16:02
  we
• 16:02
  can
• 16:02
  then
• 16:02
  we're
• 16:03
  then
• 16:03
  going
• 16:03
  to
• 16:03
  be
• 16:03
  looking
• 16:03
  to
• 16:04
  publicise
• 16:04
  that
• 16:04
  information
• 16:06
  on
• 16:06
  the
• 16:06
  screen
• 16:06
  that
• 16:06
  we
• 16:07
  have
• 16:07
  in
• 16:07
  the
• 16:07
  surgery.
• 16:09
  Also,
• 16:09
  John
• 16:10
  Curley,
• 16:10
  who's
• 16:11
  the
• 16:11
  vice
• 16:11
  chair,
• 16:11
  did
• 16:12
  a
• 16:12
  very
• 16:12
  good
• 16:12
  piece
• 16:12
  of
• 16:13
  work
• 16:13
  with
• 16:13
  Trio
• 16:14
  in
• 16:14
  Shepperton
• 16:14
  High
• 16:15
  street
• 16:15
  who
• 16:16
  didn't
• 16:16
  have
• 16:16
  access
• 16:16
  to
• 16:17
  be
• 16:17
  able
• 16:17
  to
• 16:17
  provide
• 16:17
  COVID
• 16:18
  vaccinations.
• 16:19
  John
• 16:20
  worked
• 16:20
  tirelessly
• 16:21
  with
• 16:21
  the
• 16:21
  nhs,
• 16:22
  which
• 16:22
  was
• 16:23
  quite
• 16:23
  a
• 16:23
  hard
• 16:23
  task
• 16:24
  to
• 16:24
  make
• 16:24
  sure
• 16:25
  that
• 16:25
  Trio
• 16:26
  got
• 16:26
  access
• 16:26
  to
• 16:27
  be
• 16:27
  able
• 16:27
  to
• 16:27
  provide
• 16:28
  Covid
• 16:28
  injections.
• 16:30
  And
• 16:30
  finally,
• 16:31
  just
• 16:31
  this
• 16:31
  month,
• 16:31
  Paul,
• 16:32
  new
• 16:32
  from
• 16:32
  Bishop
• 16:33
  Duppas
• 16:33
  Bowls
• 16:33
  Club,
• 16:34
  gave
• 16:34
  us
• 16:34
  a
• 16:34
  taste
• 16:35
  of
• 16:35
  Presidents
• 16:35
  Day,
• 16:36
  a
• 16:36
  mix
• 16:36
  of
• 16:36
  fun,
• 16:37
  competition,
• 16:37
  afternoon
• 16:38
  tea
• 16:38
  and
• 16:39
  fundraising.
• 16:39
  Presidents
• 16:40
  Day
• 16:40
  is
• 16:41
  all
• 16:41
  about
• 16:41
  fun.
• 16:41
  It's
• 16:41
  a
• 16:42
  fun
• 16:42
  day.
• 16:42
  We
• 16:42
  start
• 16:43
  at
• 16:43
  one,
• 16:43
  we
• 16:43
  have
• 16:44
  a
• 16:44
  fun
• 16:45
  game
• 16:45
  called
• 16:45
  a
• 16:45
  spider,
• 16:46
  where
• 16:46
  you
• 16:47
  bowl
• 16:47
  a
• 16:47
  bowl
• 16:47
  with
• 16:48
  the
• 16:48
  other
• 16:48
  hand,
• 16:49
  you
• 16:49
  put
• 16:50
  a
• 16:50
  pound
• 16:50
  in
• 16:50
  the
• 16:50
  pot
• 16:50
  and
• 16:51
  the
• 16:51
  winner
• 16:52
  gets
• 16:52
  half
• 16:52
  the
• 16:52
  pot
• 16:52
  and
• 16:52
  the
• 16:53
  rest
• 16:53
  of
• 16:53
  the
• 16:53
  money
• 16:53
  goes
• 16:53
  to
• 16:53
  charity
• 16:55
  then
• 16:55
  we
• 16:55
  have
• 16:55
  afternoon
• 16:56
  tea,
• 16:56
  we
• 16:56
  have
• 16:56
  a
• 16:56
  bit
• 16:57
  of
• 16:57
  fun
• 16:57
  bowling,
• 16:57
  split
• 16:58
  into
• 16:58
  two
• 16:58
  groups,
• 16:58
  fun
• 16:59
  bowling
• 16:59
  either
• 16:59
  side
• 17:00
  of
• 17:00
  afternoon
• 17:00
  tea.
• 17:01
  And
• 17:01
  then
• 17:01
  about
• 17:02
  5:30
• 17:02
  to
• 17:03
  6,
• 17:03
  the
• 17:03
  president
• 17:03
  puts
• 17:04
  on
• 17:04
  a
• 17:04
  buffet
• 17:05
  display,
• 17:05
  which
• 17:06
  most
• 17:06
  of
• 17:06
  his
• 17:07
  family
• 17:07
  and
• 17:07
  members
• 17:08
  contribute
• 17:08
  to
• 17:09
  with
• 17:10
  homemade
• 17:11
  produce
• 17:11
  and
• 17:11
  stuff
• 17:12
  like
• 17:12
  that.
• 17:13
  It's
• 17:14
  been
• 17:14
  quite
• 17:14
  a
• 17:14
  journey
• 17:15
  already,
• 17:15
  hasn't
• 17:15
  it?
• 17:16
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• 17:16
  you
• 17:16
  to
• 17:17
  every
• 17:17
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• 17:17
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• 17:18
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• 17:18
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• 17:18
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• 17:24
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• 17:24
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• 17:25
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• 17:25
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• 17:26
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