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      devonjim reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread IN OUR GARDENS 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
      If they are shredding it you can ask for some of the woodchip. Good for keeping weeds down.
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      devonjim reacted to Astoness's post in the thread IN OUR GARDENS 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
      agree jim..a couple years back we had to get the experts in to take about 4ft off our back hedge so that it was more manageable for my...
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      devonjim replied to the thread IN OUR GARDENS 2026.
      Having a massive tidy up of our back patch, got a team of guys hedge trimming etc lots of wonderful power tools, not cheap but I think...
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      devonjim reacted to Morturn's post in the thread RIP ALBERTA with Appreciate Appreciate.
      On our behalf, the moderator team would like to say a big thank you to everyone for your very kind comments about Alberta. She was...
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      devonjim replied to the thread Broad Street.
      That was pre Pebble Mill. Sept '63 my five mins of fame, on the 6pm evening news.
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      devonjim replied to the thread RIP ALBERTA.
      Indeed sad news. Advised readily with my efforts at ancestry. RIP and condolences to family and friends.
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      devonjim replied to the thread Free Houses.
      The Clarendon on the corner of Temple Row/Temple St. was a free house as was the George in the Tree in Balsall Common. They belonged to...
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      I went to work there straight from school in 1958, was a wonderful place to go, a lake for lunch time strolls, or even skating in the...
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      For a few years around 1960 Umberslade was the R&D home of Wilmot Breeden Ltd. I was bussed out there daily by Eatonways from the Yew...
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      devonjim reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread King Edwards Grammar School Camp Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
      The 1952 'Victorious Seven' if Camp Hill KEGS. (Source: Old Edwardians Magazine: School Chronicle)
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      devonjim replied to the thread Its pjmburns (janice) Birthday.
      Have a good day.Thanks for your presence!
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      devonjim replied to the thread Post office is really in a mess.
      The service at our local PO, a small village shop, accepting cash from local shop keepers and providing cash for residents replaces the...
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      devonjim reacted to AlanM's post in the thread Post office is really in a mess with Appreciate Appreciate.
      I remember the Consignia farce. I hope whatever Idiot thought that up left very quickly. Yes, the Post Office is quite separate to...
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      devonjim replied to the thread Post office is really in a mess.
      They spent £2M changing the name to Consignia in 2001, who remembers that? Don't forget that Post Office is a separate company from...
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      devonjim reacted to Radiorails's post in the thread School Dinners with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Originally some early deliveries had statted wooden seats, I believe on the top deck only, but they were replaced as soon as possible...
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