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We recently held a celebratory afternoon tea for two of our members, Joyce Chesney and Jenny Matthew\u2019s, who have both been members for fifty years. Caroline Allred, along with other club members, planned and organised the event. Members from the Northern Region also attended, including the Northern Region president, Shirley Hallam Gould.<\/p>\n

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