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Dads Army Rose

Viva’s production of ‘Dad’s Army’ was splendid. The atmosphere of the times in the World Wars was cleverly created with video screen, props, scenery, an amazing collection of very familiar music from the times and, best of all, the characters that we know and love from the TV series of ‘Dad’s Army’.

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Quiz

We all love a quiz don't we? Here is week 54 of The OAPSchatters Weekly Topical News Quiz.

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Buccharest Tricia poem

Broken Bone in Bucuresti is based on a true experience of when I was out in Bucharest in March 2015 with my MA Creative Writing group.

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Ionian Part 2

As I write this, we are moored against the town quay in Vathi on the island of Meganissi, close to Lefkas.

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 R Blumlein

ONSLOW Kirby was used to the mocking laughter of the Green Woodpecker and the hooting of the Monmouth Bullet on the other side of the River Wye; but nothing could prepare him for the sights and sounds which assailed him on a bright and clear 7th June 1942.

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 Airports art

Last year, flight comparison site Cheap Flights conducted a survey for all of the UK's major airports, which revealed the top 15 UK airports based on overall customer satisfaction.

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Dementia Su B

There’s an enormous amount of research going on into the various forms of dementia right now.

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Rosemary Westwell

On Tuesday 20th June patients in Heron House, Aria Court Care Home, March, Cambridgeshire, had an unusual visitor.

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Quiz

We all love a quiz don't we? Here is week 53 of The OAPSchatters Weekly Topical News Quiz.

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Rose West Science article

Paul Trepte and a dalek

What a delightful concert with a difference! An amazing array of very varied music was presented in the ‘Science Prom’ in Ely Cathedral on Saturday.

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Doug L

The series ‘Wren Jane Beacon goes to War’ has taken me deep into another world.

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Image copyright Kate Long

"ANIMALS arrived, liked the look of the place, took up their quarters, settled down, spread, and flourished. They didn't bother themselves about the past - they never do; they're too busy."

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 Community Award

Do you help run a club, group or charity that benefits older people? Could your organisation do even more with a £500 award?

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Arthritis Cathie

Patients often tell me as an afterthought about their arthritic hands or dodgy knees, not expecting to be able to do anything about it.

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Ely Writers

Ely Writers’ Day, part of the Ely Arts Festival, is on Saturday 1st July in Ely Library 10am until 3pm.

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Topical News quiz

We all love a quiz don't we? Here is week 52 of The OAPSchatters Weekly Topical News Quiz.

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Ionian Seas

There is nothing so fickle as a sailing boat. I have learnt in over 45 years of sailing that everything takes longer than you expect; there is either not enough wind, too much wind, or the wind is in the wrong direction; rather like a game of cards, one is rarely dealt a good hand.

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Cotswold interview

Since writing my article on the clothes I evaluated for Cotswold Collections, I was delighted to be asked for an interview.

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Val H Pinetum

If you love walking amongst beautiful trees and enjoying the outdoors whilst supporting valuable conservation work of rare or endangered species of conifers, then the Pinetum, Bedgebury, Kent could be a place worth a visit.

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 Lexley Blood

Did you know that June 14th is World Blood Donor Day? We are all encouraged to present ourselves at our nearest centre.