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admin on September 26th, 2020

Well done Sue, a great 5Km run today for Cancer Research. Not only did she just break the 40 minute mark, between Sue and I, Maggie and Chris, we have raised over £600 inc Gift Aid. We are grateful to a lot of generous people. Following that I decided to make it a day of […]

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admin on September 25th, 2020

Spent some time over the past two days with my friend Andy. We work together on the Maidstone Leisure Trust. Face to face yesterday at his house caught up on Trust and Rotary stuff and also local gossip. This morning we were part of the Rotary litter picking team. Heavy rain to begin with but […]

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admin on September 23rd, 2020

For the sake of brevity I am not going to write a full script of our lovely break in Devon. Suffice to say we had a great time. Weather unusually warm, we saw all the family. Malc is doing reasonably well but a lot on his plate as they are going to move into a […]

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admin on September 14th, 2020

Tomorrow Sue and I are off to Devon for a week. We are really looking forward to meeting Malc and family but also to some time to chill out. Having had to cancel Spain in April and again for this month, the virus has a lot to answer for. But then we are the lucky […]

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admin on September 13th, 2020

No, not what you think. Sue and Maggie trialled the Race for Life 5km and managed it well, so they will be ready to do it again on 26th. Meanwhile I did an elevation run to try for a place in the top three this week on our club leaderboard. I ran up to Linton […]

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admin on September 12th, 2020

Viv rang and told me that Steve’s scan shows some problems which will be treated by regular medication. He remains in hospital at the moment but should go home soon. We wish him well. Making the most of the continuing pleasant weather, I went for my bike ride with B Group. This is the last […]

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admin on September 11th, 2020

Viv rang last night to say Steve is in hospital with unknown problems. I spoke to her this afternoon and she awaiting results of a CT Scan that Steve is having. As yet I haven’t heard anything back. I am sure Viv will be in touch when she knows more. 8.00pm just had message still […]

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admin on September 10th, 2020

At 8.00 am this morning I had a call from Barty House to say that although they are still awaiting the results for Mum’s Covid test, they have decided that as Mum has had nearly 3 weeks in quarentine and she shows no symptoms of cover she will be able to leave her room and […]

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admin on September 9th, 2020

No word yet about Mum’s virus test results. That’s almost 3 weeks now in quarantine. It seems that the testing system is not working as well as it should. According to her care notes it looks like she has had a quieter day. I do hope the antibiotics are working and that her hip is […]

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admin on September 8th, 2020

This morning I went with my friend Norman to visit fellow Rotarian Carolyn whose husband has recently died and she needed help to clear her house prior moving to Wales to live near her son and family. Norman and I cleared piles of items from the room in the roof of her garage. It meant […]

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