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David Pickup's Blog: Snippets from my long lost diary... a genuine glimpse into the past

David Pickup has gestated and written 40 weeks of reminiscences! This week he takes us through entries in his 5 year diary that bring colour and flavour to the events of a schoolboy in 1950s Oswestry.
26 Nov 2020
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