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AEggett wrote:I have very happy memories of Nana and Grandad and of course the lakes and fishing huts. I hope some of you have too. We have lots of press cuttings and pictures at home of various fish caught at Woburn Close and the anglers who caught them.
Thanks so much Annette for this I for one would dearly love to see and hear more of you memories and pictures of this place when you've the time. There are many on this forum that would also concur with me I expect.

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Pyrethrum5 wrote:
AEggett wrote:I have very happy memories of Nana and Grandad and of course the lakes and fishing huts. I hope some of you have too. We have lots of press cuttings and pictures at home of various fish caught at Woburn Close and the anglers who caught them.
Thanks so much Annette for this I for one would dearly love to see and hear more of you memories and pictures of this place when you've the time. There are many on this forum that would also concur with me I expect.

Regards,

Mark
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Not been home yet but should be back next weekend so will bring the old pics back for scanning

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Thank you Annette. :Hat:
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Happy days. :Thumb:

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AEggett wrote:Not been home yet but should be back next weekend so will bring the old pics back for scanning

Annette

Fantastic - can't wait!

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While you are waiting for Annette to upload the old pics take a look at these
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Last week Annette sent me a load of press cuttings which I will scan and put up on the forum in due course.

Here is a taster below...

From 1962.

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A letter to Jim from the Angling Times from 1959.

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Hello ,any luck with them press cuttings.

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