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‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!’

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THE Good Neighbours Club travelled to Weymouth last month, witnessing celebrations for Armed Forces Day.

The trip was organised for the residents of Rowley Place and their carers and family. Group members Nick and Liz Galpin said, “We all had a fantastic day with wonderful weather and to top it off, there was a wonderful parade and fly over for the 100 year anniversary of Armed Forces Day. Afterwards, the residents finished off with a cream tea at the end of the day.”

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