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Suffolk towns and villages have a uniquely picturesque quality, and Bildeston, where Cathy and Peter Bullen have lived for nearly 30 years, is no exception. Their house is on the high street and dates from the 17th century, ‘but at some time in the early 1800s it was given a classic Georgian façade,’ Cathy explains.

Peter was in the army when the couple got married and, over the next four years, they moved seven times from base to base. ‘I absolutely hated

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