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    Margaret’s scooter story

    Feb 22, 2022 3 minutes
    Words: Nik

    Young Scunthorpe lass Margaret Hurst (nee Moody) wasn’t there at the genesis of the scene, but in 1961 she followed in her elder sister’s footsteps and bought herself a Lambretta Li150. While her sister, June, had owned a Series 1, Margaret bought the more up-to-date Second Series and used it as her day-to-day transport to and from her job at the local steel works.

    The Young Ones

    On one of these journeys, she was flagged over by a dashing young man riding an LD150 who invited her along to Scunthorpe Lambretta Club (SLC), which met regularly at a club

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