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ABOUT THE YOUNG IDEA

icky Weller was a teenage pop fan. Then her brother Paul Weller became a teenage sensation, as singer and driving force of The Jam. It became the family business – with their father John managing the band while Nicky ran the fanclub. Now, Nicky is curating a new exhibition, This Is The Modern World, that features and so much more. It’s The Gift that keeps on giving, and it’s taking place In The City of Brighton until the end of August. We asked Nicky (right) to tell us some of the stories behind the exhibition.

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