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Wise words

JOHN DICKINSON

When CDB's dashing editor Tim barked his usual exasperated, Geordie-laden (use your imagination!) last-minute deadline plea for this latest column's words he actually suggested "words of wisdom".

Ha Ha! Sorry Tim, but I am living testament that age does not necessarily directly relate to wisdom as the fact that I recently reached my biblical maximum of three score years and 10 (where did THAT time go?) – the day after the excellent Leven Valley 2 Day Trial in fact, proves! And it was concerning the Leven Valley trial that I had been

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