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A WELCOME REMINDER

Simon Euan-Smith

simonoldtimers@googlemail.com

EBA correspondent

CROYDON EBA’S pre-Christmas meeting was a very happy morning, with the raffle raising £70. We were delighted that Rob Benson and Leigh Crompton made the trip up from Sussex – and that both won prizes in the raffle.

Leigh also produced two programmes from Croydon’s Fairfield Halls, from October 1987 and March 1988, both featuring local Chris Blake. I covered the 1987 as his “best showing to date”.

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