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Wednesday,January14,2015 newmarket-news.co.uk PartoftheCambridgeNewsseries 50pwheresold
The tale of a RAF base
little dog who closure
boarded a train... announced
Fullstoryandreaction
storyonpage3 onpage5 19 pagesof
Forbreakingnewsandupdatesvisitourwebsite:newmarket-news.co.uk propertyinside
Tribute paid
after assault
victim dies
AMANhasdiedafteranincidentin NatalieRobiNsoN One man was arrested following
Newmarket last month which left theincident.
himwith“seriousheadinjuries”. FormerDeNirosownerPeterCrot-
AdrianWilliams,51,diedinAdden- ty,ofNimbusWay,Newmarket,was RETURNING:WinterWonderland2014wasa‘completesuccess’.
brooke’shospitalyesterdaymorning, arrestedandchargedonsuspicionof Above:ThemarchingbandSpark!wasabigattraction
17daysafterhefelltothegroundin liams enjoyed playing darts in The grievousbodilyharm. Winter Wonderland will
theHighStreet. Crown pub in Church Street, Ford- The 33-year-old appeared in Ip-
Mr Williams’ best friend, Lee ham. swich Crown Court last Thursday,
Clarke,paidtribute,describinghim MrClarkeadded:“Inhissparetime January8. return for another year
as“lovingandgenuine”. he socialised with his friends and He did not enter a plea and was
He told the News: “It’s very hard playeddarts–helovedhisdarts. baileduntilApril10wherehewillap-
todescribehim–hewasaveryhard “Gus was very caring and didn’t pearincourtforapleahearing.
workingandgenuineman. haveabadwordtosayaboutanyone. AspokespersonforSuffolkpolice WINTERWonderlandisset feelinginthetownwasthatit
“HewasnicknamedGus–it’swhat “Hewillneverbeforgotten.” saidthatapoliceinvestigationwas toreturntoNewmarketafter wasacompletesuccess.”
everyone knew him as but no-one Policeandtheambulanceservice still ongoing following the incident asuccessfulfirstyear,town CllrJoyUneyadded:“It’s
knewwhy. werecalledtotheincidentinNew- lastmonth. councillorsdecidedonMonday alongtimesinceIhave
“He was a self employed farm marketHighStreetonDecember27 Shesaid:“Wecannotcommenton evening. seensuchahappy,relaxed
workerandlivedonhisown.” atabout9.55pm. chargesatthemoment. AtameetingoftheLeisure atmospherefromeveryone.”
Mr Clarke said MrWilliams lived Suffolk Accident Rescue Service “Apoliceinvestigationandenquir- Servicescommittee,councillors Organisationwashanded
in Soham but was originally from (SARS)alsoattended,givingMrWil- iesareongoing.” votedtoholdanotherWinter overtoaWinterWonderland
Wales,wherehismother,fatherand liamsemergencyanaestheticbefore Apostmortemisduetotakeplace Wonderlandin2015–praising workinggroupwhowill
brotherstilllive. hewastakentoAddenbrooke’shos- into Mr Williams’ death later this staffforitssuccesslastyear. beplanningtheeventfor
Whenhewasn’tworking,MrWil- pital. week,policesaid. CllrPeterHulbertsaid:“The Decemberthisyear.
2|January14,2015|newmarket-news.co.uk|NewmarketNews.
PROUDMOMENT:Freyawithherparents
Freya’s wish leads to charity donation
A SEVEN-year-old girl has to design a Christmas bau- Freya’s mum Sarah said:
led to a special donation ble,writingherwishonthe “Freya had seen and heard
to charity after sharing her back,forthechancetowin about ebola so I explained
Christmas wish in a local pantotickets. whatthecrisiswasandhow
competition. AndFreyasurprisedbosses peopleweresuffering.Itoo
Freya Woodcock, from whensheaskedforacurefor wastouchedwhenshechose
Fordham Primary School, ebolaasherwish,prompting toputacureasherChrist-
tookpartinFramesConserv- thefirmtomakeadonationof maswish–I’mveryproudof
atories Direct’s competition £150totheEbolaCrisisFund. her.”
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courtchargedwiththemur- at2am.
derofJessSmith,whowas murderofanotherman. Fourotherpeoplearrest-
•CompositeDoors
gunned down at a Burwell Distraught relatives who edonThursdayinconnec-
travellers’siteonNewYear’s shouted out at the back of tion with the murder have
•BifoldDoors Day. courtwereaskedtoleaveby beenreleasedonpolicebail.
Wearing a plain navy T- magistrates as Mosley was The three men from Corn-
shirtandlightgreytrousers, takendowntothecells.He wallaged17,19,and27and
MarkMosley,42,onlyspoke was remanded in custody a 38-year-old woman from
to confirm his name and andisduetoappearatCam- Chertsey have been bailed
address when he appeared bridge Crown Court within untilFebruary24.
at Cambridge Magistrates’ thenexttwodays. A 57-year-old man from
CourtonMonday. ThebodyofJessSmith,36, Burwell, arrested on suspi-
Mosley, of First Drove, of Common Road, Potton, cion of conspiracy to mur-
Burwell,ischargedwiththe Bedfordshire,wasfoundina derandconsiracytocommit
murder of Jessie Smith on caratFirstDroveinBurwell. grievious bodily harm has
January 1 and attempted MrSmithdiedafterbeing beenbaileduntilFebruary3.
Councillor proposes tax freeze
•Porches
•FasciasandSoffts THEleaderofForestHeath valueandworkinghardfor EdmundsburyBorough
DistrictCouncilistryingto thosewholiveandworkin CouncilasWestSuffolk,
*Financeavailable freezecounciltaxforlocal thedistrict. sharingaworkforcetosave
residentsforthesixthyear. “Therearesomehuge money.
subjecttostatus CllrJamesWaterswillbe challengesaheadbutI CllrWatersadded:
askingcouncillorstoback amconfidentwearewell “WorkingasWestSuffolk
ForaFreeQuotationcall thefreezeatabudget-setting placedtomeetthemwithout meanswecanmakeour
01638 723069 meetingonFebruary27. needingtoraisecounciltax voiceheardamongthose
CllrWaterssaid:“Despite further.” whomakethebigfinancial
somereallytoughfinancial ForestHeathDistrict decisionsandthatisa
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afterhours timeswearedeliveringgreat Councilisalsoworking realbenefitforthelocal
©LW servicesthatpeoplereally inpartershipwithSt economyinForestHeath.”
NewmarketNews.|newmarket-news.co.uk|January14,2015|3
Cheeky terrier takes a
New car
drivers
sought train ride to Cambridge
NEWdriversare
beingsoughtfora
voluntaryorganisation
inNewmarket.
TheVoluntary
Network,based
inAllSaintsRoad, A CUTE and furry passenger ElEanorDickinson
islookingfornew joined commuters on a train anDnataliErobinson
volunteerdrivers from Newmarket last week –
tohelpwithits withoutherowners. owner just a couple of hours
communitycar Thepint-sizedpooch,acairn later.
service. terrier, joined passengers on Atthetime,anAbellioGreater
Theservicehelps the7.52amfromNewmarketto Angliaspokespersonsaid:“Our
elderlyorisolated CambridgeonWednesdayafter staffatCambridgewerepleased
peopleinthe boarding–withoutaticket–at tocareforanunexpectedfour-
localcommunity Newmarketstation. leggedfriendthismorningwhen
attendmedical Thelittledogwasspottedas astraydogwashandedinwhich
appointments,visit she got on the train, and con- had been found at Newmar-
friendsandfamily or cerned passengers took her to ketstation,andwasbroughtto
accessservicesinthe station staff when they arrived Cambridgeonthe08.19arrival.
localarea. atCambridge. “We hope the dog can be
Anyonewhofindsit Stafftookherundertheirwing quicklyreunitedwithitsowner
difficulttousepublic forthemorningandcalledthe nowithasbeenpassedintothe
transportisableto localdogwardentocollecther careofthelocaldogwarden.”
usetheservice. aftercommuterstweetedGreat- Thecouncilsuccessfullyreu-
Volunteerdrivers erAngliatoalertthem. nited the dog and owner and
usetheirowncars. AliRydertweeted:“Adogwith tooktheopportunitytoremind
Trainingisprovided noownerhoppedonthetrainat peopletogettheirdogschipped.
andexpensesarepaid Newmarket!Ithinkhe’scoming Acouncilspokeswomansaid:
at45ppermile. all the way to Cambridge with “Cambridge City Council held
Ifyou’dliketoget us! aseriesoffreedogmicrochip-
involved,callThe “Nosignoftheownerbutthe pingeventslastsummer,ahead
VoluntaryNetwork conductorknows.Hopehegets ofachangeinthelawlaterthis
officeson01638 home safely. What an adven- year that will make it a legal
608022. ture!” requirement for all dogs to be
Heridentificationchipmeant microchippedforidentification
Rubix 80
the dog was reunited with her purposes.”
to play ADVENTURE:Thelittletravellerwithamemberofthedogwardenteam
inCambridge
at event
Tesco expansion and
RUBIX80willbethe
groupprovidingthe store ‘will go ahead’
entertainmenton
StGeorge’sDayin
Newmarketthisyear.
Thebandwill AREBUILDandexpansionfor
beperforming TescoinNewmarketisstillset
eightiesmusicin to go ahead, despite plans to
theMemorialHall close49storesnationally.
onFriday,April24, Chiefexecutiveofficer Dave
CllrDaveHudson Lewis confirmed that the
announcedata planned rebuild will still go
councilmeetingon aheadforNewmarket.
Mondayevening. The supermarket giant was
HetoldtheLeisure given permission to build a
ServicesCommittee: 9.870squaremetrestorewhich
“Ticketswillcost£15 is set to replace the current
PLANS:Anartist’simpression
eachandwillinclude 5,223 square metre store in
fishandchips. FordhamRoad.
“Doorswillopenat Thenewstorewillalsopro- Road,Newmarket.Wecontinue
7pm.” vide200newjobsandcreatea tobelievethatalargerstorewill
Councillors communitypackageofbenefits provideavaluedservicetothe
questionedwhether worth£1million,thestoresaid localcommunity.”
theticketswouldsell previously. AnewTescoExpressstorehas
aswellasforlast Mr Lewis said: “We’ve care- also got the go ahead for the
year’sAbbatribute fullyreviewedourplannednew HighStreet.
band,buthopedit storedevelopmentsacrossthe Thestorewillbeonthesite
wouldbeanother countryanditremainsourin- oftheoldWHSmithstoreand
successfuleventon tentiontobuildanon-sitere- willprovide20newjobsforlo-
theday. placement store on Fordham calpeople.
Helpers needed at Rainbows group
NEWhelpersarebeing to“buildconfidence,raise The4thNewmarket
soughtforaRainbowsgroup aspirationsandhavefun”. Rainbowsmeetevery
inNewmarket. EmmaSymondssaid:“We Mondayintermtime
Grouphelpersareneeded runactivities,eventsand between5.45and7pmin
toaidwithrunningactivities projectstohelpdiscover theScoutHutonRowley
andeventsandareaskedto girls’potentialandlearn Drive.
giveonehouramonth. newskills,andneedpeople Togetinvolved,contact
Eachhelperwillwork tohelpinjectmorefunand Emmaon4thNktRainbows@
withgirlsagedfivetoseven ideasintothegroup.” outlook.com.
4|January14,2015|newmarket-news.co.uk|NewmarketNews.
Be the best you can be in Olympic programme
FOUR schools in the New-
market area are striving to
dothebesttheycanaspart
of an Olympic inspired pro-
gramme.
Be the BestYou Can Be –
launchedatExning,Houlds-
worth Valley, Laureate and
Paddocks Schools this week
– asks pupils to “discover
their unique potential” and
be inspired to “pursue their
dreams”.
WendySmith,awheelchair
basketball and sprint kayak-
ing paralympian, launched
the programme at Laureate
School yesterday, giving a
speechtopupilsintheiras-
sembly.
Headteachers hope the
programme will help young
people raise their self confi-
denceandselfesteem.
David Perkins, Laureate
School headteacher, said:
“The inspiration offered by
high achievers, including
olympiansandparalympians,
who strive to achieve their
dreamsisincrediblypowerful
andcanreallyreachoutand
BETHEBEST:WendySmithwithLaureateSchoolpupils
engageouryoungpeople.”
Residents fight back
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NatalieRobiNsoN chairman of Mildenhall
Parish Council, said they
ANactiongrouphasbeen hadnoreasonnottosup-
setupbyresidentsofWest porttheapplication.
Row after a planning ap- He said: “The parish
plication for 131 homes councilsupportedtheap-
was supported by their plication on the grounds
parishcouncil. there was no reasonable
Plansforthehomeson cause to object to it. We
landeastofBeechesRoad cannotjustobjectbecause
have been submitted by peopledon’tlikeit.”
Cllr James Waters, leader Residentswerealsocon-
of Forest Heath District cerned about the closure
Council, Suffolk County ofnearbyRAFMildenhall.
Council, and Pigeon In- NOTINOURVILLAGE:TheActionGroupatthehomessite MrSmithadded:“With
vestment. thebaseclosing,thisisa
John Smith, who is donethefiveyearhousing Forest Heath district completely different situ-
standingasanindepend- plan.TheyhavesaidWest councillor Simon Cole ation.There’sgoingtobe
entcandidateinWestRow, Rowcouldtake211houses said: “The parish council a huge oversupply when
setupthegroupafterthe inthenext15years. hasapprovedofthisplan thesefamiliesleave.”
application was support- “Weareinfavourofthat which is not representa- Local resident Martin
edbytheparishcouncil. becausetheywillgrowor- tive of the residents who Connerysaid:“Wedonot
Theresidentsarefight- ganically,butthiswilluse livehere.Thecouncilsaid needthis.Iftheyaregoing
ing back, saying building nearly all of that in the thepeoplehereapproveof toapproveit,atleastwait
that number would“kill” nexttwoyears.Thisisnot this. At the action group two or three years until
theirvillage. sustainable.” meeting, 90 families said they decide what’s going
Mr Smith said: “West The group also hit out theydidn’t.Itdoesn’tseem onwiththeairbase.
Rowisatinyvillagebutwe at West Row now being theparishcouncilarerep- “We do not want it. It
come under pressure be- representedbyMildenhall resentativeofviews.” won’tbeavillageifthisis
causethecouncilhavenot ParishCouncil. ButRichardGreenfield, built.”
Gym on move to council site Petition started
against Heaven
AGYMissettomovetocounciloffic- workfromthecouncilofficeswhich
esaspartofplanstoformaMilden- makesiteasierforpeopletoaccess A PETITION has been started
hallhub. theservicetheywant.Iamlooking aimedatstoppingtherenewalofa
Thegym,whichwaslocatedatThe forwardtoseeingthenewgyminac- gentlemen’sclublicence.
DomeLeisureCentre,issettotake tion.” Localpeoplearebeingaskedto
onanewhomeinpartoftheForest TheMildenhallhubisa£59million signthepetitionintheMemorial
HeathDistrictCounciloffices. “revolutionary project” which may Hall, Newmarket, to stop Heaven
CllrWarwickHirstsaid:“Thismove see police, the fire service, council Awaitsfromhavingitslicence re-
isgoodnewsallroundasitbrings offices,MildenhallCollegeAcademy, newed.
anotherpartneralongsideanumber leisureservices,andtheCABbrought TheLicensingCommitteeisset
of other organisations who already togetherononesiteby2018. totomakeadecisiononMonday.
NewmarketNews.|newmarket-news.co.uk|January14,2015|5
Airbase to close under US
Business to
be targeted
defence spending review after closure
NewmarketChamber
ofCommercesaidnews
ofthebaseclosurewas
‘sad’butannouncedit
NatalieRobiNsoN American Air Force and are wouldbeworkingwith
delightedthatthisistocon- localbusinessestohelp
tinue. The USAF contrib- overcomethenegative
RAF MILDENHALL will utessignificantlytothelocal effects.
be closed, it has been an- economysotheexpansionof Grahamabbey,chairof
RAFLakenheath,andwithit
nounced, after a review of NewmarketandDistrict
the US Government’s com-
spending in Europe by the mitment to the site as part ChamberofCommerce,
USDepartmentofDefence. ofitslongtermplans,isvery said:“thework[atraF
The airbase, which is welcomenews.Butthishap- mildenhall]andthejobs
home to special operations pinessisobviouslytempered itcreatedareabigpart
forces,airrefuellingtankers byoursadnessthatMilden- ofourlocaleconomyand
and 3,200 military person- hallistoclose.” whilewehavehadthe
nel,willbeclosed. “Both announcements announcement,wewill
Spangdahlem Air Base in mean huge changes to the needtowaittohearmore
Germany will receive the landscape of Forest Heath – detailabouttheschedule
352nd Special Operations butIamoptimisticthatwith toclosedownthebase.
Group currently stationed every change there are op- “Oncethoseplans
at RAF Mildenhall, a base portunities for reinvention, aredevelopedwewill
spokespersontoldtheNews. growthandinvestment. workwiththebusiness
Approximately 2,600 staff “Wewilllooktoensurenot communitytolookat
will be relocated elsewhere onlythattheseopportunities howlocalbusinesscan
intheUKandtoRamstein aretaken,butthatanyfuture besupportedandhow
and Spangdahlem bases in plans for the bases are the theclosurecanbring
Germany. However, 1,300 right ones for the people of newopportunitiestoour
ForestHeath.”
military, civilian and local economy.”
ppoarstitoiofnthseacrelosseutrteo.belostas mCHovaeNdGteoSGteOrmtaHneyLaNDSCaPe:raFmildenhallissettoclose,withspecialoperationsbeing gwooCvuelllrrdnWmbaeetenwrtsosaordktdihneagdt,twihfiatnhtothtfheuey- CoSmufmfoelrkcCehwaimllbaelsroof
Frank Gorenc, USAF Eu- across the UK, including mind,newsoftheproposed baseclosure. ture military use is planned beworkingwiththe
ropeandAfricaCommand- RAFCroughton. closure of Mildenhall will Cllr James Waters, leader for the base, they could ad- Newmarketbranchto
er, said: “We understand “The UK remains an es- comeasashocktomany. of FHDC, said: “We have dresstheimpactintermsof discusswhatcanbedone
thesechangeswillhavesub- sential location for forward “Iwilldoeverythinginmy enjoyed a strong relation- the “community, economy, tohelplocalindustryafter
stantialimpactsonthelocal basedandreadyforces.Our power to support those af- shipovertheyearswiththe educationandhousing”. thebasehasclosed.
areas,butwearededicated closetieswiththeUKgov- fectedandtomakesurethat
toworkingcloselywithour ernment and integrated Mildenhallgetsthesupport
neighbours, defence part- missionswiththeRoyalAir itneedstoadjust.”
ners,personnelandfamilies Forceremainintegraltothe MayorofNewmarketCllr
toeasetheimpactofthese USAirForce’sabilitytoex- Rachel Hood told the News
transitionsasmuchaspos- ecutesuccessfulmissionsin that if handled appropri-
sible.” supportofourNATOallies.” ately,thebaseclosurecould
Nearby RAF Lakenheath Closures of bases around help the local area, includ-
wasalsotargetedunderthe Europewouldcost$1.4bil- ingNewmarket.
review, with the defence lion, defence department Shesaid:“Ithinkthiswill
department announcing it spokesman John Conger be a great opportunity for
would receive two squad- said, but savings would be the district to plan for ap-
ronsofF-35s–thefirsttime feltby2020. propriate further business
these planes have been lo- West Suffolk MP Mat- andhousinggrowth.
catedinEurope. thew Hancock said it was “Ifproperlyhandled,this
A spokesperson for RAF ablowtothearea.Hesaid: couldbeapositivethingin
Mildenhall said: “The ma- “Mildenhallhasalongand manyrespectsforthearea.”
jorityofUSforceoperations proudhistoryofstrongrela- Meanwhile, Forest Heath
in the UK will be conduct- tionswiththeUnitedStates DistrictCouncil(FHDC)said
ed at RAF Lakenheath and AirForce. it would “rise to the chal-
several other installations “Withthisdeephistoryin lenges”itwillfaceafterthe
end of an era for plane at base
ITwasanotherendofanera
atRAFMildenhalllastweek
as the final Combat Talon SOmBre
IIplaneleftthebase,being OCCaSiON:
replacedwiththeCV-22Os- thelastmC-
prey. 130HCombat
TheMC-130Hplaneshave talonleaves
been leaving the base for raFmildenhall
monthstomakewayforthe
CV-22Osprey.
USAFColMatthewPowell,
jointspecialoperationsarea
componentandEuropevice
commander,said:“Thisisa WorldWarandtookpartin Col Powell added: “The
departueflight.It’sasombre missions ranging from air nicethingaboutthisdepar-
occasion. refueling to the precision tureflightistheseplanesare
“[It]isarealquietandre- airdrop of personnel and notgoingtotheboneyard.
spectful departure because equipment. “They’re going back to
we understand the mission RAF Mildenhall will con- HurlburtFieldwherethey’ll
willneverbethesameasthe tinuemissionswiththeCV- continuetoflyandmakean
7th [operations squadron] 22 while the MC-130H will impact for special opera-
evolvesintoanewaircraft.” nowbepartofthe15thSpe- tions.
TheMC-130Hplaneswere cialOperationsSquadronin “Theystillhavealotoflife
first used in the Second Floria. leftinthem.”
6|January14,2015|newmarket-news.co.uk|NewmarketNews.
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facing work in Fordham condition”. RousRoad,OldStationRoad
Road, which was set to be FordhamRoadwasclosed andtheHighStreet.
completed yesterday even- between 7pm and 6am Temporary traffic man-
ing. Monday night and last agement measures are
Long suffering motorists night for phase one of being put in place
in Newmarket have had to theproject. by Suffolk County
endure potholes on their The second round Council so that
journeysformonths–with of work started last the work can be
councillors at Newmarket nightonFredArch- Emailusateditorial@ carriedoutsafely.
Town Council describing er Way, with work newmarket-news. A council
localroadsas“acrumbling expected to contin- co.ukorvisit spokesman also
infrastructure”backinApril ueuntilFriday. newmarket-news. said the date of
lastyear. While the road is co.uk the works could
Work has now begun to closed,carswillbedi- change in case of
repairtheroads,whichthe verted down Fordham delays caused by the
councilsaidwere“necessary Road,HighStreet,Hamilton weather.
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New fly-grazing law a step closer
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inghasmovedanotherstep someoneelse’slandwithout Calls to welfare charities
closerafteritreceivedcross- permission – and the new aboutflygrazinghaverisen
partysupportinParliament. lawwouldcutthetimeland- by two thirds in the past
TheControlofHorsesbill, owners have to wait before three years following con-
which is promoted by MP theycantakeactionfrom14 cerns that horses are being
JulianSturdyandbackedby tojustfour. abandoned.
Kentford-based CLA and a Thomas Allen, 23, from According to the RSPCA,
host of rural, farming and Soham,diedontheA14near during 2013 it received 508
animalwelfarebodies,isex- Ipswichin2012afterhiscar calls regarding abandon-
pectedtobecomelawbefore hithorseswhichhadstrayed ment,includingflygrazing,
the end of this parliamen- intotheroad. in Cambridgeshire that re-
tarysession. The owner of the horses, latedtothewelfareof1,774
Fly grazing is the term StacyHumphrys,wasjailed horses.
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teestoworktomakeit charityannouncedthat grant but Cllr Palmer working with the char- event or to request an in-
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CHHARITYTREaK:HarrrietForbres-Lanige et set
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Burglars target Veterinary surgeon
Moulton home receives honour
POLICE are appealing LASTweek,theNewsreportedthatNick
for information after an Wingfield Digby had been appointed
attempted burglary in LVO(LieutenantoftheRoyalVictorian
Moulton. Order)byTheQueenintheNewYear’s
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Burglars had tried to PartneratExning-basedRossdalesVet-
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andwindow. aconsultanttothepractice.Heisalso
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GENEROSITY:StudentsatNewmarketAcademywithoneofthehampers
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GENEROUSstudentsfrom offtoraisemoneyforJeans Theremaininghampers
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