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  • Secrets and white lies at Bletchley Park

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    In the October 2010 issue of Best of British, Kay Gillioz-Pettigrew tells of working at Bletchley Park during WWII. We were ferried to and from Bletchley Park by bus. We weren’t encouraged to socialise and I didn’t go anywhere else all the time I was there. We were never allowed to travel alone by train,…

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  • Best of British in the Daily Mail

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    Look out for Best of British‘s Snap Happy feature in today’s Daily Mail newspaper and website! With readers’ holiday photos and memories, you can find the original feature in the July and August 2010 issues of Best of British. Snap Happy is a regular feature in the magazine, so send us your favourite photos and…

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  • Easter 1940s’ Weekend

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    Best of British took its camera to the Crich Tramway Village Easter 1940s Weekend to record the first activity of the year. The Forties re-enactors enjoyed two days of Spring sunshine – and showers – at the excellent Derbyshire venue. If you are pictured, contact us to have emailed your own personal photograph free of…

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