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Contents
Boys & Girls Brigade 80th Anniversary by Ian Abrahams
BOGS: Defender of Old Southampton by Peter Taylor
Memories of Vickers-Supermarine by Bill Bailey
A Bitterne Education by Peter Taylor
St Theresa’s Hostel for Working Girls by Dawn McIntyre
Crime and Punishment by Peter Taylor
Memories of Bitterne Park by James Fynan
As well as our regular features
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