The ground's littered with Tony Blair's "cash" after the Gala's most theatrical/politcal float disgorged its dodgy hospital staff and odd patient. Jane Carrick, jack Lambeth, John Hodgson Mary Liverick, Richard Bell, Sheila Hodgson, Pauline Jackson.

Coll. Enid Mahoney, 6a The Loft, Bruntley Meadows, Alston CA9 3UX T381779 . Enid Mahoney typing away for the Foundry, ca 1979.

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"Nurse" Sheila Hodgson begs Jaxk lambeth/Tony Blair to ease up on the beer until retirement.

Frank Bell, retired builder and Lynne Andrews, Alston librarian.

Ken Jackson, Jimmy Ward, Ailsa & John Craig of Swalloway Cottage & Carol Sutton from Clog Hall

Sheila Hodgson with her winning German Shorthaired Pointer cross Springer Spaniel Dusty. While Old Stone vet Katherine Staines congratulates, Dusty appears to be trying to communicate with Sheila using gundog foot language. We'll never know what the question was!

Antonia Allen, Lynne Andrew, Helen Robinson & Jocelyn Chambers- after the local WI sponsored litter pick in Alsto last weekend

Coll Alistair Carr