Paula
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Chelsea and counsellor in Torbay
Torbay, England
Joined April 2011
My new book 'From Soviet Bouquets To Shed Banners - Chelsea In Europe 1945-1971' is out. It covers Chelsea's incident-strewn European adventures from Moscow Dynamo 80 years ago to Athens triumph in 1971. Available on eBay here https://t.co/ALEBGV1Gis £10 inc UK p&p
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An epic and utterly chaotic friendly against Moscow Dynamo, a few months after WW2 ended, whereSoviet Bouquets were presented to bemused Chelsea players, really caught the public imagination.Shed...
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Today, we mark the 81st anniversary of the #DDay Normandy landings and remember all those who fought for our freedom on 6 June 1944, and those who gave their lives. #LestWeForget
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"We got slopped about in these landing craft until dawn." On the 81st anniversary of #DDay tomorrow, 102-year-old Glaswegian @BritishArmy veteran, Harold Fenwick, will say a prayer of thanks for having survived #ww2 - a war that killed his kid brother ▸ https://t.co/VMVYxtJc7m
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"And incidentally, the beer isn't cold in England." In 1942, the first of over 1.5m American servicemen arrived on British shores in preparation for Allied offensives culminating in #DDay on 6 June 1944. This clip from a 1943 training film is about how to behave in a pub.
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Earlier today, @SSAFA welcomed people to a free service at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in #Edinburgh, to mark our charity’s 140th anniversary. Here are a few of our highlights.
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This VE Day and always, we will remember the generation that gave everything to restore freedom to Europe. #VEDay80
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10 man City have just taken Forest to extra time after the prem league side had to bring on the big hitters. This is awesome stuff. It's history right here #ExeterCity #ECFC #EXENOT
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #ArmisticeDay #Remembrance
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The Girl Who Loved Beans on Toast (And Six More) A brand new collection of brilliantly written short stories from @WalterOtton Signed, limited edition copies available direct from Walts. £9.95 inc p&p (UK only) https://t.co/69Msw0Sueh
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Today we have a little #Halloween ghost story. Station HQ at Coningsby is said to be haunted by the ghost of an officer, who is seen along the main corridor. Have you seen a ghost at an RAF Station? Have you seen this one? Tell us in the comments, and sleep well tonight...
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Please look out tomorrow if you are interested to support
The Royal British Legion’s London Poppy Day is just around the corner! Join us tomorrow, as #PoppyAppeal collectors are joined by veterans and Armed Forces personnel to hand out poppies and collect donations at 70 locations across the city.
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