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« Reply #15 on: December 25, 2018, 18:04:29 »
C = Conwy
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« Reply #16 on: December 25, 2018, 19:01:36 »
I will go for Alsager for the first letter A. The station flower beds are well looked after there.
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« Reply #17 on: December 25, 2018, 19:15:17 »
Quote from: RA on December 25, 2018, 19:01:36
I will go for Alsager for the first letter A. The station flower beds are well looked after there.

Wow ...that is the one that I thought would be very much the hardest to get.  Goodness me - congratulations on that.

Conwy and Howth are right too.  All that'e needed to complete the quiz is a P.
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« Reply #18 on: December 25, 2018, 19:40:27 »
Quote from: grahame on December 25, 2018, 19:15:17
Quote from: RA on December 25, 2018, 19:01:36
I will go for Alsager for the first letter A. The station flower beds are well looked after there.

Wow ...that is the one that I thought would be very much the hardest to get.  Goodness me - congratulations on that.

Conwy and Howth are right too.  All that'e needed to complete the quiz is a P.

I nearly spilt my glass of sherry when I read that last line Grin
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« Reply #19 on: December 25, 2018, 20:43:41 »
It's getting towards the end of the day ... I had better give a final clue.
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« Reply #20 on: December 25, 2018, 20:59:05 »
Quote from: grahame on December 25, 2018, 19:15:17
All that'e needed to complete the quiz is a P.

Sorry, but couldn't resist this

Perth ?
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« Reply #21 on: December 25, 2018, 21:09:21 »
Quote from: PhilWakely on December 25, 2018, 20:59:05
Quote from: grahame on December 25, 2018, 19:15:17
All that'e needed to complete the quiz is a P.

Sorry, but couldn't resist this

Perth ?

Fun link. Not Perth. If I give another clue I'll take you Rhylly close.
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« Reply #22 on: December 25, 2018, 21:17:56 »
Prestatyn (Pressed hat in)..... Cheesy
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« Reply #23 on: December 25, 2018, 21:57:06 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on December 25, 2018, 21:17:56
Prestatyn (Pressed hat in)..... Cheesy

I know it has to start with P but ... it's actually Rhyl, isn't it?

So a Harpy Christmas to you too!
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« Reply #24 on: December 25, 2018, 22:09:07 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on December 25, 2018, 21:17:56
Prestatyn (Pressed hat in)..... Cheesy

Spot on ... a really bad pun there!.  Hope you've enjoyed interpreting the message, and that your Christmas Day has been more than you hoped.   Terribly conscious that for some, it's a tough day but even if you're one of those it can be better than you had expected ... hope that's been the case and for those who enjoy the whole thing, I hope you did so on all cylinders.

Last Christmas for us was ... not happy.  We booked to relive the previous Christmas, but that had been the the last with Dad; we'd gone to the big town Assembly Hall Christmas dinner and helped - though they really had too much help.  But repeated, it was miserable - not for others and the fantastic team, but for us, and this year we gave up 'our' places in ton for quietly at home.  Lunch was Turkey Rogon ...  But a good and happy Christmas; if you wonder about all the time I have been here online, Lisa has been updating / designing an App, and we are watching "First Dates" on the TV▸ (Thames Valley, or TeleVision, depending on context) ... commenting whether we think people will make it.  For anyone disappointed - look forward to next year.  And you have 364 normal days to enjoy first!
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« Reply #25 on: December 25, 2018, 22:11:06 »
Quote from: stuving on December 25, 2018, 21:57:06
Quote from: SandTEngineer on December 25, 2018, 21:17:56
Prestatyn (Pressed hat in)..... Cheesy

I know it has to start with P but ... it's actually Rhyl, isn't it?

So a Harpy Christmas to you too!

Oh good grief - have I managed to screw up.   Thinking about it, I think I have; as I recall, Prestatyn is an island platform with a monstrous accessible slope bridge.
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« Reply #26 on: December 25, 2018, 22:58:21 »
What a day its been for me, Just enjoyed 2 1/2 hours of tv, The EastEnders reduced me to tears, Then mrs browns boys, and now off to bed, GOODNIGHT.
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« Reply #27 on: December 25, 2018, 22:59:37 »
Quote from: Dispatch Box on December 25, 2018, 22:58:21
What a day its been for me, Just enjoyed 2 1/2 hours of tv, The EastEnders reduced me to tears, Then mrs browns boys, and now off to bed, GOODNIGHT.

G'night  Cheesy
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« Reply #28 on: December 26, 2018, 11:45:26 »
Quote from: Dispatch Box on December 25, 2018, 22:58:21
What a day its been for me, Just enjoyed 2 1/2 hours of tv, The EastEnders reduced me to tears, Then mrs browns boys, and now off to bed, GOODNIGHT.

EastEnders was very christmasy  Wink
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