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Painting the town red!

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June 12th 2008
Today being my day off, Mum, Alex and I set off for a jaunt round Welshpool. First stop, the Old Station - as its name suggests, it was once the station, but when they built the by-pass, they moved the rails, so the lines don't go near the platform any longer, and the station has become a shop, with cafe. On to Coed y Dinas to buy a money box for Alex's savings - a friend of mine told him she'd sa ... read more

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