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Tag: Wythburn Road

Posted on:April 15, 2020March 4, 2020Darnhill Langley Locations

Snow in the Overspill

I never lived on Langley but worked at St Mary’s Primary School on Wood Street. The school was being remodelled but was all over the place. On the grounds we had porta-cabins and we were in a tiny office. We were breaking up for the Christmas holidays and the school had to close very early […]

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