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Hello all,<\/p>\n

I think that this is going to be a bumper edition, as not only have I got to catch up with not managing to produce a July eNewsletter, I\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161’ve also got plenty of good material to get through !! So what happened to July\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161’s edition you might ask ? Well I ran out of time\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161…the twin calls of work and then spending three weeks with Tony Annis, undertaking an adventure of life time in Brasil, squashed everything into too short a space ! I will tell you more about Brasil but now I need to move on and let you know about the following:- <\/p>\n

July was a notable month for the Globetrotters Club, particularly for the London Branch, on two fronts:-<\/p>\n

\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00c3\u201a\u00b7 Dick Curtis has retired as London Branch organiser and all round good guy ! As you can see from the picture below, courtesy of Dan Bachmann<\/b>, Dick was completely surprised by the presentation of a signed card and an engraved glass globe ! In fact I think he was speechless for a few seconds whilst he registered what Jacqui and the Committee had organised in commemoration\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161… Many of you can recollect Dick being a constant, as the club changed most of its regular attendees, meeting venues and advanced through its own 60th<\/sup> birthday. How many of you also noted Dick\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161’s passions for Wasps rugby union club, strong English beers and slightly eccentric travel trips to London, the Basque country and beyond. I think for me Dick epitomises what drew me to the club and has kept me coming back for more, in one shape or another. I\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161’m sure we haven\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161’t heard the last of Dick and we\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161’ll get to catch up with him in slightly less busy moments, enjoying the club and its members \u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161… All the best and thank you for all your efforts Dick \u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161– regards from us all!!!<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00c3\u201a\u00b7 The new programme of events for September 2008 was announced and as you can see it lists a whole host of interesting and well accomplished travellers – http:\/\/www.globetrotters.co.uk\/meetings\/lon09it1.html. Not only do we have Legacy 2007 winner & club member Katie Fahrland speaking about her once in a lifetime trip to Bamako, we also welcome back regulars Justin Marozzi, Jonny Bealby (GT heartthrob !!), Amar Grover & John Gimlette all before the end of 2008 ! A very strong line up indeed as we head towards the winter months and the start of 2009\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161…<\/p>\n

That\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161’s all for now\u00c3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161…,<\/b><\/p>\n

The Ant<\/b><\/p>\n

theant@globetrotters.co.uk<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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