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Lead Zeppelin

05 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by laurencereade in M

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coal extraction, coal mining, Darren Cassidy, Dean Moss, Lead, Meliden, Prestatyn Town, St Asaph, Welsh Alliance, Welsh Cuo, Welsh Groundhop

Monday 26th August 2013 ko 18.00

Welsh Alliance Division Two

MELIDEN 2 (Moss 34 Cassidy 84)

ST ASAPH 0

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It seems like the end of an era writing this, the last game of the Welsh hop marathon. A few things have happened since this game, the main one being that Chris attended a league meeting where a full debrief was held on the hop, the first in the league. The good news new that we’ll be back next season, and that the planning has already started.

Yet despite the magnum opus nature of the hop it didn’t feel like we were stretching the joy too far as we approached the mining village of Meliden. Yes, people’s feet still hurt, and there were tired bodies on show, but what we saw as the coaches reached the Mine lifted the soul. Continue reading →

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