ORCHARD Bros&nbsp;<br />1865 - 2015
Freshwater Bay |  Isle of Wight | T: 01983 752036
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80th birthday tributes, 1952

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A letter  from the Post Office, on the occasion of Will's 80th birthday. It is interesting to note that long service was appreciated and that there is no mention of retirement!
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This letter from the Parish Council followed a little later.
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Press cuttings, some from as far afield as Portsmouth and Southampton!
The Coronation Medal, 1953
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