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We Love The Diary!

We. LOVE. Doddington Diary!


We do.

We loved the old Doings, and we were sad to see it go.

BUT NOW, a new team of ‘Newsletter Ninjas’ are picking-up their word processors, ripping old the old and cutting-out a new future for our village mutterings.

With a team filled fill of (volunteer!) experts, the first newsletter is due out in November 2017, which we know everyone is excited about, so it’s not long until the Doddington Diary is a regular thing to land on your doormat.

Their website is over at www.doddingtondiary.co.uk – PLEASE help support them – adverts, columns, jokes, gossips, whatever – send them in, as I’m sure that they’d love to hear from you! 

Let’s all help them make a fantastic start to the new Doddington Diary!

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