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  talk2crispin: @RealWestDorset It was the Turf one I particularly remember. (And yes The Welsh Pony was a bit of a dump, but it was nearby at least)
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  RealWestDorset: @talk2crispin Welsh Pony I barely remember. Bus station - plastic flowers - that is about all. Kings Arms prob best beer centre Oxford now?
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  RealWestDorset: @talk2crispin Yes - silly me - you are right. Turl I used to watch pal play trad jazz, Turf drink trad beer. Was it Tl or Tf you recalled?
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  talk2crispin: @RealWestDorset I checked & there's a Turf & a Turl Tavern! Bit confusing (B4 you've even had a drink!) ..I used to drink in The Welsh Pony
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  RealWestDorset: @talk2crispin Since you ask, I am pretty sure that in Oxford it is Turl. I spent many hours in there in years gone by
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  RealWestDorset: Sun gone in, so reading West Dorset Draft Community Plan 2010-26. In 24 pages, it talks about sustainability 27 times, families once
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