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Newcastle Speedway
2010-2019 Part 2
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Steve Worrall & Robert
Lambert
Ludvig Lindgren Lewis
Kerr
Lewis Rose Anton
Rosen
Stuart Robson
Ashley Morris
Tero Aarnio
2016
2017 Reserves 2018
Riders
Ivan Mauger
Obituary
2019
Rob Grant |
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2015 Season |
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Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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Simon Nielsen, Anton Rosen, Steve Worrall, Ludvig Lindgren and Tero
Aarnio. Absentees: Lewis Kerr and Christian Henry |
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Newcastle v Workington |
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5th April 2015 |
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This team contested the "Ian Thomas" Shield commemorating Ian who was
the best promoter either team had. The above cover photo shows
rear: - Christian Henry & Lewis Kerr middle: - Simon Neilsen, Ludvig
Lindgren & Lewis Rose and front: - Anton Rosen & Steve Worrall |
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Lewis Rose |
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Another 2015 Line Up |
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Lewis Rose, Steve Worrall, Simon Nielsen, Ludvig Lindgren, Anton Rosen,
Christian Henry, Lewis Kerr and
Newcastle Gem Archie Freeman |
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Lewis Kerr |
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Extract from the Independant Newspaper on
Monday 3 August 2015. Newcastle Diamonds speedway rider Lewis Kerr
is in an induced coma after colliding with another rider at a race in
Peterborough. The 25-year-old, from Snettisham in Norfolk, was flown to
Addebrooke's Hospital in Cambridge after he crashed into a fence
following the collision; the meeting was abandoned. Team manager George
English said his family are at his side. It was not a good looking
crash and it instantly became apparent that Lewis needed major
attention," he said "The paramedic team were superb and gave Lewis the
very best of attention on the track, but also realised that it was
important to get him to hospital as soon as possible."
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A spokesman for the British Speedway
Promotion Agency (BSPA) said: "Lewis is in a stable condition and is
in the very best place for care and attention. "There was no
alternative but to abandon the meeting. All of the riders were in no
state to continue after seeing what had happened. "Our
thoughts are with Lewis and his family, and we wish him a full,
successful and speedy recovery. "Our information at this stage
is that he is in an induced coma and as and when any further updates
are available we will issue further bulletins. "Everyone
within British Speedway sends our best wishes to Lewis and his
family, and we hope for good news soon."
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Anton Rosen |
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Simon Nielsen |
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Ludde and Tero |
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Ludvig Lindgren and Tero Aarnio |
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Tero Aarnio |
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| 2016 Team |
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| Photo by Steve Brock. Tero Aarnio,
Robert Lambert, Lewis Rose, Ludvig Lindgren, Danny Phillips, Matej Kus
and Steve Worrall. Early season injury to Tero Aarnio, he was
replaced by Swede Viktor Palovaara photo below: - |
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| Another 2016
Team Photo |
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| Ashley Morris, Robert Lambert, Steve Worrall,
Ludvig Lindgren, Danny Phillips, Victor Pavolaara and Matej Kus |
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| Ludvig Lindgren |
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| Robert Lambert |
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Lewis Rose &
Robert Lambert |
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| 2017 |
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| At a Closed season "talk in" in November 2016
the 7 riders to contest the first meetings of season 2017 were revealed,
they are as follows: - |
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The Newcastle Sapphire Engineering Diamonds 2017 - Standing: Alan Hedley
(Co-Promoter), DannyPhillips, Lewis Rose, Ludvig Lindgren (c), Steve
Worrall, Robert Lambert, George English )Co-Promoter/Team Manager)
Kneeling: Ashley Morris, Connor Coles |
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Steve Worrall &
Robert Lambert |
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| What a relief that we have the best
Championship Riders back at Brough Park. They were great in 2016
and surely will improve throughout 2017. I hope they will not miss
too many meetings through other commitments. When Robert gets out
in front he gets close to the Brough Park track record. He needs
to be informed that he needs to go a little faster to claim the record.
Steve is a little slower than Robert but in 2016 for points scored there
is nothing to separate the two. I expect both to put a point on
their averages and to lead the team to some silverware. |
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| Robert Lambert |
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| Ludvig Lindgren |
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| I am very pleased that we could fit Ludde in
the 2017 team. He has the gift of throttle control, his acceleration
in attacking the bends is legendary. 2016 was a good year for him
and hopefully he can step up a gear in 2017. |
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| Lewis Rose |
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| Lewis has been with the Diamonds for a while.
In 2016 he had started to really get into the groove and then he
succumbed to a collarbone injury missing the closing weeks of season
2016. The Newcastle faithful will be ecstatic that Lewis has
signed up for another season at Brough, me too! I think Rosey can
rack up the points in 2017 but he will start the season in the tougher
main body of the team. |
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| Lewis was paired with club captain Ludde
Lindgren at 3 and 4. Rose started the season well then lost form a
bit but was still scoring, then he had a serious injury which ruled him
out for the rest of the season. Stuart Robson answered Newcastle's
prayers and Robbo came back to ride for us again. Lewis has to
feature in our plans for 2018 when hopefully he will ride injury free
and realise his full potential. |
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| Ashley Morris |
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| Roy Clarke calls Ashley the BCB ie The Black
Country Blaster the rest of us call Ashley a major prospect. Ash
and Lewis Rose hold Newcastle's future in their hands. If both
lads get amongst the points then Newcastle can look forward to a really
good season in 2017. Ash in my opinion is a top prospect and I
forecast a really good year for him! When he gets a win he plays
to the crowd on his victory laps, which is much better for the fans than
popping wheelies in my opinion. |
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| Ashley celebrating his heat win by punching the
air and waving to the crowd |
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| Ashley Morris & Liam Carr |
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| Ashley and Liam indulging in a spot of elbowing
their way to the first bend |
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Ludvig Lindgren &
Lewis Rose |
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| Ludde and Lewis celebrate a 5-1 |
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| 2017 Reserves |
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| Danny Philips |
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| Danny Philips is an enigma. He often
looks like making it then he rolls out 4 zeros. The promotion are
sticking with him for 2017 but really it is down to the lad finding his
feet and winding it on with abandon! Danny can do it, I think and
he must be on a short fuse in 2017. If he is unable to make the
step up then we may need to say goodbye and bring another rider in
sooner rather than later. I hope Danny makes this his breakthrough
year but if not then his place should be given to another rider if we
can find one that is actually better than Danny. |
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| Danny was injured early in season 2017 and
wasn't able to make a comeback in the season. Finding another
reserve to replace Danny with, proved to be difficult! |
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| Dan Greenwood |
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| Dan Greenwood |
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| Dan had to take on the role of the higher
scoring reserve as he was partnered with rookie Connor Coles. Both
lads struggled in the Championship and first Connor then Dan were
replaced. |
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| Connor Coles |
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| Connor DOB 7th September 1994 rode for
Mildenhall in 2016. I believe Connor has ex riders father
and grandfather Michael and Bob Coles in his corner so he must get great
support and advice. Hopefully young Connor will be able to rack up
the points. Newcastle's fans will give the lad time to settle in
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| Connor showed some potential but couldn't make
the rapid strides that were needed from him and with the team woefully
weak at numbers 6 and 7 Connor was released and replaced by Ben Hopwood
and in turn Dan Greenwood was replaced Alfie Bowtell. |
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Alfie Bowtell &
Ben Hopwood |
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| Ben and Alfie saw out the later part of season
2017. The crowd took to both riders. We had reserves that
could fight the battle from the tapes and around the fast lines of
Brough's 2nd turn. Ben had more experience than Alfie and it
showed at first but Bowtell was getting better all the time and I expect
2018 will be a good season for Alfie. He will start off season
2018 as 2nd reserve somewhere (lets hope at Newcastle) and will continue
improving I am sure. |
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| 2017's Most
Settled Team |
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| Photo taken by Steve Brock |
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| Stuart Robson, Robert Lambert, Alfie Bowtell,
Ludvig Lindgren, Ben Hopwood, Ashley Morris and Steve Worrall |
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Newcastle Legend
Stuart Robson |
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| Aarnio, Rose & Lindgren |
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| 2018 Riders |
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| Ashley Morris |
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| A fans favourite. Whilst others
celebrated a race win by doing wheelies. Ashley celebrated with
the crowd. He moved on in the closed season which was a shame as
he was so popular at Brough Park. |
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| 2018 Promotion/Sponsor |
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| Martin Phillips, John Taylor &
George English |
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| Stuart Robson |
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| Ivan Mauger |
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| Born: 4 October 1939 Died:
16 April 2018 |
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| All the
above photographs are courtesy of the souvenir programme dated 22nd
April 2018. There is lots more about Ivan on my page dedicated to
him
1960's Part 5 Ivan Mauger |
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| Carl Wilkinson |
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| Carl Wilkinson was a rider the fans
took to their hearts. He wasn't the best gater in the league so he
had to battle for his points, inside or outside Carl could pick them
off. He would go out wide at full throttle and either fall or make
a superb pass. I enjoyed watching the guy. |
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Carl Wilkinson &
Stuart Robson |
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Lewis Rose &
Carl Wilkinson |
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| Lewis Rose (White) on gate 4 and
Carl Wilkinson (Y/B) gate 2 |
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| 2019 |
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| The team that started off the 2019 campaign.
Lasse Bjerre, Thomas Jorgensen, Steve Worrall, Matthew Wethers, Danny
Phillips front Simon Lambert and Max Clegg |
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Martin Phillips and
John Taylor |
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| 2019 Co-promoter Martin Phillips welcomes John
Taylor as main team sponsor. BTS rescue the diamonds from an uncertain
future |
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| Danny Phillips |
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| Danny Phillips leads from David
Wallinger (guest) and Berwick's Leon Flint |
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| Steve Worrall & Max Clegg |
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| Steve Worrall (red) and Max Clegg
(blue) celebrate a 5-1 |
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| Matthew Wethers |
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| Very Popular Aussie |
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| The very popular Matthew Wethers entertaining
the crowd with a doughnut. Matt had a great year emerging as a
heatleader. Most of us want him back in 2020 if we are operating!
His high average may be a problem when it comes to team building. |
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| Matthew celebrating with a wheelie.
Latest news is that he has been asked back in 2020 and has agreed terms.
Everyone is happy with his riding in 2019 and we hope he can do the same
or better
in 2020 |
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| Max Clegg |
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| Max spent all of 2019 see-sawing in and out of
the number 2 and reserve slots. His home form saw him hitting
double figures helping the team to results that would have been
impossible without him. Like Matthew Wethers the Newcastle fans
would love to see him back in 2020 (hopes!) |
| John says: The first two
signings for 2020 under the new promotion are Matthew Wethers & Max
Clegg. Two riders that can ride Brough Park really well. Let
us hope the next 5 signings are met with the same approval. |
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| Max Clegg in blue leads Steve
Worrall and Aaron Summers..Latest news December 2019, Max will be back
in 2020 |
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| Ulrich Reinhold Østergaard |
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| Ulrich was brought into the 2019 side because
his average was low enough for us to track him as a reserve. He
ended the campaign riding at number 5 as Thomas Jorgensen had vacated
that team slot due to injury. Ulrich along with Max Clegg, and
Matthew Wethers were the riders that the fans took to their hearts
during 2019 and would like them back in 2020 if Newcastle Speedway is to
continue. |
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| Clegg and Worrall |
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| Max Clegg, Steve Worrall Josh Embleton and Erik
Riss |
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| Lasse Bjerre & Steve Worrall |
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| Lasse Bjerre |
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| Thomas Jorgensen |
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| Dane Thomas was enigmatic. You never knew
what he was going to do. He won me over early season when he
attacked the track in coming from behind but he dropped points he should
not have. |
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| Thomas leads Newcastle guest David
Wallinger |
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| Thomas leading the Edinburgh pair
Joel Andersson & Josh Pickering |
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| The 2019 Team After Strengthening |
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| Could this turn out to be the last team photo
ever? I hope not, but at present the future looks bleak.
Lasse Bjerre, Thomas Jorgensen, Ulrich Østergaard, Steve Worrall, Danny
Phillips, Max Clegg & Matthew Wethers |
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| Newcastle v Redcar |
| Knock Out Cup Final 2nd Leg |
| 27th October 2019 |
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| Redcar won the first leg by 12 points and after
the 2nd leg ran out cup winners by 8 points. This meeting could
turn out to be the last action ever seen at Brough Park. We are
awaiting the outcome of negotiations. |
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NEWCASTLE have confirmed they are
making every effort to take their place in the Championship next season.
The Diamonds’ place in what would be a 12-team second tier has
been held for a period of grace as they were unable to declare their
firm intention to run at this week’s AGM. A club statement said:
“The club requires new investment and fresh ideas in order to move
forward in the present-day climate, and work is taking place to that
end. “Talks are ongoing between the promotion and potential
investors, as well as stadium landlords, and at this stage time is
required in order to re-group from a testing 2019 season and focus on
the ways in which to move forward. “Supporters can be assured that
every effort is being made to bring the current situation to a positive
conclusion, and they will have a major part to play should the green
light be given for the Diamonds to continue into next year.” |
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| Rob Grant |
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| Local businessman and ex-Newcastle rider (2001/2002) Rob
Grant junior has stepped in and hopefully he will save the
day for speedway fans in and around Newcastle. The news of his
takeover leaked out towards the end of November 2019. His family
have speedway in their blood. Rob's Father Rob Grant senior rode
for Berwick and his grandfather Alec "Farmer" Grant rode for Newcastle
1946-1948 and Glasgow 1949. |
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| Young Granty 2nd from left with the 2001
championship winning team. The others are Jesper Olsen, Richard
Juul, Bjarne Pedersen, Kevin Little and Andre Compton |
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| Alec Grant |
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| Rob Grant Senior |
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| Dalbers & Granty |
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| Andrew and Rob share their interests in
Greyhounds as well as speedway so the promotion should have closer links
with the greyhound landlords which may prove useful! |
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Steve Brock Photography
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| To be able to do a website like this I have had
to ask for permission to use photographs taken by a number of professional
photographers. Steve Brock has bent over backwards to help the site with
his excellent photos of the Diamonds. The
majority of the photos on the website are from the lens of Steve, donated free for the cause and I am
very happy to add here a link to Steve's website. Please visit his site if
you want to buy photo's or hire Steve's services |
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The contents of this website are © and should not be produced
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