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Title: Congratulations to New Horizons on your 40th Anniversary
Post by: admin on March 22, 2021, 06:44:36 AM

Congratulations to New Horizons on your 40th Anniversary!

Forty years ago today, on the 22nd March 1981 at 6.00pm New Horizons was commissioned just below Posset Bridge in Marple by HRH the Prince of Wales K.G.

https://www.marple.website/community-projects/40-years-of-new-horizons.html

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Title: Re: Congratulations to New Horizons on your 40th Anniversary
Post by: Howard on March 22, 2021, 11:52:32 AM

Wow...I remember that day. I was standing on the other side of the canal, watching the proceedings. My only really strong recollection was HRH looked quite put out as people shouted "Where's Diana?" at him!