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It looks like it’s going well too, there’s loads on there but, to pick a few at (almost) random:

• Christine went to the West Midlands Open on her lunch break
• Cllr Martin Mullaney popped into the CiB shop
• Sibyll was redrafting chapter 11 of her novel

There’s even a story from someone travelling from fellow bid shortlistee Derry/Londonderry to see Mark Morris Dance Company perform here last night.