Find out More:Visit www.southsea-sa.org.ukor pick up a leaflet from the Centre in Albert Rd 023 9282 1164 - (Main Office)or email news@citadelscene.co.ukThe Lighthouse Community Centre (more on back page) 023 9282 7403

‘Sharing the love of Jesus with open hearts.’part of the Southsea Citadel Mission Statement

Sunday Worship (p2)10am - Sunday Clubs for 2-7 & 7-13yrs11am - Worship for All Ages6pm - Praise & Celebration

Mondays: Bible Fellowship 11am, Albert Rd 14th Oct with Captain Lynne

Wednesdays: Home League (p13)Friendship Club - 2pm

Thursdays: Angel Feet

Tuesdays: CAMEO Club 1:30pm (p13)

Fridays: Parent & Toddler Club 9:30-11:30am

Friday Night Fun (During Term Time)1st Friday - Junior Club: sports & games 6:30-8pm2nd Friday - Messy Church: Bible teaching, craft & food - for all the family, £1 per person 4:00-5:45pm3rd Friday - All-Age Choir: 6:30-7:30pmFor details contact Amanda on 02392 821164

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Citadel SceneOct 2013

Monthly News of Southsea Citadel

Sunday 6th OctoberHARVEST

CELEBRATIONS11am & 6pm

Harvest Supper 7:15pm

SOUTHSEA’S GOT TALENT

Café ChurchOct 20th, 6pm

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Diary DatesO c t o b e r Sunday 6th Harvest Festival with Darren & Lynne Thursday 10th Adult & Family Ministries Rally Sunday 20th Dedication of Olivia Burton during morning worship Café Church, 6pmSunday 27th Community Sunday

M a r c h Saturday 15th Band at St Cuthbert’s Church, Copnor

D e c e m b e r Sunday 1st Carols at the Kings 6pmMonday 2nd Band at Mill Rythe Holiday Camp (tbc) Sunday 8th Toy Service, in morning meeting, 11am Christmas Café Church, 6pmSunday 15th Children’s Carol Service, 4pm Money Tree Appeal, both meetings (11am & 4pm)Sunday 22nd Around the Manger, 6pmWednesday 25th Christmas Day worship (10:30am) followed by festivitiesSunday 29th Morning worship only

N o v e m b e rSunday 10th Service of Remembrance with the Lord Mayor & other guests Sunday 17th Corps Meal (1pm) followed by CATK rehearsal (3:30/4pm tbc)Saturday 23rd Christmas FayreSaturday 24th Divisional Musicians’ Councils, Winchester Guildhall, Corps Worship at 11am & 6pm as usual

J a n u a r ySaturday 25th The long-awaited new SA Hall at Hedge End is to be opened by the Territorial Commander Sunday 26th Sunday Night Live with Portsmouth Grammar Senior School Band

A p r i lSat & Sun 5th & 6th Band Weekend with Dr Stephen Cobb, Territorial Music Director

ALTERATION Oct 18th - Portsmouth Citadel’s Last Night of the Proms will no longer feature HM Royal Marines Band, but will go ahead with their own Band, Songsters and other guests, hosted by Radio Solent’s Tim Daykin Tickets £5 (under 16’s free) for tickets t: 07742021390 e:promstickets@portsmouthsa.org.uk

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Dear Readers,

Some of us are dreamers or visionaries; we ask, “what if...?”, we think outside the box, we may not even recognise a box. We need these people as much as we need the ones who can make sure all the

details get taken care of. It’s all part of working as a team – each person bringing their strengths and their ways of thinking, for the benefit of everyone.

But individually, as well as together, we all need to ask “what if...?” or “what would happen if...?” so that we can continue to grow into the like-ness of Jesus, and carry on the good work that God has planned for us to do. So here are a few of those kinds of questions for us to consider.

What would happen if...we did things without worrying which person got the credit?we read, inwardly digested and acted upon what we read in God’s word?we stopped grumbling and complaining and faultfinding?we actively looked for ways to build one another up, to encourage one another, and to enhance each other’s lives with acts of kindness?

Finally, the word of God:“Always do these things: show mercy to others, be kind, humble, gentle and patient. Get along with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you. Do all these things, but most important, love each other. Love is what holds you all together in perfect unity.” - Colossians 3:12-14 (NCV)

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be de-voted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves... Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be care-ful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” - Romans 12: 12-18 (NIV)

Captain Lynne

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Sunday MeetingsOct 6th 11am & 6pm Harvest Celebrations with Darren & Lynne 7:15 pm Harvest SupperOct 13th 11am Captain Lynne Shaw 6pm Major Mary Wolfe Oct 20th 11am Major Mary Wolfe inc. Dedication of Olivia Ivy Burton6pm Café Church - Songster Sandra Thomas - see back page Oct 27th 11am Community Sunday with Major Mary & Captain Lynne& 6pm Nov 3rd 11am Major Mary Wolfe& 6pm

Letters

To all my friends at the Citadel, Café and shop,first I must thank Norma Palmer for my birthday tea with the Home

League, she also helped with the Saturday party.

I thank Margaret Attrill for her help sending invitations for my birthday party and setting of the room, and to all the other helpers.

To Maria for the photos and cushion and all the other things she supplied and to Carl for the cake, thank you.

To Joyce for attending to your kind gifts for Mombasa’s children - £320 was raised - and thanks to all who came to the party and made it a really grand time.

Thank you again,

Mary M Goodchild

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Letters

Shoe Box Scheme

To Major Mary, Captain Lynne and the lovely members of Southsea Citadel,

I would like to thank every single one of you for welcoming me into the Corps and making me feel at home and relaxed!Thanks you to all those who invited me into their homes and those that I got to chat to and become friends with. It may have only been a short time that I attended, however I feel I’ve got/made friends for life! Once again, thank you, and I hope to see you all in the near future.

Love Zoe x

Rotary International Shoebox Scheme for disadvantaged children in Albania, Montenegro, Tanzania, Moldova and the Philippines.

Please contact Major Les Green if you would like to help.

We have recently been able to send £2,000 to Mombasa. £950 to the Children’s Home and the same to Likoni School for Blind Children.

We sent £100 to Mombasa Corps. The money has arrived safely.

The Corps seems to be functioning well after the attack and destruction in Aug 2012. The Kenya Trust (in the UK) has replaced the band instruments, so the band is back in action. The situation at this time makes it impossi-ble to hold Open Air Meetings. They do live in a potentially volatile area.

Thanks to all who make regular support and to all who make ‘one-off’ donations. I’ve just been shopping in Palmerston Rd and come back with a £10 donation!

A young Kenyan met during the Big Collection was told of our link with the children. The next day he made his way to the hall with a sizeable do-nation for the Blind School. Along with other money received since send-ing the £2,000, we have made a good start towards our next donation.

Major Joyce

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Prayer BoardPrayer Diary

shortly to bereissued - sorry for the delay.

Prayer BreakfastsWe enjoy half an hour of prayer (you don’t have to pray out loud), followed by tea and toast...

.... so why notcome along to the Citadel 8am on Sat:Oct 5thNov 2nd

I am praying, blessed Saviour, to be more and more like thee;

I am praying that thy Spirit like a dove may rest on me.

I am praying to be humbled by the power of grace divine;

To be clothed upon with meekness and to have no will but thine.

I am praying, blessed Saviour, and my constant prayer shall be

For a perfect consecration that shall make me more like thee.

Thou who knowest all my weakness, Thou who knowest all my care,

While I plead each precious promise, hear, O hear, and answer

prayer!Fanny Crosby, SASB 584

Please remember to pray for our leaders, those in poor

health or on our ‘continued prayer’ list on page 6.

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Let’s pray for...

The ongoing review of our Community Programme - that the eventual findings will prove helpful in our deliberations to plan for the future.

Our new General, André Cox, along with Commissioner Silvia Cox.

The Band’s Open Air ministry in the roads and streets of our neighbourhood - that it will be used to touch the hearts and minds of those who hear.

B/M Mark Streather as he assumes the additional responsibility of the Southern Youth Band.

Café Church on October 20th - that this relaxed time of worship will prove influential in attracting both newcomers and those who used to worship with us.

That the Holy Spirit will open doors and hearts, so that those who are part of our various Children’s activities will want to know more about Jesus.

Those who call on us for help - that they will sense the love of Jesus as well as having their needs met.

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People NewsGlenda KnightGeorge MortimerDoreen ThomasEsther PittFaith LeaningSylvia TollidayLt Col Keith GibbonsHylda ParsonsReg JenningsIn Hospi ta l or Poor Heal thVernon PhippsVera Thomas

Continued Prayers : Commiss ionedSongster Sec. Caroline Morrison as Corps SecretaryAppointedBandmaster Mark Streather as leader of Southern Division Youth BandCongratulat ionsTom & Carole Lennie on the arrival of a second grandson, Arlo James.Major Gill Smith on the occasion of her 70th birthday (August 12th)Moving OnThi Ha & Naw Aye are moving to the Wood Green area of London.Dedicat ion (Oct 20th)Olivia Ivy, daughter of Emma & Mark BurtonRick’s Recipes

Leek & Potato SoupIngredients1 small onion finely chopped4oz butter or marg2 medium potatoes chopped to the size of sugar cubes2 pints of chicken or veg stock2 tbsp flour1 Leek, chopped and washed

• Fry onions, leeks & potatoes in the butter until soft.

• Sprinkle in flour and stir.• Once you have a paste, allow the

mixture to cook.• Slowly add the stock until it has

been used up• Simmer for ten minutes, add pep-

per and salt to taste and serve with crusty bread.

Rick’s tipIf the soup is really thick, you may fin-ish off by adding some milk or cream.

Root Vegetable SoupIngredients1 medium onion finely chopped2 carrots, 1 medium parsnip, 1/2 swede and 1 potato - all peeled and chopped2oz butter or marg1 small clove of garlic1 pint veg or chicken stockA sprinkle of mixed herbsCoriander (optional)

• Fry the vegetables together in the butter until softened.

• Slowly pour in the stock and allow the pan to simmer for 15 minutes until the veg is soft and cooked.

• Liquidise or blend the soup, then pour back into the pan to heat through.

• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Rick’s tipIt’s nice with a sprinkle of coriander on top. Enjoy with some crusty bread.

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Noah’s Ark Nursery

Hello from everyone at Noah’s Ark!We have had a great Summer and are looking forward to the Autumn term.

We have just had our first Ofsted and have received a “Good” rating which we are really pleased about, having only been open for seven months!

Our babyroom is full and we have a waiting list for this room. A lot of our visits are through recommendations from existing parents, which is good news.

Our 2-4 room us just over 3/4 full in the mornings and over 1/2 full in the afternoons. With the babies coming up over the next couple of months, we will be full most mornings.

At the end of the month, our outside area is being resurfaced with soft floor covering that will ensure there aren’t so many sore knees! We have been fortunate to have received some funding which will enable us to do this. Some additional funding has been made available to us and this is for resourcing the outside area, extending the babyroom and buying some equipment for I.T. purposes.

A big thank you to all those who collected Sainsbury’s vouchers. We have purchased a parachute and some equipment for the garden.The parents and children are also very excited about participating in Carols At The Kings and, with the letters only just gone out, we have received requests for over 60 tickets! We expect that number to rise considerably. [In fact, 167 have been ordered at time of printing!]

The children are also making some Harvest Baskets which will be displayed at our meeting on 6th October.Relationships are being built with the parents and staff and we pray that, with time, they will want to know more about the Church we belong to and the God we serve.

Thank you to those of you who continue to support us with your encouragement and prayers.

Mags and Amanda

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CAMEO & The Shaws (+1)

Mary Goodchild 100

CAMEO Club, introduced by Major Joyce Dixon, enjoyed an afternoon of music, poetry and Bible reading by the Shaw

family – ‘plus one’.

Captain Lynne Shaw (AO) led with prayer, poetry and Bible reading with (left to right), Nathan, (vocals), Capt Lynne, husband Darren (piano), Isaac (percussion), Genevieve (vocal solos) with ‘Plus one’ at the back, Cohen Radcliffe (electric guitar/vocal solos).

Mrs. Mary Goodchild, in celebrating her 100th birthday, enjoyed a buffet lunch with her friends and members of the Corps.

Mary came to the Army at Southsea in 1993 through volunteering in the Corps Café.

She later joined a Corps Alpha course and commenced attending Sunday meetings. Mary became an Adherent in 1999 and was commissioned as a Soldier in 2001 continuing to work in the Café until age 95. She still attends Sunday meetings and the Home League of which she is a member. Mary is pictured with her close friends sharing her birthday card from H.M. the Queen.T.M.

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Summer Season

Southsea Citadel Band and Songsters, have just concluded their summer season of open-air seafront meetings which ran each

Sunday from June until September.

The meetings have been successful and encouraging where many people passing by have heard the Gospel message, been contacted, and given ‘War Cry’ and ‘Kids Alive’. God was good in providing warm summer sunshine each week and the summer programme culminated in four people attending Sunday meetings. Glory be to God. T.M.

The young people ended the programme with a surprise ‘Happy Birthday’ musical and pictorial celebration for Mum, Captain Lynne. T.M.

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The Big Concert

Raising £526 for the ‘BIG COLLECTION’ a concert featuring the Solent Male Voice Choir and Southsea Citadel Band provided

a well-received programme of music. The Band commenced with ‘Ein Feste Burg’. Other items included the marches ‘Praise’ and ‘Joyful News’ with contrasts of ‘In His Presence’ and ‘I’ll Walk With God’. The Choir sang many well-known Choral works including ‘Do You Hear the People Sing’, ‘Seventy Six Trombones’ and ‘Dry Bones’. A real Spiritual atmosphere was created with the Choir’s ‘Gwahoddiad’ (I am coming Lord To Thee) and ‘The Lily of the Valley’. ‘Kalinka’, with an exquisite tenor solo, proved a great favourite.

In an emphatic message, Darren Shaw, reading from Psalm 139, spoke of the omnipresence of God, surrounding us wherever we are. The Congregational songs of ‘Happy Day’ and ‘Thine is the Glory’ resounded around the well-filled hall. T.M.

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Big Collection / Christmas Fayre

I am sure that most of us are familiar with the Chinese proverb, ‘Many hands make light work’!

Our BIG COLLECTION (formerly known as Annual Appeal) is now over for this year. Listen out for the announcement of our BIG COLLECTION total for 2013. (Last year’s total was £9113.44)

Many thanks to all of you who have contributed with standing days, door-to-door, money boxes and monetary donations. There have been many hours of dedicated collecting and I am most grateful for the support of everyone.

Another saying or proverb: All hands to the plough!Our CHRISTMAS FAYRE is again something we can all become involved in. Last year we raised the total of £1311.89 on the day, and much more with the Sale of Attractions still being sold thereafter. The ‘Attractions’ are the main fund-raiser, so come along with your cash and chequebooks! Get some bargains!

A few examples to whet your appetite: Family Day Pass for Butlins, Bognor Regis Team Sport Indoor Go-karting Family Ticket for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Lucketts Travel Gift Vouchers

I have also received a donation of four Groupon Vouchers for and Open-Top Double Decker London Bus Tour and Thames Cruise - value £40 each. Any reasonable offer will be accepted. These expire on 30/10/13 so don’t hesitate - speak to Bandsman Darren Shaw if you are interested.

A ‘Wanted’ list will be placed on the noticeboard at the rear of the hall so you will know whom to make your contributions to in the form of goods or money. Now is the time to go through your house and give away last years’ unwanted Christmas gifts! (Make sure that the giver won’t be at the Fayre, though!) Also, good quality used items are needed.

Come along to our Community Rooms on Saturday 23rd November at 10:30am and enjoy all the fun of the Fayre. Tables are still available a hire price of £12.50.

All my work is for the Master. He is all my heart’s desire.

Trevor Sivyer, Big Collection Coordinator & Christmas Fayre Organiser

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Service of Remembrance 2013

We have the pleasure once again of welcoming the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Portsmouth, Councillor Lynne Stagg

and Mrs Anne Taulbut, along with City Councillors, members of The Royal British Legion, Rotary, RAF and others. Children from St John’s College and Portsmouth High School will also be participating.

With so many guests taking the time and trouble to be present, we would ask that you talk this event up in your circle of influence and also, of course, come along yourself. Thankyou for all you will be doing.

Carols At The KingsThis is a great evangelical opportunity.... let’s all play our part by

using the opportunities open to us to encourage family, friends, neighbours, work colleagues to come along. We have already sent our mailing list of some 600, but we still need your help.

A4 posters are on the resource table - please take as many as you need to place in your window, work notice board, local shop etc etc. We also send 150 by post and deliver another 250/300, but we can’t have too many posters on display. What you do supports some very expensive advertising we also do around the town.

We want and need to fill every seat so that as many people as pos-sible are exposed to the Gospel and also ensure we cover our costs, which normally run at about £5,500. To date, we always make a good profit and, with your help and a little sponsorship, we shall do again this year.Please do your best. Sincere thanks, JB.

Don’t leave booking until the last minute!!Contact Yvonne on 023 9273 8349Tickets £5.50, £2.50 for children under 14

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CAMEO Club

We meet every Tuesday from 1:30 to 2:30pm. We have a variety of speakers, activities and

entertainments. We are a very happy club and always welcome visitors as well as members.

ComeAndMeetEachOther

Oct 1st - Eunice WoodsOct 8th - Major Les GreenOct 15th - OutingOct 22nd/29th - As Announced

We meet at 2pm each Wednesday. Why not make a date to come

along?

Meetings as announced

The Home League

Christmas Café ChurchSunday 8th December, 6pm

Invite your friends and family along for a relaxed, engaging evening with “Euph Fellowship” - a Euphonium Quartet specially formed

for the evening. There may even be some never-before-heard music (perhaps never to be heard again!?) and there will most definitely be plenty of Christmas tunes and a clear Christmas message.

There will, as Café Church regulars will know, be cakes and refresh-ments available throughout the evening and, to help our guests with their travel expenses, there will also be a retiring collection.

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Christianity in BurmaThe Founder of Christianity in Burma (Myanmar)

Adoniram Judson Jr (Aug 9, 1788 - Apr 12, 1850, pictured right) was an

American Baptist Missionary who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Adoniram became the first missionary sent from North America to preach in Burma. The missionaries who came earlier did not remain very long, Judson is remembered as the first significant missionary in Burma.

Judson was born in 1788 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of a congregational minister, Adoniram Judson Sr, and his wife Abigail. He graduated from Brown University.

On September 19, 1811, Judson was appointed by the American Board of Commissioners as a foreign missionary to the East. The Judsons arrived in Calcutta on June 17, 1812, but the local Indian and British authorities did not want Americans evangelizing the Hindus in the area, so the group of missionaries separated and sought other mission fields. They were ordered out of India by the British East India Company, to whom American missionaries were even less welcome than British!

The following year, on July 13 1813, Judson moved to Burma. There was not one known Christian in that land of millions. After six long, soul-crushing, heart-breaking years, on June 27 1819, Judson baptised the first Burmese believer, Mang Nau. Within two years, he had 18 baptised converts and had started a Burmese Church.

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Christianity in Burma

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Citadel Scene ProductionAs always, donations are very welcome to help with costs. If you’d like to contribute, please send a cheque payable to ‘The Salvation Army’ to: John Burton, 13 Stanley Ave, Copnor, Portsmouth, PO3 6PL

Please also let us know if you wish to come off our mailing lists. Citadel Scene is available online at www.citadelscene.co.uk.Citadel Scene is an in-house production.Compiled, designed and published by Darren Shaw, Edited by CSM John BurtonCollated by Olga Ralph, Trevor & Anne Martin, Julie & Ian BradburyMailing by Mary Burton & Nikki Bone, Web design: Darren Shaw

He set a goal of translating the Bible and founding a church of 100 members before his death. On April 12, 1850, he died aged 61 on board ship in the Bay of Bengal and was buried at sea. When he died, he left the Bible which had been translated into Burmese, 100 churches and over 8000 believers.

In large part due to his influence, Myanmar has the third largest number of Baptists worldwide, behind the United States and India.

Myanmar is a Buddhist country, but 8% of the population is Christian. There is a thriving Christian Church in our country. This year is the 200th anniversary of Judson’s arrival in Burma, and there is to be a great celebration and thanksgiving. Many Christians will be coming from different parts of the world and Dar Dar and I will be privileged to attend.

Please pray for Burma.Sandar

It’s not too late to join the choir for the final sequence of Carols At The Kings - just come along on Tuesdays 8-8:45pm.

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As I write these words, we are still enjoying the end of what has been a glorious Summer. Today is sunshine and blue sky.

However, when the evening comes, so does the coolness of Autumn. The seasons move on.

A verse from the Songbook has been going through my head this week, making the point that seasons illustrate our entire life-cycle.

Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy,The praises of my God shall stillMy heart and tongue employ.SASB 21

With my own troubles slowing me down, people often ask, ‘How are you?’ Just lately, I have used the word ‘maintained’. That is to say the good folk at the Hospital, plus my Doctor, do just that.

But of course the correct answer is to refer to the overall “changing scenes of life”. To put a full measure on our season! Life, we say, has a beginning and an end. Two tremendous events that many never think about in those terms - indeed, it is a while before the truth dawns on us that God gives us our first breath and then, finally, receives our last.

In the mean ‘enlightened’ time, let the praises of our God our hearts and tongues employ. In return, His presence and peace fill our every earth-day. I testify to that.

K.G.

Pause for thought

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Special Events October 6th

Harvest Thanksgiving with

Darren and Lynne Shaw celebrating and involving all

aspects of corps and community11am & 6pm

followed byHarvest Supper

at 7:15pm

Oct 20thCafé Church, 6pm

“Southsea’s Got Talent”

& refreshments with a touch of Eastern

Promise

November 10th 6pm

Service of Remembrance with the Lord Mayor of

Portsmouth&

Other Guests

November 23rd10:30am

Christmas Fayre

Dec 1st

6pm

Carols at the Kingsorder tickets from Mrs.Yvonne Rudd

02392 738349

Dec 8th 6pm

Christmas Café Churcha unique musical evening

with specially formedEuphonium Quartet,

“Euph Fellowship”Gary Rose, Dean Jones

John Hanchett & Darren Shaw

We would like to keep you up to date with all that’s going on.To be placed on our mailing list, please call 02392 821164 or email news@citadelscene.co.uk

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