Summer 2016 Edition
Newsletter
Founded by Caitlin Limmer 2012
2016 – A JAM PACKED YEAR SO FAR!
Firstly, thank you to all of you for all you do for me, for
each other, for the charities we support and for your
health of course!
that I haven’t had to ask, they have come to me. I try and
give back double to my sponsors and to my runners in
other ways. Every single person that helps me, thank you.
We have had so many different fun things going on.
Dry January, mini talks after running, BeaRCat Bakeoff as
FANTASTIC as ever. We have had all types of sessions;
track at St Marys has been great fun (and I hope has taken
away any school track memories you may have had) with
Dave Daniels training us too, our Richmond Park session
was lovely, Easter comes early with hot cross buns and
paw chocolates, Naked Lady Sunday, Curry night, Lasagne
night, Hei Hing nights, Running to views on Feel good
Sunday, then Ice Cream Sundae – thank you so much
Gelateria Danieli for giving the children free ice cream
– we will do anything to try and make the children run!
Richmond Half and 10km with our celebratory lunch after
at The Turks was a tremendous day for many of you and
once again we put on our legendary water station, oh
how I would love to run into the arms of you lot at a water
station – saying that, I did get a version of that at Brighton.
Again thanks to those who helped Richard Xerri with this.
In the last year we, you, I have raised I think over £10,000
through some of our marathons, events, etc for MDS in
the last year – this is just amazing and is another major
passion in my life along with our running. Standing in
Tescos with many of you coming to assist was a massive
learning day for me, learning how I am rubbish at asking
for money, but how wonderful you lot are at it! Thank you
again to my amazing helpers that day, that will be a day
I won’t forget in a hurry.
Another fun thing we did was help out as a club at Crane
Park Parkrun – all of us get so much from Parkrun, it was
wonderful to see The BeaRCat Running Club giving back in
force, it makes me so proud of who we are and what we
stand for and care about. People first, running second.
Thank you so much to all the sponsors of The Turks Head
10km and Cabbage Patch 10, some of what I do is harder
for me, asking people for financial support is not something I enjoy, however, what I have been so lucky with is
Brighton Marathon weekend – It was filled with huge love,
huge effort and huge achievement. From the dinner the
night before, to the screaming and cheering that we had
from our fantastic support crew on the road, to the pub
after. It was a real BeaRCat gem of a day and one that
won’t be forgotten in a hurry. Bring on Brighton 2017.
Running with Ben Smith 401 Marathons in 401 days was
a day I won’t be forgetting in a hurry. It might be mad, but
he is a very KIND man, and his character has left a massive
impression on me, if you get the chance to run with him
PLEASE DO.
I would like to wish congratulations to Alex and Ian on
the birth of Charlotte and GREAT GOOD LUCK to Lee and
Natalie and Scott and Jess for their weddings!
Thank you to Kate Ross, our manager at The Turks Head,
for her massive support of the club, opening up early every
Sunday with joy to see us (is she mad?) and allowing us to
have so much fun in her pub before her working day starts
means the world to us. Fullers we never take what you do
for us for granted, by allowing us to meet here they are
improving all our lives.
Caitlin Limmer
Founder of The BeaRCat Running Club
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SUMMER 2016 EDITION 2
IN THIS EDITION
ACHIEVEMENTS
03My first 25 mile TT
Written by Leigh Schvartz
January
Woodcote 10km - Dave Knox
Chocathon - Mel and Alun Thomas
London Winter Run 10km - Stacey Mills, Jess Parker and Scott Lawrence
Special mention to Scott running his first 10km
04Celebrating Christmas
BeaRCat style
07My Marathon story
Written by Edina Bye
08Q&As
09The BeaRCats do the Solomon
Richmond Half and 10km
10My Marathon disappointment
Written by Romit Basu
11Pictures from BeaRCat
Marathon success
12Why I run?
Featuring Claire Sheffield,
Ian Burgess, Alex Burgess,
Rob McCargow, Will Reed
and Bridget Hunt
14Gelateria Danieli
Written by Bridget and Carlo
Our next Newsletter with be available in
Autumn 2016, if anyone would like to
contribute, please send me your
articles/pics asap.
Editor in Chief:
Caitlin Limmer
Articles:
Contributed by BeaRCat members
Designer:
Gareth M. Coombs
Big apologies to members if you are missed from any
of the articles within this Newsletter, we are an ever
growing community and it is so hard to remember
when you are all achieving brilliant things.
The BeaRCat Newsletter is available 3 times a year
in PDF format; Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Your comments and feedback for the Newsletter
are greatly appreciated and anything else associated
with The BeaRCat Running Club. If you would like
to contribute to future editions, please email your
articles, pics, news, your achievements or anything
else you would like to share with the BeaRCats
to Caitlin [email protected] or
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The BeaRCat Running Club founded 2012.
February
Hampton Court Half Marathon - many BeaRCats took part
Special mention to Madeleine running her first Half
Brighton Half Marathon - Mel and Alun Thomas
Bushy Park 10km - Jo Roberts
Seville Marathon - Andrew Kew
Run the Streets Kingston Half and 10km - many BeaRCats took part
Thames Riverside 20 - Sarah Mayo and Farrah Brown
March
Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon - many BeaRCats took part
Wimbledon Half Marathon - Candice Goddard
Surrey Half Marathon - Stacey Mills and Claire Sheffield
Battersea Park 10km - Laura Tanner
Spitfire 20 - John Reece
Thames Meander Marathon - Jayne Craigie-Payne
Richmond Riverside 10km - Scott Lawrence
River Thames Spring Marathon - Sam Dixon
April
Salomon Richmond Half and 10km - many BeaRCats took part
Reading Half Marathon - Dave Knox, Leigh Schvartz and Becky Taberner
Special mention to Roger Ferris running his first 10km
Paris Marathon - Sarah Mayo
Wolf Run - Edina Bye
Brighton Marathon - many BeaRCats took part
London Marathon - many BeaRCats took part
Special mention to Rachel Morrison and Neena Bhawon running
there first Marathon
May
Ranelagh Harriers Half Marathon - Gareth Coombs
Newmarket Sprint Triathlon - Leigh Schvartz
Cakeathon - Mel and Alun Thomas, Jackie and Phil Dawson
Henley 10km - Margaret Le Franc
Henley Half Marathon - Daniel Le Franc
Duathlon - Leigh Schvartz
Bosworth Half Marathon - Emma and Roger Smith
HH 5 mile Championship - Garreth Humpries
Turks Head 10km - many BeaRCats took part
Outlaw Half Middle Distance Triathlon - Garreth Humpries
Richmond Park Marathon - Chris Jones
Hackney Half Marathon - Sarah Mayo
Windsor Half Trail Run - Holly Yoder
Half Marathon in Banja Luka, Bosnia - Edina Bye
Special mention to Tanya running her 100th Parkrun
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 3
MY FIRST 25 MILE TT
Written by Leigh Schvartz
So today was a good day for me, the
culmination of many years of hard
work and training - my first podium
finish at a multi-sport event (duathlon
in this case, more on that later)
A lot has changed since I started
triathlon three years ago - new job,
new house, new car - but notably a
major mindset change when it came
to training. After muddling along for
2014 with a few good races (1st age
category in London Duathlon was the
one which spurred me on) and then
a step up in training for 2015 where
races improved again (a couple of top
10s here and there, and an improvement
on my time at the London Duathlon),
I decided over the winter in 2015 I
really wanted to take things seriously.
Step up Justin Robbins, who I’ve
mentioned on this blog before
(weeman coaching), an age category
TeamGB competitor & triathlon coach
who I brought in to help me build a real
winter training plan for the first time
in my triathlon career. For the long
dark winter months I stuck to the plan
religiously, I’ve joined a new racing
team (Team Swindon Cycles) and all
of that brings me to today, my first
podium position at what I’ve found
to be my favourite multi-sport race,
the duathlon.
Thames Turbo Duathlon 2016
Race Report
Run 1 - 4.5K (17.38)
The first run started well, my running
is one discipline which has improved
massively since I last wrote on this
blog, I’ve managed to achieve my
long-time goals of going sub 1hr 30m
in a Half Marathon (1:27:02) and sub
20 min in a 5km (19:32) and I’ve raced
enough now to know how to hold my
own in a bunch start. I held with the
front runners for the first mile or so
but decided to ease off - I’ve burned
out early before and know how much
that hurts later on. I jostled for position
a little towards the end but came into
transition in 9th place, a quick transition
(another thing I’ve learned a lot about
in the last 3 years!) saw me pull out
of transition on the bike in 8th.
Bike Leg - 20K (33:24)
On an entirely flat course (albeit windy)
I started making my way through the
runners who were in the front group.
The course was fast & flat but with
multiple technical sections where riders
had to cross matting over the muddy
race-track, so taking these carefully
and then getting back to speed quickly
was important. The bike course was 9
laps in total, and by lap 3 I’d moved up
to 4th place overall, and by the 5th lap
I was into 2nd place. A smooth entry
into transition (with shoes still on
bike - magic!) meant I came out of T2
holding onto second spot.
Run 2 - 4.5K (18.06)
Trying my best to concentrate on my
own race, I quickly got up to speed,
with no visual on the runner currently
leading the race, I assumed I was
fighting for 2nd so tried (and failed) to
not look behind me. I was on my own
for the first run lap but coming in for
the second lap the runner in third was
right on my tail, he bounded past me
with the speed to ensure I knew
I wasn’t going to stay with him even
if I tried, and my goal for this season
was a top 3 finish, so I let him go and
concentrated on my maintaining my
pace. I couldn’t see anybody behind
me, and given that I was over 2
minutes ahead of 4th I should have
enjoyed the last mile or so coming in
to take my first top 3 placement but that’s hindsight :-)
Overall a fantastic race for me, now
I’m back to training before my first
Sprint Triathlon of the year at
Newmarket in May.
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 4
C ELEB RATING
C HRISTMAS B EARCAT
STYLE
THE 5KM AND
10KM LOOPS IN
THE POURING RAIN
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 5
C ELEB RATING
C HRISTMAS B EARCAT
STYLE
C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S
TO HARRIET RILEY LOCKTON
ON BECOMING THE FIRST
CLUB MEMBER TO WIN
THE HONK AWARD
5KM & 1 0K M FUN R UN ,
M E DAL, MU SIC & CARO L
SINGING FROM
GE OF F S B AND, P RIZES ,
CHRISTMAS DINNER
& T HE COMED Y AWAR DS
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 6
C ELEB RATING
C HRISTMAS B EARCAT
STYLE
THE NOW TRADITIONAL
B E A R C AT C O M E D Y
AWA R D S H O S T E D
BY MELANIE THOMAS
AND ROGER SMITH
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 7
MY MARATHON STORY
Written by Edina Bye
Having being told that running is not
the best form of exercise for me and
that I should really avoid it, or at least
keep to the minimum, I never even
dreamed of running a full marathon.
It certainly wasn’t on my list of things
to do.
But I enjoyed running more than any
other form of exercise, and running
with BeaRCats became a highlight of
my week. It wasn’t something I was
prepared to give up so decided to
continue running, just keeping it
very sensible.
So, very slowly I built my distance, and
over the course of a couple of years
completed 10 half marathons.
Naturally I was tempted to push on
from half marathons, and there are
not many races between half and
full marathons. After unsuccessful
applications for the London Marathon,
I decided to sign up for Brighton.
With so many BeaRCats signed up
for Brighton, I believed I would be
able to get a lot of support and feel
part of a ‘team’. And I wasn’t wrong.
I ran almost all my long runs with my
partner in crime, which made all the
training a lot more enjoyable. Monthly
catch ups at the club for a ‘Marathon
chat’ provided a lot of very useful
information and also understanding
that what I was going through wasn’t
that unusual when training for a
marathon. And the Brighton BeaRCats
facebook page was a fantastic help,
from lots of useful information, to
finding people to run with just being
a place to share our feelings/worries
and injury stories. It all really helped
Top:
Finishing the Brighton Marathon 2016
Bottom Left:
With my training partner Helen Nunan
Bottom Right:
Celebrating with Kieran and Hana
prepare me for the marathon physically
and mentally, not that I felt ready in
any shape or form by the time Brighton
Marathon Weekend arrived.
Never in my life did I feel the way I
did just before the marathon. In some
ways I could not wait to get to the
start line, but on the other hand I
thought maybe I would be able to
prepare more if I had more time. I was
truly terrified and excited at the same
time. Even at the start line I had no
idea if I would be able to complete the
marathon. I had genuinely felt aches
and pains in my body few days before
the marathon, I had serious doubts
about being to do it.
I set myself a number of targets:
get to the start line and get to the
finish line were my first target, run
the whole marathon was my second
target, finishing anywhere between
4:30 and 5 hours was the third target.
And I managed to do it in 4:33.
Completing the marathon was one
of the best things I have ever done.
Of course, there were times during
the marathon when everything hurt
and when the finish line just seemed
a long way away. There were lots of
things going on in my head, especially
in final few miles. But the sense of
achievement when crossing the finish
was like no other. I was buzzing for
days after.
Running Brighton Marathon was
without a doubt the biggest challenge
I have attempted and I loved every
minute of it: all the training, making
friends along the way, marathon itself
and of course celebrations after the
marathon. It was an experience like
no other; I never thought I would feel
the way I did after the marathon. It
has given me belief that I can achieve
things as long as I focus on what I
want to do and give it the time and
attention it requires.
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 8
Q I am nervous to come to
track sessions, can you
tell me more info
A As with everything we do at
BeaRCat I promise that it will
be FUN and not intimidating
in anyway. You will be made
to feel fantastic, whether it
is your first time or whether
you are a seasoned track user.
The sessions are always planned
so that it caters for all abilities,
but the emphasis as with
everything we do is encouraging,
motivation and working to your
own ability.
Q Tell me more about
BeaRCat Running Club?
A We are about the people first,
the running comes a very close
second. At the BeaRCat Running
Club you are encouraged to get
to know everyone, you will at
times run with everyone and I
hope meet everyone. We are all
equals at BRC nobody is better
because they are faster, or have
achieved more. Everyone is
treated the same with respect,
compassion and encourgement.
Q Everyone looks so much
fitter than me – will I feel
stupid?
A Some might be, some won’t be,
but at the end of the day IT DOES
NOT MATTER. If you want to try
and learn to run WE WANT TO
HELP YOU. Don’t assume that
everyone is fitter, faster, or has
always been like that. Many of our
runners have been on their own
journey in life to get fit. Some
struggle with it on a daily basis,
some have it as part of their life.
Whoever you are and whatever
your fitness there is a place
for you at BRC.
Q I have always run on my own
and never in a group – what
are the benefits?
A People help you, they carry you
through on the days when you
don’t think you can run a mile.
They encourage you, distract you,
teach you and before you know
it you are back at the pub sharing
a cup of tea. Running in a group
with us, you will never be left
behind as we use a looping system
so as to keep the front runners
moving and the back runners
motivated and encouraged.
Q Why should I join a
running club?
A We will give you so more than
just running. You will get friendship, warmth, encouragement
and support not just with your
running but with your life. You
will make friends with people
that you might not normally
meet in your life. You will be
offered seeds of ideas which
you can join us on or not. We are
a group of people who share a
love of people and running.
We do not have a committee,
we do not have a membership.
We do silly things and we do
serious things, we run, we get
tiddly, we eat out, and we are
there for each other when the
chips are down. YOU SOLD YET?.
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 9
T HE SOLO MON
RI CHMO ND HALF
AND 1 0K M
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 10
MY MARATHON DISAPPOINTMENT
Written by Romit Basu
I came to running via injuries.
Between 2007 and 2012, I couldn’t
run to catch a bus; I could however,
very easily catch a cold. Around May
2012, I found myself at the starting
line of the Bushy Parkrun. All I
wanted to prove to myself was that
I had recovered from my injury and
could complete the distance. Walking
and running, I completed the 5km
distance. However, it took me another
6 attempts to run all the way round
Bushy Parkrun. That should have
been that.
Me? I wasn’t interested. Being the
type who is easily led, I got caught
up in the excitement or should I say
the moment and applied for a place
in the Virgin London Marathon 2015
through the public ballot. Never did I
think I would get a place. Well, what
do you know, I did get a place and
then I had to put my money where
my mouth is and start training.
Fortunately, for me I had a lot of
support from our club founder, leader,
mother goose and general inspiration
Caitlin and a host of other people.
I couldn’t let things lie though, could I?
Instead of getting back on that couch
and retire from my running career on
a high, I decided to go for that “50”
shirt. Truth be told I just wanted the
free shirt. Something for nothing –
that’s me. 50+ runs later, I joined the
BeaRCat’s. I still had no intention
of running anything more than 5km.
Indeed, I was not aware that I could
run more than 9km, that being the
furthest distance, I had attempted
once. I only joined so that I would
have company whilst running.
Those of you, who have run with
me, know I can talk for England!
Training for a spring marathon in
England is difficult and requires a lot
of determination. The days are short,
dull, grey and wet. The streets are
hard and icy. On a regular basis the
thoughts “I should have stayed in
bed” and “why am I doing this?” go
through my head. Fortunately, I found
myself a couple of training partners.
Together we ground out the training
and got ourselves to the starting
line and the finish medal. My first
marathon done and dusted.
Before I joined the club I was unaware
that such things as races for the likes
of me existed. That was for the professionals and serious runners surely?
The “lean, mean running machines”
as I like to call them. Soon, I was
signing up for what I considered
long 10km races and the medals they
brought with them. As the months
went by, I saw and heard of the
wonderful things people were achieving
at the club. The word marathon got
thrown about a fair bit.
Top:
Finishing the London Marathon 2015
Bottom Left:
With my training partner Niomi Higgs
Bottom Right:
With special thanks to Karen Pearce
A few months later, along with
247,000 people I applied for a place
in the 2016 London Marathon.
I thought to myself, I wont get lucky
twice and I won’t be too disappointed
if I don’t get a place. Been there, done
that, got the T-shirt. Well guess what,
I didn’t and I was. Bear in mind I never
wanted to run more than 5km.
I cannot believe how disappointed I
was and still am. I assume it is because
of the little challenges running throws
at me every time I step out. It starts
at home; having to step out of the
front door is the hardest thing for me.
The training is hard too but I do get to
hang out with people I genuinely like,
that makes it a bit easier. Running
through the streets of London with
the crowds cheering you on is something every runner should experience
at least once in their lives. Even if it
means you have to run a marathon
to experience London at it’s best.
As Ali Reed said – “The race is a
victory lap for your training.” Dammit,
I want my Victory Lap on the streets
of London.
SUMMER 2016 EDITION 11
IMAGES OF B EARCATS
AT VARIOU S MAR ATHO N S
P L U S THE 4 01 CHALLENGE
S U M M E R 2 0 1 6 E D I T I O N 12
WHY I RUN?
I used to joke that I
‘only ran when chased’.
I was never into
exercise growing up.
I did however used to
have vivid dreams that I could
run for miles without being out of
breath and I would wake up really
disappointed that it was only a dream.
My career had kept my mind busy
for 10 years and I’d ignored my body,
losing my confidence and gaining
weight as I went along. Summer 2015
my gorgeous boy was born and for
the first time since a being teenager
I had time back. I found a fantastic
trainer and learnt how to run, literally
from nothing to a half marathon in
6 months and so far 5 stone gone.
I run to get out of my mind and into
my body, to challenge myself, to wind
down, to talk to fantastic BeaRCats
and most importantly for love.
Just need to speed up now!.
Written by Claire Sheffield
Growing up in
Melbourne means
you have sport
flowing through
your veins.
Participation was
never really an option! Competitive
sport had always taken up a great
deal of my time until we moved to the
UK in 2007. After enjoying life a little
too much, I decided to join a gym and
set myself a couple of fitness goals,
first of which was to run 10 kms and
complete it under an hour. I found
running very social so kept it up.
I’ve met a lot of great people running
and even convinced my wife to start
hitting the pavements! We’d even
take our running kit on holidays now!
We are blessed with the options for
running around the Twickenham and
Richmond which makes it even more
enjoyable.
Written by Ian Burgess
I only started running
in January 2014 after
months of my husband
(Ian) nagging me. I
have always found
running too much of a mental
challenge, so when I joined the
BeaRCats I wasn’t too sure how long
I would last. Sunday sleep-ins are
precious and I didn’t think my motivation of improving my fitness would
win this battle for very long.
It is amazing what a few months
at the BeaRCats can achieve.
A few years on I am still someone
who can’t go for a run on their own
(well more than a few miles) which
clearly tells me that I run for the
company and conversation. I look
forward to seeing the BeaRCats each
week and finding out what they have
been up. This is the reason why I
get out of bed early each Sunday
and sacrifice that precious sleep in.
The fitness I gain is simply a bonus
on top of the friendship and sense
of community I get each Sunday and
in between. The miles tick over so
easily (most of the time) because
of the conversations as we run.
Lastly I now see my weekly run
(or waddle as I am currently doing)
as my time. We are so busy in life
and rarely save time for ourselves.
Sunday mornings is for me to catch
up with friends and get some exercise
at the same time. I know this has
been the case especially during my
pregnancy (sorry to Caitlin for the
mini attacks each week when
I continued to run and not walk).
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S U M M E R 2 0 1 6 E D I T I O N 13
WHY I RUN?
I used to run as a
solitary endeavour,
an endurance test to
be accomplished, and
- quite probably - to
blank out a rather difficult
and low point in my life.
What have I achieved since 2014
having joined up with the BeaRCat
community? Aside from discovering
a common purpose alongside some of
the finest folk in the area, my last 18
months or so have seen me:
• spend 4 incredibly rewarding months
in West Africa working on the
response to the Ebola outbreak.
• become a much better Father.
• run 5 marathons and break PBs at all
running distances.
• cycle 1,000 miles from Lands End
to John O’Groats.
• land a fantastic new job in a totally
new industry.
• welcome a beautiful new daughter
to my life.
• and, most importantly, maintain a
reasonably good beard (thanks Sami!).
Is all of this a coincidence?
I don’t think it is.
I run with a smile on my face, I derive
great pleasure in seeing other people
accomplish their goals, I sleep very
well at night (probably a sore point if
you ask my wife when she’s up with
the baby!), I now feel firmly embedded
in the local community, and I’m much
more at peace with myself.
I first started running
in September 2014.
I was training hard for
the World Down
Syndrome Swimming
Championships due to be
held in Mexico in November that year.
I decided that I wanted to increase my
stamina so I asked my mum if I could
start running at BeaRCat Running Club.
The first couple of months were tough.
I ran with the Newbies who were so
kind and really helped me to be strong
and to keep going. At first my breathing
and legs were very tired. Soon I moved
up a group to Novice 3 and after a
year and a half I now try to out with
Novice 2 and would really like to get
into Novice One but as I am training
hard for the World Swimming Champs
in Florence in July of this year I find
that I get tired quite quickly. Perhaps
after July I will have a bit more energy
to concentrate on my running.
Last year I took part in my first ever race.
I ran the Turks Head 10K run with
my friend and PA Ashley. I trained
really hard and I ran the best I could.
I loved it! It was the best day. I loved
everyone cheering me on and I felt so
proud of my medal when I finished.
That’s why I run (with The BeaRCats).
I have met so many new people since
I started running and I have made
some new friends. Running makes me
feel happy and fit. It has given me the
courage to carry on when things feel
tough. If there is one thing I would
say to someone who is finding a run
hard it would be “just keep going,
you are stronger than you know”.
Written by Rob McCargow
Written by Will Reed
After a 15 year break
from running I laced
up my trainers again
for the first time
back in November.
After two years of dealing with
quite difficult depression I was
having a clear out and came across
one of my favourite running books
‘Eat and Run’.
I picked it up and started reading it
all over again from cover to cover in
one sitting (and lots of cups of tea).
The next day I went out and shuffled
round the block and now fast forward
to today when I am preparing for the
Richmond Half Marathon.
My depression has really lifted.
Running is helping me manage a
very demanding business but more
importantly I have found a community
of people, a tribe, in the BeaRcats
who feel like the best running family
I could possibly wish for.
Written by Bridget Hunt
S U M M E R 2 0 1 6 E D I T I O N 14
GELATERIA DANIELI
Written by Bridget and Carlo
Three years ago I wanted to produce
chocolate to add to our range and threw
myself into truffle and praline making
with great enthusiasm and we have
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Looking forward to meeting you
Winning a Time Out Love London
Award.
Bridget and Carlo
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