Old pals from Class of 76 'travel far and wide' for King James’s School reunion in Knaresborough
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Old pals from Class of 76 'travel far and wide' for King James’s School reunion in Knaresborough
• A memorable school reunion in Knaresborough of the class of 1976 was so successful that some of the former pupils are planning to return and live again in the town after all these years.
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