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  • #86347
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    We spent a very pleasant weekend in the Costswolds last month and during our stay I managed to get a look around Cirencester and the remains of the Roman town together with the interesting finds housed in the Corinium Museum.

    If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ’s

    https://jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/corinium-dobunnorum-cirencester.html

    Jonathan (JJ)

    http://jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk

    #86352
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    Thanks for that JJ – really interesting report. It feels (and looks) like the town is taking a far more organised approach to celebrating its Roman past than when I was there in the 80s. Good to know – I may take a trip over sometime soon.

    (PS – What’s it worth not to tell the people of Newport that you think Caerleon is near Cardiff?)

    #86446
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    Hi Guy, thanks for your comment. I hope the post will encourage others to visit a really interesting town and a delightful museum where the staff were really friendly and welcoming.

    I don’t know if I want to engage with the sensitivity of Welsh towns one to another as it’s bad enough dealing with the rivalry between Exeter and Plymouth in my neck of the woods.

    I suppose in my defence I would say that our trip to Caerleon coincided with a two day stay-over in Cardiff which is why I think of its geographical proximity in that way and I have Newport blood flowing in my veins as my maternal Grandmother hailed from the town

    Cheers

    JJ

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    #86455
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    Your secret is safe with me.

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