Descendants of the Riddell family are having a reunion at Woodlands Estate this month. A highlight will be catching up, seeing and meeting all the relations connected to the family, known and unknown, says Jacquie Haselden, one of the organisers. The event will include placing a memorial plaque in the garden for Corporal John

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A reminder that this year’s Anzac Day celebrations in Gordonton are on Tuesday 25 April. “Everyone is invited, and it’s an occasion where people can come together and share in a communal sense of remembrance,” Keith Jellyman said. The service starts at 10am, and will involve a remembrance in the Gordonton hall and a wreath

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