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           Didier Drogba carry the
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             “It was awesome when my
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           Jake who has displayed it in
           his Chelsea themed bedroom.

                Lydiard Park Academy sees the torch                 The UK's first community-owned
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           Ben Fox, continued
             Alex O’Brian, one of Ben’s teach-
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           carry the torch on page 35

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