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Welcome to our June edition. We would like to wish England, Wales and Rep of Ireland all the very best of luck in Euro 2016. Let’s hope that the football is exciting, entertaining and most of all England win!! (Apologies for being biased). We have a great article on England’s chances in the Euros this month, so if you like getting your hopes high be sure to give it a read and fill yourself up with English optimism ready for the big game on Saturday 11th June. Make sure you get your flags up and the BBQ on! The sun is out, the skies are blue, sounds like a great time to be out in the garden! Please see page for tips on how to enjoy your garden in the summer. Please log on to our website www. eblonline.co.uk to see all our local Businesses and the services that they provide. We had a great response last month to our quizzes and if you wasn’t lucky last month then please try again. This month’s Kid’s Quiz offers you a chance to win a Party for

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