Salve, Graham

Tixall Bridge, near Stafford, UK. Sunrise in May.

This photo is to welcome our latest 1Z 1967 Zeddeur, Graham PRICE.

For the past six months, we 1zaacs have trawled through telephone directories, electoral registers, West Chadsmoor King Lear impersonator long-term residents' memories and the internet. Amongst other places. We even contemplated an Indiana Jones Crusade "up the higher reaches of Pye Green Road" as our annual outing.

We located our long-lost "Mairte" last week, and were delighted to welcome him on board our Magical Mystery TourBuzz.

The photo: Tixall is on the edge of Cannock Chase.

Graham recalled our 1973 Sixth-Form Motor Moron Games Rejects afternoon orienteering excursions, in full school uniform, embarking from Pye Green telecommunications tower. (Even WE could not fail to find THAT starting point...) Those green blazers and the acorn emblems certainly made unorthodox but effective camouflage "Up The Chase" for the afternoon tobacco addicts.

A belated thank-you to Graham's Dad, Ron, for all of those rides to the Tower in his immaculate blue Hillman Avenger.

Great to have you on board, Graham. We've got the compass somewhere. Hope you've still got those orienteering score sheets.