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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: June 2009 Posts: 18,122 Send Message	MotownGal	Report	9 May 2026 19:42
	I wear mostly linen during the warmer weather. If it is not ironed, it looks like a dishcloth :-D :-D
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,064 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	9 May 2026 19:43
	Is Beloved interested in the Ladies matches, Maddie?
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 104,246 Send Message	LondonBelle	Report	9 May 2026 19:44
	That is the only problem with linen :-(
	Researching: Go on, make my day!
Member Since: June 2009 Posts: 18,122 Send Message	MotownGal	Report	9 May 2026 19:44
	Nearly all sports Gwyn, except golf :-D :-D He has always cheered on the ladies football and rugby teams since they started showing them on tv. He appreciates they get stuck in, not like some of the Premier footballers. :-)
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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 104,246 Send Message	LondonBelle	Report	9 May 2026 19:45
	I think the ladies matches in both rugby and footie are a lot quicker and more respectful of the game :-D :-D
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,064 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	9 May 2026 19:46
	Ah yes. I remember the girls school changed their summer uniform to include a mid-blue skirt with linen content. It said 'hand-wash' on the care label. How practical was that? It looked great, when freshly pressed, but by the time the girls got to school on the bus, it looked like a wrung out rag :-0
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 104,246 Send Message	LondonBelle	Report	9 May 2026 19:49
	How stupid was that Gwyn :-0 Also, the uniforms cost an arm and a leg :-0
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Member Since: June 2009 Posts: 18,122 Send Message	MotownGal	Report	9 May 2026 19:51
	Drama Queen had a kilt as part of the uniform. It was £40 then, 30 years ago. We had to take it to the 3 hr cleaners, no way could we have bought 2 kilts. :-0 :-0
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,064 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	9 May 2026 19:52
	My uniform when I was 11 and changing schools was bought to last. I swear my grey gaberdine coat would have kept my shoes dry :-0
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 104,246 Send Message	LondonBelle	Report	9 May 2026 19:52
	:-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 Maddie
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Member Since: June 2009 Posts: 18,122 Send Message	MotownGal	Report	9 May 2026 19:52
	What was it Mums said. You will grow into it. I never did :-D :-D
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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 104,246 Send Message	LondonBelle	Report	9 May 2026 19:54
	:-D :-D :-D :-D Gwyn....that was the same as my gym slip....the lady in the store said it's alright you'll grow into it.....she was right come the third year it was so tight and short I looked like something out of St Trinians :-D :-D :-D
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,064 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	9 May 2026 19:55
	Younger daughter had a kilt too, Maddie. The uniform changed between the time each of them went to the same school. She too only had 1 kilt. Even the pale blue blouses cost a fortune and could only be bought in the special school outfitters :-0 We got by with 3 of them.
Member Since: June 2009 Posts: 18,122 Send Message	MotownGal	Report	9 May 2026 19:57
	No 1 Sons school was a bit of a con. White shirts and blue blazer Yrs 1-3 Blue shirt and black blazer 4-6! :-0 :-0
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,064 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	9 May 2026 19:58
	Gym slips were not the most flattering garment, at the best of times :-D
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 104,246 Send Message	LondonBelle	Report	9 May 2026 19:58
	That was the problem they were special dyes so you couldn't get them from just any old shop :-0
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,064 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	9 May 2026 19:59
	Different colour blazers ? :-0 That is so expensive for parents !
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 104,246 Send Message	LondonBelle	Report	9 May 2026 19:59
	There were awful Gywn :-D :-D
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Member Since: June 2009 Posts: 18,122 Send Message	MotownGal	Report	9 May 2026 20:01
	Time to have some grub. Night Belle <3 <3 Night Gwyn <3 <3 Night Everyone <3 <3
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,064 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	9 May 2026 20:01
	Son's school had more down-to-earth uniform. You could buy it in many shops and just sew a school badge onto the blazer pocket.

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