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By Fiona Reid
Lockerbie and Lochmaben
Prom plea

DONATIONS of dresses and suits are being sought to help this year’s prom goers in Lockerbie.

The Academy have put out a plea for gowns and outfits that the students can wear.

In a post yesterday, the school said: “Our senior prom is approaching and during this time there are lots of people looking for prom dresses/suits – many of which are very expensive!

“If anybody has any fashionable dresses/suits that you would be willing to donate for prom, we would love to accept them in our school library. We want everyone to have the chance to wear something wonderful on the night.”

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‘IF’ is the title of this poem, written to mark the end of WWI munitions work at Mossband in Gretna in 1919. The only clue to the author are the initials DME, but it’s dedicated to the ‘girls of the cordite laboratory, Mossband. It goes:

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