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 The Gomersalls
 One of John's favourite charities was The Salvation Army. According to SheilaÌýthis stemmed from a wretched spell of National Service - at perhaps the lowest ebb in his life - when the sympathetic support offered by theÌýSally ArmyÌýto young conscripts at his camp in North Wales provided him with a vital lifeline.Ìý
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John would probablyÌýhave been delighted to encounter the Gomersall family from Sheila's home town in Shipley, Yorkshire.ÌýThe Gomersalls areÌýthree generations of Salvationists with just the one dropout to date.
Ray Kershaw went to meet them and to eavesdrop onÌýband practice.
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