Ripon Rotary arrange for a dropped kerb
The kerb is opposite the Ripon Spa Hotel where the Rotary Club of Ripon hold their meetings.
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Picture attached of Andrew and Canon Ruth Newton at the new dropped kerb which has been successfully completed thanks largely to donations from Barclays and the Ripon Spa Hotel.
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