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Debbie Slay |
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Age (that you are admitting to) |
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52 |
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Lion member for how long? |
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2½ years |
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Why did you join Lions? |
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Both my father and my husband are Lions, so I thought ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’! |
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What has been your most enjoyable fund raising activity? |
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I love Marvellous Festival’s weekend at Wellington Country Park. A great mix of fundraising and enjoying the music with fellow Lions and friends. |
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What has been your most enjoyable social activity? |
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Definitely the Charter Night, a great opportunity to dress up, have a good meal and then dance it off! |
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What is your profession? |
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Waiting for Retirement! |
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What are your hobbies outside of Lions? |
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I love History and Archaeology. A few years ago I completed a Certificate of Higher Education in Archaeology at Reading University and I’m rarely happier than when I’m visiting a site, or down some hole somewhere! Hence I also like Gardening! I also love to travel, from far flung places like Australia and China to our own beautiful island, where I have a particular love of Cornwall. I also go Ballroom and Latin American dancing with Andy, but I don’t think the stars of Strictly Come Dancing have anything to worry about! |
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What books are by your bedside? |
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‘Sarum’ by Edward Rutherford, a book on Baltic Cruising (our next holiday) and the latest edition of Current Archaeology. |
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What is your favourite song & why? |
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‘Evergreen’ by Barbra Striesand. It was ‘our’ song when Andy & I were going out together. I really enjoy songs from Musicals, but generally I love a wide selection of music, just drawing the line at jazz and punk, which I have never understood. |
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Favourite Sport to watch |
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Ice Skating sometimes, but I’m really not a sports lover. Football being my pet hate, luckily Andy isn’t a football fan! |
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Most memorable moment? |
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My wedding to Andy and the birth of our two daughters. |
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Most embarrassing moment? |
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Too many to mention |
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What do you like best about yourself? |
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I am not self-analytical, but I try to be kind and loyal to my family and friends. |
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What do you think others think of you? |
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I hope they think that I’m good to be around; they haven’t told me I’m not! |
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Person you admire most and why? |
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Lots, but historically, probably Elizabeth I, she took a country that was sceptical about a women ruler, had gone through nearly 20 years of religious turmoil and brought relative peace and prosperity. |
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University Challenge or Weakest Link? |
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I rarely watch either. |
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Marmite- Love it /Hate it? |
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Love it. |
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Names of 6 people you would like to have to a dinner party |
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Tony Robinson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Attenborough, Kathryn Jenkins (hopefully she would sing for us), Bettany Hughes and of course my husband Andy, who is a great host. |
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What 5 things would you take to your desert island? |
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I can’t imagine anything worse than being trapped on a desert island, so I just wouldn’t go! |
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