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HAVE YOU heard about Fraser, the tallest fir tree in the forest? There is a new story book for children aged between six and 10 this Christmas - and all year - about a fir tree who longs to be picked as a Christmas tree.

Jim Davis talked about running training like baking a cake and it is a good analogy to use.

Just before I was about to hit send on last week's column I deleted one of the opening lines 'Beware- this game is fraught with danger'.

This photograph was taken about 100 years ago and shows several boats from the Claddagh fleet moored at the quayside.

I have written before about the woeful lack of ambulances that serviced the old Central Hospital, especially in the 1930s. That shortage became acute during the war. Because of the severe rationing of petrol, and the unavailability of spare parts, for a long period only two ambulances were available for the whole county. As they were frequently on the road simultaneously there was no reserve vehicle to answer any emergency.