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The Biggest Single Donation Ever Received By Port Talbot Branch

The biggest single donation ever received by Port Talbot branch from the efforts of a single person is handed over by Philip Reed, a long distance swimmer. Last September he swam across Swansea Bav from Mumbles Head to Porthcawl, a distance of 13 miles; it took him five hours. The monev he raised in sponsorship was £380 and the picture shows (I to r) Robert Harris, Philip Reed, David Aubrey, station honorary secretary, Gerald Thomas, and Ken Needs. Mr Harris and Mr Needs escorted the swimmer in their boat James Rolfe, while John Lewis, a local pilot and a deputv launching authority, and Mr Thomas, also a DLA, acted as pilot and observer..

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