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J Williamson, Esq

Beechmount

Bridge

Canterbury mrmfl AG.AA
Kent

CT4 SJX 6 January 1997

Dear Mr Williamson

It is very remiss of me not to have acknowledged earlier your letter to
me in November asking whether I could possibly provide a short paragraph
for the Bridge Parish Nbgazine. I am afraid that it arrived at a
desperately busy time for me in London, I was then struck down badly by
flu just before Christmas.

In the hope that it will not be too late to be of any use, I enclose
something which the Vicar is welcome to use or edit as he sees fit.

with kind regards.

Yours sincerely

N 

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LAW CHIEF'S EARLY DAYS IN BRIDGE

Last July I won a contested election to become the first Kent solicitor
ever to be President of The Law Society of England and wales. During
my year in Office 11 hawe had to leave my colleagues at Girlings,
solicitors, and live in London and I am responsible for governing the
affairs of 80,000 solicitors.

It could be said that I owe my success to 60 Western Avenue, Bridge!
It was there that Lynne and I made our first home after being married
in March 1965 at Barham Church. At the time I was still studying at the
College of Law and many hours were spent in our bungalow with Lynne
testing me on all the law that I was revising for my examinations in
1966! Happily our joint efforts led to me qualifying as a solicitor,
subsequently’ becoming ea partner‘ and rxwv Chairman (IE Girlings, and
finally the great honour of the national presidency.

We" lived in. Bridge for three years. Lynne worked as a medical
receptionist for Dr Grahame Miles in.Canterbury and I was fully occupied
with my studies and sadly we had little time for community life. Close
neighbours and friends were Malcolm Mitchell (then with the Kentish
Gazette in Canterbury) and Judith. we also knew quite well Norman
Fowler, the distinguished veterinary surgeon. The major excitement
during our time in Bridge was probably the arrival of Mike Loveday and
Peter Malkin with their proposals to turn Bridge Place into a Club.
None of us at that time knew just what this might mean but I was shown
round the premises and I remember being very impressed with the care
being taken over the conversion of the old building.