{"id":232,"date":"2020-03-12T15:13:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mawgriffin.com\/bio\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2020-03-12T15:20:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:20:50","slug":"1968-1979","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mawgriffin.com\/bio\/1968-1979\/","title":{"rendered":"1968 &#8211; 1979"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I went to work in Oxford for the Oxfordshire Area Health Authority, we moved to<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b> Dorchester on Thames.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We lived on a quiet lane near the Abbey and Cloister Garden and took an active interest in the local Museum and Preservation Society.<\/p>\n<p>When we had time to spare, particularly at weekends, we continued to enjoy boating.<\/p>\n<p>We moved to Caversham Heights, when Michael became Area Supplies Officer, with the Berkshire Health Authority in Reading.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-233 .fg-image { width: 150px; 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