The instructions for printing and postal distribution were sent to the Society's Printers on Monday 16th November 2009 and the despatch of the issue to fully-paid members took place on 9th December - Richard Reeve our Printer made a special effort given that he was recently tragically bereaved by the sudden death of his wife Robbie. There are 44 pages including the Membership Subscriptions Renewal form and Shack Aid.
The Contents page reads:-There is a countdown clock to next "MERCURY" running on this website - DEADLINE for issue No. 155 (March 2010) is Friday 19th March 2010.
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