Avenue House Service Team
The Service Team nametape, worn on the right shoulder of the uniform shirt
The Avenue House Service Team (AHST) was in existence between October 1970 and March 1977, bridging the gap between the demise of the Avenue House Venture Scout Unit and the formal start of the Scout Fellowship in Finchley, Friern Barnet and Golders Green.
On 14th October 1970 six members of the Avenue House Venture Scout Unit met at the ‘Den’, Avenue House to discuss the future of the Unit. As an open, stand-alone Unit they continually ran the risk of their ‘feeder’ groups opening their own Venture Scout Unit, which had in fact happened. The younger members had returned to their parent Group, and with the older members attaining the maximum Venture Scout age there was no alternative but to ‘wind up’ the Unit.
However, from the ashes of the Venture Scout Unit sprang the flame of the Avenue House Service Team. As the District already had several Service Team members, under the leadership of Arthur Berry, who provided specific help such as catering and the maintenance of the District Headquarters and Frith Grange, enquiries were made as to how to proceed.
The District Commissioner supported the proposal and Arthur Berry visited the ‘Den’ to provide advice and information. As a result, and in line with the Scout Association’s rules, the Team was established as a ‘Working Team’ within the District Service Team.
Membership was open to all, including those who already held warrants as leaders of other Groups but wanted to also participate in the programme offered by the AHST. All members were registered with the District Service Team Leader and paid the annual Membership Fee, entitling them to the Insurance protection enjoyed by Scout Leaders engaged on official Scouting activities.
The 6th Finchley were kind enough to allow the Team to use the ‘Den’ as their regular meeting place, with every Wednesday being their evening of choice. The Team’s aims were clearly defined, some of which were:
- ‘To help other Groups in the District as necessary’.
- ‘To provide assistance at District and other functions’.
- ‘To arrange various activities for members, to be carried out on a Team Basis’.
It did not take long before the Team was called upon to provide help. At the end of October assistance was given at a District Venture Scout Leadership Course and in November some help was given at the 21st Finchley bonfire night and then the District Swimming Gala.
With some members of the Team having experienced Winter Hiking with the old Avenue House Venture Scout Unit another took place over the weekend of 18th – 20th December. The hikers; Graham Beevor, Peter Cox, Melvyn Gardner, Graham Hicks, Phil Knowles, Clive Lee and Jim Salter, travelled to Herne Bay on the Friday evening and stayed the night at the 1st Herne Bay Headquarters. The following morning they set off on their 30 mile hike across Kent to Folkestone. After a night of camping Jim and Melvyn had to return home while the remaining hikers completed the distance ahead of schedule.
During January 1971 the District Service Team organised and ran their usual party for the 24th Finchley Scouts, the Group attached to Oak Lodge School for children with learning and physical disabilities. For the first time the AHST was asked to assist and enjoyed organising several of the games.
Some Team members also acted as marshals at a District Cub Hike.
During February the Team entered an Inter Service Team wide game that was held at Gilwell. There is no record as to how well they did although it was noted that one member of the Team did manage to become waist deep in some mud in Epping Forest.
Over Easter (9th – 12th April) nine members of the Team (Graham Beevor, Peter Cox, Dick Flack, Melvyn Gardner, Graham Hicks, Phil Knowles, Jim Salter and Eddy Wilson) plus Geoff Wright as a guest from the 22nd Finchley, camped at Kingsdown, the Scout site at Deal on the east coast of Kent. The weekend was full of incident but notable for three events. Firstly that the minibus, hired from Scout Park, broke down en route, resulting in most of the kit and food arriving somewhat late. The second event, a direct consequence of the first, was that on the Sunday the lunch time stew contained many extras, i.e. food that should have been eaten earlier had it arrived at the start of the camp. The last was a wide game that Peter had arranged that he thought would involve about 15 miles of walking, but would in fact have been 40 due to his miscalculations.
During May the first edition of the Team’s quarterly journal ‘Avenue Seen This’ (AST) was published. It was issued to all District Scouters and Group Scout Leaders with a view to letting more people know about the service that was available and in an effort to attract more members. It also carried a full report of the Team’s camp at Kingsdown.
Fortunately we are in possession of copies of the journal which have proved very useful in providing a fairly accurate record of the Team’s activities during the period of its life.
Over the Whitsun weekend at the end of May 1971 four members of the Team (Graham Beevor, Peter Cox, Phil Knowles and Eddy Wilson) went hiking in the Mendips. They set off on the Friday evening and caught the train from Paddington to Yatton where they managed to get some fish & chips before finding somewhere to camp shortly before midnight. Their journey took them south-east to Wrington, then south through Burrington Combe, over Beacon Batch and on to Cheddar. On the Sunday they headed in a westerly direction through Axbridge, and up Bleadon Hill before spending their third night near Hutton. Monday consisted of a gentle stroll to Weston-Super-Mare where Graham, Peter and Phil caught the train back to London and Eddy headed to Southampton. A full report appeared in AST.
During June and July members of the Team organised an abseiling course at Frith Grange for the 15th Finchley Venture Scouts, manned a knotting base at the District Scoutcraft Competition while two members assisted with the 3rd Friern Barnet Scouts that led to them joining the 6th, 9th and 21st Finchley Troops for a summer camp at Hathersage, Derbyshire.
Additionally, several members joined the Service Crew at Frith Grange, as part of Doug Restrick’s team who were on duty during the 2nd weekend of every month.
During the summer months, upon moving to Milton Keynes Arthur Berry resigned his position as the District Service Team Leader. Geoff Pinnells expressed the good wishes of the team by way of a short note in AST. It is perhaps worth mentioning that although Arthur did not immediately get back into Scouting, he did after a while become the ADC Scouts for Bletchley and Wolverton. When this became 3 Districts (MK North, MK South and MK Central) he became DC for MK South.
By August the number of members had doubled, with some other leaders from the District joining along with some new faces that included Neal Stuttaford and the aforementioned Eddy Wilson. Neal was from Edgware although he had many years earlier been a Cub with the 6th Finchley. Eddy, who was completely new to Scouting, had not taken long to get fully involved also joined the 21st Finchley as an Assistant Scout Leader.
At the start of October the Team held their first AGM that they coupled with a Coffee Party. They were pleased that Tom Marshall the DC, Peter Price the ADC (Scouts), Barbara Warren the ADC (Cubs) and Mr & Mrs Maynard the District Chairman and his wife were able to attend. Also putting in an appearance was Arthur Berry and his daughter (Linda) and son (John) who had travelled down from Milton Keynes for the occasion.
Later in the month the Team were asked to provide support at the London Gang Show being held in our District at the Odeon, Temple Fortune. During the dress rehearsal they assisted the old and disabled guests of Ralph Reader to their seats, and back at the end of the performance. On other evenings they, along with other Venture Scouts and Scouters, helped by selling programmes/songbooks. When Lady Baden-Powell attended four members had the honour to be included in a subsidiary guard of honour. It was also at this time that Les Todd the ADC (VS) expressed how sick he was at having to write out ‘Finchley, Friern Barnet and Golders Green’ and suggested F²BG² which does continue to be used by some.
On the 1st December ‘Aunty Glad’, an integral member of the County (& District) catering team, was presented with the Medal of Merit, having spent more than two decades providing meals at various County and District events and camps. As, on this occasion, ‘Aunty Glad’ was front of house, members of the Team provided the refreshments.
Later that month a few Team members spent an enjoyable Sunday at Friern Barnet Hospital, helping a ‘Task Force’ group to put up Christmas decorations.
At the end of the year the Team numbered 12: Graham Beevor, Peter Cox, Dick Flack, Melvyn Gardner, Graham Hicks, Rowland Jackson, Phil Knowles, Clive Lee, Geoff Pinnells, Jim Salter, Neal Stuttaford and Eddy Wilson.
The Team’s second winter hike, organised by Jim, Clive and Neal, took place over a long weekend at the start of January 1972 (7th – 10th). The other hikers were the two Grahams, Phil and Peter plus Geoff Wright from the 22nd Finchley and Roy Griffiths from the 7th Finchley, who also provided the transport.
They set off from the Den at 7pm and arrived in the New Forest at about 1am where they split into 2 groups that hiked through the night and met up again a few hours later at Burley. After finding a suitably dry and sheltered clearing in the woods they pitched the tents and had some breakfast. Geoff, Jim and Clive then set off to explore the village while the others settled down for a nap only to have it interrupted by the hunt. Foxhounds raced through the camp site shaking tents and rattling billies, closely followed by the hunters on their horses and blowing their horns. The following morning, having spent the previous evening at the local pub, there was some concern about an injury Roy had sustained to his leg. Clive and Graham H set off to collect the van while everyone else cleared the site. Graham H and Roy then set off for the next stop at Sway while everyone else continued to hike. After a restful afternoon and their evening meal, another evening was spent in the local pub. The hike was completed on the Monday morning with a 3 mile trek to Brockenhurst where lunch was had before the long journey home.
Three suspicious characters known as ‘Bearded Beevor’. ‘Elusive Eddy’ and ‘Crafty Cox’ were to be found lurking in the Totteridge area during the evening of Sunday 23rd January, much to the delight of about 100 Cubs from all over the District. The three Team members were adding a little extra authenticity to the District Cub Scout Wide Game that they had helped Barbara Warren and Geoff Wright to organise.
Also, during January 1972 the Team were very pleased to learn that Geoff Pinnells had been appointed as the new District Service Team Leader following the departure of Arthur Berry a few months earlier.
On Saturday 26th February 18 members of Oak Lodge School who belonged to the 24th Finchley held their annual party. The Team were privileged to provide entertainment while a sumptuous tea was provided by Aunty Glad, Mac Caithness and Mrs Pheasant.
Around this time the Team were sorry to lose two of their members. Graham H had taken a position as Assistant Manager of the Sawyer Arms in Manchester and Dick Flack had joined the Merchant Navy as a Junior Navigation Officer on SS Hemisinus, a Shell-Mex B.P. oil tanker.
On the 6th March help was given at a District Scout Wide Game that started at Frith Grange and finished at Moat Mount. Having spent the Saturday at Frith to ensure an early start it transpired that the help was actually needed at the finish. There they, along with a party of Venture Scouts, provided the final obstacle to the Scouts finding hidden treasure. However, once the last of the Scouts arrived on the scene the treasure’s location was revealed and the team were eventually overpowered. With heavy rain having fallen all day they were pleased to get home for a good bath.
For St George’s Day 1972 members of the Team helped to prepare the Free Church in Hampstead Garden Suburb, acted as stewards during the service and then assisted with the subsequent clearing-up operation.
Some minor work was undertaken at Finchley Lodge and extra work was carried out preparing Frith Grange for the Open Day. On the day in question (13th May) the Team manned the gate.
Over the Whitsun weekend at the end of May five members of the Team (Graham Beevor, Peter Cox, Phil Knowles, Neal Stuttaford and Eddy Wilson) embarked upon a 50 mile hike from Great Malvern to Church Stretton.
They met at Paddington Station and caught the 6.15pm train to Worcester where they changed trains, finally arriving at Malvern Link at about 9pm. After getting some fish & chips and a drink at the local pub a camp site was found where they settled down for the night. After breakfast on the Saturday they set off. Once on the road they found a convenience store to buy the food they would need, having decided that getting their provisions before leaving London was not really viable. The hours up to lunch time passed without incident except for the discovery of a pile of chicken feathers that they could not resist climbing on. After lunch they followed a disused railway to Bromyard where they stopped at café for a tea break. Refreshed they continued until about 9pm when they decided to find somewhere to camp. Three miles into their Sunday journey they met some Scouts from the 1st Worcester who were kind enough to offer them some coffee. The lunch stop was Little Hereford but with nowhere open and there being no pubs they had to settle for a dry lunch. A little later they reached Ludlow and found a café where they were able to enjoy a nice cup of tea. They then made for Culmington where they planned to camp but it was not without incident. A field, thought to be full of cows, turned out to be one full of very frisky bulls from which evasive action had to be taken. The final 11 miles on the Monday was not too much trouble although their pace was slowed by two injuries. Eddy had developed a painful swollen ankle and Phil, whilst trying to negotiate a tangle of barbed wire, ripped his trousers and his leg. At Church Stretton Eddy headed for Southampton while the others headed back to London.
Although members who took part in events and activities usually paid their own expenses, it was still necessary for the Team to raise funds to cover other essentials. Their first enterprise involved the sale of Christmas cards and related items that were supplied by a company called Webb Ivory. During July they held their first Jumble Sale which proved fairly successful.
Over the next few months there was a steady increase in membership. Tony Nunan was a new face and Laurie Noble, who had become disenchanted with Venture Scouts, joined along with Phil Kent, a friend of his. They became the youngest members of the Team. David Kennett (ex 15th Finchley) and Geoff Wright & Malcolm Duff (22nd Finchley Scouters), all of whom were known to the Team also joined despite having to limit their involvement.
No sooner had new members joined than two had to take a leave of absence. Both Neal Stuttaford and Tony Nunan went off to University. Neal was reading Environmental Science at Salford while Tony read Mathematics at Southampton.
The next major event in the Team’s calendar was the 1972 London Gang Show. They were celebrating their 40th year and the Team had again been asked to assist with ‘front of house’ and the selling of programmes/songbooks. Among other regular helpers was Ian Ellis, a Scouter from St Pancras District, who had been helping at the shows since 1968. Upon learning that he had recently moved to Mill Hill he was quickly recruited as a new member of the Team.
On the first Monday some Team members were privileged to act as a Subsidiary Guard of Honour for the visit of the new Chief Scout, Sir William Gladstone. For the second Monday the job was the same; this time however the guest was Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl Mountbatten of Burma and the BBC.
On the second Wednesday when Graham Beevor and Ian Ellis were leaving they spotted some smoke rising from the back of a shop opposite the Odeon. Upon investigation they discovered a large number of cardboard boxes on fire. Graham went to raise the alarm but by the time he returned Ian had procured a hose and was busy putting out the flames. The Fire Brigade arrived in time to clear up the mess.
The Team’s main sporting activity was Handball, a game they played on a regular basis, even managing to have games against other Groups, including the 5th Finchley and the Speedwell Venture Scout Unit. They were also responsible for resurrecting the District competition in 1971 when the 1st Friern Barnet beat the 22nd Finchley in the final. Throughout 1972 they had again managed the competition and the final was played on the 3rd November. It was refereed by Eddy Wilson and played in the presence of ‘Jumbo’ Davis the DC and Wally Marcus the ADC (S), between the 22nd Finchley and the 10th Finchley. It was a very close game that went to extra time and was narrowly won by the 22nd.
During the latter half of the year the Team was pleased to welcome back Graham Hicks who had decided to return from his life in Manchester. Dick Flack, who was on leave from the Merchant Navy, also paid the Team a visit and regaled them with tales of some of his adventures, not least an occasion when he was sailing up the Saigon when the crew had to evade being shot at.
On the 3rd December the Team organised an activity for the District Sixers. Having been provided with maps they had to follow a route and clues along Dollis Brook from Barnet to West Finchley in an effort to find Dr Deadrock (Graham Beevor). At the end of the day he was found alive and well at Gordon Hall.
The Team’s activities for 1972 ended with a Christmas outing to the theatre. Several members attended a performance of ‘No Sex Please, We’re British’ at the Strand Theatre where they had the pleasure of watching a very young David Jason stand in for Derek Royle, playing the part of Brian Runnicles.
Over the first weekend of January 1973 four members of the Team spent an enjoyable but muddy time aiding Wally Marcus, ADC (S) run a District Patrol Leaders’ training Course at Tolmers. Each Team member acted as an advisor to one of four patrols and took part in organising various activities for the 19 Patrol Leaders present on the Course.
The Team’s Annual Winter Hike took place at the end of January. Seven members of the Team (Graham Beevor, Peter Cox, Melvyn Gardner, Graham Hicks, Phil Kent, Phil Knowles and Geoff Wright) along with a guest (John Butler, SL of the 6th Finchley) spend the weekend on the South Downs.
The Team set off from Victoria Station at 8.45pm and arrived late in Eastbourne. After a pint at a nearby pub and a fish & chip supper they set off for Beachy Head with Melvyn setting a brisk pace. Once there they found a grassy track that led to a clump of trees that provided a sheltered spot to pitch their tents. Geoff and Phil Kent had the daunting task of erecting the Team’s new nylon tent, with only a picture to go by, and which none of the others had seen pitched before. Unfortunately in the morning it was discovered that rumours of condensation in nylon tents were well founded. After breakfast they headed straight for Birling Gap on the cliffs between Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters where they found a café/bar. After a lengthy break they headed off across the ‘Sisters’ and before heading inland towards Exceat Bridge they had to disinfect their boots to avoid spreading Swine vesicular disease. Upon reaching the bridge they had lunch on the banks of the River Cuckmere. Their next destination was Firle Beacon but two miles short of their objective Melvyn ground to a halt. His ankle, that he had hurt earlier, was giving him a lot of pain, so it was decided to find a campsite as soon as possible. At Alciston a farmer not only gave them permission to camp on his land but he also delivered them to the site in his Land Rover. The following morning Melvyn decided that he could not continue and as Graham H could not get Monday off work they headed home together. With six miles to catch up, there was no hanging about, so the rest got back on track and made for Firle Beacon.
At Beddingham Hill, John said goodbye as he also had to go to work on Monday. After lunch at Rodmell, where they had intended to spend Saturday night, they ploughed on eventually reaching Plumpton. They pitched their tents, ate a corned beef hash and went to the pub. After breakfast the following morning they managed an amazing 1¾ miles before lunch, after which they marched on to Haywards Heath and caught the train home.
Members again assisted at the 24th Finchley’s annual party, held at Oak Lodge School on the 3rd February. About 20 boys were present and after playing a number of games they had an excellent tea, provided by Alf and Elsie Cousins. To round off the afternoon a couple of ‘Tom and Jerry’ cartoons were shown which went down well with everyone.
More for a bit of fun than anything else, four members of the team (Geoff Wright, Graham Beevor, Laurie Noble and Peter Cox) entered the District Cross Country in March. To their surprise, with Geoff, Graham and Laurie being the first three of the team to complete the course, they won the Barclay Shield.
With the District Commissioner’s approval the Team adopted its own scarf, to be worn at suitable functions. The scarf was plain black (the old District Rover Scout colour) with the District emblem, the Finch, on the back.
On Saturday 27th April, at the request of Eva Salisch, the District Guide Commissioner, the Team organised a Five-a-Side Football Competition for Ranger Guides. Five teams took part in the event that took place at Christ’s College School. Each team played each other and although they seemed a little disjointed to start with their team work got much better as the competition progressed. As the last match drew nearer the New Barnet Rangers emerged the winners, having been undefeated all day. They were honoured to be presented with a certificate and complementary Service Team pens.
The following day five members of the Team were pleased to act as Stewards at the Cub Scout St George’s Day service while the B-P Guild did the same for the Scouts.
The Team were given permission to run an information stand, at the District Fair on the 16th June, about their work in an effort to boost their strength. Details of the Team’s past service and activities were meticulously prepared and attached to display boards together with the coveted Barclay Shield and sundry other bits and pieces. Geoff Pinnells arranged for a suitable recruitment notice, under the heading ‘Join a friendly gang’ to appear in the local paper and leaflets were handed out to anyone who showed the slightest interest. Despite the drive being a complete failure, Wally Marcus found the stand to be a useful point to sell Draw tickets and members of the Team useful people to sell them.
During June assistance was given at the District Cub Scout Sports and at the start of July members of the Team organised and ran another sporting activity – this time it was the ‘potted sports’ at the District Sixers’ Camp.
Later in July the Team ran a Wide Game around the squares of Central London for the District Venture Scout Units. Five teams participated and the 1st Finchley Unit emerged as the winners.
Also during July 1973 Melvyn Gardner, a long standing member of the Team, became a married man.
On the Saturday the 21st he married Elizabeth Fidgen at North Finchley Baptist Church. As a result and with them moving to their new home in Muswell Hill, his time as a member came to an end.
The Team had continued to keep in touch with Dick Flack, sending him copies of AST, and were pleased to receive another short article about his life on board a tanker. On this occasion he focused on accidents and how often they occur. One such event happened as his ship was steaming up the New Maas Waterway in Holland and a massive Rhine barge appeared from nowhere and decided to knock them and another tanker about.
Also during the summer Geoff Wright, another Team member, was selected as part of a small British Orienteering Federation official group to the 5-Tage OL in Switzerland. He drove there and spent a week training at Beinwil-am-See before moving near Berne which was the centre for the 5 days of races. He did not feature but did well enough to qualify for the chasing start on the last day.
Between the 20th August and the 1st September Graham Beevor and Peter Cox were cruising on the high sea. They joined the Scout and Guide cruise and along with three Ranger Guide Leaders had agreed to cater for the needs of 23 Ranger Guides and 12 Venture Scouts (Watch 1). Additionally they provided general support when needed and helped to run badge courses for the younger Guides and Scouts.
Their ship SS Nevasa had originally been built as a troopship but was later converted to a school ship and used for educational purposes. There were 50 dormitories on board of various sizes, with Graham and Peter being berthed in ‘Somerville’ at the rear of the ship on the starboard side of the promenade deck.
They sailed from Southampton and called at three ports: Gibraltar, Lanzarote and Lisbon. In Gibraltar they attended a folk festival in St. Michael’s Cave and were given a send-off by a Gibraltarian band. In Lanzarote there was a trip to the Fire Mountain, an evening disco in a grotto night club and even time for Peter to take a ride on a camel with his sister who was one of the Sea Rangers. In Lisbon coach tours were arranged to see as much of the city as possible as well as time to do a little exploring on their own.
During the days at sea there were plenty of activities – deck games, lectures, swimming, obstacle courses, dances, badge courses and free time – all neatly arranged around meal times. Even with the work they felt that they had had a marvellous holiday, with excellent meals and a reasonable amount of free time. As working leaders they had paid £60 each.
Another wedding took place in September when Philip Knowles married Susan Tapner at St. Martin’s Church in West Drayton on Saturday the 22nd. Phil was the secretary and a founder member of the Service Team having previously been a member of the Avenue House Venture Scouts, and Sue who had been known to Team members for some time was responsible for typing the issues of AST. Although they were to live in West Drayton both agreed to continue in their roles and join in with activities when possible.
Another PL/APL training Course was held during October 1973 at which four members of the Team again acted as mentors. There was some concern though about how to cook a meal using the ‘hole-in-the-ground’ method. More worrying though was Peter’s ‘hole-in-the-head’ as he had somehow managed to turn up without his sleeping bag and some spare trousers. All went well until the ‘hole-in-the-ground’ method was revealed. It was simply digging a hole, lighting a fire in the hole, putting the stew-pot on top, burying the lot and leaving for 4-5 hours. But – if lunch is planned for 1pm you dig it up after about 90 minutes and get a half cooked stew.
With the final rehearsal of the 1973 Gang Show taking place on the Sunday the four mentors left the Training Course after Sunday lunch and headed for the Gaumont State Theatre in Kilburn, the new venue for the show. Although no longer taking place in F²BG² the Team had again been asked to help sell programmes and songbooks. In fact when the Chief Scout attended on the second Wednesday they nearly managed to sell him one of the songbooks.
The new venue of the show meant that a larger audience could attend, and there was a rising orchestra pit that was effectively used in the first half finale ‘Hollywood’ which was a highlight of the show. One routine though that they made a point of watching whenever they were on duty was ‘The March of the Foreign Legion’ a comedy march routine in which a new recruit had still to learn the correct steps.
Another pleasant experience of the run was when they, along with other Front of House staff, were invited backstage for a drink with Ralph Reader.
The 1973 Scout Handball Competition, again organised by the Team, reached its conclusion in November. Following the quarter final games played at All Saints’ Church Hall during October the four victorious teams (21st Finchley, 11th Finchley and the 3rd Golders Green ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams) met there again on the 13th. While the 3rd were fortunate to have both teams still in the competition it transpired that neither was able to proceed any further. Although the 21st took the lead in the final by half time the 11th were in front 3-2. During the second half the 11th took real command of the game and before the end they had scored four further goals.
The Team’s Christmas outing was a trip to the Whitehall Theatre to see ‘Pyjama Tops’. On this occasion they were accompanied by a number of Sea Rangers from S.R.S. Scott with whom they had become quite friendly.
The group occupied 28 seats and whilst it was an enjoyable night out, several members of the Team thought that the performers were somewhat limited by a poor plot.
Towards the end of 1973 John & Linda Berry joined the Team. Already known to several members of the Team as Arthur Berry’s son and daughter, John had occasionally helped at the Gang Shows whilst Linda had been ‘rescued’ several times from trees and pipes by several Team members when they were Venture Scouts. Sue Knowles also put her involvement with the Team on a more formal basis along with Eleanor Martin who had met Graham Beevor on the Seaway ’73 cruise. Linda, Sue and Elly were the Team’s first three female members.
More to follow.
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