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We were shown inside the mobile film unit with banks of
monitors and production gear. Dinan was just so laid back
with it all, just as if this happened to him every day.
Whether we actually needed to make four or even five
“takes” we were never sure. What was certain was that Neil
and his friends just loved riding down the drive from the Castle
in the horse drawn carriage.
Dinan behaved impeccably; he followed the carriage
perfectly. Ruth was able to give him his instructions; the only
real distraction being the various camera legs which he found
intriguing from time to time!

Juno did find the pull up from the bottom of the drive hard
work especially time after time. But she did not put a foot
wrong and certainly did us proud!
Neil and Dennis were delighted and we were lucky to have
managed to get a good friend Gordon, staff photographer on
the local newspaper from my old “Lincolnshire Standard” days,
to take some still pictures for us at the same time.
It was all over too quickly and after fond farewells we
wended our way home. Far more relaxed now the important
bits were finished, we had happy memories to accompany us
for many years to come.
(In the real book, this story like many others has several
photos from the event.)

The NORTHCOTE DIARY Volume Two 1994 to 2008

CHAPEL FLOOR HEATING
It was at about the time of our greatest trial, the winter of
1994.
Following the introduction of the National Lottery, the
whole country had quickly become lottery mad. In the first
week of the Lottery over £120,000,000 was taken out of the

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