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Christmas card's miracle delivery | Christmas card's miracle delivery |
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A Christmas card has had a miracle delivery to a remote Scottish island despite bearing the wrong name and a non-existent address in England. | A Christmas card has had a miracle delivery to a remote Scottish island despite bearing the wrong name and a non-existent address in England. |
It was sent to Elaine Fletcher by an English couple who had holidayed in Argyll near to where she used to live. | It was sent to Elaine Fletcher by an English couple who had holidayed in Argyll near to where she used to live. |
It was addressed to her maiden name, Evans, and an unknown town in England even though she had married 10 years ago and moved to the isle of Colonsay. | It was addressed to her maiden name, Evans, and an unknown town in England even though she had married 10 years ago and moved to the isle of Colonsay. |
It eventually reached there thanks to committed postmen with long memories. | It eventually reached there thanks to committed postmen with long memories. |
The card was addressed to a "Mr and Mrs Evans", in "Newberry, Barkshire", even though Mrs Fletcher now stays in Kiloran, Colonsay. | The card was addressed to a "Mr and Mrs Evans", in "Newberry, Barkshire", even though Mrs Fletcher now stays in Kiloran, Colonsay. |
It had been sent to her by a family who once stayed in a holiday cottage near where she used to live at Coulaghailtro Farm, Kilberry, near Tarbert, in Argyll. | It had been sent to her by a family who once stayed in a holiday cottage near where she used to live at Coulaghailtro Farm, Kilberry, near Tarbert, in Argyll. |
'Wrong country' | 'Wrong country' |
Mrs Fletcher said: "It was postmarked at about seven places, ending up luckily at Tarbert, where the postman not only remembered I was once Miss Evans, 10 years ago, but that I had moved to Colonsay. | |
"He didn't know our address here, but we manage all five farms on Colonsay and Pete, the postman on the Kilberry run, sent it to 'The Colonsay Farm Manager'. | |
"It was very good of him to forward it on to Colonsay and luckily our equally on-the-ball postman, Keith Rutherford, remembered I had told him I was once an Evans. | "It was very good of him to forward it on to Colonsay and luckily our equally on-the-ball postman, Keith Rutherford, remembered I had told him I was once an Evans. |
"The card was from a family that had stayed in one of the farm holiday cottages. They had the wrong name, the wrong farm, wrong county and actually the wrong country." | "The card was from a family that had stayed in one of the farm holiday cottages. They had the wrong name, the wrong farm, wrong county and actually the wrong country." |
Mrs Fletcher said she believed that the couple may have mixed the address up with that of another holiday cottage they have stayed in. | Mrs Fletcher said she believed that the couple may have mixed the address up with that of another holiday cottage they have stayed in. |
She added: "I would like to thank Chris and Sheila for the card." | She added: "I would like to thank Chris and Sheila for the card." |
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