Michael Morpurgo's Ypres: My Kind of Town - Telegraph
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Michael Morpurgo, the author, offers advice on visiting Ypres, "a sad town" but one which "symbolises hope".
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The Hutchie Herald - Winter 2023/2024 by Hutchesons' Grammar
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Michael Morpurgo brings Joey home to Ypres
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Europe Telegraph Travel - Page 260 - The Telegraph
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York Membery
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Private Peaceful
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Children's author Michael Morpurgo talking to a young reader at
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Michael Morpurgo: 'When you're a child you have no conception of
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Michael Morpurgo: My life in travel, The Independent
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Private Peaceful - Wikipedia
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Sunday with Michael Morpurgo: 'We go to the pub where I was
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Michael Morpurgo: 'Children who went to boarding school have an