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The recipients of this year’s Diss Honoured Citizen Awards have spoken of their delight. Mary Cotton and Mike Garnham, who are both members of the Diss and District branch of the Royal British Legion, were announced as joint winners at the annual town meeting of Diss Town Council’s last week. Mrs Cotton, from Uplands Way, was singled out for her dedicated fundraising for the organisation’s Poppy Appeal, collecting more than £6,000 over a 14-day stretch at Morrisons in Diss. The 72 year-old said: “I was amazed and more than a little shocked when I received the letter about the Honoured Citizen …

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