Correspondence from a former resident of the Young district – Monica Byrnes - mother of Carmen Partridge and twins Philip and David Partridge who all attended Young High in the nineties.
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As many locals will remember, David was also a talented athlete and competed nationally at high jump – with some of his high school records still standing.
Well, he and his wife Holly have been managing an estate in Scotland after spending several years working as crew on super yachts and managing an estate for a year in the south of France.
But they are now heading home to Australia – but not by plane.
On April 25 David and Holly set off cycling unassisted from the UK back to Newcastle, NSW.
Monica says they have set up a Facebook page –Nowhere2Far and Philip (his twin) and their sister Carmen – recently visiting with them in Scotland - have assisted in setting up a website –www.nowhere2far.com .
“We thought that maybe some of the students, former classmates and general populace of Young may be interested in following their journey online as they intend on using a global positioning system so that their journey may be mapped and followed online,” she said.
