The club, which plays in the Bromsgrove first division, has leased pitches next door to Harris brush factory since 1948.

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Two minutes later, Paisley, the couple's labradoodle, stood at the door complete with a report card detailing her day, and glowing from an earlier bath, full brush-out and blueberry facial.

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