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Residents relish their Orient-al takeaway

November 25, 2010 13:09
Vi and John Rubens resident Millie Gee is on the ball with Leyton Orient players  Ben Chorley and Alex Revell in Redbridge

Football fans at Jewish Care's Vi and John Rubens House in Redbridge had a ball as two Leyton Orient stars paid a Mitzvah Day call.

Defender Ben Chorley and striker Alex Revell from the League One club found a number of lifelong O's supporters among the Rubens residents and got as much out of the visit as they did.

"The residents put a smile on our faces," Chorley said. "I've never met anyone aged 104 before and I hope I'm as sharp as they are when I get to that age. I loved listening to some of the stories, especially the one about the poodle that had its own seat at the football ground."

Revell added: "The residents are brilliant and I really enjoyed it."

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