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Jacob Farr

Mum and son honour Hibees-daft grandad by making 470-mile pilgrimage for Edinburgh derby

A mother and her son have shared their joy after completing a 470-mile pilgrimage to Easter Road to honour their late father and grandfather.

Hibees-daft Edinburgh man John Slater, who travelled to Jersey in 1979, sadly passed away last December after returning from a family holiday abroad.

He had passed his love of the Cabbage and Ribs over to Jersey based daughter Alana, 32, and his grandson Charlie Mcallister, 4.

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