November 2023. Waterbeach. Evenings in Waterbeach revolve around tea at 5pm and then The Chase. In fairness, tea is often from one of the village’s award-winning takeaways, and The Chase is the best TV quiz show since Deal Or No Deal, which was a game of great strategy skill under Edmonds. Typically I get more… Continue reading QUIZ NIGHT IN THE SUN – THE MYSTERY OF “BAGELSTEVE”
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GIDDY TIMES
11th January 2023. Saints v City for a place in the Mickey Mouse (now we’re out) cup. As a “glory hunter” (my first City game was at Luton in 1977; Will was probably glory-hunting at that game too) I only qualify for a few tickets for away matches each season, and Southampton is always a… Continue reading GIDDY TIMES
BEMBRIDGE – SOUR CREAM, OLD EMPIRE
In theory, my first three Wight pubs were a doddle, two in Sandown and one just over the hill in bucolic Bembridge. Four miles between Culver Haven and the Village Inn, says Bing Maps, ignoring my bravery in ploughing headlong down the Down, and towards those horns at the top. I escaped their attention by… Continue reading BEMBRIDGE – SOUR CREAM, OLD EMPIRE
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