Hello and welcome back. It’s lovely to see you again. So how was your summer? Just like the Camerons, we stayed in England but rather than have a baby, we went on family days out. I have to say, I was stunned by the beauty of parts of East Sussex and ashamed of my ignorance.… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. Nice to see you again. It’s been another glorious week down here and it got off to a cracking start last Sunday with Shoreham Port’s Open Day. Over 15,000 people attended, (up 5,000 on the previous one), and we were treated to a display of vessels, stands, exhibits, and… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. Nice to see you again and I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s been glorious for weeks on our shingle spit but now the wind’s picked, up the kite-surfers are back and seem to be having a wail of a time. Talking of wind, did you know that… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s nice to see you again and I hope you’ve time to relax in this lovely weather. I’m sorry I didn’t publish last week, I was at a funeral. Ironic really as the proposed subject was, and is, Tombstoning. If you haven’t heard of it before, tombstoning is, “the… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again and sorry I’ve skipped a week. I’ve been busy writing everything except this! Well isn’t the weather fabulous? The beach is in bloom and the sea is calm. You must come down, but don’t forget your beach shoes, otherwise it’s the knock-kneed shingle… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. Now don’t despair, it may be overcast today, but the weather forecast for the weekend is warm and sunny. Thank goodness, because this weekend, Shoreham-by-Sea comes into its’ own. On Saturday, Beach Dreams bursts into life with two parades, one from Shoreham Beach… Continue reading…
To mark last Friday’s release of Dunkirk the movie, I’m re-publishig a blog I wrote in May 2010 on the RNLI’s role in the rescue. It’s an eye-opener and I hope you enjoy it. Last week, I featured the Royal Escape Race, and on Friday went to Brighton seafront to watch the start. It was… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s great to see you again. As the temperature rises, the Independent Republic of Shoreham Beach comes into its’ own. Parents cycle children to school, customers linger outside Bakery 2 and BBQ smoke mingles with birdsong. Come and join us. Failing that, amble down to the end of Brighton… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. Well, what a momentous week! We finally got a government and, for the first time in over a 100 years, a cannon’s been fired at Shoreham Fort. In case you missed the full results for Worthing East and Shoreham, they were; T Loughton… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. Lovely to see you again. Yesterday was polling day so the Beach School was empty and the playground was full. Business was brisk at the polling station. The supervising officer thought the turn out was higher than normal and I sensed excitement in the air. As I joined the… Continue reading…