2018 December Ramble Suggestion

Hi all,

As some of you may know, our annual festive fun is to be held on 17.12.2018 at The Laughing Fish in Isfield. As last month we take the bus from Lewes. This time we first alight from the bus at The Halfway House for a snifter then take a very short walk across the fields to The Laughing Fish.

If my life partner, mother of my children and IT guru has pressed the right buttons you should find an attachment to this email containing the Menu. Please study this and if possible let me have your food choices on the Seaford Ramble on 21/11. I will be paying your deposits when I make the booking in the next couple of days and adjust the final bill accordingly.

Fingers crossed
Harry

November 2018 Ramble

Ramble 348


Wednesday 21st November 2018

Those attending:- Sandyballs, Lafayette, Matt, Curly, Paco and Froggy.


We are coping with the rainy season here in East Sussex and putting our whole hearted trust in Saint Theresa

to gently guide us out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death (Europe).

The NERDS went on a "ramble " the other day to Seaford. That is, we might have gone on a ramble but Harry couldn't meet us at first as there was a dead dog on the railway line from Lewes. Anyway he eventually rolled up an hour late. I had phoned Paco who had thought we were meeting the next day (!!) and we finally all got together in The Steampump - a cafe/pub next to Seaford station.

By this time we were all comfortably ensconced and had drunk both coffee and Jamesons so didn't want to walk anywhere. So we all went to The Plough 

where we were met by The Bish and had a jolly good meal and lots more Jamesons

The plough was very pleasant and had all its festive decorations up - even though it's still November. Most of the pubs round here have only just got over the massive commercialisation of halloween.

I blame the Yanks.

So, another non-ramble but at least we're all getting ready for the super excess of the Christmas Season.

2018 November Ramble joining instructions

Hi All. We meet this month on Wednesday 21st. Just for a change Seafordites will not need to get a train to Lewes. Because the ramble will take place in Seaford!

I am thinking vaguely of strolling along to Splash Point (if that is what it is called) and then back along the seafront to The Buckle. Perhaps lunch at The White Hart? Those with local knowledge might be able to suggest an alternative lunch venue - as long as is not that bloody awful faux Italian place opposite Morrisons!

Froggy may well be indisposed on that day. But perhaps he could join us at some hostelry later on. This is one of the reasons I am setting the walk in the fair town of Seaford.

Anyway, my train gets to Seaford Central at 10.47. Suggest we meet at the station about then.

Cheers

Harry

October 2018 Ramble

Ramble 347

Wednesday 24th October 2018

Those attending:- Lafayette, Sandyballs, Froggy, Paco, Matt and The Bish.

So, to the Laughing Fish via train and bus – everyone except Paco.

Plans to ramble on to The Anchor passed by the wayside and everyone stayed at The Laughing Fish for lunch! Paco turned up driven by Imogen, together with the hound.

It was so nice outside sitting in the sun at The Fish that we decided to stay for lunch. Paco turned up driven by Imogen and Bandido and joined us. Imogen promptly found she'd lost her phone/ purse etc and disrupted the proceedings by making us search everywhere. She eventually drove back to Paco's with dog and sans Paco, and found her stuff in Paco's house. Bloody women, eh?

Harry insisted on a walk so we went from Isfield to a pub called the Halfway House about 20 mins away on the main road to er, can't remember. There we had some more drink, decided it was a good place to start a walk from to go to Isfield for Christmas lunch, ie not too far, then everyone went home by bus and train.