More Christmas Ramble 2022 arrangements

We live in trying times, don’t we? It seems we will be 5 or possibly 6 at table for the Xmas meal on MONDAY 12th. Malcolm I’m afraid will not be with us. He sustained an ankle injury alighting from the 28 bus at Ringmer. He has chipped a bone in his foot and has to wear a surgical boot! He is also unable to have his eye cataracts operation on 1/12. Sad for him and a loss for us. Tant pis.

Tony originally thought he could not make the Monday but now thinks he may be able to attend for a period but not have the full Xmas meal.

Tony that is fine. Attend whenever you can and we will keep a chair for you. I still have your £10 deposit so just order whatever you want on arrival.

Paco, don’t worry about sending me the 10 quid. Bung me on the day.

Well, hopefully we will make it to the table on the day - unless any more traumatic events occur. Tsunami? End of the World? Plague? another RMT strike?

Christmas Ramble Train problems

I have just heard that the RMT union has announced 4 days of strikes in December including the 13th which is of course our Xmas meal at The Anchor. Bastards! Obviously this means that those living in Seaford and Newhaven will be unable to get to Lewes easily. Off the top of my head we could consider perhaps a 6-seater taxi or the 123 bus from Newhaven but that doesn’t run too frequently.

Alternatively, we could think about trying to switch the date, perhaps to Monday the 12th. If this is OK with individuals it will of course depend upon the pub having a vacancy on that date.
Another option is to cancel the whole thing and try for a date in January?

Please let me know your thoughts. Luckily I have not yet paid the deposit at the pub.

Harry

November's Bus stop Ramble

The other day we did another "bus ramble"

which took us to The Laughing Fish at Isfield.

We were six - Sandyballs, Froggy, The Bish, Lafayette, Paco and Matt.

The weather had been very rainy

and the original idea had been to walk back from the Laf. Fish across the fields to The Halfway House, have a pint there and then get the bus back. However in view of probable saturation of the fields we just got the bus back to Lewes.

First of all, to waste time we went to The Depot

and lounged around on sofas while young virgins

cocked up our orders and brought us drinks. Paco seemed to get a free brandy and get paid for drinking it - Don't ask.

So then we got on the bus - upstairs ,

of course, and went to Isfield. It was a nice ride in the upstairs sun. The landlady was very friendly and gave us separate tabs

each with our own (real) name. 

The beer was Long Man

which we quickly got used to, and the food was huge and of a very high standard. 

Towards the end

we got talking with some even Older Gits

than we were and the mystery of why they had been passing a saw back and forth between themselves was solved. They were a group called The Old Tool Pushers who did even less rambling than the NERDS but who had all been wood turners

and lurved old tools. And why not?

After settling up we once again boarded the bus and some of us ended up in The Lansdown

where we had a quick pint then headed home.

Next ramble is the Christmas one where we go to The anchor again hoping to

see Bronco.

December's Christmas Ramble 2022

Having received positive confirmation from Bronco, I have finalised our lunch date for Wednesday December 14th. 1PM at The Anchor in Ringmer. When I phoned the pub to make the booking, unaccountably they seem to know about Malcolm. “ Oh, Mr Senior, yes…” It is almost as if he was a regular there or something!

I have not paid the deposit yet but I will pop in the next couple of days and do that. Apparently the Xmas menu is on line so you can take a look at your leisure.

Malcolm tells me that he is due to have his eye cataract on December 1st. After that he cannot wait to get behind the wheel of his shiny new BMW and race around the lanes of Ringmer making Parp! Parp! noises a la Toad of Toad Hall!

Harry

November's Ramble Final Arrangements

Sorry this is a bit late. We ‘walk’ on Thursday 17th.By popular demand we will lunch at The Laughing Fish at Isfield.

Previously we had taken the 29 bus to The Halfway House for a pit stop and then taken the short stroll across the fields to the Laughing Fish .Unfortunately the bus schedules now make this difficult so we will have to take the bus straight to Isfield. There is a possibility that we could visit the Halfway House on the way back and take the return bus from there.

So, the usual 10.25 train from Seaford to Lewes. Probably then a coffee at The Depot Cinema prior to taking the bus.

I will book a table at the pub for 12 noon. Hope that as many of you as possible can make it.

Harry

Another Christmas Ramble 2022 date change

Very sorry but I screwed up

a little date on the date for The Christmas Ramble. Blame the bloody Dark Side! Instead of Wednesday 14th we will now meet on TUESDAY 13th. I have changed the date with The Anchor and they are OK with that. Apparently they have managed to change Malcolm’s usual Strippergrams

to the new date!

Many thanks by the way to El Almirante for spotting the error in my arrangements!

This new date WILL NOT CHANGE

Harry

November's Ramble date (Revised)

Hi,

During our recent Jamaican inspired lunch we sorted out dates for the next 2 Rambles. The November date was agreed on for Thursday 17th. For the Xmas date we settled on Monday 12th. Would it inconvenience anyone to switch this to Wednesday 14th?

Please let me know asap so I can make the booking with the pub.

Thanks

Harry

Christmas Ramble Advance Arrangements

Having received positive confirmation from Bronco, I have finalised our lunch date for Wednesday December 14th. 1PM at The Anchor in Ringmer. When I phoned the pub to make the booking, unaccountably they seem to know about Malcolm. “ Oh, Mr Senior, yes…” It is almost as if he was a regular there or something!

I have not paid the deposit yet but I will pop in the next couple of days and do that. Apparently the Xmas menu is on line so you can take a look at your leisure.

Malcolm tells me that he is due to have his eye cataract on December 1st. After that he cannot wait to get behind the wheel of his shiny new BMW and race around the lanes of Ringmer making Parp! Parp! noises a la Toad of Toad Hall!

Harry