HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL FOR 2023

 

THE 2023 JANUARY RAMBLE ARRANGEMENTS

                                                                     

                                                                  

Dear NERDS. the next ramble will be on Wednesday 11th January - in an attempt to avoid train strike days.

I am hoping to get the Gatwick lot to come with us so please let me know if you are coming so that I can book lunch.

This will be the usual short Lafayette route from Newhaven station to The Hope

with a pitstop at The Ark.

It's not really too far.

Let me know if you're coming.

Lurv.

lafayette.

The 2022 Christmas Ramble (Lunch!)

 

          

It was the day after a rail strike and we weren't sure that the trains would run. Paco was prepared to take us all to Ringmer in his (now only newish) car,

but fortunately there was a train so we were fine.

We were: Paco, The Captain - all done up with NERDS' badges 

                                                                             

of yore and a christmas jumper, Lafayette, Froggy. and Sandyballs who we met in Lewes just as he was sliding into the off licence opposite the station to boost his liquor supply.

We "rambled" all of a hundred yards to The Depot, Lewes's posh caff to sit down out of exhaustion and drink expensive coffees. At least it's warm and comfortable here among all the Lewes women working with their laptops.We took the opportunity to add some of S,B's brandy to our coffee

to get us in the mood for rambling to the bus stop outside Waitrose.

So we got on the bus to Ringmer. Laf insisted on going upstairs - he always travels this way and you see more. and we got to Ringmer where everything was slushy snow. We carefully skated our way to The Anchor

but there was no Bronco there, sadly, as he had had a recent fall and did not want to go out in the snow.
                                                                                   

The Christmas meal was very good. Sandyballs had been there the week before to try it out and was now on his second lot of scallops (as was Laf and The Cap.)

Lots of wine was drunk and the photos this month

are good because they were taken by some old git in the pub who pitied Froggy's feeble attempts to get everyone in the pictures.

                                                                                     

We missed one bus back to Lewes so went back in the pub to drink whisky and console ourselves, We finally managed to get a bus and Laf and S.B. ended up in The Landsdown and got very, very drunk before wandering off into the night.

It was a good ramble and thanks to Sandyballs for organising it all.

Happy Christmas to All.

Lafayette.

Final arrangements for December's 2022 Christmas Ramble

                                                                           

Hi all,

Just a gentle reminder that we eat our Xmas dins on Monday the 12th at The Anchor in Ringmer at 1PM. I have been to the pub to pay the deposits. We will be 5 having the full monty 3 courses and Tony should be joining us later to help finish our unwanted sprouts.

I think in view of the inclement weather about to arrive, it is probably best not to actually do any rambling between Lewes and Ringmer. Probably wandering about a winter landscape lost and covered in mud may well detract from seasonal cheer!

So I suggest the usual 10.25 train from Seaford to Lewes where I will meet you at the station. As usual. Then a coffee ( and possibly clandestine hipflasks) at The Depot.

Followed by the 28 bus to Ringmer for foaming pints and yummy victuals.

I trust all NERDS will join me in a New Year’s resolution to return to gruelling 12 mile Rambles in2023!!

Harry