March 2025 "Ramble" Arrangements

The organisation formerly known as "The NERDS" will be gathering on Wednesday 19th. By popular demand we will be revisiting The Laughing Fish in Isfield ( might be the first time for Dave) which is under new management. Matt and Froggy have recently been there and gave it the thumbs -up.

I will check the bus times and book a table. As ever, please let me know if you can't make it on the day.

Get back to you.

Harry (aka Sandyballs)

The Real February Ramble 2025

This is what we did the other day.

We were quite a crowd for once; everybody must have heard we were actually going to walk ( a bit) and not just go on a local pub crawl. There was Matt, Froggy, Paco, Lafayette, Sandyballs, The Bish, The Admiral and our newish member, Dave Hackers Hack. 

It was a cold, dull day.

We went to Lewes and swapped trains for the London one, getting off at Cooksbridge. Then we had to walk..... about half a mile to The Rainbow pub 

on the other side of, and way, way up from the railway crossing.

Apparently it was cheapo carvery day on Wednesdays so everyone was hoping for a meaty lunch.
Inside we met Paco who had driven there (sensible) and the lunch was just kicking off.

The NERDS were accommodated at a spacious table in the back room.

It was not so cold in there as Froggy had feared.

Conversations sprang up and it got very noisy. There was the Football Discussion Club at one end

and the Where Are They Now I. O.s' Group at the other end.

We were served by a delightful young gel who was very short

but very efficient.

The food was OK but not brilliant unless ,like Admiral and Laf, you had the Pie du Jour which was very good . Paco had some sort of ricy prawn thing which he said was very good, Froggy bought some of us a bottle of Tempranillo - which was nice.....

After this , most people felt full and didn't want to walk back to the station. Good job Paco had his car. Sandyballs and Froggy walked back (how brave). Hackers had to leave a bit early to feed his cat

(?) WTF? Laf just used to chuck his one outside to forage on seagulls;

maybe he was a bit crool.

Anyway we all got back Ok and thanks to Paco for the lifts, to Froggy for the wine and to Sandyballs for organising a real ramble. Thanks too to hackers for injecting new blood into The NERDS. Pity the new blood isn't a bit younger cos we're all gonna die soon,

or one day (gloom, gloom) and the former Nerdlings have all pissed off to make their own way in life.

So, Brian, plenty to put on your blog this month. Keep sunning yourself in France and don't forget pictures of the fairies.

Hasta la Vista 

Lafayette.

February 2025 Final Arrangements

Calling all NERDS,

This month we meet on Wednesday 19th. As previously notified, we will dine at The Rainbow in Cooksbridge for a gut-busting Carvery roast.

The pub doesn't open until 12 noon so I have booked a table for 6 at 12.15.

This time the Seaford mob should take the 11.24 train ( bit later than usual) which arrives in Lewes at 11.41. The Cooksbridge service leaves at 11.55 -giving thirsty NERDS a chance to perhaps slake their thirst at The Runaway cafe?

Now, Mike T will be joining us as Is Dave Hack (no nickname for him yet!). Therefore if all the usual suspects turn up we will be 7 at table and a bit crowded. Can I therefore ask if any of you will NOT be attending, please let me know. Otherwise I will rebook for 7. Charlie, what about The Gorilla? If he is interested I will have to try for a table seating 8?

Harry

February 2025 Ramble Advice

Hi,
I have set a provisional date for the meeting as Wednesday 19th. Please let me know if there is a problem with the date. I thought we could revisit The Rainbow in Cooksbridge. They have recently reinstated their Wednesday Carvery, which was always good value. The "walk" is very brief ( hardly qualifies as a "stroll"). If the date is OK I will book a table , probably for 6, and then confirm train times, etc.

Cheers
Harry

The January 2025 NERDS Outing

 

Lafayette was late to The Steamworks in Seaford that day, and believe it or not, Paco (And everyone else ) had got there before him. Laf thought the meeting began at 11 00hrs but apparently they had all started without him.

So anyway, the beer was good - it was Long Man Wicked

- very tasty. We were Paco, Matt, Sandyballs, Laf and Froggy. S. B. was wearing his new Christmas present jersey.

LAf was jealous, he had only got a dozen jerseys in his drawers and nobody had given him one for Christmas.

Just then Gorilla Bown turned up for a quick pint.

He could not stay long since he had to sort out the mess caused by his car being hit by some old git pensioner in Sainsbury's car park the other day. Good job Gorilla hadn't been in it at the time.

He and Laf

told the others about their recent trip to Andy Maskell's pub at Turners Hill where they had encountered one or two names from the past such as Ian Arnott (not drinking for 11 years) And Gareth Anthony - still tall, dark and Welsh like.

The Gorilla pushed off and the rest of the NERDS rambled about 150 yards to Pablo Picasso's which is now restaurant flavour of the month in Seaford, (and not at all far from the station}.

There we met up with The Admiral and Jan as well as Imogen sans poor deceased Bandido. 

Everything was going swimmingly, the food was excellent, the wine was flowing, the conversation was sparkling until Paco suddenly became very pale

and had pains in his stomach. Bit of a bugger this in a nice restaurant, but a taxi was called and he was accompanied home. Next day he was found to have had only belly ache

and nothing more serious. Hooray!

So, Brian, that was the latest ramble (ha, ha!) and you see we are now getting more women joining us for lunch. Whether this is good or bad remains to be seen.

Hope you are all well and not freezing like us over here.

Love,
Lafayette.

Happy NEW YEAR

 

January 2025 Ramble Arrangements

Hi all.

A belated Xmas greeting to everyone and a Happy New Year to all NERDS, NERD partners, Nerdlings, grand- Nerdlings and possibly great- grand Nerdlings (Brian?}

Anyway the date for our January non-ramble will be Wednesday 15th. A home game for those of a Seaford persuasion. Meet at the Steamworks

(NERDS approved) at the usual time. Lunch will be at the Pablo Picasso.

I will probably book a table so please let me know if you are NOT going to be there.

Must go now as I am off to have a fitting for a new pair of heavy-duty rambling boots! 

Regards
Harry