Med/MadHatter Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, Portland Bill said: I’ve often thought about moving back, just not sure if I would enjoy the winter gales though! I go back whenever I can and just enjoy travelling around the island, unfortunately all my family from the Island are no more, so I haven’t got a base as such. Thinking of staying in a caravan ( or something similar) in September for a few days. Take in a Portland game, and generally chill Both my kids live in Wyke Regis so not far for me to visit the grandkids if I go back there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Alligator Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, Portland Bill said: I’ve often thought about moving back, just not sure if I would enjoy the winter gales though! I go back whenever I can and just enjoy travelling around the island, unfortunately all my family from the Island are no more, so I haven’t got a base as such. Thinking of staying in a caravan ( or something similar) in September for a few days. Take in a Portland game, and generally chill The Eight Kings in Southwell was my local Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 41 minutes ago, Portland Bill said: Portland are in the Sydenham Wessex Premier League ( equivalents to Western League Prem) , they won it a couple seasons ago. They could have gone into the Southern League but declined to apply. The travelling would be immense and very costly for a small club. When I grew up there in the 60’s, there was a real dislike of all things Weymouth, not just the football club, I’ve been told stories of pre season friendlies not being very friendly at all!! Portland is where I come from all my family lived in underhill it was a great place in the good old days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, Robin Wood said: Portland is where I come from all my family lived in underhill it was a great place in the good old days Hello fellow Portlander I’m from Tophill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, Portland Bill said: Hello fellow Portlander I’m from Tophill. We lived in belle Vue terrace and my family in St Martins Road and brymers avenue it was great down on Chesil beach as a kid have some great nemorys of portland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Acton Red Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Portland Bill said: Hello fellow Portlander I’m from Tophill. Always love a drive up to Portland when in Weymouth.The Lobsterpot cafe do a nice cream tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset_Cider Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 On 01/08/2020 at 20:50, 54-46 said: Was that when we had signed Akinbiyi and Soren Andersen? Went to the game if so but didn’t realise it was that long ago! No, I expect that would be Friendly Match. 7:00pm, Tuesday 21st July 2009 ... ? Did you see me there, if so it was that game because I went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Robin Wood said: We lived in belle Vue terrace and my family in St Martins Road and brymers avenue it was great down on Chesil beach as a kid have some great nemorys of portland Hi mate , I always love a walk along the promenade at Chesil cove/ beach, a real sun trap, a great place to grow up. I lived in Victoria Place tophill, and my family lived in Grosvenor road. Like you, I have great memories of growing up down there, can even remember all the prisoners from the Verne being marched down through Easton on the way to working the fields out by the Bill, all in their grey pinstripe prison clothes. Did you ever go to watch Portland play at all ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 9 hours ago, Red_Alligator said: The Eight Kings in Southwell was my local Bill. Hi Red A, I was too young to go there when I lived on Portland mate, hopefully go in there for a pint next month though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 7 hours ago, Portland Bill said: Hi mate , I always love a walk along the promenade at Chesil cove/ beach, a real sun trap, a great place to grow up. I lived in Victoria Place tophill, and my family lived in Grosvenor road. Like you, I have great memories of growing up down there, can even remember all the prisoners from the Verne being marched down through Easton on the way to working the fields out by the Bill, all in their grey pinstripe prison clothes. Did you ever go to watch Portland play at all ? Yes I've been up the Grove to see portland play a few times and been to a few family party's at the blues club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuedgeRed Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 15 hours ago, FramptonRed said: Always love a drive up to Portland when in Weymouth.The Lobsterpot cafe do a nice cream tea. I’ll second that. The scones are delicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuedgeRed Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 One of the best views in the U.K. Hope to retire there one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Word has reached me, that the seagull chippy at weymouth harbour, has gone. We used to go to chessil beach, fishing, and that beach was formed overnight, amazing. Used to love the fairground in weymouth, not big on health and safety as i recall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Acton Red Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 08/08/2020 at 08:13, Oh Louie louie said: Word has reached me, that the seagull chippy at weymouth harbour, has gone. We used to go to chessil beach, fishing, and that beach was formed overnight, amazing. Used to love the fairground in weymouth, not big on health and safety as i recall! Loved the old fairground as a kid in the70s, Remember going on the wild mouse and it would do a sharp 90 degree turn thinking you were going to plunge in the swannery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 08/08/2020 at 15:12, QuedgeRed said: One of the best views in the U.K. Hope to retire there one day. Corrrrrr..... thats proper gorgeous innut Quedgie. I went to Chesil Beach for my Geology field trip. Not many better views, anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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