A field just along Ditchling Road is a haven for me, after spending an hour and a half in the car knowing that the trip to the Race hill and the bus trip back to the Amex would be a few miles too far. No Band or outside food or drink for me as I'm often to be seen hopping from leg to leg waiting...
1954, still 9d for boys, and often when the crowd was thin you walked down the other end to watch the Home goal action. (or not) I've never seen the Chicken run like that. Note that it is the original West Stand, and a picket fence ran all around the pitch and running track. I don't remember...
There's only one metal that doesn't tarnish especially after being in-bedded in a rock and encrusted with barnacles. Also the feeling heavy for it's size.
You're not old enough Ernest, Mr Bullen had the paper shop from new, Silk was the next incumbent. The Greengrocers was tenanted by the Higingbottoms {snigger) and the grocers in the middle was the Carders. All were original tenants.
The 3A in those days turned round in Burwash Road, just down...
Burwash Road and the 3A ( now the 5A) I would have thought was Timmys ride into the fleshpots of Brighton, after he'd picked up his paper round money from Mr Bullen.
The Lottery was started under Major, it's funds directed towards sport. Along side the lottery money Sport England was created to distribute the money. all in 1996 under Major.
If you want skiing and fishing, whatever boat will be a compromise. Navigation is a doddle now days as maps on computers linked to GPS tell you exactly where you are to the nearest foot. Don't buy any sort of boat yet, read stuff and do an RYA Power boat Course which will eventually point you in...
As long as you don't buy a cassette machine. You can buy different thickness and types of strimmer line. The older the self feeding models get, the more the self feed deteriorates.