Yule Yomp 2023/4

The Yule Yomp 2024 was as fun as ever.  Natalie and Rayner's house playing Dutch Shuffleboard.

The kids...

Quiz games at Kizzie and Muir's house...

Happy New Year.

Lyme Regis Christmas

We all went down to Lyme Regis for a few days.  Cadi, Grandad, Rhys, Karen, Gran, Joe, Rebecca, Lisa, Megan, and me behind the camera.  Poor old Mark was ill.

We had a windy walk along the Cobb..

In the setting sun...

Joe won a fish in the penny arcades...

We had a drink in the fabulous Volunteer pub in Lyme...

And a curry in the evening.

Thanks Gran and Grandad.  Great few days.  Merry Christmas.

Xmas Footy Tournament

It was our annual 5-a-side footy tournament today.  Brilliant fun.  

Ireland v wales.

Joe having a shot for England.

Ireland were the winners...

Great footy and fabulous post-match analysis in the pub afterwards :-)

Christmas Day

It's Chriiiiisssstmas.

The elves helped me with sprouts.

Opening pressies.  Papa and Grandma :-)

Christmas dinner.  Cheers.

The traditional lighting of the Christmas Pud.

Playing with Christmas pressies...

My effort...

Merry Christmas.

Me and Joe in London

Me and Joe went up to London for some touristing...  Buck Palace...

Joe shopping in Camden Market...

We had lunch in Chinatown... 

Science Museum...

And Covent Garden,,,

Great day out with the lad :-)

MTB Lads Xmas Ride

It was the mountain bike lads Xmas Ride today.  It was a misty chilly start... 

After lunch in the pub at Itchenor we went over on the ferry to Bosham...

We stopped at the Old House at Home in Chidham, and then headed back along the coastal path to Emsworth...

Merry Christmas all :-)

Pompey 2v2 Charlton

Pompey have made a brilliant start in League 1 this season.  Joe next to the new Jimmy Dickinson statue..

Pompey were playing Charlton today.  Bishop scores a pen to make it 2v1.

The players usually celebrate goals in front of us... 

Unfortunately Charlton scored in the last minute to make it 2v2.  But we are still top of the league.

Danny's Birthday

It's my birthday.  Cheers.

Birthday grub at Grandma's...

Karen's super choccy birthday cake...

Joe made a spooky pumpkin ready or Halloween...

Thursday Biking

Out in the hills with the Thursday biking lads.  Paul, Muir, Clive, me, Simon and Jez behind the camera.  A bevvy in the fields up near Ditcham...

Misty one up by Stansted House...

Lisa in Brighton :-)

Me and Joe did a half term visit down to see Lisa in Brighton.

We had lunch in a very cool cafe in Kemptown near Lisa's house...

Lisa had been off on a field trip to Shoreham to look at the environmental impact of Shoreham harbour expansion...

Lisa, her house mates and some friends decorating cakes in their living room :-)

Red Sky Gig Yeovil

Red Sky (Me, Jimmer and Ralph) were playing our first West Country gig today at the Beehive in Yeovil.

Setting up.  First gig with my new red kit.  It was a cracking gig.  Great fun. 

Jimmer has converted his shed into a practice studio, complete with rock memorabilia :-)

Joe E Car Race Goodwood

Joe and some of his classmates built an electric car to race against other schools.  Here he is about to race in an international race at Goodwood...

Bosham FC U15s

Joe and his mate Ned joined Bosham U15s Sunday team.  Up the Bosham... 

Joe knows some of the lads from school.

Joe plays centre midfield.  He scored in this game :-)

And got Man of the Match...

All the lads at training.