Xmas Bike Ride

We had a Christmas bike ride over to Chichester and back today.  The weather was beautiful.  We stopped for a welcome pint in the Crown and Anchor at Dell Quay...cheers...

Round the shoreline towards Chichester...

Rest stop under a beautiful old oak tree...

We stopped in the cafe at Chichester Marina, and rode along the canal to the Richmond Arms.  Then up the Centurian Way towards Lavant....

Final stop in the Horse and Groom at East Ashling....

Before out final stop at the Woodmancote :-)  Great ride lads.  Here's to many more in 2020.

Yule Yomp 2019

It's the Yule Yomp 2019 :-)

The route:

House 1: Paul and Debs.  Coffee & cake and Beer Pong...Go Tory...

House 2: Chalkie and Emma.  Some very nice craft beer, super soup and a tough movie quiz :-)

House 3: Rayner and Natalie. Awesome pasties and welly boot throwing...

Santa and his eleves scoffing pasties and drinking mulled cider... 

Going for the scatter gun approach on the welly boot throwing :-)

We walked round the pond....

And through Brook Meadow.  Joe is dressed for the weather as usual!

House 4: Lyz. Yummy hot dogs, fizzy gin and tearing paper shapes....behind your back!

Going crazy outside the Mill in Lumley :-)

It's a bit soggy round Lumley.  Joe is in disguise!

House 5: Giles and Roland.  A bit of rest and recuperation and a welcome drink :-) 

House 6: Danny and Karen. Naughty Nachos and the 'Who am I' quiz.

Some bloke in shorts reading out the answers...

House 7: The last house. Simon and Tory. Chilli, drinks and lots of fun and games :-) 

Another great yomp.  Cheers guys...  Happy New Year :-)

Xmas Footy Tournament

Xmas Footy Tournament:

Back: Chris White, Pete Fellows, Clive Dungar, Steve Murray, Simon Oiller, Lee Farndell, Sean Curtis, Jack Veness, Steve Minay, Tommy Veness,  Paul Veness.

Front: Dom Harland-Jones, Harvey Lawrence, Mark Lawrence, Jez Bullen, Danny Fellows, james Laycock and Gus Usher.  Not pictured: Jamie Cole, Roland Plumb.

Four close games with the Blues coming out on top :-) Great fun...cheers everyone.

Christmas Day

It's Christmas Daaaayyyyy!

Pressies...

Joe with his new Friends poster and Green Day T-Shirt...

Lisa painted Papa a picture for Christmas...

Joe trying out his new punch bag....

We had a walk around the mill pond in the beautiful sunshine...

 Down on the pier...

We stopped in the Coalie for a swift one.  This is the first time mum has been in the Coalie for 50 years!

The elves enjoying a Christmas Day drink...

Christmas Dinner.....Merry Christmas....

Cheers :-)

Christmas Fun

The elves putting the Christmas Tree up...

Joe got a bit tangled up in the tinsel...

Natalie and the kids came round for a curry after the Emsworth Christmas lights turning on...

Joe making Christmas Cookies...

Lisa is the Southbourne Gymnastics Club Christmas Competition...

Joe School Xmas

Joe helping the little kids wrap up their presents at the Christmas Fair...

Christmas lunch with the lads....

One White Tic Tac!

Lisa found one white Tic Tac in her box of blues!