July's Lunch 'Ramble'

Thanks for the replies, guys. Let us meet on Wednesday July 1st. Details to follow!
Cheers

Harry

July "Ramble" Lunch Meeting.

At the recent CORDS meeting, some Legacy NERDS members expressed an interest in meeting up for a non- ramble at Glynde. We had previously discussed taking the train to Glynde and visiting both pubs, probably lunching at the Steamworks.
Looking at the calendar I would suggest Wednesday 1st July or possibly 2nd, 6th or 7th. Let me know if any of those dates are good for you. If I have some idea of numbers I will try to book a table at the Steamworks.
Look forward to hearing....

This feels like old times!
Harry

May

 

Difficult to set a date this month. Charlie is away, I am due to fly next week, Frog is away at the end of the month. Matt may well be afloat somewhere.... So let us have a fallow month and give it a miss. Regroup and meet sometime in June. Don't forget that back in the mists of time when we were all employed and had little kids - then we used NOT to have a Ramble in August.

Incidentally, I discovered that if you Google 'newhaven rambling drinking' then the very first 'hit' is ' Residential Alcohol Rehab - Call for Help and Advice'. I am not making this up!

Cheers
Harry

P.S. This link takes you right here!  http://thenerds-bt.blogspot.com

Sounds like a plan! I’m at present riding the very rough seas in the Bay of Biscay.

Regards to all 

Matt 🤮🤮🤮🤮

March 2025 "Ramble" arrangements

Hi all,

This month's non-ramble takes place on Wednesday 19th. As previously stated, we are visiting The Laughing Fish in Isfield. Obviously we are being transported by bus from Lewes. The arrangements are as follows:

Seaford/ Newhaven contingent to take the usual 10.25 train and I will meet you at the usual place. Then to Cliffe for either a beer or a coffee (or both?) and then we take the 29A bus from outside Waitrose to the Fish at 12.20.

Dave, it makes sense if you get the same bus from outside Lewes Prison which is, I think, the nearest stop for you, This gets to the Prison at about 12.20. We will board at Waitrose and probably go upstairs, if we can drag our arthritic limbs up the stairs of course!

Hope this all makes sense.

See you on the day.

Harry (Sandyballs)

Happy Chinese NEW YEAR

 

January 2024 Birthday Ramble

It was Lafayette's 77th birthday, the only time when for a short period he was two years older than Sandyballs,

There was to be a cast of thousands - well twelve since it was a special occasion. There were, representing the NERDS: Sandyballs, Paco, Froggy, Dio and Imogen (minus dog) plus Moi. Then there were, representing The Darksiders: Marion, Jane, Debbie, Roger, Ed and Peter Thompson.

The NERDS waited at 12 at Lewes for the Gatwick lot who were wasting time sitting about in the Runaway cafe. However Laf rounded everyone up and passed the baton to Sandyballs who had organised the brief walk.

The weather looked ominous, it was warmish but threatening heavy rain so we all set off past the Lewes Football Club and down in the direction of the Town Dump.

After about half a mile Laf called a halt so that he could have a brief rest (bad legs).

By now we were near to The Mighty Ouse which was showing signs of raindrops beginning to fall.

We hurried on. Lafayette had another brief calvados stop thanks to the kind attentions of Ed who knew when to oil the wheels. There was a brief photo stop by the river

where we admired the back of the posh flats near Harvey's Brewery Bridge. At this point it started to rain like hell so we all legged it fast for The John Harvey Tavern, aka the BrewerTap.

There were lots of pints of Old ordered and we all managed to cram into the back room for our pitstop. Imogen got bored and went to the Harveys shop where she bought all next year's Christmas cards and a bottle of cider. (Another NERDS' alchy.....)
After one or two pints and because it was nearly time for lunch Laf. whipped everyone up and out into the now pissing down rain with the prospect of scampering up the length of School Hill to get to the pub.


The stars were aligned for Lafayette who got to the bottom of the hill with Paco and spotted a number 28 bus

which obligingly took them both one stop to the Rights of Man.

There we met Dio who had been keeping a bar stool warm and had had the sense to bypass the walk and go straight to the pub. Marion was startled to see Laf and Paco ahead of us in the pub since they had definitely been behind her at one stage. Nobody mentioned buses.

We settled in and Laf got some prosecco going which made everyone feel in the mood.. Then the rest of the festivities began. As usual the food in the R of M was magnificent, although pricey. But there again What the Hell...... There were scallops and pheasant and beefy things and panna cotta and lots of red wine and coffee and illicit calvados and it was a real swinging party.

Finally we all poured outside about two hours later when fortunately the rain had more or less stopped and Laf led a bunch of hard cores down to the Depot where more coffee cognacs were drunk. The Gatwick lot made for the trains.... hope they got home because......Dio returned with Imogen from the station to say most trains were not running because of flooding on the line. However, Froggy and Paco took a dry train to Eastbourne and a number 12 bus back to Seaford, and Dio, Laf and Imogen took an expensive taxi back to Newhaven and Seaford so the day did not end in total disaster.

It had been eventful and thanks to Sandyballs for organising the "ramble" pity he had to leave the pub early to attend to familial duties but I expect he managed to get home ok.

Thanks to all those who came and made it exciting. Hope they all got home as well. 

Lafayett(Bowles Club)

Lafayette.

Cats Update

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