Harry’s Ramblings Four Pensioners Visit Essex
Harry Pope
August 5, 2021
By Harry Pope With the lockdown restrictions mainly ended, we decided to have a break away in Essex. A hotel previously visited had a special
By Harry Pope With the lockdown restrictions mainly ended, we decided to have a break away in Essex. A hotel previously visited had a special
by Harry Pope I have been in touch with a few cruise lines out of the UK, also going online to check, and most have
by Harry Pope Riots? In Eastbourne? Surely there must be some mistake, especially as the riots were against the Salvation Army. But this was
by Harry Pope It’s a devil, getting older, and one of the perils is having to plan your journeys around comfort stops. This happened recently,
by Harry Pope When our good friend passed away some time ago, we all knew of his interest in steam trains. He had books,
There’s a lot of Greek food in Eastbourne. The last time I looked there were five restaurants specialising in this country’s cuisine, I have tried
by Harry Pope When travel restrictions are relaxed, Madeira, the Portuguese island off Africa in the Atlantic, will be receiving a return visit from us.
by Harry Pope Where is Ballygobackwards Castle? In Ireland of course. Does it exist? In my imagination it does, it feels very real to me,
by Harry Pope Lots of park home estates these days are far more desirable than they used to be, but, wow, the prices have
by Harry Pope I don’t often write restaurant reviews, I suppose I should, because I love food, eating out is great, and we have quite
by Harry Pope We were on the small cruise ship Marco Polo, it was a voyage round the British Isles, and we stopped off
by Harry Pope A small article in today’s paper concerned an unusual item up for sale at auction. The keys to Adolf Hitler’s
by Harry Pope We moved last Autumn into independent living accommodation for Eastbourne’s senior people. We haven’t had any kind of garden for many years,
by Harry Pope Here in the UK we have all become used to wearing masks in public and in shops, but what is the criteria
by Harry Pope We went to Brighton marina recently, sharing a pizza on the restaurant terrace. It was delightful, sitting in the spring sunshine, and
by Harry Pope I recently bought some photos at auction, showing holiday snaps of a family visiting Eastbourne in 1930. They are a fascinating insight
by Harry Pope After the sad news of the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh, I thought I would share some information with you. Even
by Harry Pope I dream a lot, almost every night. For example, last night I was back in my old house, and the mother-in-law was
by Harry Pope This is more of an insiders background to the current cruise market. The first section concerns Italian residents with a desire to
by Harry Pope This is my favourite article from 2020. This has been quite a good year for me, unlike a lot of others, and
by Harry Pope Looking through some old photos reminded me of how travel was in the 1950s. We lived in North Cheam, which is in
by Harry Pope My mum won £150 on the football pools in 1957, so treated the family to a week’s holiday in Paris. She was
by Harry Pope First, a bit of basic history. The area was unwanted until the early 1850s, when the railway came to the town.
by Harry Pope There is a new app called MeowTalk that has a specific function. It converts the noises that cats make into human comprehension.
by Harry Pope Have you ever done something that years later you say to yourself ‘wish I’d never done that?’ Well, there’s not much regret
by Harry Pope My wife thinks I can’t sing. She is right, but just sometimes I can hold a note sufficiently long to be able
by Harry Pope 11,475 houses in Eastbourne during WW2 had some kind of damage from German bombing. This is from a town that had a
by Harry Pope I have had three stabs at television fame, two almost successful, the third an abject failure. The first started with an advert
by Harry Pope Eastbourne’s seafront is unique in the whole of the UK. Why? Because no commercial outlets are allowed on the seafront, due to
by Harry Pope Mary Berry smiled at me. Just the once, mind you, but it was memorable. At the time I had no idea who
by Harry Pope When I was a lad in the 1950s, Sir Harry Secombe lived, like me, in Cheam. This is a suburb of Sutton
by Harry Pope I like Facebook, find it chatty and accessible, Twitter tends to be a little bit silly, and Linkedin is for professionals wanting
by Harry Pope October 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of my starring role in the re-make of the Graham Greene novel; Brighton Rock. Wherever you
A lovely September day was the ideal time to spend in Hastings by the sea. We live in Eastbourne, which is only twenty miles away,
Eastbourne is mid-way between Brighton and Hastings, and during WW2 was initially of great strategic importance to the German high command. Sunday July 7th 1940
by Harry Pope Have you ever had a settee dumped on the pavement outside your flat? We have. It happened late one Sunday afternoon a
by Harry Pope For years people have been unearthing strange items in their back gardens. Just recently a man in West Yorkshire was digging in
by Harry Pope When I was ten my back garden had a WW2 air raid shelter. We lived in a place called Ewell, in Surrey,
by Harry Pope Eastbourne before 1849 was a sleepy place with under 2,000 inhabitants, but then the railway came, and over the next thirty years
Now that there are fewer planes in the sky, it has made me ask the question, how do planes stay up there in that great
By Harry Pope With the lockdown restrictions mainly ended, we decided to have a break away in Essex. A hotel previously visited had a special
by Harry Pope I have been in touch with a few cruise lines out of the UK, also going online to check, and most have
by Harry Pope Riots? In Eastbourne? Surely there must be some mistake, especially as the riots were against the Salvation Army. But this was
by Harry Pope It’s a devil, getting older, and one of the perils is having to plan your journeys around comfort stops. This happened recently,
by Harry Pope When our good friend passed away some time ago, we all knew of his interest in steam trains. He had books,
There’s a lot of Greek food in Eastbourne. The last time I looked there were five restaurants specialising in this country’s cuisine, I have tried
by Harry Pope When travel restrictions are relaxed, Madeira, the Portuguese island off Africa in the Atlantic, will be receiving a return visit from us.
by Harry Pope Where is Ballygobackwards Castle? In Ireland of course. Does it exist? In my imagination it does, it feels very real to me,
by Harry Pope Lots of park home estates these days are far more desirable than they used to be, but, wow, the prices have
by Harry Pope I don’t often write restaurant reviews, I suppose I should, because I love food, eating out is great, and we have quite
by Harry Pope We were on the small cruise ship Marco Polo, it was a voyage round the British Isles, and we stopped off
by Harry Pope A small article in today’s paper concerned an unusual item up for sale at auction. The keys to Adolf Hitler’s
by Harry Pope We moved last Autumn into independent living accommodation for Eastbourne’s senior people. We haven’t had any kind of garden for many years,
by Harry Pope Here in the UK we have all become used to wearing masks in public and in shops, but what is the criteria
by Harry Pope We went to Brighton marina recently, sharing a pizza on the restaurant terrace. It was delightful, sitting in the spring sunshine, and
by Harry Pope I recently bought some photos at auction, showing holiday snaps of a family visiting Eastbourne in 1930. They are a fascinating insight
by Harry Pope After the sad news of the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh, I thought I would share some information with you. Even
by Harry Pope I dream a lot, almost every night. For example, last night I was back in my old house, and the mother-in-law was
by Harry Pope This is more of an insiders background to the current cruise market. The first section concerns Italian residents with a desire to
by Harry Pope This is my favourite article from 2020. This has been quite a good year for me, unlike a lot of others, and
by Harry Pope Looking through some old photos reminded me of how travel was in the 1950s. We lived in North Cheam, which is in
by Harry Pope My mum won £150 on the football pools in 1957, so treated the family to a week’s holiday in Paris. She was
by Harry Pope First, a bit of basic history. The area was unwanted until the early 1850s, when the railway came to the town.
by Harry Pope There is a new app called MeowTalk that has a specific function. It converts the noises that cats make into human comprehension.
by Harry Pope Have you ever done something that years later you say to yourself ‘wish I’d never done that?’ Well, there’s not much regret
by Harry Pope My wife thinks I can’t sing. She is right, but just sometimes I can hold a note sufficiently long to be able
by Harry Pope 11,475 houses in Eastbourne during WW2 had some kind of damage from German bombing. This is from a town that had a
by Harry Pope I have had three stabs at television fame, two almost successful, the third an abject failure. The first started with an advert
by Harry Pope Eastbourne’s seafront is unique in the whole of the UK. Why? Because no commercial outlets are allowed on the seafront, due to
by Harry Pope Mary Berry smiled at me. Just the once, mind you, but it was memorable. At the time I had no idea who
by Harry Pope When I was a lad in the 1950s, Sir Harry Secombe lived, like me, in Cheam. This is a suburb of Sutton
by Harry Pope I like Facebook, find it chatty and accessible, Twitter tends to be a little bit silly, and Linkedin is for professionals wanting
by Harry Pope October 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of my starring role in the re-make of the Graham Greene novel; Brighton Rock. Wherever you
A lovely September day was the ideal time to spend in Hastings by the sea. We live in Eastbourne, which is only twenty miles away,
Eastbourne is mid-way between Brighton and Hastings, and during WW2 was initially of great strategic importance to the German high command. Sunday July 7th 1940
by Harry Pope Have you ever had a settee dumped on the pavement outside your flat? We have. It happened late one Sunday afternoon a
by Harry Pope For years people have been unearthing strange items in their back gardens. Just recently a man in West Yorkshire was digging in
by Harry Pope When I was ten my back garden had a WW2 air raid shelter. We lived in a place called Ewell, in Surrey,
by Harry Pope Eastbourne before 1849 was a sleepy place with under 2,000 inhabitants, but then the railway came, and over the next thirty years
Now that there are fewer planes in the sky, it has made me ask the question, how do planes stay up there in that great
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