I'm from Freshwater, and will be there in January!!
Sharon

Got relies in Colwell Bay and my cousins are both firefighters at Carisbrooke.
My nan and grandad lived in Newbridge.
My uncle lives in Ryde.
I spent many happy years there. I have many happy memories.
Sadly my nan and grandad are no longer living.
And it's an awfully far away place to visit from here.

Sorry can't help - was just remembering

Looks like it is just you and us, will help you finnish off the Archers next time.
Seems we will be the last one, must remember to switch the light off.

isle

Yes Isle looks like it will just be us. If any of the others are over here on holiday, visiting relies etc then give us a shout, 3 more bottles of Archers, the rest of your bottle of Bicardi as well as whatever else is in there. There is the pear snaps and the apple one as well. I had better stock up on the mixers. I'll give you a ring about your birthday meal.


Nicky

mixers are on me.

Oh sugar, did we leave them on! Sorry guys.

(Any of you going to Canberra?)

I am going to Perth, sorry. Yes the lights were on but nobody home At the moment Isle will be on light duty.

Nicky

Hopefully hervey bay Queensland.
That is once I have the leckie bill.
How are you getting on,

Oh isle. When we were told it would be a rollercoaster we didnt envisage just how much it would be! We are exhasted and just want to get there! Dunno if you know anyone in Cowes and can get a copy, but it was me who wrote the Cowes Advertiser thing about 'why we are going'.

Thought it would be edited, but they published in full and the feedback has been 100% agreement and folk saying it is island wide. gosh!

Good luck! We are off to Canberra.

What is ''Island wide'' that you refer to in your Cowes Advertiser article?
My mum lives in the isle of wight and we have a static caravan there still.

Ok, 'island wide' was a slight exaggeration. Cowes Ad only does Cowes

Feedback they have had has been along the lines that it is a general UK problem rather then just 'in our area'.

Where is (generally! not exactly!) your caravan?

Our caravan is in sandown - generally .
So, is it a social problem you are talking about - that is generally a UK problem and not in a particular area (this is beginning to sound like talking in code )?
Sorry, I'm totally ignorant of what is going on and mum hasn't said anything when I talk to her, but then, she doesn't get around that much.

so when is the party??

Hi nicky this is sharon alis mate how is it going hope things are ok with you guys my pr forms went at last .So hope to be in perth around the same time as you guys still .We will meet up as soon as we can for a nice chat there is another site that you might find helpful its pomsinperth http://www.pomsinperth.com/discussionboard/
they are a nice bunch hope all gets sorted fast chat soon

We are (were, house sold!!!) woken at 1-2am almost every night with drunken teens. Vandalism to cars, telephone-box, anything, is rife. Police dont really want to know as they have to tread so carefully with teens that it is more problem than it's worth (to them!!). etc etc etc!

Only a couple of weeks ago we were woken at 6.30am with drunken joyriders righting off some car they had nicked. And this is Cowes!!!!!

We can go on about society, parents, school etc but we have just given up; a major reason for emigration. The UK is in serious trouble and no-one seems to have noticed or care... (starting to drift into rant mode here! ).