General Chat

i've been sat down at Old Portsmouth most of the day and its been great,ships coming in all the time,helicopters flying over . cant wait for tuesday--hope we have great weather

Oh Karen, you're so lucky! I'd love to be down there watching it. Have to make do with the TV coverage. With all those mariners in my family, I'd love to see the ships and what life was like for those aboard them. I'll definitely record it for the family archive. Hope you get a good place to see it on the day - it's bound to be packed out there. CB >|< X

It was getting busy when we set off this morning to come home. Just wish we could have stayed a bit longer! c x

Brings back memories of holidays spent in Fratton road shop,which my aunt owned ,and many a walk through the town to the pier with my fishing rod ,Happy days [thanks karen] lol.Fred.PtfA&G&G&S.

you should all have a look on the webcam www(.)harboureye(.)co(.)uk there is a link on there for shipping movements and also three new cameras, harbour mouth,the solent and gunwharf. i'm looking forward to Tuesday(esp red arrows) but my daughter has a ballet exam right in the middle of the day so i'm going out early then leaving mum and my other daughter out there and will be straight back after the exam and will stay out for the fireworks in the evening

Oh Karen, I do so envy you. I would love to be sitting in a harbour watching boats and people and deciding whether to go for a cream tea or wait til later for a real blow out. Enjoy. I just looked on the web cam, it looks very cloudy there! Its brilliant sunshine and boiling here in Norfolk. Hubby has retrieved fans from the loft and is walking around in just his shorts wiping his forehead every few minutes.

Would love to be there. we are down at Colden common this weekend but will be back here Sunday. I bet the traffic will be horrific. OK if you are in walking distance. and I bet all the hotels are fully booked too. Ann Glos

ooo i'd love a cream tea but i don't know if theres anywhere around Old Portsmouth that does one,i'll have to find out(or take my own next time). Harry, Fratton Rd has changed a lot,i used to work there about 17 yrs ago but its changed since then

Hi Ann, loads of rd's are closed(on tues),police everywhere at the moment and apparently theres not one hotel room left in Portsmouth,someone we know has a guest house and shes been booked up for next week for over a year

Thanks again karen ,for the web cams but who the hell is Harry lol.FRED.PtfA&G&G&S.

ooo blimey Fred,i think the sun and sea airs got to me lol hope you enjoy looking at the cams

karen are you going to the big fireworks display down near the dockyard tuesday.working tuesday but will be down there for thatxxxx(:

Hi Lisa, yep i'll be there all day long Karen

enjoy!love and hugsxxxxx(:

I just drove along Stokes Bay and several Warships are already taking their positions. I'm really looking forward to next week.

Jim, Is there a lot to see from stokes bay/Lee? if so may take a drive along at the weekend. Ann Glos

looks great doesn't it Jim,apparently a lot of ships are arriving tomorrow

looks great doesn't it Jim,apparently a lot of ships are arriving tomorrow

Karen,were you up on the hill last night watching the moon?A lot of people were.It was shining over Langstone Harbour with the lights of Pompey on the right.There's something about those lights that really fills me up. Would think you would go down Sallyport and have a paddle before you go home tonight.

sharron, one of my memories just after the war (not sure which year it would have been but must have been late 1946 or 1947 ) was being driven up onto Portsdown Hill by my Dad wit my Mum and seeing a 'fairyland'. I can remember the liights now, we had not had street lighting as long as I could remember (I was born 1940) and the lights looked magical. We often, after that used to drive up there to 'look at the lights'. Ann Glos