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Earlier in the week we went to Peterborough which is in Cambridgeshire. The reason for our visit was to watch Gillingham play football (isn’t it often the case Dear Reader?) We didn’t get there until after 5pm so we only had a brief visit of the town area. They have a wonderful Norman cathedral which is huge! It takes the […]
Read moreWe went to a football match yesterday and as usual, were listening to Radio Five Live. It always accompanies us in the car as it has a good mixture of news, sport and items of general interest They were discussing a piece about presents teachers have received over the years from the children in their class and wanted people to […]
Read moreThis is challenge #2 in the 13 Challenges series. Do check out the tab at the top for more info! Welcome to The Cricketers, Gillingham. It was the local for hubby and all his friends when they were growing up. It was here that one his friends invited the land lord to his 18th birthday party even though he had […]
Read moreMeet Pete! He is hubby's best friend. They went to school together in Gillingham and have now ended up on the other side of the country in Bristol. They are both supporters of Gillingham FC so have been through many downs and ups with their team. Pete is one of the original members of the Fleet tour that happens every […]
Read moreAnother challenge to watch a football match! Not all games we see are held on warm Saturday afternoons! This one was a cold evening in March at Exeter. Being in Bristol, it was reasonably near for us and certainly a shorter journey than going to see Gillingham at home! Gillingham have not won at Exeter since 1961!! We set off with high hopes as […]
Read moreThis is the first of these challenges which is to attend 13 football matches. Hubby supports Gillingham in Kent so every game is an away game for us. Because of this,we always try to make it a ‘holiday’ day, stopping for a meal on the way home and doing a crossword on the way! (See 13 Challenges#13) This first match […]
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