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New google walking directions (needs some work)

120 miles on foot or two miles by road, hmm. I think they put these deliberate mistakes in there just to get people talking.Talking of google, www.cuil.com is launched, they've been spidering this site for a while, it's a new search site started by s...

Splendid weekended

Great weekend, went to visit the folks and we got down in plenty of time to go to Portsmouth Dockyard and see the Mary Rose and the Victory. The Mary Rose was more interesting than I thought, it's not just a big lump of driftwood, but the Victory was...
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Local Heroes and Hevy Music

Local Heroes @ The Leas Cliff HallFriday 16th NovemberTickets �10Doors at 7:00pm After a long hiatus, Folkestone�s Leas Cliff Hall will be hosting a local music night on Friday 16th November, but this time it�s different. The event, Local Heroes, wil...

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RE: Clarkes on the HMS Victory

Sorry! the Gosport James Clarke was at Trafalgar and on HMS Neptune not Victory

RE: Clarkes on the HMS Victory

Wishful thinking. One was from Gosport though.

Clarkes on the HMS Victory

Here's a list of Clarkes aboard HMS Victory, being so local we're sure to be related to some of these, aren't we..?Clarke Henry 25 Irish ABClarke James 34 English ABClarke William 31 English ABClarke Henry 20 English LMClarke Geo 24...

Some would have you believe the people of Folkestone are mad

The evidence cited in support would be that most locals there are firmly behind a planned shopping development, says the Guardian... I think the HMV is a GOOD THING, not so sure about Asda but who knows. We have plenty of little independent shops, an...

William John Clark(e) son of Joseph Clark

I only have a small amount of information on my Clark ancestors. My father, Cyril John Clark was born in Wick, Hampshire in 1935, but he was evacuated to Coventry, so didn't know his father's family. His father - William John Clark (spelt Clarke on h...

Harry Clarke

What is the date of birth of the harry you are looking for?
There is a Harry Clarke from hampshire area who served on HMS Prosperpine in World War 2 son of Elizabeth and William Clarke.

Albert Huckle was born in Salford, Lancashire, England and died in the second world war aboard HMS Grove

Shed Anthems

The mighty Shed Anthems by MJ Hibbett and the Validators has arrived at last and it is a thing of beauty indeed, a six track sampler type mini album, in follow up to last year's This is not a Library.I say sampler style, as it features tracks from th...

Shed Anthems

Brilliant Hibbett gig last night

Had a proper night of booze last night, haven't been out in the week for ages. Saw MJ Hibbett at Soho's own 12 Bar club last night, and the place was rammed - WITH GIRLS??? Is this the power of the pop video? If they were expecting a stage show of fl...

Two gigs for this week...

Right, tomorrow night I am off to the 12 bar Club, Denmark Street, Soho, MJ Hibbett is doing a gig of some sort... he's second on supporting someone called Nikki Link. Was he not in Motley Crue? ONLY JOKING "latin rhythms blended with evocative folk/...

Badly Dressed Boy @ Camden Bar Fly

Badly Drawn Boy last night were absolutely ace - that Damon Gough is funny as you like, a natural entertainer, a talented frontman, and the hairy offspring of Peter Kaye and George Dawes.The set was a fantastic shambles, which is pretty much how I re...

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