tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post353585569619940377..comments2024-03-19T00:13:22.599+00:00Comments on LETTERS FROM SHEPPEY: A Backward GlanceDerek Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-52676641759879750242012-05-30T15:43:58.170+01:002012-05-30T15:43:58.170+01:00Sidney,
From 1976 to 1986 I lived in Rosemary Aven...Sidney,<br />From 1976 to 1986 I lived in Rosemary Avenue, which, backed onto Telegraph Hill and Furze Hill, so walked my dogs up over there virtually every day and knew it well. <br />You will also remember the allotments at Queenborough Corner and possibly the old cottage where the Pierce family lived, next to the Secondary school field.<br />Where did you live on Sheppey?Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-42564172019319324872012-05-28T14:06:33.618+01:002012-05-28T14:06:33.618+01:00Our blackberry hunts took us from Queenborough Cor...Our blackberry hunts took us from Queenborough Corner over Telegraph Hill (the local names, the maps always had Barrows Gate and Barrows Hill that no-one ever used), and sometimes continuing along the hills to Minster.Sidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-68294477108508805632012-05-23T19:15:58.163+01:002012-05-23T19:15:58.163+01:00Ken, You make a good point, I guess walking that f...Ken, You make a good point, I guess walking that far was all part of the sense of a day out in real countryside, not the same collecting the berries close to home. After the blackberries would come the mushrooms.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-74572805728694947172012-05-23T18:44:18.025+01:002012-05-23T18:44:18.025+01:00Thanks Derek - trust you to stir the old memory ba...Thanks Derek - trust you to stir the old memory bank yet again !<br />Coming from Blue Town, we had an even longer walk and a group of five or six of us 11 or 12 year old youngsters used to make a day of it, with plenty of distractions along the way. We always had a great time and never experienced any problems - I wonder if I would be able to say that today !<br />I often wonder why we walked all the way to Minster - weren't there any blackberries closer to home ? - and if this was the only site, how come there always seemed to be plenty of blackberries for everyone ?<br />Thanks again Derek - please just keep on reminising.<br />Ken LKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799127029576136372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-64581437423938580292012-05-23T12:15:10.632+01:002012-05-23T12:15:10.632+01:00There's nothing wrong with having a pleasant n...There's nothing wrong with having a pleasant naivety - in fact you could argue it's a necessary requirement to live happily on Sheppey these days - but there is still much good habitat left.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-35199284663688611352012-05-23T11:33:25.186+01:002012-05-23T11:33:25.186+01:00Yes, already I've seen big changes! My partner...Yes, already I've seen big changes! My partner is a Sheppey lass and she says the same, she remembers going trudging through marshes trying to find newts and the like and that a huge amount has been developed. Having come from a nice rural background in Lancashire its not the same but Sheppey still delights me out on the marshes, and gives me a local quiet place to relax. I guess I kind of have a pleasant naivety still :)Olly Hitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381630464436629587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-13137408661788309612012-05-23T11:28:35.104+01:002012-05-23T11:28:35.104+01:00Thanks Ollie, so much has changed and much of it s...Thanks Ollie, so much has changed and much of it sadly, not for the better.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-67370406677062348902012-05-23T09:13:31.140+01:002012-05-23T09:13:31.140+01:00What a great story! As someone who moved to the is...What a great story! As someone who moved to the island about 3 years ago I have found out many interesting things about this overlooked isle, but its always nice to find something else out about this place - I drive from the lees to sheerness quite often and never would have thought that the shingle beach once didn't exist or that the road was a dirt track! Thanks for the great story and the local historyOlly Hitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381630464436629587noreply@blogger.com