by paul-wsh | Nov 22, 2011 | The Noughties, The Sixties
Sadly Archie passed away on Friday 18th November 2011. Archies’ funeral will be at 11am at St. Mary’s church, Brighstone on Monday 5th Dec, and afterwards in the Three Bishops pub, Brighstone. It was a very peaceful death with many of the nurses who had looked...
by paul-wsh | Oct 14, 2010 | The Noughties
Here are some great images coutesy of Will Rome of Freshwater Bay and The Pearl from Saturday 9th October 2010
by paul-wsh | Sep 27, 2010 | Surfer Profiles, The Sixties
The following is part 1 of a collection of memories garnered from well over 50 years of enjoyment of the sea & surfing and the people connected with it. The exact sequence or timing of events may not be entirely accurate, but the events themselves are broadly as I...
by paul-wsh | Aug 18, 2010 | Surfer Profiles
Alan was born in East Cowes in 1970 and was brought up in Brighstone and later Sandown. Alan’s father Les was Captain of the lifeguards at Sandown in the 1950’s being one of the original lifeguards on the Isle of Wight. Les was in the team that won the 1953 All...
