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 22, 2011 | The Sixties
When Archie built his Wooden Surfboard it wasn’t just for him to ride but something the whole family would enjoy. So it wasn’t long before Betty was also paddling the great big heavy board down at Compton. Archie and Betty used to come to the beach on...
by paul-wsh | Sep 24, 2010 | The Eighties
It is that time of year again when we are all hoping for some good autumal swells and it has got me thinking about memorable swells from my past. It was the Autumn of 1986 and everyone had been talking about this swell to come for a few days. I was in the Sixth Form...
