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Talk Radio
THERE is a lot talking going on. Everywhere. When you get on in life a bit, as The Scribbler freely admits he is, a bit of peace and quiet is something you come to cherish. Oh, to be able to … Continue reading
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The Sparrows are back!
READERS may remember The Scribbler worrying that his sparrows had disappeared from his front garden. But now he has good news. The sparrows have returned. Gradually, over the last couple of months, they have started to come back. In ones … Continue reading
Surbiton – Frontier Town
Richard Jefferies was a writer fascinated by the areas where city and country blend together, come into contact. In his book ‘Nature Lear London’ (1883) Jefferies explores the ‘frontier line to civilisation’. IN 1877, Jefferies, a countryman at heart, moved … Continue reading
Anne Cornish Vyse
This a tragic little tale with a Surbiton connection. Charles Vyse was a straw hat maker, straw hats being very popular in mid Victorian England. His premises were at 30 Ludgate Street in London. In 1847 bankruptcy proceedings were taken … Continue reading
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Gardening
THE Scribbler is no good at gardening. Just can’t do it. He has tried, yes he has. He has made an effort. The Scribbler has read books. He quite enjoys the gardening programmes on the television. Especially that one where … Continue reading
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Tagged Berrylands, clay, flowers, gardening, gardening programmes, lawns, pruning, shrubs, soil
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Kingstonian
IT WOULD appear that Kingstonian, The Scribbler’s home town football team, are on the verge of finding a new home, in deepest Chessington. The proposed ground is on the site of Chessington Golf Centre, which is literally opposite Chessington … Continue reading
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Tagged AFC Wimbledon, Chalky Lane, Chelsea FC, Chessington, Chessington & Hook United, Chessington Golf Centre, Chessington South Station, Combined Counties League, Garrison Lane, Hampton & Richmond Borough FC, Kingsmeadow, kingston, Kingstonian FC, Mark Anderson, Merton
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Wearing black
The Scribbler spent a considerable part of his life clad almost entirely in black. Over a decade in fact, from around 1978 to 1990, at which time The Scribbler met his dearly beloved, who slowly but surely weaned him, not … Continue reading
Cats
We have always been a cat household. We currently have three. Two of them right now are racing around the house with collars on their necks after having both been neutered. They are Korat kittens, sisters now around seven months … Continue reading
The Stones at the Granada!
SO, we’ve had David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust in Tolworth, and we know about the Yardbirds from Berrylands. But there is more. Much more….. The Rolling Stones played Kingston in 1963 and 64 – the first time at the Cellar … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Kingston, Billy J Kramer, Bobby Vee, Brian Epstein, Captain Beefheart, Carl Perkins, Cellar Club, Cilla Black, Cliff Richard, Crawdaddy Club, David Bowie, Del Shannon, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Gene Vincent, Genesis, Jet Harris, John Leyton, Johnny Cash, kingston, Kingston Granada, Kingston Polytechnic, Led Zeppelin, Little Richard, Manfredd Mann, Mike Berry, Queen, richmond, Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Station Hotel, Swinging Blue Jeans, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Searchers, The Shadows, The Shirelles, The Toby Jug, The Who, The Yardbirds, Yes, Ziggy Stardust
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David Bowie RIP
The Scribbler was this week going to post another entry to the blog, on other famous bands that have played in Kingston and Surbiton. But I think we will hold off for while after today’s news. All we here … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bowie, Mick Ronson, The Spiders from Mars, The Toby Jug pub, Tolworth, Ziggy Stardust
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