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Title: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: oldspice on July 22, 2009, 10:48:49 am
I am enjoying a fabulous holiday down here in beautiful Cornwall. We set out last Friday, spent a day and night in Arundle, two nights and Dorchester (we went to the Tolpuddle Festival - the best ever this year - absolutely uplifting) and on Monday we arrvied in Newquay. Yesterday we went to visit my cousin in Hayle and today we are slobbing around in Newquay. The beaches are breathtakingly beautiful. We ahve been down before but not for over twenty years. I am loving it so much. At the mo we are in an internet cafe overlooking the seafront and there are surfers everywhere you look.

Back home on Friday.

Hope everyone is well.
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: loulou on July 22, 2009, 07:30:49 pm
Sounds like you are having a wonderful time oldspice. Glad you didn't forget us . Can you bring me back a hunky surfer please.
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: Forth Bridges on July 22, 2009, 09:24:59 pm
Will you be traveling down to lands end? IF you do get the chance travel to islands of scally!
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: wjp666 on July 22, 2009, 11:35:28 pm
dorchester? you should have said you were so close - i would've put the kettle on.
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: drterror666 on July 23, 2009, 02:19:00 pm
My dad's from Marazion!  I used to be able to see St Michael's Mount from the bedroom window when I stayed there.
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: goldencup on July 24, 2009, 07:38:17 am
dorchester? you should have said you were so close - i would've put the kettle on.

Yes you should have called and seen me on the way through Oldspice!  Glad you're having fun - there are surfers all over the place where I live too.
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: oldspice on July 25, 2009, 09:26:09 am
I've had a lovely holiday but I am back in flat old Peterborough now with a mountain of washing and a week's worth of cleaning and shopping to do!

I'd forgotten how beautiful Cornwall is and we are already planning a trip back next Easter.

Dorchester was also lovely. So was Arundle. Arundle will definitley be on the cards for another visit as we didn't get much time to look around properly. It appeared to be a very English type of town with a farmers' market, traditional shops and a massive castle. One thing I  also really enjoyed about being in the west country weas hearing regional accents once again.
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: wjp666 on July 25, 2009, 02:29:34 pm
you really should pop down to weymouth when you're in dorchester next. i love this town!
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: loulou on July 26, 2009, 01:07:31 pm
Where's my surfer?
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: oldspice on July 26, 2009, 02:12:35 pm
Will you be traveling down to lands end?

IF you do get the chance travel to islands of scally!

I am actually going up to Liverpool later in the summer!
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: oldspice on July 26, 2009, 02:13:08 pm
Where's my surfer?

Sorry Lou, didn't have room in the car!
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: Forth Bridges on July 26, 2009, 02:21:12 pm
you really should pop down to weymouth when you're in dorchester next. i love this town!

is that not the same town that has wellworths?
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: wjp666 on July 26, 2009, 05:52:13 pm
yes, dorchester has wellworths. i have yet to venture in, though. it's only a couple miles away from where i live but i rarely go in that direction.
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: smurfboy on July 28, 2009, 12:25:10 pm
I saw that TV show on Wellworths - while I'd like to think they'll succeed, I can't help thinking that if a national chain with potentially huge buying power can't make that kind of store work, what chance does an independent have?
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: loulou on July 29, 2009, 08:17:53 am
The woman who opened Wellworths didnt seem experienced enough to me to cope.
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: smurfboy on July 29, 2009, 01:07:07 pm
I thought she seemed okay - it was her team who were the problem. A bitter old woman who couldn't take advice or criticism running the shop floor and an inexperienced boy who spent more time playing videogames than working as your head buyer - doesn't sound like a recipe for success to me!
Title: Re: Greetings from Cornwall
Post by: goldencup on July 30, 2009, 07:31:01 am
That's exactly what I thought Smurfy - and I wonder if that young lad is still working for them.  He seemed ridiculously inexperienced to me and what was that thing about photo frames???