Isle of Wight thread.

[LosingGrip]

zed4 said:

My girlfriend's parents live in Wellow, neat Yarmouth. We live near Lymington, so often get the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry to visit them. We usually cycle, too expensive to take the car!

I went on a date with someone on the IOW...most expensive first date I had! £40 in fuel and then £45 return on the ferry on a motorbike! Was only there for 90 minutes!

[mikeiow]

I’m a caulkhead by birth....but escaped and live in Leicester. Lucky enough to have a place in Shorwell, try to get down when we can, still have family down here. It is a slower pace of life, for sure!
Must admit I do fancy a campervan....maybe I should look around here!!

[citizensm1th]

mikeiow said:

I’m a caulkhead by birth....but escaped and live in Leicester. Lucky enough to have a place in Shorwell, try to get down when we can, still have family down here. It is a slower pace of life, for sure!
Must admit I do fancy a campervan....maybe I should look around here!!

Are you sure it is an escape to be living in leicester? The head of transport and planning for Leicester city council is also a fellow caulkhead we grew up together on pan estate

so that makes at least 3 of us up here

C.S formerly of pan now of Mkt Bos

[Ziplobb]

citizensm1th said:

Are you sure it is an escape to be living in leicester? The head of transport and planning for Leicester city council is also a fellow caulkhead we grew up together on pan estate

so that makes at least 3 of us up here

C.S formerly of pan now of Mkt Bos

so Panners on the mainland - were you on the CB in 1979/1980 ? it felt like everyione in Pan was

[Roberty]

Huntsman said:

Much less high end German metal. No white Evoques!

Hi I live on the Island, have a 911 and an Evoque, although it’s Grey not white!

[mikeiow]

citizensm1th said:

Are you sure it is an escape to be living in leicester? The head of transport and planning for Leicester city council is also a fellow caulkhead we grew up together on pan estate

so that makes at least 3 of us up here

C.S formerly of pan now of Mkt Bos

Ha! Never knew that....I have noticed Leicester has improved beyond recognition over recent years....I guess winning the PL and finding a the car park (I used to park in when I worked at LCC!) can do that!
Pan Estate....quality! I did survive Downside Middle School, but grew up in Wootton.

Down on the Island now, it is a peaceful place

MikeIOW, now of Glenfield

[Huntsman]

We've been here a year and we love it.

Not managed to buy a house but we are close.

[citizensm1th]

Ziplobb said:

citizensm1th said:

Are you sure it is an escape to be living in leicester? The head of transport and planning for Leicester city council is also a fellow caulkhead we grew up together on pan estate

so that makes at least 3 of us up here

C.S formerly of pan now of Mkt Bos

so Panners on the mainland - were you on the CB in 1979/1980 ? it felt like everyione in Pan was

I think the whole of the wight was on the cb hahahah there used to be a little shop up lower st james street that sold dipole aerials and a very cute blonde who worked at seaclose service station who was also on the cb

[citizensm1th]

mikeiow said:

citizensm1th said:

Are you sure it is an escape to be living in leicester? The head of transport and planning for Leicester city council is also a fellow caulkhead we grew up together on pan estate

so that makes at least 3 of us up here

C.S formerly of pan now of Mkt Bos

Ha! Never knew that....I have noticed Leicester has improved beyond recognition over recent years....I guess winning the PL and finding a the car park (I used to park in when I worked at LCC!) can do that!
Pan Estate....quality! I did survive Downside Middle School, but grew up in Wootton.

Down on the Island now, it is a peaceful place

MikeIOW, now of Glenfield

Barton Bonehead

Downside Middle

Medina High

IWCAT

I was over a few weeks ago for a heavy metal/goth wedding at appuldurcombe house that was interesting

[SS2.]

Huntsman said:

We've been here a year and we love it.

I've been a regular visitor to the Island since I was a kid. Decided to buy a little bolt-hole over there a few months ago - 5 minute drive from Yarmouth.

Love the beaches, the walks, the pubs, the relaxed feel and a litte frustrated I can only get over there every other weekend at the moment !.

[Huntsman]

mikeiow said:

I’m a caulkhead by birth....but escaped and live in Leicester. Lucky enough to have a place in Shorwell, try to get down when we can, still have family down here. It is a slower pace of life, for sure!
Must admit I do fancy a campervan....maybe I should look around here!!

Shorwell lovely, tried to buy a house there but seller messed about.

SS2. said:

I've been a regular visitor to the Island since I was a kid. Decided to buy a little bolt-hole over there a few months ago - 5 minute drive from Yarmouth.

Love the beaches, the walks, the pubs, the relaxed feel and a litte frustrated I can only get over there every other weekend at the moment !.

Did you know, if you have an IOW council tax bill, you can take it to Wightlink, £273 buys ten car crossings, to be used any time any route.

[SS2.]

Huntsman said:

Did you know, if you have an IOW council tax bill, you can take it to Wightlink, £273 buys ten car crossings, to be used any time any route.

The letter's already been sent off with proof of address for the multi-pack.

We've also got the Red Funnel discount codes plus return journeys from Lymington which are capped at £69.

A case of looking at price and availability for our preferred crossing times and seeing which is cheapest.

[mikeiow]

Huntsman said:

mikeiow said:

I’m a caulkhead by birth....but escaped and live in Leicester. Lucky enough to have a place in Shorwell, try to get down when we can, still have family down here. It is a slower pace of life, for sure!
Must admit I do fancy a campervan....maybe I should look around here!!

Shorwell lovely, tried to buy a house there but seller messed about.

SS2. said:

I've been a regular visitor to the Island since I was a kid. Decided to buy a little bolt-hole over there a few months ago - 5 minute drive from Yarmouth.

Love the beaches, the walks, the pubs, the relaxed feel and a litte frustrated I can only get over there every other weekend at the moment !.

Did you know, if you have an IOW council tax bill, you can take it to Wightlink, £273 buys ten car crossings, to be used any time any route.

I recall you looking at Shorwell: was it the place that recently caught fire? http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/16102221.Devastating_Sh...
That had only recently finished being done up: lots of scaffolding round it now whilst they repaid (whole roof went). Not sure what the cause was: might have been electrical, possibly the fireplace?

I’d forgotten the Wightlink deal. Looks like they have to be bought at a Wightlink office in person? Since my journeys tend to start from the mainland, maybe I’d need to book a single next time we are down then buy it on the Island. It does say Island Residents or Homeowners....be nice to buy from Portsmouth or Lymington on our way down next time, wonder if that might work?