by Colin Foster | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
A brief update… Gibert Raimbault First of all some sad news. Yves Brion has informed me that M Gilbert Raimbault (who aged 9 saw the various “Men in the Shed” as his father was the village baker & the shed their grain store) has passed away. He had been ill for a...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 27, 2017 | Normandy Trips, Uncategorized
Day 1 – Tuesday 30th May Using the Good Beer Guide in non traditional ways We started this years trip by heading towards Aylesbury. On the way we used the CamRA Good Beer Guide to find a pub that was not in the guide! This was The Plough, at Haseley....
by ColinAuthor | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sunday 29th May was a tough day… lounging out at Glyn’s & getting ready for our trip out to...
by ColinAuthor | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Day 02– Saturday 28th May Final checks at the garage An early start saw me at Ashley’s garage & 10 minutes later with a little half-horseshoe clip back in place & the engine washed off of surplus diesel, I was back on the road south to Glyn’s. Black Country...
by ColinAuthor | Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sadly, just a few days short of what would have been his 101st birthday, ex Flt Lt Tony Cooper has passed away. Tony was a wonderful gentleman. Always giving of his time & willing to share anecdotes of his time with 64 Squadron RAF & especially of his...
by ColinAuthor | Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today started wet – our first bad weather day. However,as we were largely travelling, at least to start with, that didn’t matter much. We were off to join in with a Remembrance/Commemoration service at the village of Norolles, which is just north of...
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