bickster Posted June 4 Moderator Share Posted June 4 21 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Check out that shed: Looks lonely, OP determined it needed friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: I put a sad face because whilst I'm sure it was really exciting to be around those engines in the condition they're in, I think it's criminal they were just left to rot This is why Thomas saved Oliver. Yep, as a kid it was one of those idyllic 70’s childhood scenarios. Beaches in one direction, abandoned steam trains in another, a deserted fairground, lines of oil tankers moored side by side waiting to be scrapped but in the meantime you could row a boat down the cave like gap between them, porn mags in the bushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 19 hours ago, chrisp65 said: is that what happened to Ivor the Engine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 4 VT Supporter Share Posted June 4 I once held a client renewal meeting on Thomas The Tank Engine. True dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: I once held a client renewal meeting on Thomas The Tank Engine. True dat. You gave a client a Tommy Tank? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 4 VT Supporter Share Posted June 4 2 minutes ago, Genie said: You gave a client a Tommy Tank? Anything for an order 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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il_serpente Posted June 6 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6 3 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Why the Norwegian flag in Wales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 (edited) 18 minutes ago, il_serpente said: Why the Norwegian flag in Wales? Quote The Norwegian Church was built in 1868 as a meeting place for Norwegian seafarers during the industrial revolution. Established in Cardiff Bay’s West Dock, the church was in a prime position and the congregation grew substantially with up to 90 Norwegian ships berthed in the docks at any one time. When the coal trade expanded in South Wales in the 1860’s, Norwegian ships came in large numbers to Cardiff to carry the coal overseas. These coal miles also required large quantities of cheap timber, which were supplied from Scandinavian pine forests and transported to South Wales by Norwegian vessels. Best selling author of children’s and adult books, Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Cardiff, on the 13 September 1916 to Norwegian parents Harald and Sofie. He was named after the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen who famously beat Captain Scott to discover the South Pole. His father Harald, from Oslo co-founded the successful ship broking company Aadnessen & Dahl in Cardiff from 1880. Today the Welsh Norwegian Society has been appointed as guardian of the Norwegian Church.The Society was formed as a natural successor to the former congregation, and has members from Cardiff, Swansea, Norway and beyond. The Norwegian Church Arts Centre provides an important focus for the group. Anyone is welcome to attend our special events or get in touch if you are interested in joining the group. The annual celebration of Norwegian Day is on 17 May where a colourful parade and flag-raising ceremony is followed by refreshments in the Norwegian Church. regularly worshipped at the Norwegian Church where the children were baptised as infants. I’ve worked walking distance from there for about 30 years, I’ve never known that flag not to be flying. Edited June 6 by chrisp65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 3 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Norway I’m reading all that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted June 7 VT Supporter Share Posted June 7 7 hours ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: Norway I’m reading all that It really didn't take very long to Finnish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 7 Administrator Share Posted June 7 8 hours ago, il_serpente said: Why the Norwegian flag in Wales? Napapijri store in the narthex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blandy Posted June 10 Moderator Share Posted June 10 27 minutes ago, Genie said: Nice shed. Much grander than I expected. Sid will be jealous 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tegis Posted June 21 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 21 Happy midsummer from the Värmland domains of @sne 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 minute ago, Tegis said: Happy midsummer from the Värmland domains of @sne Thanks! Same to you. Looks like we have the weather with us today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 21 Administrator Share Posted June 21 14 minutes ago, Tegis said: Happy midsummer from the Värmland domains of @sne Was it taken yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted June 21 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21 34 minutes ago, limpid said: Was it taken yesterday? Das ist nein! I even went in it, cold as f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 21 Administrator Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, Tegis said: Das ist nein! I even went in it, cold as f Midsummer was yesterday, not today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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