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           Year 2014
1st March 2014 A Barn Dance held in Abbotskerswell Village Hall, Devon, to celebrate Hilary's 60th Birthday.
           Year 2013
9th November 2013 Various family members attend Keira's 3rd birthday party. Keira is Emma's Grand daughter.
20th October 2013 The wedding of Richard and Yanthé that took place at The Bluebird in the King's Road, Chelsea.
29th September 2013 Kathryn and Phil take me to the Gateshead Metrocentre to see the painted elephants.
29th September 2013 Kathryn and Phil take me to their nearby Watergate Forest Park Nature Reserve.
10th September 2013 Emma and I visit Madame Tussauds in London
8th September 2013 Emma, Evija and I take Keira to Birdworld near Farnham.
19th August 2013 Emma, Evija and I visit Avington Park near Winchester.
28th July 2013 My son Graham and daughter Kathryn took part in the Basingstoke Big Wheel event to raise money for a local charity.
July 2013 Emma and I go to Valencia in Spain for our summer holiday.
29th June 2013 Emma and I take her cousin Natasha to Winchester for the day
26th June 2013 Emma, Evija and I take Emma's cousin Natasha to Windsor for the day
June 2013 Emma and I take her Cousin Natasha to London on two separate visits. The first day was with Evija and the second was with Evija, Arina, Vlad and Keira.
23rd June 2013 Emma, Evija and I take Natasha, Emma's Cousin, to Milestone's in Basingstoke
21st June 2013 Emma and I take her cousin Natasha to Portsmouth for the day.
June 2013 Emma's Cousin Natasha stays with us for two weeks and we show her some of the local sights.
11th May 2013 Work colleague Michéle and I meet Andrew and Ben in Reigate Tunnels. Andrew and Ben were working as guides for the day.
27th April 2013 Work colleague Michéle and I meet Andrew, Ben and Barry at the Drakelow Tunnels open day.
           Year 2012
17th November 2012 Karen and Grant's wedding, which was held at The Kingscote Barn near Tetbury in Gloucestershire.
September 2012 Emma and I spend two weeks in and around the Venice area. For the first week Emma's cousin Natasha was also with us.
29th July 2012 A family gathering at Bulbury Woods Golf Club to celebrate Mum / Nanny's 90th Birthday.
July 2012 Picturs of Mum / Nanny taken during her 90 years. Most of them were displayed at her party.
3rd July 2012 I visit Kathryn and Phil for the weekend and they take me to Newcastle for the day.
27th May 2012 Emma's Latvian friend Anna visits us in Odiham for the day.
15th April 2012 Emma and I view Cruise Liners leaving Southampton.
7th April 2012 We visit Dulwich Park and Gallery and meet up with Emma's friend and daughters families.
January 2012 Our new apartment in Basingstoke which we are renting out furnished.
           Year 2011
12th December 2011 Kathryn's Graduation Ceremony at Newcastle University. She gained a MSc in Town Planning.
14th August 2011 A party in our garden to celebrate the 18th birthday of Emma's Grandson Vitaly.
11th July 2011 Emma and I visit the Overton Scarecrow Festival.
30th May 2011 Abby's 18th Birthday Party held at Iford Golf Centre near Bournemouth.
1st May 2011 Emma and I visit the Butterfly Zoo at Symonds Yat.
30th April 2011 Emma and I go to Ross-on-Wye for the weekend and meet her Latvian friend Inese.
25th April 2011 My visit to see Andrew and family in Milton Keynes.  Canal walk and barbeque.
22nd April 2011 Emma and I go to "Wheels Day" held in Rushmoor Arena at Aldershot.
17th April 2011 Emma, her grandson Vitaly & I walk to Greywell, via the canal, and meet my friends Jerry and Lisa.
30th January 2011 Emma and I visit Marwell Zoo near Winchester in Hampshire
           Year 2010
2010 - 2011 A selection of Emma's paintings and drawings.
31st October 2010 In the pouring rain, Emma and I visit Hillier Gardens near Romsey and see the "Art in the Garden".
30th October 2010 Emma and I visit the Caen Hill flight of locks near Devizes in Wiltshire.
1st September 2010 My gardening job. Two mornings per week I help look after the grounds at this Hampshire house.
8th August 2010 We visit a work colleague, Alan at Redcar, to see his recently opened fish and chip shop.
7th & 8th August 2010 Emma and I meet Kathryn and Phil at Hartlepool to see the Tall Ships. Then the Angel of the North.
13th June 2010 Sara's 60th Birthday Party held at the Salterns Harbourside Hotel at Lilliput near Poole.
31st May 2010 Emma and I have a weekend in the Yorkshire Dales, staying overnight in a Howorth B&B.
22nd May 2010 Tracey's 40th Birthday Party held at their house in Milton Keynes.
3rd May 2010 A visit to Baixas in France, whilst on holiday near Perpignan, as recommended by my brother.
16th February 2010 Family and friends attend Deryk's Funeral Wake at Swanage.
12th February 2010 Emma's daughter Evija and I visit Hampton Court Palace during her week's stay with us.
22nd - 24th Jan 2010 Emma and I fly to Stockholm for the weekend with Ryanair for £4.00 return each.
January 2010 The Snow and Ice at our house in Odiham. It was a severe winter.
           Year 2009
16th October 2009 Kite flying with Graham and Fiona at Cliddesden near Basingstoke in Hampshire.
Summer 2009 Our apartment in the modern Crown Heights development in Basingstoke. A repossession investment.
11th August 2009 Mum and I visit my sister Rosie and Sophie and Ian to see their new chickens.
18th July 2009 Kathryn and Phil's wedding reception held at Bistro 21 in Durham.
18th July 2009 Pre-reception drinks at Kathryn and Phil's house in Sunderland.
23rd June 2009 Kathryn and Phil's wedding at the Paradisus Rio de Ore resort, Guardalavaca, Cuba.
24th May 2008 Sophie's 18th birthday party. Ten-pin bowling and lunch at The Elm Tree Pub at Ringwood.
11th April 2009 Kathryn, Phil and I visit the Ryhope Pumping Station and Engines Museum near Sunderland.
27 Feb - 1st March 2009 Emma and I go to Bournemouth for a dancing weekend held at the Hotel Piccadilly.
14th February 2009 Visit to Salisbury for the day, with Emma, Evija, Arina and Vlad.
13th February 2009 Our Wedding at Basingstoke Registry Office & reception at Tylney Hall. Edited set of Graham's photos.
13th February 2009 Our Wedding. Photographs taken by Emma's daughter Arina and her partner Vlad.
13th February 2009 Our Wedding. Photos taken with Evija's camera.
13th February 2009 Our Wedding. Photographs taken by our neighbour, Dick and Maxine Ward.
13th February 2009 Our Wedding. A selection of photographs taken with my camera on our wedding day.
13th February 2009 Our Wedding. All of my son Graham's photographs, cropped and corrected by him.
12th February 2009 Visit to Winchester with Emma and her daughter Evija.
11th February 2009 Trip to London with Emma and Evija. London Transport Museum, China Town and the Thames.
10th February 2009 Emma's daughter Evija and I visit Basingstoke's Milestones Living History Museum.
2nd February 2009 The snow in Odiham.
31st January 2009 Andrew's surprise 40th birthday party at the Mylton Keynes SNO!zone & later for poker at his house.
Jan / Feb 2009 Pictures taken of ITV's Southern Transmission Centre just prior to its move to Chiswick Park.
2nd January 2009 Emma and I go to London for the day and walk along the Thames from Waterloo to Tower Bridge.
           Year 2008
14th October 2008 Emma and I visit the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden at Wisley in Surrey.
21st - 23rd October 2008 Our journey in France from Calais to Perpignan via Orleans and Clermont Ferrand.
21st September 2008 My Grandson Toby's "Naming Day" and first birthday party.
15th August 2008 I visit Tracey and children at Milton Keynes for the morning and give Nicole her birthday present.
4th - 6th Aug 2008 Bordeaux Holiday: Various visits to Bassin D'Arcachon whist on holiday in Bordeaux.
3rd August 2008 Bordeaux Holiday: We visit St Emilion in our hire car.
2nd August 2008 Bordeaux Holiday: Emma and I visit Dune du Pyla near Arcachon.
1st Aug 2008 Bordeaux Holiday: Emma and I go on a vineyard trip and visit a couple of Chateaux's.
27th July -  7th Aug 2008 Bordeaux Holiday: The Trams in Bordeaux.
26th July -  8th Aug 2008 Bordeaux Holiday: Various photographs taken in and around the town of Bordeaux in France.
19th July 2008 Emma's daughter Arina visits us for the weekend and we take her to Portsmouth on the Sunday.
22nd June 2008 My visit to Milton Keynes to see Andrew and his family. We visit the Milton Keynes Museum etc.
7th June 2008 Emma and I go to the Basingstoke Kite Festival and meet Graham and Fiona there.
31st May 2008 Emma's Daughter and boyfriend Vlad visit us at Odiham for the weekend.
24th - 25th May 2008 Emma and I spend a weekend at Eastbourne and stay in the Claremont (Lions) Hotel.
23rd May 2008 The Debbie Curtis Radio Big Band hold a publicity event at the pub opposite where I work.
5th May 2008 Emma and I visit Salisbury for the day and walk across the Water Meadow.
4th May 2008 Kathryn and Phil take me to the wonderful Beamish Heritage Museum in County Durham.
3rd May 2008 My visit to see Kathryn and Phil in their new home. Also, Angel of the North, Penshaw, Newcastle etc.
17th April 2008 Mum, Rosie and I visit the Bluebell Woods at Pamphill in Dorset & have lunch at the local farm shop.
4th April 2008 Emma and I go for a walk along the Basingstoke Canal at Odiham and end up in the Waterwich Pub.
22nd March 2008 Paris Holiday - Works of art within The Louvre at Paris.
21st March 2008 Paris Holiday - Inside Notre Dame.
20th - 24th March 2008 Paris Holiday - Buildings and sights of Paris.
20th - 24th March 2008 Paris Holiday - Pictures of Emma and I whilst in Paris for the Easter weekend.
15th March 2008 My visit to see Andrew and his family at Milton Keynes during Kathryn's weekend visit.
2nd March 2008 Emma and I go for a walk near the Hannington Transmitter & meet up with Graham & Fiona kiting.
21st February 2008 I go for a walk along the Basingstoke Canal from Broad Oak to Dogmersfield and back.
           Year 2007
25th December 2007 I spend Christmas afternoon with Andrew and Family & have a wonderful meal prepared by Tracey.
25th December 2007 Christmas Day festivities at the ITV Transmission Centre.
18th - 21st Dec 2007 I join Emma in Riga and we stay in the Revel Hotel Latvia for three nights.
25th November 2007 Emma and I visit Andrew and Family so that Emma can see Toby for the first time.
18th November 2007 Emma, Arina and I visit the Tate Modern and the new St Pancras International Station in London.
28th October 2007 Emma, Arina and I visit the Milestones Living History Museum at Basingstoke.
13th & 14th Oct 2007

Emma and I meet Pam and Ladia on our way to a Folkestone Hotel for an overnight stay. The next day we visit the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway and follow its route to Dungeness.

29th & 30th Sept 2007 Emma & I Visit Poundbury, stay overnight at Moreton and then visit Lulworth Cove & Durdle Door.
26th September 2007 My visit Ruislip to see my new Grandson Toby, who was born on 21st September 2007.
15th September 2007 I take Ben and Max to Churchill's Secret Bunker at Dollis Hill.  Andrew was a warden there all day.
3rd September 2007 Barcelona Holiday - Emma and I visit Gaudi's Park Guell.
3rd September 2007 Barcelona Holiday - Emma and I visit the Sagrada Familia.
1st - 9th Sept 2007 Barcelona Holiday - Our hotel and the local surroundings at Parc Diagonal Mar.
29th August 2007 My visit to see Andrew and family at their rented Holiday Home near Lewes in East Sussex.
17th August 2007 Kathryn and Phil visit us for the weekend. We go to Preston Candover, Ellisfield and Old Basing.
22nd & 30th July 2007 Visits to Poole to see my Mum and Dad.  My Dad is in Birds Hill Nursing Home.
21st July 2007 Andrew organises a trip to view Twyford Bunker and Twyford Pumping Station.
16th - 18th July 2007 The windows and doors are replaced in our Odiham house.
10th June 2007 Andrew, Max, Ben, Nicole and I visit Roxbourne Park to see the model steam trains and boats.
2nd June 2007 Emma, Arina and I visit the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew to celebrate our birthdays.
26th May 2007 Andrew shows us the Cuckfield Royal Observer Corps, (ROC), Monitoring Post.
26th May 2007 A party at Cuckfield to celebrate the 90th birthday of Mum Seabrook.
12th & 13th May 2007 My visit to Sunderland to see Kathryn and Phil in their new flat. We also visit the sights in Newcastle.
10th May 2007 Antony Gormley's Iron Men on various building in Central London and on Waterloo Bridge.
7th May 2007 Emma and I visit an event at Popham Airfield and then a fete at Hurstbourne Priors near Andover.
28th April 2007 Emma and I deliver my canoe to a buyer in Worthing and then spend the day on the beach there.
23rd April 2007 Morris Dancing and other festivities held at three Pubs in Odiham on St Georges Day.
15th April 2007 Emma and I visit Stephen and Sara for the day and visit a bluebell wood and Sandbanks.
28th March 2007 Vitaly and I visit a performance in the Dolphinarium at Primorski Park in Varna, Bulgaria.
26th - 30th March The Naval Museum in Varna Bulgaria when Emma, Evija, Vitaly and I visit it.
26th - 31st March Emma, Evija, Vitaly and I visit the Railway Station in Varna Bulgaria.
26th March 2007 Evija's new apartment in Varna which is under construction. (The reason for our visit to Bulgaria)
25th March 2007 Emma, Evija, Vitaly and I visit the Zoo in Primorski Park, Varna, Bulgaria.
25th - 29th March Various pictures taken in Primorski Park, Varna, Bulgaria when Emma, Evija, Vitaly and I visit.
24th - 29th March Outings to see potential properties to purchase along the Black sea coast of Bulgaria.
24th March - 2nd April Pictures of Varna town in Bulgaria when Emma, Evija, Vitaly and I visited.
10th March 2007 A buffet lunch at the Isle of Purbeck Golf Club to celebrate the 90th birthday of my Aunty Polly.
13th February 2007 My trip by train to Majori at Jurmala in Latvia to see the frozen sea.
11th February 2007 Various pictures taken in Riga including photos of Evija's birthday meal.
10th February 2007 Vitaly and I travel by train from Riga to visit the Jelgava Ice Festival in Latvia.
19th January 2007 Emma and I visit Whitchurch Silk Mill in Hampshire. Click HERE to visit the Mill's web site.
13th January 2007 The annual family party at Poole; before and after the Pantomime.
           Year 2006
14th December 2006 A Steam train stops to take on water at Winchfield station during its journey from Waterloo to Yeovil.
9th December 2006 Kathryn, Emma and I visit London for the day and climb to the top of St Paul's Cathedral.
29th October 2006 Emma and I visit Rosie, Ian, Sophie and Abby for the day and go for a walk to Mudeford.
13th - 15th October Emma's work colleague Agnese from Riga comes to stay with us and we visit London together.
24th September 2006 The wedding of work colleague Mike to Krista at Great Fosters Hotel in Egham.
16th & 17th September Emma and I go camping in Hertfordshire with Andrew and the boys + visit Organ Museum.
2nd September 2006 A day in Gloucester including the Historic Docks, Waterways Museum and Cathedral.
28th August 2006 An afternoon walk at Grantchester near Cambridge with Emma and Arina.
24th August 2006 Lunch with Mum and Dad at Sturminster Marshall near Poole in Dorset.
19th & 20th August Emma and I visit Guildford and the next day cycle to an event at Greywell.
31st July - 8th Aug French Holiday at Carnac in Brittany via Portsmouth / St-Malo Car Ferry.
11th - 12th July Overnight stay in Sunderland after taking Kathryn home to Phil.
11th July 2006 Kathryn's Graduation at Warwick University.  Click HERE for Andrew's photos.
8th July 2006 Odiham Church Fete and Fleet Carnival.
3rd July 2006 Visit to Young's Brewery in Wandsworth with ITV work colleagues.
24th June 2006 Nephew Brian and Eleanor's Wedding at Hampreston and reception at Bournemouth.
9th & 10th June Visit to Hilary and Rob via Weymouth with overnight stay at Melbury Bubb.
6th June 2006 A day in Cambridge with Emma, Arina, Evija and Vitaly. Overnight stay in King's College.
5th June 2006 A day at Thorpe Park in Surrey with Vitaly.
4th June 2006 Trip to London with Emma, Arina, Evija and Vitaly.
3rd June 2006 My 60th Birthday - Basingstoke Kite Festival and Family gathering at home in Odiham.
Click HERE for more pictures of my birthday and the Kite Festival on Andrew's Web Site.
2nd June 2006 Emma and her family on her Birthday. Including pictures of Fudge, house and garden.
1st June 2006 Canoeing on the Basingstoke Canal at Odiham with Evija and Vitaly.
27th May 2006 Weekend trip to see Kathryn and Phil at Coventry.
11th - 14th May Emma and I have a Holiday in Riga; staying in Evija's apartment.
30th April 2006 Visit to West Green House Gardens near Hartley Wintney.  Click HERE for their web site.
17th April 2006 Easter Monday Trip to Ruislip Lido with Andrew and his family.
16th April 2006 Emma and I visit Stephen and Sara for the day and visit Compton Abbas and Shaftesbury.
15th & 16th April Emma and I go to Weymouth and stay in The Portland Heights Hotel for one night.
1st - 5th March Emma and I have a five day Holiday in Rome. Staying four nights in Hotel Geoberti.
28th February 2006 Late afternoon in Henley-on-Thames.
18th February 2006 Visit to Windsor Castle and Windsor with Emma, Evija, Arina and Vitaly.
16th February 2006 Visit to Birdworld and Garden Centre near Farnham with Emma, Evija, and Vitaly.
14th February 2006 Visit to Portsmouth and the Historic Boatyard with Emma, Evija and Vitaly.
12th & 13th February Two separate visits to London with Emma, Arina, Avija and Vitaly.
10th & 11th February Emma, Arina and I meet Evija and Vitaly at Stansted and stay in Odiham.
21st & 22nd January Weekend trip to see Kathryn and Phil at Coventry and then Warwick on the way home.
7th January 2006 Annual family party at Poole, before and after the Pantomime.
1st January 2006 Emma and I go to London for the day.
1st January 2006 Emma and I visit London to see the New Year's Day Parade.

 

          Year 2005

25th December 2005 Christmas morning at Odiham and then the remainder of the day with Andrew and Family.
16th December 2005 Emma and I go to the Christmas party held for Cardinal Health (Alaris) Staff and Guests.
December 2005 Various family photos. Emma, Kathryn, Victor, Fudge, Stephen and Mum and Dad.
27th November 2005 Emma, Arina and I visit Winchester to see the tourist sights.
14th - 16th October Trip to Amsterdam with Emma. Flying from Heathrow to Schiphol and staying at Hotel Ibis Stopera.
2nd October 2005 Day in London.  Taking Arina to Kings Cross Station; St James's Park and Buckingham Palace.
1st October 2005 Emma, Arina and I visit Mum and Dad in Poole and have a Trip on Dad's New Boat "Sunset".
24th September 2005 Walks around Frensham Great Pond and Little Pond with Emma
22nd September 2005 ITV's 50th Anniversary Party - Pictures taken by Andy Whetstone.
18th September 2005 Emma and I visit West Wittering for the day.
14th & 17th September Rosie and Ian and then Mum, Dad and Hilary visit Emma and I at Odiham.
12th & 13th September Emma and I visit Arina (Emma's daughter) at Cambridge.
12th September 2005 Emma and I visit Kathryn at Warwick University.
7th September 2005 Walk from home in Odiham to the Basingstoke Canal with Emma.
4th September 2005 Emma and I go to London for the day and meet Emma's ex co-worker Alex for lunch.
3rd September 2005 My friend David Wiltshire's photos of the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
3rd September 2005 Emma, friend David and my visit to the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
Late August 2005 My 13th visit to Emma in Riga.  Includes pictures of day trips to the beach at Jurmala.
12th August 2005 Visit to see Andrew and Family in their holiday cottage at West Marden plus picnic at Butser Hill.
Early August 2005 Visit to Riga to see Emma.  Includes visit to Riga Train Museum and river trip to the Baltic Sea.
31st July 2005 Nicole's Naming Day and 1st Birthday Party at Ruislip.
Click HERE for more pictures of Nicole's Naming Day on Andrew's Web Site.
July 2005 Visit to Emma in Riga 20th July - 27th July.  Plus trip to camp site at Abragciems on the Baltic Sea.
11th June 2005 Lunch with my work colleague David and his family.
April 2005 Emma's visit to me in Odiham.  Bird World at Farnham, Stonehenge and Bristol with friends.
29th April 2005 An out of control car, travelling at speed along the A30 near Basingstoke, mounted the pavement and projected itself into the side of this house!
17th April 2005 Andrew and Family visit me for the day.
11th April 2005 Kathryn and I visit Portsmouth for the afternoon.
March 2005 Ethnographic Open-Air Museum in Riga with Emma + Snowy Airport Pictures.
February 2005 My 7th visit to Riga to see Emma.
February 2005 Emma and I visit Fécamp and Rouen in France via ferry from Portsmouth + Arina's visit to Odiham
   

 

          Year 2004

24th & 25th December Christmas Eve meal at home made by Kathryn and trip to Farnham and Alrsford with Emma on Christmas Day.
23rd December 2004 Emma and I go to Greenwich, Canary Wharf and the British Museum.
22nd December 2004 Emma and I visit Windsor Castle, the town and then Legoland
12th December 2014 Andrew and family visit me in Odiham for the day
November 2004 My visit to Emma in Riga - In the snow.
October 2004 My visit to see Emma in Riga.
23rd October 2004 Helen's visit to LNN on the South Bank with new baby Joe.
2nd October 2004 Cousin Paul and Vickie's Wedding.
30th September 2004 Emma and I visit Portsmouth for the day.
29th September 2004 Emma and I visit Mum and Dad in Poole for the day.
28th September 2004 Emma's visit to me in England - Odiham.
19th September 2004 Family Narrow Boat Trip - Bradford-on-Avon.
4th September 2004 Trip around Poole Harbour with Mum and Dad in their boat "Corsair".
August 2004 My first visit to Riga to meet Emma and her Family.
7th August 2004 My visit to see Andrew and Family at their home in Ruislip.
2nd August 2004 Baby Nicole - Just one day old!
25th July 2004 My visit to see Andrew and Family at Ruislip - Miniature railway.
25th June 2004 Visit to see Mum and Dad at Poole.
1st June 2004 Andrew's new kite whilst visiting them at  Bracklesham Bay.
24th May 2004 Kathryn and I visit  Ruislip for a joint birthday Indian take-away.
15th May 2004 My visit to Kathryn at Warwick University - two days prior to her 21st Birthday.
6th May 2004 My visit to Mum and Dad and friends, narrow boating at Bradford-on-Avon.
24th April 2004 Kingsteignton prior to the evening 50th birthday party celebrations.
12th April 2004 Easter Monday at Odiham with Andrew and family.... boating.
7th March 2004 Visit to Graham and Fiona in their new house at Whitwick.
   

 

          Year 2003

25th December 2003 Christmas Day lunch at Ruislip and then work in London for ITV.
26th September 2003 Kathryn and I go canoeing on the Basingstoke Canal.
19th September 2003 Visit to Poole with Kathryn to see Dad's new motor boat Corsair.
2nd September 2003 Kathryn, Hannah and my trip to Ste-Cécile in Northern France.
29th August 2003 Sarah and John Fulton's Wedding. The reception was held at The Turkey Mill near Maidstone.
19th August 2003 Kathryn and I visit Andrew, Tracey, Ben and Max at Bracklesham Bay.
15th August 2003 Work colleagues, Stewart and Nadia's Wedding held at Rowhill Grange near Dartford.
1st June 2003 Red Dwarf masks and chiminia in the garden at Odiham.
15th March 2003 Dad's 80th Birthday party at Poole. (His birthday was on 19th March)
26th January 2003 Kathryn and I visit my sister Rosie and her family in Bournemouth and go to the Aviation Museum.
4th January 2003 Annual family party at Poole after the Pantomime.
   
            Year 2002
27th July 2002 Mum's 80th Birthday party at Poole. (Her birthday was on 30th July)
   
            Year 2001
29th September 2001 LNN (ITV) Transmission Centre at the South Bank. Pictures taken by work colleague John Hilton.
12th August 2001 Outing to Hollycombe Steam Fair with Heather, Kathryn and Max.
May 2001 Kathryn's 18th Birthday celebrations . (Her birthday was on 17th May).
13th January 2001 Annual family party at Poole after the Pantomime.
    
            Year 2000
27th October 2000 Heather and I visit Ironbridge and its Museums.
22nd October 2000 Heather and I visit Warwick Castle and Warwick.
3rd June 2000 Heather and I take Max to Legoland on my Birthday.
15th January 2000 Annual family party at Poole after the Pantomime.
   
 

Old Transparencies and 35mm Negatives

            Year 1990
1990 Christmas with Stephen and Sara and family. Plus Kathryn and Graham at Draycott in Ellisfield.
          Year 1988
1988 Thames Television Euston CTF Staff. (Pictures taken by me for Robin Wheeler's leaving card)
            Year 1980-1981
1980 - 1981 Christmas at Cuckfield,  Fleet Pond walks and various other family pictures.
Summer 1980 Family Summer Holiday to the Yorkshire Dales.  Staying in Grouse Cottage at Embsay near Skipton.
            Year 1977
1977 Farwell party held for Stephen at Lake House. He was off to Norway to work and to be with Sara.
1977 (Various dates) Andrew and Graham at Westover Road in Fleet.
1977 Dad's Launderette and Dry Cleaning Shop in the Frimley Road.
            Year 1976
Summer 1976 Heather, Andrew, Graham, Winifred and me in our garden at Westover Road in Fleet.
            Year 1973
1973 Heather and I and the boys have a holiday in Devon staying in a farm cottage.
Summer 1973 Garden in Fleet with ducks + Day trip to West Wittering + Rosie and her horse + Fleet Pond.
            Year 1970 - 1971
1970 - 1971 Slides taken by Heather and me at Croydon, Frimley, South Coast, Camberley; Andrew & Graham.
           Year 1968
1968 Slides taken by Heather and me of Collins family at Lake House and at Mytchett and Farnborough.
            Year 1967
August 1967 My honeymoon with Heather.  Our "first night" in a hotel at Egham and then a flight to Paris.
19th August 1967 My wedding day. Slides taken by Tony Seabrook, Heather's Dad.
            Year 1964
Summer 1964 (I think) Heather and her family and friends. Slides taken by Tony Seabrook, Heather's Dad.

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