2nd April: Lepe House Garden
Summer Time commenced on the 26th March and NCI Stone Point commenced a three watch routine with hours 09-12, 12-15, and 15-18. Initially at least...
Category: April-May: Exbury and Lepe
With my health not perfect, most time was spent on watch keeping or other NCI work. But spending time in at Lepe and Exbury is hardly a chore!
9th April: Palais des Vaches and the Saltings
On 9th April I was once again booked for the first and last watchkeeping shifts of the day at NCI Stone Point. Between the shifts...
18th April: Ocean Business 2023
I had decided to go to the Ocean Business 2023 exhibition at the National Oceanography Centre partly because there was a talk on the Global...
20th April: Exbury Gardens and HMS Mastodon
I’ve joined the Friends of Exbury Gardens with the idea that it will encourage me to go there more often. On this day I was...
25th April: Replacement Cutlery!
Many years ago when I was first married and we were setting up a home we bought a cutlery set designed by David Mellor, this...
3rd May: Why move Exbury village?
Was Exbury village moved from what is now known as “Lower Exbury” to its present location simply to improve the view from Exbury House?
7th May: Lepe Coronation Picnic
The Coronation of King Charles III was on Saturday 6th May so on the Sunday the Lepe Country Park invited people to picnic on the...
3rd & 10th May: Exbury Gardens Photo Album
Photos taken in Exbury Gardens, mainly during my visit on 3rd of May, but also a subsequent visit on 10th May with friends. It was rhododendron time!
13th May: on the Bridge of Red Eagle
As part of the training regime for watchkeepers at NCI Calshot Tower and NCI Stone Point our Public Relations officer, Nick Roe, has organised opportunities...
17th May: Rhododendron Walk
I did something which I never normally do which was to sign up for a guided tour – in this case a “Rhododendron and Azalea”...