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Hi is there anyone out there who lives in Birchington on sea Kent ?

I have been there once - very smart, I seem to remember Who have you lost? :-S

Its got a good fish and chip shop ;-)

It is quite near France :-D And a possible site for third runway.

Birchington-on-Sea is a village in northeast Kent, England, with a population of around 9,800. (Wikipedia). Don't know all 9,800 that well.

Isn't that Manston? My Dad said that it had such a long runway that Concord could land in it if needed. ;-)

KCC are quiet keen to promote Manston as the site for London's 3rd runway - even better if they were to extend HS1 and join it in to Eurostar.

Poor sealyham will wonder what s/he has started!

Think we had better all own up. :-( :-(

No, none of us are among the 9,800 burgers of Birchington juxta Manston :-( :-(

Can we still join in on your thread? :-S

when i lived in kent
i sometimes used to shop there a good little cake shop on the main road :-D :-D

So are we talking Birchington-juxta Manston juxta Middlesbrough :-S

Is Kent near Middlesbrough? Must ask C J de Mooi. Or my daughter who teaches geography and thinks Harrogate is in Sussex :-(

I reckon you have killed this thread, Lynda. Sure Sealyham was trying to compete for hits with the legendary Bread Bins thread. :-D

the bus from london to ramsgate passed through
i thought i would take a gander

it was small but nice :-D

Had a colleague who lived there. Remember it being rather nice and a long way from his roots, which were Peckham. Seemed to be quite a few London retiress living down there.

Loved Ramsgate. Was that where Aunt Betsy Trotwood out of David Copperfield really lived. A rather smart house above the sands where Dickens used to stay as a boy?

i think that was Broadstairs the next seaside village john

everything is dickens there now that's a lovely place
there's a pup called the Dickens does a really good seafood platters
and further along that street is a italian ice c ream shop
and if he hasn't got the flavour you want
come back in an hour and he will have it
theres two good second hand book shops
ive bought many books from there

Joy, thanks. Yes, Broadstairs - Ted Heath country.

Ah yes, I remember it well. We dined at 8 :-D

The tide comes right up to the sea walls at the beach at Birchington.....which is a fair way from the village centre. Its more upmarket than Margate :-)

The beach at Broadstairs is a real sun trap, wouldn't you agree Joy?

yes your right
and seeing the children playing in the crab pool always makes me smile
i had the best lasagna of my life atg Broardstairs

Wonder if Lynda found out why this was posted. Intrigued. Got lots of valuable hits, but nowhere near as popular as Rose's bread bin thread - which has taken a dull subject (metal or wooden bread bin?) and turned into a collaborative art form :-D

Choccy Now Dante Gartiel Rosetti is of great interest to me and I shall make a note One of mine (gt gt gt aunt) was married to a pre-Raphaelite minor poet who was best friends of the Rosetti brothers. Not seen yet that he knew their sister, Christina. What a very gifted family.

I was conceived in Broadstairs!! ;-)

Me in Colwyn Bay. :-D

Sea air, Cynthia? We have been to Buxton Spa for years just in case. :-D

Sealyham - when you do return, we can be serious.

If it's any help, Margate Library has a Local Studies section. ;-)