General Chat

That is me being up to date again. I think that was when a friend of mine came to live in the village. She had been living in the same house for twenty years but it only became part of our village then,

The village she used to live in is a good three or four miles away by road if you want to see anything other than fields.

From Wikopedia. ...( no idea how correct this is )

Portslade-by-Sea added to Hove in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 : both Brighton and Hove became non-metropolitan districts of East Sussex

So one of those places that has 'moved' over the years, perhaps.



Gwyn

I live in Hove - 'Actually', as they say! The Peace Statue on Kingsway on the seafront marks the Brighton/Hove boundary.

I also went to school in Rustington in the 60's and have very happy memories. School reunion in a couple of weeks - oo-er, better get my roots done!!

Isn't Brighton one side of the border and Hove on the right side? I have always thought of Hove as one of our own.

Please,please don't tell me it is alien territory.No,no,I just couldn't bear it!

The border is somewhere around Portslade isn't it?

Oh FGS Sharron,get a life!

Yes Hove near Brighton...definetly East Sussex.........




Nicky

Hove is West Sussex or were you born in that other place over the border?

Hove is West Sussex or were you born in that other place over the border?

My OH was born in Zachary Merton....as were some of my friends....


I`m from Hove originally...so though I`ve lived in West Sussex nearly all my life, I wasn`t born here....



Nicky

Harbour Lights/Look and Sea on Surrey Street does excellent food at a reasonable price and there is a lookout platform.

Many of us local people were born in Rustington. I wasn't but many of us not born at home saw the first light of day in Zachary Merton.

Hi Sharron...Yes seen the new cafe but never eaten in it....rumour has it thats its about £10.99 for fish and Chips!!, though i agree its rather unsightly, it has raised awareness of littlehampton,

And now we have a bid for the worlds longest bench........about half of it is up, but they ran out of money, { so not the worlds longest yet...} its not very comfortable, and they`ve taken away the Shelters to put it up, but again i think it brings the tourists in so is good for local trade...


GB..The speed boat rides dissapeared many years ago...but have come back this year...think its about £15.00 for half an hour per person....making it a rather expensive treat for the average family.....


As Gwyn says the River Road/Pier road area around the Harbour has been developed in recent years, they`ve done a really good job with it, and is now a lovely pedestrianised Riverside walk....


Nicky

Thanks for that tip Sharron.
I'll take a look.
Some of my folk lived in River Road Littlehampton, - now redeveloped.

Gwyn

One of the local history sites about Littlehampton on Google has some reproductions of old postcards. There is a brilliant one of a sailing boat being tugged down the river.

When I was a small child my parents used to take us to Littlehampton on the train from Surrey.

Loved the speedboat rides. Watching the small boats going up and down the river. Magical at the time.

Have you seen the new cafe on the beach at Littlehampton?

I think it looks like something you are not allowed to let your dog do on the beach but the front is mostly glass so you can sit in there in the winter,drinking your cup of expensive tea in the warm.

Hi GB..

Know Munmere Way...my mum lives just round the corner...what a small world....

Rustington is lovely and despite the growing number of residents has still just about managed to retain its Village atmosphere

Even now we say we are going down the village, when we mean the Rustington shops....

The sussex coast to East Yorkshire was quite a move !!!


Nicky

Oh wow

Just found my old house on a property website and it is worth more than double what I sold it for in 2000

Hi Nicky,

Late 1990's in Munmere Way not far from the railway station and doctors surgery. Worked for a while at Automotive Leasing.

Did not take long to walk to the beach or Littlehampton.

Maureen

Glitter Baby ..


I lived in Rustington for years and went to the local primary school there....... we too lived just off the seafront.....where did you live and when?



Nicky

Lived in Rustington for two years about half a mile from the beach.Lovely place.

Wish I still lived there instead of in East Yorkshire

I am still looking for the best place to settle back in the uk, looking for some sun shine and the in-possible maybe stress free none hassle town or village place that be reccomended,