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How long ago was that? 1950's I am wondering?
such a shame these facilities were left to decline.
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such a shame these facilities were left to decline.
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They’re Exmoor ponies according to a local.I'm afraid you think wrong then.
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And confirmed by the newspaper story in Post 9.
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I did and it nearly killed me!You really need to get out more Ral.
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I don’t think he is allowedYou really need to get out more Ral.
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This is what happens when the swarms from the west head east to trash us, all that is missing from the scandalous parking infringement is, empty bottles of Buckfast strewn around the badly parked camper. I despair!!Terrible parking by the V68 camper, taking up two bays, restricting the pavement, what sort of Scottish nitwit parks like that?
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I don't know date of the colour image, here is a link with more detail and images from the 1920's
I reckon the introduction of the package holiday killed many of these outdoor pools.
David, did you know North Berwick had an outdoor pool adjacent to the harbour, Portobello also had same?
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I picked up several empty bottles of Bucky and old fish n Chips wrappers left by some of the great unwashed residing east of civilisation this morning
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Go throw yersel aff the law, oh forgot, yer no fit enough, or brave enough tae get tae the tap in the first placeTerrible parking by the V68 camper, taking up two bays, restricting the pavement, what sort of Scottish nitwit parks like that?
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Go throw yersel aff the law, oh forgot, yer no fit enough, or brave enough tae get tae the tap in the first place
Been up the law so many times it is now boring
Last time up there I went with grandson, he was bouncing around like a mountain goat, now that was hard work keeping tabs on him!!!
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I picked up several empty bottles of Bucky and old fish n Chips wrappers left by some of the great unwashed residing east of civilisation this morning
Obviously the Glasgow Fair has started early this year.
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"Display teams from Portobello and Edinburgh would regularly attend the event. In the 1960s and early 70s the pool also hosted a very popular beauty contest “Miss Dunbar Bathing Suit competition”."
Still popular upto the 70's! As you say, the package holiday with cheap booze and guaranteed sun killed them off.
And another thing won't have helped, which I was thinking off this morning as I walked up "Station Road" in Duns with no 'station' in sight ... the wiping out of so many railway branch lines due to the insane Dr Beeching. Day trips out to places like that would have become very hard for many folk even as an option.
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You make a good point David, re: railway branch lines being closed. I vividly remember the original Borders rail line when line came through Newtongrange, and so on to Edinburgh. And as you will be aware the line reopening September 2015, I took my students down the short walk from our campus to the Eskbank Station, where we got sight of our now deceased Queen opening Eskbank station. Then on she went to journey end at Tweedbank.
There has been discussions to expand this line further south, I wont hold my breath though!!