Hi Matt. Thanks for the wishes. I wouldn't swear to it but I think I came across a Herne Bay calendar last year in the museum. I'll check it out for you at the weekend.

Hello, Tanja and welcome. The names don't mean anything to me but if anyone does have any information, please get in touch and I will pass your note to Tanja.

No problem, Malcolm. Welcome home. If you want to get in touch with Malcom beforehand, click on the envelope under his name.

Hi, Mark. Thanks; you're more than welcome.

I don't recall saying anywhere on the site that I have pictures of all the pubs in either Herne Bay or Whitstable. As you well know; the pubs you mention can all be found in the Station Road page, in the Herne Bay "Street Life" section. Finally: it was interesting to see that "your" pictures that you emailed me are identical to those that I have already published on the site. So yes it would be too much and no; I won't be acknowledging you as the source for them. As for being "professional"; you are kidding, I presume?

So do I. A lot. Note to other visitors: Simon runs Channel Photography, the company that provided the aerial pictures found elsewhere on this site.

Thanks, Kym. If I can provide even a little form of a link to home, then I'll consider myself satisfied. As far as the house is concerned; frankly the idea gets me more concerned as time goes on. It will indeed be a big job. A very big job. Once we get started, there'll be no going back, I fear.

The Chestfield "tunnel" is rather like those old Hornby model railway tunnels, isn't it? It was built (no doubt at great expense) as a result of local pressure by Chestfield residents and the golf club when the new Thanet Way was built. For years, there was wrangling as to how the Faversham and Thanet ends, which had been dualled for some time, should be connected at Whitstable/Herne Bay. The tunnel divides Chestfield golf club from the 13th tee. Over the tunnel is a single road to the club's tractor storage and a farm. The original route of the Thanet way would have meant almost the entire golf club being rebuilt and went very close to the village. The existing route provided a compromise of sorts but also meant building the tunnel, which gets partially closed at regular intervals in order to make safety checks. These are presumably done as it is heavy farm machinery that crosses over. There are no waterways over it. There have been a couple of nasty accidents in the tunnel but, like you, I can't quite see the reasoning for so many emergency phones or indeed the ventilation. However, the lights do make for safer night driving through it. The fields north of the tunnel are part of the golf club. South, the slope you refer to is known as "Coronary Hill", leading to the 13th tee. There are a number of houses very close to the tunnel, on Molehill Road to the north and Owls Hatch Road on the south side, plus now a large housing estate.

Thanks Malcolm. such comments are always appreciated. So long as your team realises that this site shows a somewhat biased view of the area, they'll not be disappointed. I hope.
By the way, is that proper football you're talking about?

Hi Andy. Isn't nostalgia wonderful? I think we all feel a certain attatchment to places we have lived. However, the period of your stay here was not the most glorious in the town's history. Today, on the other hand, it's scrubbed up nicely.
The Queen's Hotel is no longer a hotel but a home and refuge for people with mental illness. Much of the town is unchanged although there have been a number of significant additions since you left us. If you do visit, be sure to get in touch on your return to let us know how the town compared with your memories.
One more thing; I couldn't for the life of me remember why Frederikssund rang a bell. Then it came to me; it's twinned with Ramsgate, just down the road from us.

Well, Carol, I'm afraid your friend is mistaken. There are few toll roads in the UK. The main ones are the Thames crossing on the London M25 orbital motorway and on the M4 as it crosses the river Severn between England and Wales.
I tried to get in touch via your email address but it was returned as an unrecognised address. Perhaps you could send another and I will try once more.

The pleasure is mine, Bill.

Hi Laura. Thanks for the comments. I am aware of the limited amount of history on the site. Assuming I actually sort myself out, perhaps I'll get to adding more information. There is a little bit of historical stuff (particularly with Reculver) but I only have so much time I can allocate to modifying the site.

No problem. I'm glad to assist, Paul.

Hello, Eunice. Thanks for that. I can wholeheartedly agree about the nostalgia element of past places of residence but also having travelled a fair bit myself, I have been lucky enough to see some other wonderful places. Stuttgart (home of Mercedes, if I recall), however, is an area of Germany I have not yet seen. If you have any photos of your current area that you want to share, feel free to get in touch again.
I am always grateful to have the site recommended to others. It just grieves me that I cannot spend the time that I used to at the moment.