I was in Twatt last week. The sign in the article, which is on the road to Finstown , often had people stopping to take a picture.
All the local gift shops were selling Twatt signs.
I'm going back many years now, but I once went on a camping holiday in the South Of France and there was a group of girls there from The Shetlands. One of them had an Aunt and Uncle called Tommy and Betty Twatt! :)
Posted by: Hants.Mariner, August 18, 2021, 1:37pm; Reply: 4
Good luck to him getting up Crazies Hill on that bike it is very steep.
Sandy Balls is a holiday camp near Fordingbridge right on the edge of the New Forest. Went past there at the weekend when we were camping down there.
Posted by: ginnywings, August 18, 2021, 2:18pm; Reply: 5
I'm going back many years now, but I once went on a camping holiday in the South Of France and there was a group of girls there from The Shetlands. One of them had an Aunt and Uncle called Tommy and Betty Twatt! :)
I know a woman whose maiden name was Tracey Watt.
She often got letters addressed to Miss T.Watt.
Posted by: DB, August 18, 2021, 6:19pm; Reply: 6
Years ago I use to go to a works canteen, run by a Mrs. Bates. When the food was crap she was often asked about her son Master Bates. True story. ;)
Posted by: TownSNAFU5, August 18, 2021, 7:10pm; Reply: 7
An Airman was called Gary Roper. Always known as Groper.
Posted by: Les Brechin, August 18, 2021, 7:13pm; Reply: 8
I was at school with a girl called Julie Kirton. I'm sure she was winding us all up be she reckoned she had an older sister called Annette.
Posted by: fishyfanny, August 18, 2021, 7:30pm; Reply: 9
When I lived in Queensland Australia, there was a town called Bald Knob.
Also I knew a couple of girls when I was growing up, Teresa Green and Heidi Heyho
Posted by: promotion plaice, August 18, 2021, 7:33pm; Reply: 10
Five-a-side football competition locally, Waltham I think it was, sunny day, beer tent, families.
A guy went up to the lady on the tannoy and asked if she could put out a call for their missing player Mike Hunt and she duly obliged.
True story.
Posted by: KingstonMariner, August 18, 2021, 7:55pm; Reply: 11
I worked with a retired fireman (surname King). whose nickname in the FB was Nosmo. There was a NO SMOKING sign on double doors which was spread over the two doors. When the doors opened one side said NOSMO the other KING.
Posted by: Les Brechin, August 18, 2021, 9:22pm; Reply: 12