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Daily Archives: April 7, 2014

The Rubicon and the Sahara

07 Monday Apr 2014

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Aylesbury, Fairford Football Pitches, Fairford Leys, Hale Leys, Hale Leys United, Milton Keynes Sunday League, Spartan South Midlands, Spartan South Midlands League Division 2 HALE LEYS UNITED, Willen

Wednesday 2nd April 2014 ko 18.20

Spartan South Midlands League Division 2

HALE LEYS UNITED 6 (Woodfine 7 18 Castello 25 Kew 30 65 Williams 80)

WILLEN 0

Att 22

Entry FREE

No Programme

Tea £1

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Fabius

07 Monday Apr 2014

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Arthur Conan Doyle, Bobby Tambling, Hayling College, Hayling Island, Hayling United, Operation Fabius, Peter Chilvers, Portsmouth FC, United Services, United Services Portsmouth, US Portsmouth., wessex league

Tuesday 1st April 2014 ko 19.30

Wessex League Division One

HAYLING UNITED 0

UNITED SERVICES PORTSMOUTH 0

Att 7

Entry £5

Programme £1

As much island hopping as groundhopping this one! The island at the eastern-edge of Hampshire is a popular tourist destination as well as being where in 1958, the windsurf board was invented by Peter Chilvers, although it took a 1982 court case to prove his claim! The island was used for “Operation Fabius,” in 1944 a mock invasion in preparation for D-Day. I enjoyed crossing the bridge over from Langstone and enjoying the view back over the harbour towards Portsmouth. 

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