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Sapphire

05 Sunday Apr 2015

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Bank of England, Bombay Sapphire, Colden Common, Hampshire Premier League, Overton, Overton Recreation Centre, Overton United, Recreation Centre

Wednesday 1st April 2015 ko 18.00

Hampshire Premier League, Senior Division

OVERTON UNITED 2 (J Jupp 9 Lavisher 40)

COLDEN COMMON 2 (Dankins 20 O’Brien 42og)

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Other than for football there are many reasons to visit Overton, the medieval church of St Mary which provides the backdrop for many of these photos has parts dating from the 11th century, the village was used in part as a base for the Bank of England during World War II, and is a centre for Morris Dancing.

I suspect though the vast majority will remember though the “Bombay Sapphire” distillery on the road in from Whitchurch! Is this more important than the fact that in Richard Adams’ novel “Watership Down” the rival rabbit warren of Efrafa was located just north of the railway above Northington Farm in Overton? Continue reading →

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Scratching at it

10 Wednesday Sep 2014

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Boyes Lane, Colden Common, Colden Common Park, Hampshire Premier League, Hedge End Rangers, Main Road Recreation Ground

Wednesday 3rd September ko 18.00

Hampshire Premier League Senior Division

COLDEN COMMON 3 (Chester 17 Reed 45 90)

HEDGE END RANGERS 2 (Cross 39 Turner 42p)

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The great beauty of writing about an endless supply of football grounds is that the process of putting together these articles makes you think a little deeper than, “I like this place,” and let’s face it there are no lack of football bloggers out there whose description of what they’ve experienced is often little more than, “Decent” or “Nice,” God I hate those two words. Continue reading →

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The Tyre Pyre

22 Thursday Aug 2013

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12th February 1974, Colden Common, Dave Parry, Gary Fuller, Harry Barrett, Liam Magee, Luke Strickland, Main Road, Martin Beck, Marwell Zoological Park, Myles Englefield, Oliver Bode, Overton United, Phil Curtis, Recreation Ground, Tyre Pyre

Wednesday 20th August 2013 ko 18.15

Hampshire Premier League Senior Division

COLDEN COMMON 2 (L Magee 35 Barrett 90)

OVERTON UNITED 5 (Bode 64 Englefield 78 81 Parry 90 90)

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If you head down the M3 past Winchester then head east along the South Downs, passing through Twyford, you’ll reach the small village of Colden Common. You’re close to Marwell Zoological Park which houses 1,200 animals of 235 different species, and is a major attraction in the area. One their more unusual requests came on 22nd May 2011 when Hampshire Constabulary contacted them for advice on how to tranquilise a white tiger lurking in long grass near Hedge End. The tiger turned out to be Continue reading →

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