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The Light Blue Side Of Things

23 Sunday Jun 2019

Posted by laurencereade in C, G

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Cambridge University, Cuppers, Fitzwilliam, Grange Road, groundhopping, Pembroke, Rugby, University

Thursday 11th April 2019 ko 19.30

Cambridge University Association Football League- Cuppers Final

FITZWILLIAM 3 (Saunders 40 Ellis 103 Burrows 110)

PEMBROKE 1 (Ireland 69)

After extra time of 10 minutes each way

Att c300 at Grange Road (Cambridge University RUFC)

Entry & Programme FREE

If you haven’t scrolled passed this, and headed straight for the pictures you may be wondering what the appeal was here? You might assume that since I’m from Oxford that I was looking at this through some sense of rivalry but unless you’re involved at either city’s university there is no rivalry at all. As I blasted along the M11 the sense was far more about this being a “Cradle of the game” job. Continue reading →

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Untarnished

27 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by laurencereade in P, S

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20.15 Malta Youth League Section, bus, Ferry, Malta, Mtarfa, Pembroke, Pembroke Athleta, Pembroke Athleta Ground, Robert Henry Herbert, Sliema, Swieqi United

Monday 20th January 2014 ko 20.15

Malta Youth League Section E

SWIEQI UNITED 3 (Grech 20 53 56p)

MTARFA 0

Att 27

At Pembroke Athleta Ground, Pembroke

Entry €2.50

Andy and I found a street café on Sliema waterfront and contemplated life overlooking the azure bay with its views of Valletta. Life wasn’t bad, we’d got a free upgrade at our new hotel, the view from the balcony was spectacular, and there wasn’t a nervous pensioner in sight! Behind us the ferry over to Valletta chugged happily for a mere €1.50 each way.

It was soon time to catch the bus around the coast to Pembroke, Malta’s newest town. It, and adjoining Sweiqi are the most affluent part of the Island. The town is named after Robert Henry Herbert,  the 12th Earl of Pembroke and British Secretary at War in 1859. Continue reading →

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