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[6feetdown]

Our Golden Wedding Anniversary was on Friday 17th July 2026 and documented with loads of photos on my Facebook feed for those who follow me
Here's a few snaps
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In 1976 Sharon was 19 and I was 20. We bought our own house the previous year. A 3 bedroom end of terrace Victorian house for the grand sum of £7000

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And here we are last Friday after enjoying an ice cream on Half Penny Pier in Harwich
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And yesterday we went to Fox's marina in Ipswich where Sharon had booked us on a lunchtime River Cruise on this fine old WW2 torpedo boat. Back in the day it was fitted with twin RR Merlin engines and cruised at 55 knots.

River Cruise Restaurants in Ipswich and Orford

www.rivercruiserestaurants.co.uk

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There was 12 of us 'like minded' nice people sharing a superb 3 course lunch. Really do recommend this if you are down this way
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We were treated to some close up views of the container ships at Felixstowe. This one here getting ready to cast off and assisted by 3 tugs.

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A14/A12 Orwell Bridge, completed in 1979 and a bit of a modern engineering marvel. Mind you, it often closes in high winds!

Lovely way to finish a weekend of Golden Wedding celebrations with friends and family

Happy anniversary both

 

[craig]

Our Golden Wedding Anniversary was on Friday 17th July 2026 and documented with loads of photos on my Facebook feed for those who follow me
Here's a few snaps
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In 1976 Sharon was 19 and I was 20. We bought our own house the previous year. A 3 bedroom end of terrace Victorian house for the grand sum of £7000

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And here we are last Friday after enjoying an ice cream on Half Penny Pier in Harwich
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And yesterday we went to Fox's marina in Ipswich where Sharon had booked us on a lunchtime River Cruise on this fine old WW2 torpedo boat. Back in the day it was fitted with twin RR Merlin engines and cruised at 55 knots.

River Cruise Restaurants in Ipswich and Orford

www.rivercruiserestaurants.co.uk

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There was 12 of us 'like minded' nice people sharing a superb 3 course lunch. Really do recommend this if you are down this way
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We were treated to some close up views of the container ships at Felixstowe. This one here getting ready to cast off and assisted by 3 tugs.

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A14/A12 Orwell Bridge, completed in 1979 and a bit of a modern engineering marvel. Mind you, it often closes in high winds!

Lovely way to finish a weekend of Golden Wedding celebrations with friends and family

Congratulations to you both.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Massive congratulations - very inspiring!

 

[V8Druid]

so who got this one Dave

 

[Routy56]

so who got this one Dave
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I recognise those feet anywhere

 

[CPS]

Happy anniversary to you both

 

[Routy56]

Going to be a busy few weeks with Jack now the school summer holidays have started...

Monday we cleared the old greenhouse, that I haven't used for about 5 years..

Jack was pleased to use the dumper to take stuff to the compost heap

Then the nice people from the next village rocked up as arranged by FB MP "You can have it free of charge if you dismantle it and take it away"
Nice retired people like us

 

[Routy56]

Taking down the dead silver birch (Arb Guys skip this posting )

First task was to move the PortaKabin from the 'drop zone'...

"Oi Jack, flat pack the Ifor and slip it under"

"Now set up a snatch block on that Cherry Tree"...

Then we protected the Mobile Home with the Neuson and Hyster in case it went tits up...

With Jack tugging with the dumper it came down with a crash exactly where I wanted it to fall. Pleased with my hinge cut for an amateur

Dream team

Bit of clearing up to do...

So showed Jack how to sharpen the baby chainsaw

 

[Lancs Lad]

Taking down the dead silver birch (Arb Guys skip this posting )


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First task was to move the PortaKabin from the 'drop zone'...
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"Oi Jack, flat pack the Ifor and slip it under"
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"Now set up a snatch block on that Cherry Tree"...

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Then we protected the Mobile Home with the Neuson and Hyster in case it went tits up...

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With Jack tugging with the dumper it came down with a crash exactly where I wanted it to fall. Pleased with my hinge cut for an amateur
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Dream team
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Bit of clearing up to do...

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So showed Jack how to sharpen the baby chainsaw

It's down...
Tell Jack to look up Buckin Billy Ray on YouTube.

 

[Storrsy]

Taking down the dead silver birch (Arb Guys skip this posting )


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First task was to move the PortaKabin from the 'drop zone'...
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"Oi Jack, flat pack the Ifor and slip it under"
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"Now set up a snatch block on that Cherry Tree"...

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Then we protected the Mobile Home with the Neuson and Hyster in case it went tits up...

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With Jack tugging with the dumper it came down with a crash exactly where I wanted it to fall. Pleased with my hinge cut for an amateur
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Dream team
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Bit of clearing up to do...

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So showed Jack how to sharpen the baby chainsaw

Nice hinge! Stumps a bit high though

 

[Routy56]

Nice hinge! Stumps a bit high though

Yep my 029 is only 18” long matron

 

[Routy56]

So Jack got cracking with the log splitter
Tell you what for a dead tree the wood was still nice and moist


And by close of play we had a whole basket of stuff ready to season fir a year or two

 

[Bri963]

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So Jack got cracking with the log splitter
Tell you what for a dead tree the wood was still nice and moist

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And by close of play we had a whole basket of stuff ready to season fir a year or two

Get him an axe. Kill three birds with one stone - build him up, tire him out, save on electricity.

nice cut, by the way. Personally I leave the stumps high, more leverage when you’re extracting them.