Outing on the hottest day of the year

Di Walker

Twelve members attended our 'Field day' at Eastbourne all of us successfully meeting at the entrance of the pier at 1.30pm.

Several of us purchased some very good fish and Chips from a counter just where we met, whilst others had excellent sandwiches further up the pier.

Nearly all of us stayed until 5.30 when we all returned home. There were lots of interesting people visiting the pier to photograph together with seagulls and attendees at a wedding reception which was going on in the big structure at the end of the pier. There were folks fishing, sunbathing, eating ice creams (a sport I indulged in which turned out to be a bit of a nightmare as it started to melt 'big time' and I had cream on my camera, up my nose, and dripping everywhere!).

At the last committee meeting it was decided that members would be invited to bring three prints of their summer break with them to the first meeting of the new season (more from Daisy in due course) and it will be very interesting to see just what pictures we all took, if that is what folk want to show.

Luckily for all of us there was a cooling sea breeze to help us with the hot sun which has been so rare this year, and I think that everyone enjoyed our day out at the seaside

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