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Dave on Leave

Dave-O2 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:18:19 GMT

Morning all 😁

Crazy i know but William is going to 1 years old next week 😅

Tomorrow we are having a birthday party for him, so today i will be online until 12.30pm and taking leave in the afternoon to get everything prepared 😁

I'll be back online Monday morning as usual and will pick up any actions required then.

Hope you all have a great weekend 👍

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MI5 — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:04:55 GMT

Happy birthday William 🤡

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jonsie — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:13:20 GMT

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Pipstop78 — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:32:53 GMT

happy birthday William

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Cleoriff — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:11:11 GMT

Happy 1st Birthday William

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pgn — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:38:57 GMT

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Oxonian — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:12:07 GMT

Happy birthday William .

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Dave-O2 — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:55:14 GMT

Thanks @Oxonian, @pgn, @Cleoriff, @Pipstop78, @jonsie, @MI5

I'm happy to report Williams birthday party was a success, and the lucky boy left with lots of presents 🎉

It is his actual Birthday tomorrow, so i'll be off speanding the day opening his gifts and taking him to the sea life centre 😊

I'll be back in on Thursday 10 July at 9am, however off again on Friday 11 July, as i'm heading to Pwllheli for a few days where the forcast is 26 degrees and sunny for our first family holiday

I'll then be back online on Tuesday 15 July 😊

Hopefully i'll be able to sort the June Community Rewards on Thursday 👍

Re: William's 1st Birthday

Oxonian — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:16:57 GMT

Enjoy tomorrow @Dave-O2, sounds like two birthdays for the price of one ! 🤣

Re: William's 1st Birthday

Cleoriff — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:59:21 GMT

Hope you and William (and partner) have a real great time

The weather is heading for another heatwave so enjoy your time in Pwllheli and use plenty of sunscreen 😍

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jonsie — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:59:15 GMT

Our first family holiday was in North Wales some 50 years ago

I hope you have as good a time as we did @Dave-O2

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gmarkj — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:46:47 GMT

Happy belated birthday William.

Clearly July is a good month as my birthday is over the weekend.

Love going to Wales, even with the drive. We go every so often to a converted bungalow in Tregaron, about 30 minutes from Aberystwyth. Hope you have a great time, and as lots of sun cream!

Re: William's 1st Birthday

Dave-O2 — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:30:03 GMT

Thanks @jonsie, @Cleoriff, @gmarkj @Oxonian

We had a great day yesterday and William got everything he would want plus more 😁

I'll be heading off shortly for my long weekend in Wales with the task of attaching a roof rack ahead of me first 🤗

Hope you all have a good weekend and enjoy the sun where you can

Speak Tuesday......

Re: William's 1st Birthday

Dave-O2 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:17:52 GMT

Just to update we had a lovely times in Wales last week.

Visiting Portmerion was my highlight, could have fooled me that i was still in the UK.

William also had his first trip to the beach ❤️

I'm going to edit this thread to Dave on leave, so i can let you all know when i won't be around.

TODAY i won't be around from 12.30, as i've had some fresh soil delivered and i'm taking the afternoon to prepare the ground for some new turf to be laid in the coming weeks 😁

I'll be back as usual from 9am tomorrow 👍

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Cleoriff — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:50:18 GMT

Have a great time @Dave-O2.

William is a gorgeous boy. I can just imagine him helping you with that top soil today 😂

Portmerion is somewhere I'd love to visit. It was the site of the iconic 60's TV show The Prisoner.

Starred Patrick Mc Goohan (known as Number 6). He spent his time trying to escape. We loved it. 😉

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Oxonian — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:05:43 GMT

I bought The Prisoner in a DVD box-set in the 1990s. Must dig it out - splendid programme. 😀

Re: Dave on Leave

Dave-O2 — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:59:55 GMT

Morning @Cleoriff, @Oxonian

Yes, there was a dedicated gift shop to The Prisoner, there was also a cardboard cut out 😂

It is a stunning place, you have to pay £20 per adult to visit though, some more pictures below ↘️

I didn't get nearly as much done as i wanted to with the soil yesterday, so i might have to take some more time this coming Friday, as want it all done by the end of this week.

But i'll keep you all posted 👍

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Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:25:36 GMT

@Dave-O2

Beautiful place. There have been some changes since The Prisoner. Then the buildings were much whiter and more of them. Very Italianate.

There again, I expect some buildings were part of a set they built back in the day.

Some parts were shown next to the sea as well. (As Number 6 tried many an escape via that route) 😂

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pgn — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:45:11 GMT

I remember visiting Portmeirion in the late 80s, whilst staying for a few days with a friend who lived near Aberystwyth. I remember the Camera Obscura being a feature in Aberystwyth too. As for Portmeirion, yes, a protected biome with much milder weather than the parts of Wales around it! Was free when I went, too 😉

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Oxonian — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:26:28 GMT

Looks great @Dave-O2.

I last went to Portmerion in May 1989 so it will inevitably have changed in the intervening period. 👍