Talk Porty ~ Portobello

Hi Willie Yes it's nice to reminisce, I found the older I get the more I seemed to 'go back' if you get my drift! It must be an age thing! Good to hear about No. 13. Don't suppose I'll hear about others though. If you click on the post sent by Bob Jefferson on 27.2.14 re Rosefield Street Party 08 yo...

I'm wondering if Porty beach is being bathed in sunshine and not to forget the lovely golden sands. Here in the north west it's been a beautiful day, blue sky with wall to wall sunshine; There are places far from cities Where the spirit finds release Where the mountains lochs and glens Speak Eternal...

That's good to know after all those years there may be a chance that the mural in the school hall might still be there. Thank you for the information about it, something I hadn't known. It was so well painted, Miss Hilary Wilson was very talented. It was lovely big and bright for all the children to...

Hi Bob, As you said you had interviewed Ken Milligan and I'm sure the interview was very interesting to those who knew him. It was certainly for us. So how about interviewing everyone who lives in the street who would be willing and you could write an article about that if they thought it was alrigh...

Thank you for your post. Oh I'm sure Bob fits in with the locals, well he will be doing his best I suppose! It's good you both set up the porty forum especially for folks like me who like to find out how porty is doing after all this time. Especially Rosefield street! How did you get that nice pictu...

I see there has been 110 views but no one else seems to want to post yet.

Wow Bob thank you for the video of the street party on 08. Why did they hold a street party? was it a special occasion? So these people in the film are the residents of the street now. Great to see and good to see Moira has she lived at no. 16 for a while? We will have another look at it! Many thank...

Hi Bob, thank you for your very interesting reply. You being an ‘incomer’ and you know all this information! Good you married a local girl which will help you ‘fit in’ with the other locals! Very interesting about Ken Milligan, we didn’t know half of that. Yes they were a nice family. We did know he...

Here I am again, my next attempt; don’t know where my reply disappeared to! As I said I’m new to all this! Hi Bob Thank you for replying to my post. I typed out a long reply earlier but it then said webpage had expired and I seem to have lost the lot! I had clicked on save at the bottom but can’t fi...

It said web page had expired so where has my reply gone?

I have just typed out a long reply but it said website had expired and it seems I've lost the lot!

Hi Everyone, I have just joined and signed in Gene. I'm not familiar with forums etc, so not sure if I'm doing this right. My late parents bought a house in Rosefield Street in 1947 which was called Hope Street then. The name was changed in the 1960's because Portobello Midlothian was to be part of ...