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Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06 Nov 2004, 10:58

If you have discovered this forum as a result of being contacted via Friends Reunited please post a message here. It would be nice to know that all our hard work has had a result and it gives you an opportunity to introduce yourself.

If you haven't registered yet you will find it is very straight-forward - just click on the 'Register' tab at the top of the page and complete a few details.

Welcome to our online community. Hope you stick around.

Ray Gilmour · Post by **Ray Gilmour** » 06 Nov 2004, 16:34

Bob wrote:If you have discovered this forum as a result of being contacted via Friends Reunited please post a message here. It would be nice to know that all our hard work has had a result and it gives you an opportunity to introduce yourself.

If you haven't registered yet you will find it is very straight-forward - just click on the 'Register' tab at the top of the page and complete a few details.

Welcome to our online community. Hope you stick around.

Hi Bob,
I got a message from Joanne earlier on this afternoon. I have to say that I have used the internet on a number of occasions to get info on Porty, so this site is very welcome.

A bit of my Porty past, from around 1961, as a 5 year old, I used to live at the bottom of Tower Street, number 45, it was a tenement next to the Tower.

We move the massive distance to 43 in 1967, this was pure luxury as it was the cottage next door with four bedrooms and the rear of garden/garage was in the next street by Towerbank School.

I remember very clearly the sixties music bellowing out from the amusements as I lay in bed during those long summer days, and how strange it was when our street was renamed from Tower Street to Figgate when I was around ten.

We covered quite a few historic events during my residence & attendance at Towerbank, Both Kennedy assassinations, QE2 getting named & launched, men on the moon & who could forget the winter of 1962/3.

Anyway enough of this reminiscing from this old git, hello all

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 07 Nov 2004, 00:16

Welcome Ray...

P.o.L. is made up of the strangest and friendliest Porty and XPorty Peeps. Enjoy and mingle....its addictive

Catz

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 07 Nov 2004, 02:51

Ray Gilmour wrote:Anyway enough of this reminiscing from this old git, hello all

Welcome Ray and I hope you enjoy POL. Excellent thread Catz..... whose team are you in?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 07 Nov 2004, 09:29

It's Bob's thread and he's a Babe!
You didn't read all the posts again did you and maybe you're feeling a bit tired and emotional again?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 07 Nov 2004, 11:41

Marya wrote:It's Bob's thread and he's a Babe!
You didn't read all the posts again did you and maybe you're feeling a bit tired and emotional again?

Actullay I did read all the posts, but I was very, very tired and emotional. Apologies to Bob and well done too..

Welcome to Jim Geddes Im sure he was on Joanna's list also.

Should we have an update this evening on how each team is doing?

Howdie · Post by **Howdie** » 09 Nov 2004, 22:04

Hi there, i've just joined this forum after following Joanna's link from FR.

What a mental bunch!

Anyway, I'm Carrie, I live in Bonnyrigg now but I was born and bred in Porty (well, Joppa actually), went to Brunstane Primary the Port High from 1983-1988.

Look forward to chatting with you all.

Carrie
x-x-x-x-x
I can only please one person per day - today is not your day......tomorrow doesn't look good either

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 09 Nov 2004, 22:23

Howdie Howdie and welcome to the forum.

Howdie · Post by **Howdie** » 09 Nov 2004, 22:33

Bob wrote:Howdie Howdie and welcome to the forum.

The "Howdie" actually has a different meaning Bob and it's linked to my profession

A free packet of jelly babies to anyone who can guess what that might be

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 09 Nov 2004, 23:25

Well obviously you're a cowgirl. Yay! First I'll rip their heads off...

A pregnant cowgirl at that? Or do you just like bumps?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 09 Nov 2004, 23:27

A forensic thingy? As in howdenhall?

Howdie · Post by **Howdie** » 09 Nov 2004, 23:40

No Bellybabe, wrong on both counts

The avatar is a bit of a clue though

Scotsman_Essex · Post by **Scotsman_Essex** » 10 Nov 2004, 01:00

I'm another recruit, courtesy of Joanna's canvassing in F.R.!!

I notice Ray Gilmour lives in Romford.
Well I work in Romford and live in Braintree in Essex.

I lived in Portobello from 1957 to 1964, when I left Portobello Secondary - the old one!

I've been around the UK a fair bit since then, but always drop in to Portobello any time I visit Edinburgh on holiday.

If anyone else remembers the early 60's in Portobello, I'm happy to compare notes!

Alan McEwan

Scotsman_Essex · Post by **Scotsman_Essex** » 10 Nov 2004, 01:01

Howdie wrote:No Bellybabe, wrong on both counts

The avatar is a bit of a clue though

You're a midwife!!

(Thanks Google!)

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 10 Nov 2004, 06:36

Howdie and Scotsman_Essex

Welcome!

Catz

Howdie · Post by **Howdie** » 10 Nov 2004, 10:28

Scotsman_Essex wrote:[You're a midwife!!

(Thanks Google!)

Well done Alan!

Yes, good ole google can be relied upon for most things can't it?n The Jelly Babies are in the post

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 10 Nov 2004, 17:42

Howdie wrote:
Bob wrote:Howdie Howdie and welcome to the forum.
The "Howdie" actually has a different meaning Bob and it's linked to my profession

A free packet of jelly babies to anyone who can guess what that might be

Either a Pathologist or a Paeditrician (sp)?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 10 Nov 2004, 18:21

Em ...Porty did you not read the post before yours? Or are you just desperate for a Jelly Baby?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 10 Nov 2004, 18:24

Must have been simultaneous. (That means at exactly the same time)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 10 Nov 2004, 19:05

That would be simultaneous, as in 16 hours apart?

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 10 Nov 2004, 19:28

I think he must still be in manhattan...

bunts43 · Post by **bunts43** » 10 Nov 2004, 19:43

Hi everyone, also replying to maily via FR.
Lived in Porty 1963-65, attended Duddingston Primary and then 4 months
at Portobello Secondary Modern as it was then called. Lived in Southfield Road West. Form Teacher in Duddingston was Mrs Hendry. Anyone remembering me please get in touch. Many memories of my time there.
Ian Williams

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 10 Nov 2004, 21:42

Bob wrote:That would be simultaneous, as in 16 hours apart?

Im slipping.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 10 Nov 2004, 23:42

I would like to extend an extra special welcome to Scotsman Essex and to bunts43 as I think they were my chaps (as in, 'twas I who emailed you!) - names seem familiar and the years seem about right. Glad you joined us!
Bellybabe

Scotsman_Essex · Post by **Scotsman_Essex** » 11 Nov 2004, 01:12

The pleasure is all ours Bellybabe!

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 11 Nov 2004, 06:51

Bob wrote:That would be simultaneous, as in 16 hours apart?

You forget about Porty's Super powers Bob!!

supersonic · Post by **supersonic** » 11 Nov 2004, 12:30

Hi

I am also another new recruit through Friends Reunited.

I lived in the area until moving to Manchester 3 years ago. I went to Royal High Primary from 77 - 83 and then Porty High from 83 - 88.

Have already seen a few familar names cropping up!!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 11 Nov 2004, 12:57

Hi supersonic, and welcome.
Whereabouts are you in Manchester? (Just being nosy.)

supersonic · Post by **supersonic** » 11 Nov 2004, 13:01

I live in a place called Littleborough which is about 15 miles from centre of Manchester. Nice place but hard to believe I found somewhere to live even wetter than Edinburgh!!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 11 Nov 2004, 14:22

LOL... When i first came to Edinburgh and people used to complain about the rain, I was always surprised because i don't think it rains much in Edinburgh!
Littleborough...rings a bell. Oldham way?

supersonic · Post by **supersonic** » 11 Nov 2004, 16:39

That's right - it's just outside Rochdale.

Whereabouts are you from then?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 11 Nov 2004, 16:59

Glossop is where I grew up, but my family are from Manchester and I was born in Oldham. In a mental institution! But it only became one after I'd been born, honest! (Not quite sure what that says...

) And I went to VIth form college in Manchester - the same one as many current Porty residents, bizarrely!

Howdie · Post by **Howdie** » 12 Nov 2004, 23:17

supersonic wrote:Hi

I am also another new recruit through Friends Reunited.

I lived in the area until moving to Manchester 3 years ago. I went to Royal High Primary from 77 - 83 and then Porty High from 83 - 88.

Have already seen a few familar names cropping up!!

Hi Supersonic. I also attended 83-88

. Do you want to tell us your real name?

supersonic · Post by **supersonic** » 12 Nov 2004, 23:57

Hi Carrie

I have sent you a pm but not sure if it worked or not as I am a bit crappy when it comes to anything technical.

Hope it arrived.

Elaine

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Sep 2005, 19:35

Time to resurrect an old thread, under fairly bizarre circumstances. Due to what appears to be some kind of glitch at FR a number of old messages have been re-sent, including those from 'Joanna Smith'. (For newer members this is a long story - read the thread from the beginning.)

I received the following message today:

Hi
My name is Bill Fernie and I used to live and was brought up in Portobello. I just found your site following an ad type email sent to me at Friends Reunited by Joanna Smith.

What a great surprise to see it all. And it was a bit like looking at a mirror as I run with my son the Caithness Community Web Site www.caithness.org we started just over 5 years ago.

I attended Portobello High School and left in 1964. Won't bore you with all my details as it is all online if you are interested: www.caithness.org/team/billfernie/moreaboutbill.htm

We started off like you with volunteers doing some of the work which was much less at the start and it kept growing. After the first year we ran out of volunteers as some moved away or got jobs. Basically I considered two ooptions - forming a charity and applying for grant funding or becoming a small business. I chose the latter and set up Scorrie Internet Services www.scorrie.co.uk (Scorrie is the local Caithness word for Seagull)

I was fascinated at how similar our sites are in their content and general approach despite the fact I have never seen your site until this morning. We even have the same forum set up - one of the best formats around in our opinion. It makes me wonder if my days in Portobello have moulded me and subsequently my son more than I had reaslised. My formative teenage years were of course at Portobello High School, playing badminton at St Phillips church where I also attended the Youth Fellowship on sundays. I was a member of the scouts at St Marks church. I left school at 15 and went on to successfully sit exams at night school and day release.

I visited Portobello only rarely in recent years as my mother and father died some years ago. We used to live at Magdalene Drive. I went to Lismore Primary school and my sisters went to Brunstane Primary as it opened after I had left primary school. I have three sisters all of whom attended Portobello High - Kathleen Brydon (nee Fernie) who still lives in Edinbugh and is a nurse. Valerie Sneddon (nee Fernie) who now lives with her family in Carluke and works with children with learning disabilities, Avril Duncan (nee Fernie) who now lives in Stornoway and is a music teacher. I will let them all know about the site - we are all in touch by the glorious email as well as by phone.

I have added a links to my own page and in our links section under Edinburgh back to your web site. Thanks a lot for letting me know about it. I will look in from time to time to see how my old home town is getting on and reflect on how much I enjoyed my days there.

Bill Fernie
www.caithness.org

I should add that Bill's (award-winning) site is well worth a visit and one of the best examples I've ever seen of a community website.

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