Other community websites

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » 15 Sep 2005, 20:12

Elswhere in this forum, Bob has introduced us to http://www.caithness.org/ but I'm wondering what other community websites peole love. A favourite of mine is http://www.colonsay.org.uk/index.html - especially the newsletter at http://www.colonsay.org.uk/corncrake/cornframe.html

Not very polished, perhaps - especially the Corncrake - but very charming (almost Ealing-like) and a real credit to the island.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 15 Sep 2005, 20:18

Dakota, Thanks for sharing the newsletter. Its very quaint and charming

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 15 Sep 2005, 21:50

Aha! Even these fair islanders are trying to flog us their capitalist "wild heather honey" :

http://www.colonsay.org.uk/honey/honey4.html

Such crass commercialism has no place in a community website - and those bees are beeing exploited!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 15 Sep 2005, 21:55

Dadaist wrote:Aha! Even these fair islanders are trying to flog us their capitalist "wild heather honey" :

http://www.colonsay.org.uk/honey/honey4.html

Such crass commercialism has no place in a community website - and those bees are beeing exploited!

Huh, this from a bee exterminator

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 15 Sep 2005, 22:05

This forum is a hive of activity tonight.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 15 Sep 2005, 22:09

That's because some people keep droning on.

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 15 Sep 2005, 22:53

Awwwe, beehive yourselves!!!!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 15 Sep 2005, 22:56

I suspect some people here are using buzz-words just because it makes them look clever.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Sep 2005, 07:16

I think you're right, honey.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 16 Sep 2005, 09:12

teddygirl wrote:I think you're right, honey.

Stinging.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 15 Nov 2005, 16:32

I've just been told by a friend (who has nothing whatsoever to do with my home town) that Glossop (1 mile from the village best known as Royston Vasey) has its own community website here:Glossop

The forum seems somewhat less successful than Porty's, I have to say. Check out the post on the rebirth of The Old Tup, which is the pub opposite the house I grew up in (and where my family lived while I was growing up across the road in the house!). Ricky/Elidio's son was one of my first loves. Anyway, you'll soon see what a classy place I come from!

Did I just say that out loud? Let's hope nobody from Glossop is reading POL!

BB

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 15 Nov 2005, 16:39

Another bit of class from the Glossop community forum I just had to share, since parking and crime are particularly popular subjects around here

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By Ruptured appendix on Friday, May 17, 2002 - 04:22 pm:

I see that there's to be a campaign to get pedestrians off the pavement. Apparently motorists are complaining that folk are blocking their parking spaces.

By MrJohnnyBravo on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 02:29 pm:

Perhaps if motorists were more considerate and left their cars unlocked, then the teenagers of Glossop would have more of an incentive to steal them and go joyriding.

Surely that way the parking problems in the town centre would be erradicated almost overnight.

By Limp fish on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 06:23 pm:

Why must people always feel as though they have to put down the young members of our society?
I am certain that the teenagers of this fine town are skillful enough to break into cars without us having to leave them unlocked.

It's enough to make me homesick.

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 16 Nov 2005, 23:35

Bellybabe wrote:Another bit of class from the Glossop community forum I just had to share, since parking and crime are particularly popular subjects around here :

By Ruptured appendix on Friday, May 17, 2002 - 04:22 pm:

I see that there's to be a campaign to get pedestrians off the pavement. Apparently motorists are complaining that folk are blocking their parking spaces.

By MrJohnnyBravo on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 02:29 pm:

Perhaps if motorists were more considerate and left their cars unlocked, then the teenagers of Glossop would have more of an incentive to steal them and go joyriding.

Surely that way the parking problems in the town centre would be erradicated almost overnight.

By Limp fish on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 06:23 pm:

Why must people always feel as though they have to put down the young members of our society?
I am certain that the teenagers of this fine town are skillful enough to break into cars without us having to leave them unlocked.
It's enough to make me homesick.

Good ones

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 03 Apr 2006, 10:08

Bellybabe wrote:I've just been told by a friend (who has nothing whatsoever to do with my home town) that Glossop (1 mile from the village best known as Royston Vasey) has its own community website here:Glossop

The forum seems somewhat less successful than Porty's, I have to say. Check out the post on the rebirth of The Old Tup, which is the pub opposite the house I grew up in (and where my family lived while I was growing up across the road in the house!). Ricky/Elidio's son was one of my first loves. Anyway, you'll soon see what a classy place I come from!

Did I just say that out loud? Let's hope nobody from Glossop is reading POL!
BB

I was in Glossop on Saturday BB. We stopped off to refuel amid various 'Police Slow' signs and taped off streets. The woman in the Petrol station excitedly informed us that there were 14 fire engines, plus assorted police cars, attending a chemical fire in the village. She didn't seem to be that bothered that the fire was directly behind the petrol station.....

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 03 Apr 2006, 11:31

Marya wrote:
IThe woman in the Petrol station excitedly informed us that there were 14 fire engines, plus assorted police cars, attending a chemical fire in the village.

It's a town.

Was it Tesco petrol station? Where did they get 14 fire engines from? Why did my mother not tell me about all this excitement when i spoke to her yesterday? All she told me was that her neighbour got sent to prison for mudering his girlfriend's dog, and was, according to the local rag, "shunned by the estate" (for the proper sense of the word estate insert scheme). Ah, the beloved homeland.

Poppy, what was happening?

I feel so moved that a POLer visited my home.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 03 Apr 2006, 13:58

Bellybabe wrote:
Marya wrote:
IThe woman in the Petrol station excitedly informed us that there were 14 fire engines, plus assorted police cars, attending a chemical fire in the village.
It's a town.

You're so fussy!

Was it Tesco petrol station?

Er..there's more than one petrol station then? Dunno. It was on the way out of TOWN heading towards some hills.

Why did my mother not tell me about all this excitement when i spoke to her yesterday?

Well, at least that means the woman in the petrol station must still be safe.

I feel so moved that a POLer visited my home.

My son was very impressed when I told him it was where your nephew lived, but he was pretty unimpressed when I explained that no, we weren't going to visit your brother and that no, he wasn't actually going to see Jack

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 03 Apr 2006, 18:15

Bellybabe asked

Poppy, what was happening?

Sorry, but my license does not cover Ingerland!!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 03 Apr 2006, 22:12

Poppy wrote: Sorry, but my license does not cover Ingerland!!

What's the use of you then?

Huh.

Family are most upset that I knew about this from POL and not from them. Laurence is miffed that you didn't take your boy to see Jack, M, Mother syas she heard it was ten fire engines but we'll find out who's right when the Glossop Chronicle comes out on thursday, and it was Townhouse garage you stopped at. Who needs Poppy's help?

BB

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 03 Apr 2006, 22:19

Who needs Poppy's help?

Different country, different laws! In fact that reminds me I need new 'signature'.....

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 03 Apr 2006, 22:26

Marya wrote: in the village.

That reminds me, my good friend Miss Bakewell Tart from the League of Gentleman is planning to visit me this week... Like I said, classy place.

Poppy, it's time you went global.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 03 Apr 2006, 22:29

Poppy, it's time you went global.

Plenty to keep me occupied in Portobello, thanks!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 03 Apr 2006, 22:29

Poppy wrote:
Poppy, it's time you went global.
Plenty to keep me occupied in Portobello, thanks!

Amateur!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 03 Apr 2006, 22:31

Get back on that step, missy!!!