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General => News => Topic started by: Froglegs on October 01, 2008, 11:23:01

Title: Goodbye Bernard
Post by: Froglegs on October 01, 2008, 11:23:01

A sad day for me as my allotment neighbour Bernard as decided to call it a day,i will miss his good advice and tales of days long gone. :'( :'( :( :(

       
Happydays Bernard happydays.

     http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Bernard-leaves-allotment-61-years/article-361366-detail/article.html

Title: Re: Goodbye Bernard
Post by: Flighty on October 01, 2008, 11:35:07

It's always sad when a long-time allotmenteer decides to call it a day.

Title: Re: Goodbye Bernard
Post by: Melbourne12 on October 01, 2008, 13:35:18

Best wishes to Bernard!  He sounds like a very nice guy.  He'll miss his gardening, though, just as his fellow allotment holders will miss him.

Title: Re: Goodbye Bernard
Post by: betula on October 01, 2008, 14:15:43

Hope he will still vist to give the newbies advice.Can't let all that experience go. :)

Title: Re: Goodbye Bernard
Post by: manicscousers on October 01, 2008, 15:28:12

our Eric has given up 2/3rds of his plot to two new couples..he's just kept his fruit area on as his wife has alzheimers and he's 84  :-\
still, we managed to keep him on site  ;D

Title: Re: Goodbye Bernard
Post by: Froglegs on October 01, 2008, 18:15:30

I hope Bernard will keep coming to see us all if only to cut his hedge. :)

Title: Re: Goodbye Bernard
Post by: Emagggie on October 01, 2008, 18:25:13

and that's a smashing hedge indeed. Nice to remember him by.

Title: Re: Goodbye Bernard
Post by: Mr Smith on October 03, 2008, 11:45:08

Good luck to Bernard I wish the old boy all the very best :)