Recent posts - The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs

Sir David? Is this you? From Flinty in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1295 days old)

The First Response From Flinty in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1311 days old)

A Letter of Complaint From Flinty in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1312 days old)

***Newsflash*** From Harmison in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1317 days old)

"Thorpedo resurrected as 'bot!" I was just watching John Raven's Newsround and saw a the above story, amazing news and a coup d'etat for the AVS! Flinty so eloquently and tragically prescribed t… more

Gambling Nightmare From Flinty in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1317 days old)

I have some very...distressing news...i must try and keep a lid on my emotions so that i can get this story onto the forum... I was in Ladbrokes, as usual, checking the form for the 3.15 at Wogbury… more

It went a little like this... From Flinty in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1317 days old)

GUPPY! takes you back doesn't it? the smell of sawdust and resin, splitsecond glimpses of Geoffory, hogan fumbling under the desk after a Clandillon flashback, marvellous! Think again my friends,… more

Early signs of AVism, all in our own backyard. From Flinty in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1317 days old)

Fresh from a repeat viewing of Robocop 2, Smith and Stevens set about doing over Living's underground dwelling? Why? It made no sense at the time? Now it makes perfect sense. That pink duster was more… more

Boycie, as i remember him best! From Flinty in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1317 days old)

"Uncle Boycie..." i said one night at one of our informal 'pyjama' parties, "What's the difference between a good cricketer and a bad cricketer?" "Eee flint'ee," he mumbled as he tucked me into the… more

PART 5 - "Cwaig Gween... Get out!": By Craig Green (Flinty) From Harmison in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1369 days old)

The top maths scolars sat attentively awaiting their instructions from the learned Professor Barley (Ron Lobek). All that is, except for a trio of scruffy n'er do wells names Harmie Flinty and Parrott… more

PART 4 - Graeme Le Saux: By Craig Drury (Harmie) From Harmison in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1369 days old)

'Twas 1997, Harmie (Drury) and Flinty (Greeno) were now living ensemble in Field Avenue, Canterbury along with their friend Hoggard (Welsh/Vince) and enemy Mullally (Will). One November Saturday after… more

PART 3 - The match of the century: By Craig Drury (Harmie) From Harmison in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1369 days old)

It was 1992 and early May; the cricquet season had just begineth. We - CGSFB - were all set to face our Auld rivals Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Rochester or the Math School for short (… more

PART 2 - Beginnings: By Ed Mehen (Clarke) From Harmison in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1369 days old)

"In the beginning was the word, and the word was 'Cricquet'." (Genesis, Ch 1 v1) Of all the things that stick in my mind, apart from the shrapnel of course, then it is the day when I (Clarkey), my… more

PART 1 - "THE CHATHAM 3": By Craig Drury (Harmie) From Harmison in The pre-Vaughngate years: The Memoirs (1369 days old)

The scene is set... It was a "quite warm", sunny May day (not actually May Day itself, a day within the month of May.) ‘Twas a Saturday, Saturday before bank holiday Monday (the second bank holiday of… more