@Eurohockey2015

Went to the 1st session of Hockey at the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium at the Olympic Park very nice venue but its a hell of a walk from Stratford Station or it seem to be yesterday perhaps more times I go the walk will seem shorter! I watched 3 games two womans and a mens heat very good value for money i think and good views of the action disappointing crowd for 1st session but a good atmospher in the Stadium. Watched Englands womans game on TV later much better crowd of course the women did well beating the Old Enemy 2-1 The 3 games I saw were Irl v fra mens Bel v Esp and Ned v Pol all exiting games with Nederlands being the highest scorers 9-0 I have 4 more sessions to see so will keep you updated a few pics from yesterday Neds v Poland and girls celebrating Ireland mens 4-3 win  Chris Lee

9-0 I have got another 4 sessions to see so will keep you updated Chris Lee

#saysorrycorbyn

Comrade corbyns mantra seems to be any enemy of the West is a friend of mine will he say sorry to the Kurds, Marsh Arabs, Kuwaitis, Saddam murdered or the 100.000 stalin slaughtered or the 1.000 the IRA killed? iam afraid the young gullible people who are kissing his feet dont remember the 70/80s and how bad they were for ordinary people do they really want to go back to that. Iam afraid if citizen corbyn becomes Labour leader it will split the party and hand #Nutories? power for generations  Chris Lee 

Regents Park

We went to Regents Park yesterday guy and gals from Greenlands Road for a bit of exercise and fresh air, great fun skimming a frisbee in a rather high wind with rather a lot of running invovled then a haphazard game of rounders with more running noone quiet knew the rules.We walked back via a grove of trees where we saw a guy just hovering around amazing, then spotted acoupla camels who seemed to have a shed load of attitude wandered back to base good fun thanks Candem&Islington

70s East End Disco Pubs

I was looking on Google at all the Pubs in the East End we used to go to in the 70s so many that I remember have been demolished left derelict or changed into residential housing or restaurants/clubs, there was so many great music pubs dotted around you could try a different one every weekend till you found a favourite one. We usually started off at the Bell Leytonstone high Road still there or though the Police Station next door is gone, on a Friday we would be there till closing time then a mini cab to the Lacey Lady (Seven Kings Hotel) till 2am then train to Maryland Point and walk down the High Road home, up at 7am to go to work Saturday at Enfield till 1pm, back to home in the Leytonstone Social Club till closing time 3pm then if Leytonstone was playing at home round there for a quick one or two home for tea a kip and change for the night. Back to the Bell for a couple then cab or lift to The London Hospital Tavern, Camel, Jug House, or the Horns at Shoreditch Church it was open till 12 nice then sometimes off to Tiffany's West End or Lacey Lady again train from Liverpool Street, occasionally we would go to Room at the Top or Ilford Palais fake palms and all. Then work on Sunday till midday, in the Bell Sunday dinner kip round the Bell again couple of Light an Bitters lift to Unicorn Vivian Road Bethnal Green West Ham pub great atmosphere, always finished the night with a variety of shorts sang "Bubbles" at the death. If wasn't working Sunday went to the Yorkshire Grey Stratford another cracking West Ham pub Pat an Jan ran it free food prawns, baked potatoes, sausages, on counter always afters! nice barmaids still went to Unicorn in evening though, Then there was The Sebright, Joiners Arms Hackney Road, Greyhound, Bethnal Green Dover Castle, Bethnal Green, London Apprentice, and the Spooky Lady Disco Hackney Marsh Lane. Moved to North London but still went out in East End with wife now didn't have any good pubs in North then changed now hardly any pubs left in East End now! Great Memories Great Times!  Chris Lee     

Gooner's 2015 Doh

A brief blog on Arsenal I went to members day at Emirates Stadium last Tues week watched players training and playing five-a-side Cech stood out! looked very up for the new season Welbeck was back in training and getting stuckin, So I was very confident that we would do well at Wembley on Sunday only watched match on BT Sport it crashed for awhile thought we did very well against a team that didn't really play up to their potential didn't think 1 goal was enough but we held on for a good win to put down a marker to other Prem teams. That's 3 trophy's already hopefully the League as well this year don't think we will fall down against Wham this weekend a good home win to start season would be a great boost for fans and players come on you Gooners PS Nice to so MR Wenger smiling again!  Chris Lee