ford 369 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 forgot to take my camera with me but there are pictures of the bunkers restored by the channel islands occupation society on their website and also on the axis military history forum.The one I was working in is the type 634 heavy machine gun bunker at Corbiere Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 HI,is it the one next to the M19 mortar bunker which is connected to the machine gun bunker? I am a frequent visitor to Jersey and know quite a few people there...Sparky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Anyone who has been to this event since the beginning will know the variety and number of stalls is going down by the year and this is probably the last time I will attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 That's what I thought, though several people told me they felt it had more stalls! It seemed much less full to me though with lots of people wandering aimlessly, it made it hard to look at the stalls....:-D £10 to get in this year, any bets on next years entry price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 well i just got the steps from piet a tool kit and some small bits for the bedford:cool2: also came away with money sorry didnt meet up mark as for going downhill it shows if jack didnt go to sell his goods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 HI,is it the one next to the M19 mortar bunker which is connected to the machine gun bunker? I am a frequent visitor to Jersey and know quite a few people there...Sparky. yes that is the one I was working down there with Malcolm Amy ,Kevin and Geoff Zimmer and got a reasonable chunk of the wiring completed although not as much as I hoped,who do you know over there? Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have been going over there since about 1976.I was a member of the occupation society for many years.I also know some of the vehicle owners.Graham Sty,Dave Maindonald,Tony Chalker,Michael Ginns,Dave Acon,Ian Cabbo and quite a few more.My cousin lives in Jersey ,so we visit every year.I also know Russ and Debs Doherty in Guernsey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA61 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I went first time I,ve gone.Not sure if I will make a 250mile round trip again though.I met up with the Champ owners which was a highlight.As someone said so many people wandering aimlessly struggled to look at stalls.How many machine guns was there for sale??. I,ve never seen so many.I was smiling when I saw the price of a SMLE I got offered one the other week converted to .410 cartridge for £55.At least I could use that one.I thought some stalls were silly prices ,one wanted £20 for a new beret ,whilst another one had the same make for £8.It definately paid to check everything twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have been going over there since about 1976.I was a member of the occupation society for many years.I also know some of the vehicle owners.Graham Sty,Dave Maindonald,Tony Chalker,Michael Ginns,Dave Acon,Ian Cabbo and quite a few more.My cousin lives in Jersey ,so we visit every year.I also know Russ and Debs Doherty in Guernsey. I have met Graham once and know Ian Cabot and Micheal Ginns as well as several others from the cios and have a couple of other friends on the rock,we had dinner with FC101 Daz off of the forum on saturday night,do you ever go over for the liberation celebrations ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I had a visit from some thieving scroot who nicked an air soft bb Thompson from the stall also the magazine which was seperate but they missed the charger for the battery and the loading tube for the magazine so if anyone gets offered or hears of a air soft bb Thompson for sale minus these bits drop me a line please Commander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have been going over there since about 1976.I was a member of the occupation society for many years.I also know some of the vehicle owners.Graham Sty,Dave Maindonald,Tony Chalker,Michael Ginns,Dave Acon,Ian Cabbo and quite a few more.My cousin lives in Jersey ,so we visit every year.I also know Russ and Debs Doherty in Guernsey. You going over for May 9th? have just booked the dodge and Number One son in. There is a good camp site owned by a guy called David, with OD disease! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have been to Jersey for the liberation a few years ago.Took my Bedford mw to Guernsey in 2005.Went all the way from home (Halifax) to Guernsey without any problems.We had a really good trip.There is a photo of us in the liberation parade on my profile.Would like to go again.Cant make it this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Sounds like there will be a few Grocks about, so should be a good laugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 is there much organised for this year as I heard it may be quite quiet on the vehicle front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Nothing major being organised. Just the usual parade and day. Mind you that means no commitments so more time for fun! :-D I do hope to get back to the pagent at my old primary school that week though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 You going over for May 9th? have just booked the dodge and Number One son in. There is a good camp site owned by a guy called David, with OD disease! whereabouts is this campsite Tony,I have stayed at the three commercial ones on the island and never seen any mvs on them Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 La Blue solliel, up at Leoviille. David and Lesley are open all year round now. Good thing, about ten minutes or so stagger from the Farmer's Inn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 stayed there about 11 years ago ,the first time we took our daughter to the island,I think she was about a year old and we got infested with ants and then flooded out but as you say the pub is only just up the road and the ants must be dead by now Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Don't know how long present owners have had it. But David has rebuilt a 2a Ex mil SWB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Don't know how long present owners have had it. But David has rebuilt a 2a Ex mil SWB. must be something about MVs and campsites in Jersey they have a landy and Damien Horns radio car once belonged to Rose Farm Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 The amount of 'junk' knocking about in the early sixteies I'm not suprised. I knew a Jeep half buried in a pile of earth at the top of Mont Fallu, where Broadlands is. There was also an unidentified German truck at the Garage just down for Red Houses. Syvret's Garage and Cleveland motors had 1 ton humbers as breack down trucks. There was a blue Jeep sitting for years outside a barn in St John's. Champs were used to push the mobile jetty out into the water at St Brelades bay for water sking. Most farmers had ex military trucks, Austin K3's, twenty five were shipped over in 1947 and used till the late sixties. Bedford MW and OY's all painted a light grey carrying potatoe barrels. A Green Goddess used at the Strawberry Farm as an irigation pump.The Jersy Drag Hunt and racing club had a SWB Land Rover series 2 painted in Benson & Hedges Livery as a tow truck, used to drive that. It also makes an apperance, without livery, in the film 'Neither the Sea nor the Sand. The Airport Fire Servcie had a Unimog at one stage then six, six wheel Range Rovers. The old Bedford M ambulance is over here now, still in Livery. Those are the ones I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 The amount of 'junk' knocking about in the early sixteies I'm not suprised. I knew a Jeep half buried in a pile of earth at the top of Mont Fallu, where Broadlands is. There was also an unidentified German truck at the Garage just down for Red Houses. Syvret's Garage and Cleveland motors had 1 ton humbers as breack down trucks. There was a blue Jeep sitting for years outside a barn in St John's. Champs were used to push the mobile jetty out into the water at St Brelades bay for water sking. Most farmers had ex military trucks, Austin K3's, twenty five were shipped over in 1947 and used till the late sixties. Bedford MW and OY's all painted a light grey carrying potatoe barrels. A Green Goddess used at the Strawberry Farm as an irigation pump.The Jersy Drag Hunt and racing club had a SWB Land Rover series 2 painted in Benson & Hedges Livery as a tow truck, used to drive that. It also makes an apperance, without livery, in the film 'Neither the Sea nor the Sand. The Airport Fire Servcie had a Unimog at one stage then six, six wheel Range Rovers. The old Bedford M ambulance is over here now, still in Livery. Those are the ones I remember. Do they still use DUKWs at StHelier? I remember them from the sixties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I'd forgoton them! Familiarity and all that. Yes three modified and latterly one in original condition. rode on those both land and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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