Brighton. Oddball magnet?

[leswold]

Fancied getting some sea air so spent the day at Brighton today as its got atmosphere & is usually a laugh. There was a tattoo convention so some stranger than normal sights were to behold. Anywhere near you that attracts...bohemians?

[Pinkfoot]

I live in Bohemia and it ain't no rhapsody.

Well it's near Wisbech , so we get all sorts.

 

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[Gary Prentice]

Used to live near Hebden Bridge, West Yorks - The hippy retreat of the twentieth century.

 

Tree felling was viewed on a par with fox hunting and seal clubbing, but they all burnt logs:confused1:

 

There used to be a resident parrot, in a local pub, which had a regular habit of falling off it's perch, cos is was stoned by the locals 'herbal cigarettes'. Back when you could smoke in pubs.

 

For such a peace loving community they could be pretty belligerent. We got told to leave a site, by the police, because a crowd of them didn't want the work going on.

 

Police weren't particularly concerned that they were trespassing, just that there was thirty of them and three of us - so we had to go:lol:

[Rough Hewn]

I live and work in Brighton.

Yeah, a lot of odd looking types, but harmless and friendly.

 

 

 

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[Haironyourchest]

There used to be a registered new age traveller site in Brighton, water and electricity, toiltes - proper job, pitches £20.00 a week! Maximum stay limited to six months in the year...apparently it was/is quite a nice place to live, don't know if it still exists.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Totnes!

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totnes

[Matthew Storrs]

Totnes!

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totnes

 

That's a changing town- used to be quite a gritty 'alternative' kind of place. Now its crew shops, posh waterside apartments and plenty of Hippies with money.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

That's a changing town- used to be quite a gritty 'alternative' kind of place. Now its crew shops, posh waterside apartments and plenty of Hippies with money.

 

Evil place...

[TIMON]

Evil place...

 

 

Haha, I went to boarding school near there. Remember lots of parties in the woods with "herbal cigarettes".

Etc.. Crazy thing was, the teachers used to go to them as well [emoji33][emoji265][emoji266][emoji274][emoji91][emoji381][emoji382][emoji377]

 

 

Timon.

[Mark J]

I like Brighton, it's full of good people. Even the bag heads are polite.