TV locations for the Famous Five series

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Puts second weekend in May into diary...
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Goodo, Gary. We definitely have to make this happen now. A nice forumities meeting. :)

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Having made the suggestion of the date, I'd better put it in my diary too! It would be great to see you again Gary. When I saw you and the others at the EB day, I hadn't at that time seen any of the TV series. That has since been remedied as I now possess a complete boxed set and have enjoyed looking at the whole series.
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I'll be going through the series again now, having seen Exbury and seeing a few other locations where the filming took place such a Burley, and the part in Hike where they stop the policeman at the crossroads. We took that road into Burley after Exbury Gardens. :)

Daisy what date is the second Saturday in May? I don't have a new calendar or diary yet.

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It is May 13th Julie.
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Bravo Gary! It'll certainly make the meet up extra special, for sure. May 13th sounds fine. :D
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Here are a few of the photos from Exbury Gardens

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Great photos, Julie. Exbury House always looks so nice when bathed in sunshine. I've been quite a few times, but my last visit was around 3 years ago. I'm going to resist the temptation to nip over whilst I'm in Dorset & wait till next May instead. :D
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The date would be in my diary/calendar if I had a 2017 one! I am sure there will be plenty of reminders before then, though! :D
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Nice photos, Julie! May should be a good time for me and I'd love to join the Exbury meet-up. :D
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Great photos, Julie. I've already entered a possible visit to Exbury on 13th May in the 2017 Year Planner at the back of my current diary. :D
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Julie2owlsdene wrote:Here are a few of the photos from Exbury Gardens

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If only one could turn back the clock. :)

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I would be back at work! :D

I posted this on another thread, but as we are speaking "Exbury" here, these are some photos we took yesterday.
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Super pictures Nigel and Julie. I would also love to join a gathering at Exbury next year. :D
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