guessing game

If you have been doing your socially distanced walk locally, you might have discovered some new things. Today we have 3 questions for you:

1. Where can this milestone be found n Chandler’s Ford?

2. Where can you find these pooh sticks in Chandler’s Ford?

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1) Our favourite shop Mibi has got some news to the community. Do you know what’s happening?

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1) Great news! This shop will open late on Pancake Day! Where is it?

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1) Where can you find this building in Chandler’s Ford? What are your memories about this area? Do you like the changes in this area?

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1) Whereabouts in Chandler’s Ford can you find these flags in? Which renowned business is it in Chandler’s Ford? Have you visited this venue before?

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1 – Where can you find these lovely knitting around Chandler’s Ford? So festive.

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(Sorry for being one day late this week of this popular Saturday Guessing Game series. It takes a lot of time to obtain photos from various sources, while also trying to untangle Christmas lights, get a friend to jump start our car – thank you chippy minton for your help, and send out Christmas cards that sort of thing. We hope you enjoy the photos today.)

Our loyal reader Mary Peterson sent us these images which she took in September 1984. Thank you Mary for these great photos. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (21)

In today’s guessing game, we are asking you to identify

1 – a bus and its surrounding area

2 – an upcoming event in Chandler’s Ford

3 – a local business in Chandler’s Ford [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (20)

The photos in the past two weeks focused on Hursley Road. Today’s photos are slightly different.

1) Where was this?

Clue: Letters [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (19)

Today we continue to share a few precious images collected by Andy Vining’s family. Andy’s family farmed the North and South Millers Dale and surrounding areas for over 100 years, living in Hiltonbury Farmhouse until 1976.

These images may not be very clear, but we hope you get a sense of what the area was like in those days. We hope these inspire your memories and you can share what you remember with us. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (18)

Andy Vining’s family farmed the North and South Millers Dale and surrounding areas for over 100 years, living in Hiltonbury Farmhouse until 1976. Last week Andy dropped off a pile of old photographs of Chandler’s Ford for us to share with readers.

These photos have been organised systematically by Andy’s family – comparing old and new scenes at roughly the same location.

You can click to enlarge the photos to get better views. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (17)

1) Do you recognise this place? What’s the name of this business?

We have left you a small clue (an English alphabet) in the photo. What’re your memories of this place?

How has the place changed? Please share. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (16)

1) Where was this shop in Chandler’s Ford (in the 1950s)?

Do you have a story to share about this image?

According to Doug Clews, the photo was kindly supplied to him by a former Chandler’s Ford resident, Peter Smith, now deceased, who used to live over the shop with his wife Muriel. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (15)

Where is this roundabout in Chandler’s Ford? What’s the building to the right?

What’s the parking situation in this area? What’s around this roundabout? [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (14)

1) Where is this milestone in Chandler’s Ford located?

This old milestone is situated 69 miles from London, 6 miles from Winchester to Southampton. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (13)

1) Where is this memorial bench in Chandler’s Ford?

“In loving memory of the Pitt family from 1905” [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (12)

1) Where can you find this sign in Chandler’s Ford?

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1) Name the current business on the far left. What was it before that put Chandler’s Ford on the national news?

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1) There is a new shop at the Fryern Arcade. Do you know what it sells? What was this shop before?

Guess the business next to Fryern Stationers and the D & G hardware shop. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (9)