Strike Factory

It still seems like yesterday I launched this blog amazing to think its 5 years since it all began. Hardly anyone was using Facebook. I had just finished as Youth MP unsure what to do with myself.

Apart from the intro the first blog entry on 31st May 2005 was about the art of kissing. Not the best way to start off a weblog. But almost overnight the classics arrived about the stresses and pleasures and passions of life. It was a difficult time in my life 2005 but I got through it.

Also praise in the early days of the blog goes to the classic blog comments of fans Kristian 'Biscuit' Towell, Andy Rumble and Abi Jones aka Boo Sticks, esp involving an entry about a journey on a Eastbourne bound train and my fondness for a girl on the way, with the then mystery Boo Sticks (I had not met her then) outing my fondness for skirts though I was in my jeans at the time of the journey.

The following year I returned to study at Central Sussex Haywards Heath doing an access course for 2 years, I gave an insight into life at this wonderful college at the very heart of Sussex, including the stresses of work, and the occasional classic debates about feminism the religious debates between Pete Andersen and Stephen Pope, people curious about the origins of Neil Sonsthagens surname the wise words of Jenni Collins, Kusi Kimani, Tim Davies plus many other fine people that would take forever to list whilst at college there, the first year was great, whilst the second year was a bit disapointing due to personal problems (no not you wonderful guys and gals who enjoyed or got sick of my statments in access class!).. During that time I launched a separate project Seagulls Nest via Rivals.net to mixed success. Strike Factory played a bit part role to a degree in saving the WTA Eastbourne event in 2007 with my blog mentioning about the Save Eastbourne Tennis group that had key people in the likes of Philip Pemberton. It led to yours truly appearing on BBC Southern Counties radio discussing about the campaign! Eventually the famous tournament was saved and now has mens event.

Strike Factory has been a proud supporter of charitys and people doing personal challenges ranging from REMF, Scott McCarthys great Burgess Hill pub crawl, the NSP Lizard Ladies challenges to fellow former Youth MP Claire Bridges Mount Kilimanjaro challenge. I plan to get back into long distance running myself and raise some money the next 12 months at the Brighton Marathon hopefully.

I have discussed about the joys and pains of being single, my battles with depression, living with mild autism, meeting great and also nasty people. Finally my recent move to my first flat in Three Bridges. All in all its been an up and down 5 years whilst covering this blog, and heres to another 5 years of Strike Factory hopefully thanks for reading, and hope i offer an entertaining insight into many areas of life..

Well congratulations to England (sorry South Africa) winning the Twenty Cricket World Cup, our first ICC approved tournament. It indeed gets me in the mood to attend some Sussex CCC one day matches at Hove and Horsham this year. I have just about everything at home, just need a bigger TV.

The end of season drinks do at the Duke Of Wellington was fun from chants about Andrew Shall, to Jennifer Roberts (yes you get your first mention on this blog now calm down Mrs Rumble!) asking everyone if they voted Conservative at the General ERECTION (sorry Election.) There is investigations over who farted constantly and demolished the pool table, but we think we know who the culprit is.

Finally plans to make Strike Factorys 5th Anniversary are underway with an statement on celebration plans to come next 24 hours on this site.

Plus I have got a project in the pipeline separate from Strike Factory (not the end of this great blog though), that will be a blog/ website to celebrate and pay tribute to classic childrens programs and gamewhow’s from 1980's and 1990's, that will be called Club8090! Out soon and will be up your street.

So we get a hung parliment! Just as I was hoping for with me like many others not being too impressed by Brown, Cameron and Clegg. Be interesting seeing fireworks between the three and work out a solution to help the countrys mess. Would it do better than a hung parliment governed by me, Laura Wilcock and John Hewitt (recalling the classic debates we once had, although we would agree on electoral reform, better transport and women just watching not playing football. lol).

Well my flat has just about everything bar a fridge, I will be collecting a cooker from parents place that they found for just 20 pounds at Crawley's YMCA shop. I would like to thank all friends and family for offering to help. The flat has a lot more stuff and is not some horror squatters paradise like it was when I first entered the building.

I attended the REMF charity match last week, seeing Albion fans sadly lose and call for Mr Rumbles head, with the REMF manager texting me calling for his own head! I witnessed Mr McCarthy in the early stages of a great drinking adventure that would take him from Lewes to Milton Keynes and back to Sussex! The journey back home was entertaining with me being stuck at Brighton Station and watching fireworks fly, between Chris Buley and Mark Potter!

Finally the first major event at Strike Towers will be the England vs USA match being screened with selected guests invited!

In the picture section is a photo of the moment a little legend meets big legend, I had the fortune to meet the legendary Brighton and England (well for about 5 minutes) striker Peter Ward, with a photo taken courtesy of Jude Marley!