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John & Sue Mangum Welcome to my Web Page - Please scroll down this page to see most recent entries The main purpose of the site is to have a place to share photo's with family and friends. With Sue and I living in England and the kids and grandkids still in Maryland and Virginia, this site has become the easiest way for us to keep up with each other. We also share photo's of our Mangum family reunions, Billy's travels, and my visits to English pubs. Please remember when looking at the photo's on all the linked pages, that you need to Click on the thumbnail pics to see the full-sized pictures! And PLEASE don't forget to sign my guestbook!! Thanks for visiting, John Mangum 7 October 2013 Trip to Seattle Sue and I visited Billy, May and Marissa in Port Orchard for two weeks in September. We had a ball. They spent lots of their time showing us the sights. Had some good weather (and had some rain). Two weeks just flew by - wish we could've stayed longer - a year or so!!
28 June 2013 Trip to Virginia Sue and I visited Susie and her family to see Sierra graduate from High School. Also spent time with my friend Evan and his family. Sierra, Best wishes as you leave home for university. Thank you Susie for a great time!!
27 January 2013 Pigs Wanda made a remark on Facebook about me and my pigs, so I decided to put up some photos of some of the ones found in my house.
25 December 2012 Merry Christmas It's a local tradition to gather at the Golden Ball Inn to wish everyone good cheer and a Happy Christmas before going home for a huge lunch. Sue's doing a standing rib roast this year, I can't wait.
25 November 2012 Thankgiving Billy, May and Marissa spent Thanksgiving Week with us here is Shropshire. We really enjoyed their visit, but it passed so quickly. Looking forward to next spring in hopes that we can go see them in Seattle.
5 November 2012 Weekend in Wales Sue and I spent a couple of days over in LLangollen, Wales. It's only an hour (and a whole world) away from home. We stayed in a wonderful old B&B. Could not get the suite I wanted on our first night, but we moved over to it the next day. Excellent place to spend a quiet weekend! Rode the steam train alongside the river through the valley on Sunday.
15 August 2012 Susie and Family - 2012 Susie, Ben Sierra, and Edward spent two weeks with us in early July and then Sierra stayed three more weeks. We stayed pretty much close to home, with day trips to Wales. They took the train down to London for a quick tourist visit. Then Sierra, Sue and I went up to the Lake District for a week. It rained every day, but we still enjoyed ourselves. We really miss her now that she's gone home to start her last year of high school.
7 May 2012 May Day Weekend Sue and I spent the long May Day Weekend in Suffolk. We stayed at the 450 year old Bull Hotel in Long Melford. Spent Saturday shopping in Ipswich and Sunday at Kentwell Hall where they were having a Tudor May Day festival. And of course it was wet and cold, but we still had a great time. (Note that Sue is wearing gloves in a couple of pics). This morning after breakfast (I had smoked kippers) we stopped by Long Melford church for a couple of photos before setting out for home.
30 April 2012 Easter Holidays Here are a few photos taken over the Easter Weekend. Sue and I went to Bakewell in the Peak District and stayed in a lovely Guest House Hotel. Spent a day visiting the beautiful old Haddon Hall.
4 February 2012 Pistyll Rhaeadr, Wales Here are a few photos taken when Sue and me went to Wales for lunch. We left Telford in rain, sleet, and snow on the promise from the Met Service that there would be blue skies and sunshine by the time we got there. And for once they were right. The sun was out and the views were fantastic! 8 January 2012 Christmas and New Year 2011 Here are a few photos taken during the Holiday
Season.Wishing everyone a wonderful 2012!! 24 November 2011 Visiting the Peak District Here are a few photos taken during a five day trip up to the Peak District. Again we stayed in an old stone barn that was delightful and cosy. The highlight of our trip was a visit to Chatsworth House which was decorated for Christmas. Beautiful!! 4 November 2011 Weekend on the Suffolk Coast Here are the photos we took during our recent visit to Aldeburgh, Suffolk. We stayed in a
lovely cottage right on the seafront, just behind the fisherman's shacks where they sell their catch.
We were supprised to learn when we got there, that the cottage is featured in a daily kids show called
"Grandpa in my Pocket" It seems every kid under six years old thinks Grandpa lives there and lots of them
kept knocking on the door to see Grandpa. 3 September 2011 Our visit to the Lake District. Sue and I spent a week in Cumbria - without a doubt, one of the most beautiful places in England. The mountains,
lakes and forests are stunning. We visited several of the local villages and pubs, and also four or five of the lakes and more pubs. Brian came and
spent a couple of days with us and we visited even more pubs. Very enjoyable time had by all. 3 July 2011 Blaine and Carol Webber visit England Blaine and I were stationed together at Martlesham
Heath Communications Facility in Suffolk in 1967-1969. We spent
a week reliving old memories in Suffolk and then came over to Shropshire
for a week. Had a blast, but ran out of time - too few hours, too
many places to go and see. We are already planning for next time. 15 April 2011 Billy and May's Wedding Billy and Marianne were married on 7 April 2011
at St. Columba Church in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Here are a few of
the photos taken on the day. I will be posting photos of the rehearsal
dinner and the wedding reception real soon. 4 March 2011 Billy and May Several folks have asked for pictures of Billy
and May, so here's a few including some taken at Fort Washington
National Park where they got engaged to marry. 24 December 2010 Christmas Eve at the Ironbridge Yes, we will have a White Christmas this year,
the snow is here and isn't going anywhere before middle of next
week, by which time we will all have had enough. Merry Christmas to you all. 14 November 2010 Mangum Mountain Jam 2010 Once again Mangums have been seen in Sevierville,
Tennessee. Do not be afraid - we are only dangerous when not fed,
and that's not likely to happen. Here are a few of us captured on
film. Don't we look downright handsome?? November 2010 Visit to America Here are the photos we took during our recent visit
to the USA. We spent a couple of weeks with Susie and her family
in Virginia and then went south visiting Mangums in Tennessee, Georgia,
and North Carolina. The time went by so quickly that it seemed like
we were returning home before we even got there. Looking forward
to going back in April. June 2010 Vacation in the Suffolk Countryside Here are the photos we took in Suffolk while celebrating
our 40th wedding anniversary. We chose to go back to Suffolk where
we first met 42 years ago. Stayed in a beautiful old barn cottage
- four hundred years old, but with all the modern conveniences. Had a wonderful time. December 2009 Vacation in the USA Here are the photos we all took while visiting
family and friends in Virgina, USA. this year. November 2009 Mangum Family Reunion 2009 Here are the photos we all took at the annual reunion in Tennessee. 1 September 2009 Rodney and Betty Here are the photos we took during Rodney and Betty's
visit to Shropshire. 15 August 2009 Billy's Birthday Billy, this link is for you.. Happy Birthday!!
7 June 2009 Holiday in June Sue and I spent this past week at Lake Vyrnwy Hotel in Wales. The lake is surrounded by hills and is only accessible by a couple of small roads. There was no signal available on my mobile phone so I had no access to the internet.
We had to take day trips so that I could check my e-mail. We just sort of chilled out, enjoyed the peace and quiet, and I enjoyed the local ales.
20 November 2008 Holiday with the Kids in USA 2008 Here a few photos of our trip to the see the kids and to VOTE!! 8 November 2008 Reunion 2008 This past weekend, the Mangum and Hendrix families again met in the mountains of Tennessee for our 9th reunion. Here are the photos that Bette and me took.
If any of you will send me yours, I'll put them on here too 1 August 2008 Summertime at Home Sue and I are enjoying the warm weather out in
the garden. The hanging baskets are at their best, the garden itself
is in need of a good trimming but I'm having a lazy day. 22 June 2008 Susie, Sierra, and Edward visit us Sue and I have really enjoyed having Susie and the grandchildren visit us. Going to miss them when they go home. 7 January 2008 New Year's Eve Party Sue and I took a few pictures at the Golden Ball Inn's New Year's Eve Party. Hope you enjoy them. 21 December 2007 An Ironbridge Christmas Celebration Once again, a group of friends at the Golden Ball Inn have gone to the Abbey Club in Buildwas for an evening of Christmas celebrations. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 31 November 2007 Holidays 2007 Here are a few photos of family and friends taken from our trip to the USA earlier this month. Also a couple of earlier pics from Billy. 17 November 2007 Reunion 2007 Sue and me traveled to Tennessee for the eighth
annual Mangum family reunion. Had a great time seeing family and
friends again. More new faces this year, and a few absent ones as
well - Buddy and Jonnie are both on the mend from recent illnesses
and were sorely missed. See you all next year! 7 May 2007 May Day Weekend Sue and I decided to take advantage of the warm
weather, so we spent the three-day May Day week-end in Wales. Had
a really nice week-end just enjoying the food, drink, and beautiful
views. Not much beats sitting on river bank with a good beer, and
nothing to do but sit and enjoy. 9 February 2007 Winter Wonderland Well, winter has finally arrived in Shropshire.
Until now we've had a very mild winter - global warming, you know..
Wednesday the temperature dropped down to freezing, yesterday we
got four inches of snow in Ironbridge/Madeley, and today we got
another six inches. I've taken some photos here on Bridle Road.
Am hoping to get down to the Ironbridge Gorge tomorrow for some
pictures of the bridge and the town, providing I can get the car
to the top of Bridle Road, snow will be cleared up there on the
main road. 1 January 2007 Happy New Year!!! Best wishes. I hope that all of your New Year wishes
come true and that 2007 will be your best yet. Once again the Golden
Ball hosted a New Year's Eve party, this year in fancy dress. Most
of the usual suspects attended, although I've heard that one of
Snow White's dwarfs was missing. Any truth to that rumour?? Let
me know.. 26 December 2006 New Mexico Billy, May, & Marissa visited New Mexico back
in October during the annual Hot Air Balloon Festival. He sent me
a disk of photos, but I had forgotten to put some on them on the
web till now. Here they are. 16 December 2006 Christmas Party Members of the Golden Ball community celebrated
our annual dinner at the Abbey Club last night. Wounderful time!!
For those of you that may think that there may
be some missing pictures, well... sorry, the film was all foggy..
and I'm sticking to that story. 20 November 2006 Our visit to the USA We spent three weeks in the states in October,
most of it with the kids and grandkids. Can't get over how much
Sierra and Ed have grown during the past year. Here's a few pictures. 07 November 2006 Reunion 2006 Once again the Mangum family gathered in Sevierville,
Tennessee to pick banjos and discuss the big issues of the day (who's
bought the biggest gun this year, who's going to win the NASCAR
championship, how much younger has Mike got than his brothers).
I've posted photos, so have a look. And would you believe eight
folks missed the group photo this year because they got up before
daybreak Sunday morning and drove five hours to Atlanta to watch
a dangburn stock car race. 09 August 2006 Here comes the Bride Geraldine and Geoff got married today and the Golden Ball lost one of their regulars.
Geraldine has been a familiar face in the Golden Ball community since moving to Ironbridge in 1998.
She is a founding member of the NIPL club and Captain of the award winning rafts they have entered in the annual Ironbridge rafting regatta.
She and husband Geoff have bought a lovely house in Church Stretton where they will reside after returning from their honeymoon in Jamaica. 24 June 2006 Ironbridge to Bridgenorth Raft
Regatta 2006 I've posted pictures that several of us took during
construction of this years raft and of Race Day. Enjoy!! 13 May 2006 (Updated 5 July 2006) We've bought a new House in Shropshire Well, we've finally decided on where we plan to
settle and it's Here!! We've just about completed purchase of a
house in Madeley, Shropshire and are due to complete the sale on
14 July. Billy is coming over for a week to help us get moved (and
to top up his supply of real ale). I'll send everyone an e-mail
with new addresses and phone numbers when we have it all sorted
out. Here are a few photo's we took in May when we first looked
at the house. Will post more after we get settled in. 07 May 2006 Weekend in Barmouth Howard, Marion, Sue and I have just spent a three
day weekend in Barmouth, Wales. The weather was warm and dry for
the first time this year. We pretty much had most of the beach all
to ourselves. Had a wonderful time!!. 17 April 2006 Billy in Costa Rica Here's some photos that Billy took during his recent
travels. 1 April 2006 Lads weekend in Puerto Banus, Spain Back in early March, which this year was the coldest
month of the winter, several of us in the Golden Ball decided we
needed sunshine instead of snow. So off we went for a weekend to
Spain to celebrate Brian's birthday. Puerto Banus in on the Mediterranean
coast down towards Gibralter and is where the folks with too much
money park their yachts and play. So for a three day weekend, we
mingled with the jet-set and forgot all about the snow. 1 January 2006 New Year's Eve at the Golden Ball Photos of the festivities at the GB. Happy 2006!! Mid December 2005 Our Stateside Holiday 2005 Here's a few photos taken during our trip to the
USA last month. 18 Nov 2005 Mangum Family Reunion 2005 Well folks, I finally got the pictures of this
year's reunion posted. Once again we enjoyed seeing you all and
now hope that you enjoy the photographs. 20 Sept 2005 Roddy & Robbie Mangum comes
to visit us. My cousin Roddy and his wife Robbie came and stayed
with us for two weeks. Sue and I enjoyed their visit and hope that
they did as well. I force-marched them all over the country on one
of my patented Sergeant Major's tour of the UK. All the exercise
did me good (I lost five pounds). Roddy and Robbie have gone home
to Georgia to rest, and I'm back to the wars (work, that is) tomorrow.
I could sure get used to all this time off. Here is a small sample
of all the pictures that we took. 8 June 2005 Ironbridge Raft Race A small group of folks at the Golden Ball Inn are
entering a raft in this years event. The raft is currently under
construction and photos are located below. 20 April 2005 Trip to Whitby and the North Yorkshire
Moors Sue and I just spent five days up on the Yorkshire
Moors.. The weather was mostly cold, wet, and very foggy, but we
stayed in a wonderful old Hotel in Whitby (in a bedroom that was
nearly as big as our house). Rode the steam railway across the moors,
and ate some really nice fish (fresh off the boat each morning).
For those that don't know... Whitby is home to Capt Cook who discovered
Hawaii for the English and Bram Stoker who wrote Dracula (who first
came ashore from Europe at Whitby Harbour). 27 March 2005 Day out in Shropshire - Stokesay
Castle Well the title says it all.. It's Easter week-end
and the weather is getting warm enough to venture out. Sue and I
went to Stokesay Castle and then drove down to Ludlow for a nice
meal. Oh, No... It's the Big Six Oh 10 Janurary 2005 It seems like just yesterday when I first said
"Hello World", so it comes as a bit of a shock to be celebrating
my 60th birthday. We had a wonderful party at the Golden Ball Inn
(Or at least I've been told that we did - senility has begun to
set in). As mentioned below, Billy and May really surprised me.
Sue is now officially married to 'an old git.' Billy and May visit England Janurary 2005 There I was standing in my usual place of worship
at the bar in the Golden Ball Inn with the after-work gathering
of regulars when someone taps me on the shoulder. Looking around,
there stands Billy. Seems he and May, in conspiracy with Sue, had
come over to help me celebrate my big six-oh birthday. They had
spent a couple of days in London and then came up to Much Wenlock.
After spending several days with us, they took an overnight trip
through northern Wales followed by a trip over to Ipswich with Sue
before May flew back home. Billy plans to stay another week or so
with us. 12 Nov 2004 Mangum Reunion 2004 Hey cousins (and brothers), I've started putting
this years photos on line. Go take a look at the Mangum Family Reunion
page (top left side of this page). I'll add more when I get back home to England. Margaret Robinson 13 February 1920 - 14 October 2004 Sue's Mum suffered a heart attack and died on the
14th of October. She had been making an excellent recovery from
the stroke she had in October last year. She had really enjoyed
seeing her great grand children in July of this year and was looking
forward to their next visit. She will be missed by all of us who
knew and loved her. 15 August 2004 Summertime Showers & Flowers Well, we've had a typical English summer, a little
bit of sunshine and a lot of rain. As a result, the flowers have
been beautiful. 18 July 2004 Grandchildren's Visit Susie, Sierra, and Edward spent ten days with us.
First time we've seen them in over 18 months, so needless to say,
Sue & I spoiled the grandchildren rotten. Here are a few of
the hundreds of photos I took while they were here. A Walk in Much Wenlock 24 May 2004 Spring started off pretty wet over here with lots
of rain in April. As a result, the flower gardens are beautiful.
The rain has finally stopped and this past weekend was absolutely
gorgeous. Sue and I walked around town Sunday afternoon and I took
pictures of interesting houses and buildings.. Betty, I've also included some pics of the flowers
in the garden at home although I can take no credit at all for growing
them. Bill, share the page with Bet! 12 March 2004 Georgia comes to England! Richard, Wanda, Darrell and Laura spent a week
here with us. We spent a couple of days in London and the rest up
here in the West Midlands. Another of my patented whirlwind guided
tours. I tired myself out this time, but we were able to see lots
of places and even had time for a pint at my favorite pub. I hope
they all had as much fun as me. 15 February 2004 Just received some more pictures from Chad. These
are from a recent trip that he, Christian, and Melinda took to Disney
World. Chad, Melinda, and Christian at Disney World 14 February 2004 Here's some photos taken while Billy was in England
in January. Some were taken in Suffolk and the remainder in Shropshire.
Next time you talk to Billy, ask him about "An
American Werewolf in Jackfield" 31 December 2003 Mike on a Bike. Chad sent me some pictures that
were taken Christmas Day. A couple of great pictures of Chad, Christian,
and the girls, and a couple of classics of Christian's Grand-dad. 18 December 2003 I've received the photos from the 2003 Reunion
and now have them posted. You can see them by clicking on the "Mangum
Family Reunions" sidebar. Hope you enjoy them as much as I
have. 1 December 2003 Hey fans of the Billman!! I've just added a couple
of pages of pictures taken during a trip Ken Dostie and Billy took
to India in August of this year. I'll be posting more pages during
the next couple of days, so check back again. 27 November 2003 Brian visits Washington Happy Thanksgiving Day to all you folks back home
in the US of A.. Hope you're all well stuffed with turkey and feeling
happy and content. Sue and I had a nice day in Ipswich with her
Mum who has just returned home from hospital. Several folks at the Golden Ball Inn in Ironbridge
have asked me to post the photo's taken during Brian's recent visit
to Washington D.C. He stayed with my son Billy who gave him an entirely
different tour of DC than the one I had planned prior to us canceling
our trip back to see Susie, Billy, and the grandkids. 18 November 2003 As most of you are aware, Sue and I did not make
it to the reunion this year. The day before we were due to fly to
the States, Sue's mom had a stroke. She is still in hospital, but
continues to improve. Sue is with her in Ipswich and I'm commuting
back and forth between Ironbridge and Ipswich on the weekends. Looks
as if we will move soon into a bigger place near Telford (where
I work) that will fit us all. Paula plans to send me all the reunion photos and
I'll post them here for all to see. Meanwhile, I've got one picture
that Paul mailed to me and here it is: 27 September 2003 An absolutely gorgeous autumn day in the Ironbridge
Gorge... And the Iron Bridge played host to a gathering of something
uniquely English... Morris Dancers... There must have been at least
15-20 troops here today, 300 or more folks in all, with painted
faces, bells, and clogs.. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.. 25 September 2003 I recently received the following entry in my guestbook:
"Nice website, John! The only thing missing is
a picture of MY mum. I see my dad in it!" Well, Tamsyn... Here's your mum (and other members
of your family). Please note the the good-looking man standing second
from the left in the first photo!! 31 July 2003 This has been the warmest summer in past five years..
Enjoying days outdoors and friends in the pubs.. 15 June 2003 Tracy passed away this morning.. He will be remembered
and missed by us all. Paula sent me a picture taken during Reunion 2001
that includes Tracy. 12 June 2003 Sue and I have just returned from a short holiday
in Cornwall. Here are a few of the pictures we took. 2 June 2003 Well, I've finally posted the pictures taken at
the Mangum Family Reunion in November 2002.. 25 May 2003 Here's pictures of a couple of recent week-ends
spent enjoying those rare days of English sunshine. 28 April 2003 Sally Belle passed away peacefully in the early
hours of Sunday morning. 1 Feb 2003 Wow, it's already 2003, where has time gone.. and
I still don't have the reunion pictures taken in November posted
yet. I'll get it done soon, trust me! I've been playing with a new
photo album service that Apple provides on one of their sites. I've
posted some pictures taken at the Golden Ball's New Years Eve Party.
Here they are: 1 Dec 2002 The SAGA Louts have been on the road again. We
took a coach trip to Bruges, Begium this past weekend. Had a fabulous
time, and here's the proof!! 20 Nov 2002 What a year this one has been.. Shortly after my
May update, my hard disk crashed. And took with it nearly five hundred
photos that I had taken during early Summer, including a wonderful
trip Sue and I took to York in Yorkshire. One would think that I
make backups of my photos, but no, they are gone forever. We visited the States in early November and I've
added a new page of the Kids & Grandkids. I'm trying to get
the new Reunion pages ready, I'll post them soon. 10 May 2002 10 Mar 2002 The following page contain snapshots that I've
taken during the last couple of months, mostly winter scenes. Hope
that you enjoy them. I've also added pictures of the Grand-children. This page was developed by John
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