Comments on: Oatlands owner is told to remove Spiegel tent

By: pb falla

pb falla — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:51:42 +0000

Its just a very sad loss,i doubt the finance ever visited such a class establishment,to busy drinking Pimms in a town bistro with no atmosphere,full of glass,chrome with men and women in suits

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By: I am Deer

I am Deer — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:07:52 +0000

PB, you’re hilarious…

Another Guernsey Shambles I expect. Do you think maybe the finance sector is what caused it to leave?

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By: I am Deer

I am Deer — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:06:02 +0000

So I was pretty much spot on Scarlett. That’s pretty good considering I never actually went in. From what you said my idea sounds better than the real thing.

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By: Scarlett

Scarlett — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:41:34 +0000

It was a big, soulless wooden tent structure, all bling on the outside but b*gger all on the inside, with no relevance to Guernsey or Oatlands, and should never have been put there….

rather reminds me of the gentleman himself.

Like all things to do with planning, Mr KK undoubtedly enjoyed putting it there just to test the waters and see how far he can push the envelope.

I can only hope that he accompanies it back to Jersey from whence he came- on a one way ticket – and that may just be the case, from what I’ve heard…….

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By: Grala

Grala — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:55:28 +0000

So I probably don’t need to live the rest of my life regretting the fact that I never went, good to know.

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By: David

David — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:13:20 +0000

I will beleive it when I see it.. Mr KK will no doubt push it to/past its deadline… I hope he goes with it back to Jersey or wherever it is he hails from !

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By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:23:25 +0000

Stiletto

I doubt many Sixth Formers would even entertain posting on This is Guernsey- they probably regard the subjects as political, and therefore boring in their view. Some, however, would find such online debate stimulating.

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By: Stiletto

Stiletto — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:38:47 +0000

@ Oh Dear

Didn’t take your post as ‘knocking’ Ed. I agree with you. Sometimes Ed is slapped down due his way of putting over his points, they do seem to irk some posters.

There are not enough youngsters on these threads, in fact, are there any, other than Ed? I would love to see his generation get involved, the only other young man I know of on the site is Alastair Cross, who posts eloquently ref the skate park.

Get to it Ed, bring your friends in who have something to add.

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By: Stiletto

Stiletto — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:23:17 +0000

Whilst no fan of this monstrosity, and I did go in it once, under duress but happy to oblige some of my smallies. I have no doubt that it proved to be a attraction for some and they will miss it.

The sad thing is that it was entirely in keeping with the way Oatlands is and has become; a far cry from the original concept of a complex restored and built around wonderful ancient brick kilns, an old Guernsey home, two barns and areas which I believe were at one time designated for growing lavender. An opportunity to observe skilled potters hand throwing and then purchase their wares was not a novelty since there were at the time several small outlets on the island.

However Oatlands coupled this with areas where it was possible to see the product from infancy, decorators applying their skills and, a showroom where finished items could be purchased. No out of keeping ‘restaurant’, a simple cafe with the aforementioned tea garden.

I very much doubt that the owners have the inititive or conviction to bring Oatlands back to it’s former popular days, so we could be stuck with another first class opportunity gone to waste.

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By: bcb

bcb — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:02:36 +0000

In your opinion Ed

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By: PLP

PLP — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:51:22 +0000

There’s no fooling you Ed!

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By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:16:36 +0000

Sorry, I meant ‘their’ names.

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By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:15:57 +0000

But, PLP and IWV, until the customers have received their meals, calling bog standard food it’s beautiful French name is merely a deceptive front.

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By: plp

plp — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:18:29 +0000

I’m probably not the best person to ask Ed, I don’t think my palate has ever been called refined!

IWV has got the gist though, a rebrand and change in presentation can work wonders…..particularly with the naive. You could do chaud chiens (hot dogs) and cheval saucissons (beef sausages)

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By: Oh Dear

Oh Dear — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:13:27 +0000

Seven pixies and a dead gnome. There is also the added feature of the worlds largest marshmallow, well a photo of the worlds largest marshmallow.

In other words I ‘unno.

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