Island in the sun

Sheppey United 4 East Preston 0

Hold the front page, the trains worked. All left on time and even though I only had three minutes for my connection at Sittingbourne, it was not an issue. My first ever visit to the Isle Of Sheppey, I'm not sure what I expected but it did not turn out to particularly be a green and pleasant land in the area that I saw. An impressive bridge that you crossed on the rail to herald your arrival, after that it was a 15-20 minute walk along a fairly busy, residential road.
I saw a roadside sign advertising the game which immediately lifted the pressure from finding the ground, I was in good time so kept walking to see if I could find some lunch. I eventually bumped into an area called 'halfway' that is the rough halfway spot between the three island towns. I discovered a nice little cafe called 'Emily At Twenty-One'.  It was so ridiculously warm that I chose to sit outside and for the first time ever in my groundhopping days, lunched on macaroni cheese with chorizo which came served on the sort of plate you got when you went camping with the scouts.. Filling, but very tasty.
The ground itself was nice. A reasonable stand, a nice upstairs clubhouse that gave an interesting view down on the ground, tea hut facilities, a mascot and a giant minion in one corner of the ground!
The game itself turned out to be a comfortable home win for Sheppey. Three up by half time, they cruised through the second half adding one more towards the end.
A town who are rightly proud of their club, do visit if you can.