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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 6 Dec 2010 22:02

Small world Thorney.

Thorney

Thorney Report 6 Dec 2010 19:31

Hi Ann
Jubliee road is up by Nass lane.
I use to live at Primrose Way just up the road from Cherry Walk for 2 years from 97 and I lived just over the road from the Queen St junction :)

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 6 Dec 2010 15:59

Thorney we lived in Cherry Walk off Woodland Rise. Had a lovely view of the severn Bridge from the kitchen window. Daughter lived in Lydney when married to her first husband, she lived first in Queen Street (off Albert Street) then Cherry Walk (by then we had moved to Bedfordshire). I am trying to place Jubilee Road.

*$parkling $andie*

*$parkling $andie* Report 6 Dec 2010 15:35

Hey Matthew~~

I didn't start it .lol.. I'm an up town girl.

I'm pure as the driven snow which is lying 6 inches deep now:)

Bring on the Turkey stuffing jokes ...what ever they are !

*•.¸ (¯`*•.*•.¸ (¯`*•.¸$parkling$andie¸.•*´¯)¸.•¸ ¸.•*´¯)¸.•*

JackInTheBox

JackInTheBox Report 6 Dec 2010 13:18

Lol Penfold

It would depend if you can keep me to the standards which im accustomed too :)))))

MaccollFan1

MaccollFan1 Report 6 Dec 2010 09:40

Honestly, Penfold and Sandie!

This thread has gone right downmarket... :)

I fear we are just moments away from turkey-stuffing jokes.

Penfold

Penfold Report 4 Dec 2010 20:07

Me dad used to shine a UV light on the bed to make sure I wasn't up to anything norti. lol :o))))

*$parkling $andie*

*$parkling $andie* Report 4 Dec 2010 20:00

Ooh ...
Naughty Penfold. either way!!!!!

Penfold

Penfold Report 4 Dec 2010 19:37

Btw I said shacking, not sha@@ing up.............The latter tends to stain the sheets. lol :o)))))))))))

Penfold

Penfold Report 4 Dec 2010 19:33

I live in Essex too JIB.............Fancy shacking up. lol :o)))))

Thorney

Thorney Report 4 Dec 2010 18:33

Hello Ann
I went to Whitecross from 1985 - 1990.
My better half lived at Jubilee Road,Lydney and it turned out my Great Uncle x2 had lived in the same street 2 house's up.

Hello Jude
Its great to see some local people,I have distance relatives in Abergervenny

GRMarilyn

GRMarilyn Report 4 Dec 2010 14:54

Hi Sue Maid,

You can look me up anytime when your in Devon .......if you so wish !

I do lovely Devon Cream Teas.......your more than welcome .

Marilyn x

Merlin

Merlin Report 4 Dec 2010 14:40

Maggie, Winchester is a very interesting place ,Lots of history there.**M**.

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 4 Dec 2010 11:29

I live in Australia just south of Sydney between the mountains and the sea. I was born in England but grew up here in Aus. I love the UK and I've seen many places as a "tourist". No matter where I've been people have been warm and welcoming and more than happy to show off their beautiful towns or villages. One of my favourite places is Devon. I have ancestors from Lympstone, Dawlish, Whimple, Rockbeare and various other places in the area but I guess I'm still a tourist. Remind me not to look you up next time I'm in your part of the lovely Devon, Eddie.

S

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 4 Dec 2010 11:10

I live in Winchester, have done for the past 20 odd years - prior to living here, I'd moved 27 times - before I was 30!
I live in a solid-built 1920's council house - the first place I've ever lived with full central heating and double glazing.
Not sure if it's Winchester or the house that stops me from moving, having previously lived in chilly caravans, a converted double decker bus, draughty houses and even a tent for 6 months - a snug house is very tempting!
Winchester is a lovely place, with easy access via public transport (I don't drive) to Southampton, Portsmouth, Petersfield etc.
I've loved lots of the other places I've lived too. Mevagissey, Horrabridge in Devon, The Shetlands, Kirkpatrick Fleming (Dumfries & Galloway), Callington. Lossiemouth, Malta - all had their appeal, some had their 'downside' - isolation, accommodation etc.

*$parkling $andie*

*$parkling $andie* Report 4 Dec 2010 03:17

I live in South East Wales, near to Ebbw Vale in Gwent.
Also not far from Abergavenny... I think Jude was reffering to me when she mentioned it :)lol

I was brought up in a small country village mid way between those 2 towns, Clydach, an idyllic place to live when I was a child,but the school , post office and shops,even the pubs have now closed ,no mains gas, no telephone box.

When we married we moved near to Ebbw Vale , where we both worked..
It's much higher up than Clydach,but has beautiful views and closer to amenities.I can walk to the 2 nearest towns (opposite directions)in 20 mins.
The Steelworks have closed but the site has been rejuvenated with a most up to date hosp being one of facities there, we had the very last Garden Festival in 1991,whilst retaining some of the'country' features is now an out of town large shopping outlet.
It's a lot colder but it's where we made our home and children grew up , we get a fair dose of snow (4 inches fell today) we have good (some not so good ) neighbours. We have a scenic park area a minute away,with a natural lake, which I walk thro nearly every day...so yes I like living where we are:))

Sandie.

Jean (Monmouth)

Jean (Monmouth) Report 3 Dec 2010 19:48

I live in Monmouthshire, the countryside part and it is beautiful. Getting a bit overrun with incomers now, but the country and villages stay the same. Lots of older residents prefer not to shop in Monmouth now as too many people with no understanding of our slower way of life getting here now.

Libby

Libby Report 3 Dec 2010 18:29

I also live In North Wales - Conwy County but born and bred in Liverpool.

Both the town I live in and the town I work in rely heavily on holiday makers to boost our economy, a large percentage of our job opportinities are because of holiday makers and many our seasonal.

I too like the holiday season but have to admit that I welcome the end of October every year when I can walk on the pavements without bumping into someone who suddenly decides to stop "dead" - I normally walk on the road and take my chances with the traffic, much safer. lol

Wouldn't have it any other way though. I used to holiday here myself and loved it - that's why I come to live here in the first place.

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 3 Dec 2010 18:08

I live in Denbighshire , North Wales
and i love here, like ValerieM it took a while to settle in ,have been here 23 yrs now would'nt change it . i'm also from North London .
Hazelx

Julia

Julia Report 3 Dec 2010 18:05

Tecwyn, that is a lovely attitude to have towards visitors.
Thank you.
Julia in Derbyshire