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AlgeswifeVal Sun 22-Nov-15 13:49:06

I am curious to know if there are any other gransnetters in my home town of Chelmsford. I notice on the threads that in Colchester they meet up. Colchester is fairly near to Chelmsford.

petra Sun 22-Nov-15 13:51:04

I'm in Southend. I'm pretty certain there is a member in Chelmsford.

Lellyb Sun 22-Nov-15 17:51:33

Hi AlgeswifeVal. I'm in Chelmsford.

Pittcity Sun 22-Nov-15 20:25:59

Have you looked at the local sites for Chelmsford and Essex? You can find them through the LOCAL tab above. Why not suggest a time and place that suits you for a meetup and see if anyone is interested.
I am one of the Colchester gransnetters and you are welcome to join us if you can travel.
I would try to come to a Chelmsford meetup if one was organised.

AlgeswifeVal Mon 23-Nov-15 20:56:27

I was reading on here about your meet up in Colchester Pitt city, that's what inspired me to see if there was any members in Chelmsford. So, hello to Lellyb. Maybe us chelmsford people could meet with you some time.

AlgeswifeVal Mon 23-Nov-15 21:09:32

Hello Petra. I walk in southend a few times in the summer. I get the X30 to bus station then walk to Leigh on sea along the sea front. Or walk from Shoeburyness to southend. Always have fish and chips and a Rossi. Thanks for your feedback on my thread. Val

Lellyb Mon 23-Nov-15 21:24:03

Hi fellow Chelmsfordians (is that what we're called?). How about a meet up tues, 26 jan ? Pub/ cafe/ restaurant???

Bring us some post christmas cheer in a possibly gloomy january!

AlgeswifeVal Mon 23-Nov-15 21:39:06

Sounds good, we can pencil it in. A bit far off to make definite arrangements at the moment. I wonder if there are any more Chelmsfordians and whether we can meet with the Colchesterians sometime.
What area of Chelmsford are you from?

Lellyb Mon 23-Nov-15 21:43:12

Pencilled in. ?. Im between Pleshey, Good Easter and chignals. You?

AlgeswifeVal Mon 23-Nov-15 22:09:14

Great Baddow.

Daisyanswerdo Mon 23-Nov-15 22:25:12

H'mm! I was born in Little Baddow. I live in Sussex now but think of myself as an Essex Girl.

Teetime Tue 24-Nov-15 08:41:00

I used to live in Springfield. I must say the Gransnet local site for Chelmsford is brilliant - I'm using it as a role model for the South Leicestershire site.

Lellyb Tue 24-Nov-15 08:41:55

Daisy - you can take girl out of Essex, but you cant take the Essex out of the girl eh ?

Pittcity Tue 24-Nov-15 09:23:14

Sadly the Chelmsford local no longer has an editor. Anyone interested?

Teetime Tue 24-Nov-15 09:43:41

That is a shame its a brilliant site it must have taken hours of work to get all that information on there. Its taking me ages to do a few at a time and that one is very well established.

Lellyb Tue 24-Nov-15 10:36:08

I could give it a go, but wonder how much time it would take to keep it running well. I work four days a week so don't have loads of spare time.

Pittcity, do you have any idea of what it takes it time/effort.

Pittcity Tue 24-Nov-15 19:30:17

Lellyb a local editor can spend as much or as little time on the site as they wish. I run both Colchester and the Essex site, so the Chelmsford editor can concentrate on the City. As the site is already well populated it will be a case of keeping an eye on what's put on there and encouraging others to add stuff. GNHQ will back you up. Drop them an email and give it a go.

Daisyanswerdo Tue 24-Nov-15 23:48:36

True, Lellyb. Proud to be an Essex girl!

NanaandGrampy Thu 04-Feb-16 15:08:56

Hello !! Another Essexite here . I'm in Basildon . Is there still a Chelmsford meet up going on ?

downtoearth Thu 04-Feb-16 15:45:12

N&G I am an ex Basildonite,moved to Norfolk 8 years ago,still have friends and family there smile..

Pittcity Thu 04-Feb-16 21:43:13

Don't think there is a Chelmsford meetup planned yet. It just needs someone to suggest a time and place.
NanaandGrampy why not suggest a meetup in Basildon?

Pittcity Mon 18-Apr-16 09:14:17

Hoping to arrange a Colchester meetup soon. Here is the link to the thread bit.ly/1pazvYT

And a meetup in Norwich is in the offing bit.ly/1pazyEf

Anywhere in Essex? bit.ly/1pazFQ1