Where are we all

Welcome Mobell - I live on the remote Kintyre peninsula, overlooking the sea to the islands of Islay and Jura.

Thanks all for the welcome hellos, we moved to Orkney 5 years ago from Stockton but now the lure of GC are calling us back. It is absolutely beautiful here and I work in the community as a nurse so am out and about, but miss my chicks too much to stay.

Hi merlotgran and Gwendy63 and Mobell!

Hi! I live in Cambrigeshire but I'm from the Isle of Wight.

Malvern Worcestershire. Moved here nearly 3 years ago and am not moving again, we love it here.

Have also lived in:

Parkstone
Hereford
Birmingham
Amersham
Leek Wootton (Warwick)
Solihull
Oxshott

but Malvern is best!

Live in suffolk , nice , in essex before that , now about 10 miles from coast so very easy to get to

Hello again Kate

gwendy hello, my DH Aunt has just moved into Richmond from one of the small villages where the bus routes had been taken away and being alone was isolated, even the small shop had gone. She can now wander across to the shops and seems to have settled well.

Now living in Sydney, originally from Yorkshire.

Hi I'm from Richmond, North Yorkshire; born in Leeds and brought up in Keighley

Hi Mobell that is some move, I am in Newcastle not too far from Stockton. Welcome to Gransnet.

My goodness that is some move Mobell do you know Stockton ?

Welcome, Mobell!

Moving to Stockton on Tees though

Just joined the site I live in Orkney

skyesgran have a friend in penzance Newlyn have stayed there is beautiful.Originally from Essex now mid Norfolk

HI Silkycat, I just joined the site, I live in Essex too, on Canvey Island, its very near to Southend, do you live any where near there, Specialmo

I live in Guisborough and I like Saltburn

I'm a north Londoner, now living on Hayling Island, near Portsmouth.

Hi Flower - DH Welsh and and I have lived here for over 20 years. In France the house is on Dordogne/Lot and Garonne borders - have had the house for 15 years and spent about 4-5 months there every year since. We hope when things are settled to maybe move to the edge of a ville - have a bit smaller garden etc. House here on the market but of course things are very slow - back to France next week.

That should have read BRITISH enclave. I have got nothing against the English except when they beat us at rugby.

Bez I live in the Lot department and have done for almost twelve years. Moved here with my husband but now a widow. I dont regret moving here. I live in a small friendly village and although I spend time walking with a British single friend I do try to be as integrated as possible. The worst thing you can do is to live in an English enclave. By the way I am Welsh.

Leeds, West Yorkshire

hi Absent _my parents bought the house during the war - my Dad was working on radar at EMI in Hayes so in a reserved occupation - in the Home Guard too and did firewatch locally. Our house was built just before the war and then the remainder of the houses in the road finished after. I went to grammar school in islewort so went passed Hounslow Heath every day on the 116 bus!
My parents remained living in the house for the rest of their lives and it was finally sold in in 2005.

Hi Bez I was born near Heathrow too. In fact, my parents bought their house before the airport was constructed (actually before the house was constructed too as they bought it as part of a new development in 1937). I used to go riding on Hounslow Heath. I was at university in Surrey and then lived in West London until two years ago when I moved to the North-East. I am planning to emigrate to New Zealand within the next twelve months.

Hello, Bez, I used to live in Thiviers and then in Cazals, but now I live in Haute Savoie because I love the mountains.