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[TheBoy]

Home for me is the Surrey Hills... Two years in a house in Witley and then a bit later, seven years at boarding school in Witley.

Current house is the longest we have lived anywhere, been here since 2000 It's homely enough, and in a really nice spot. Moving from here will be a decision made by others and will depend on a lot of factors. But will probably be to one of four places: Norfolk Broads, New Forest, Orkney or abroad.

Oddly though, Gatwick Airport actually feels most like home, probably due to spending the bulk of my time there...

Not tempted by Wales then ? We have nice sheep   

I really like Wales, its beautiful, quiet and scenic

But I personally wouldn't want to live there. Certainly not at the moment.

[New POD]

Home for me is the Surrey Hills... Two years in a house in Witley and then a bit later, seven years at boarding school in Witley.

Current house is the longest we have lived anywhere, been here since 2000 It's homely enough, and in a really nice spot. Moving from here will be a decision made by others and will depend on a lot of factors. But will probably be to one of four places: Norfolk Broads, New Forest, Orkney or abroad.

Oddly though, Gatwick Airport actually feels most like home, probably due to spending the bulk of my time there...

Not tempted by Wales then ? We have nice sheep   

And Tidy Wimmin and Dragons. And Rugby. and I'll tell you for why now in a minute.

I was brought up from 10 to 18 in the town I now live in, which is just North of Liverpool on the Coast.  I went to the midlands to a Polytechnic next to a 2 cathedrals (one bombed in the war and one built to replace it) Then I moved to Birmingham set up home with my wife who is also from the same town. My parents moved to Solihul so going back up North to my wife's family didn't feel like home.  In fact I always said I'd never live there.
Eventually we had children and somehow ended up back in the same street as my wife's brother.
We have been here since 1998 - 20 years. Neither of us actually want to live here. We can't afford the house we want to own because this town is overpriced, for various reasons. I have worked in the Midlands (Telford, Derby, Stoke and Wolverhampton) since 2009 and haven't seen more than 4 jobs I could do locally at a rate I'd be prepared to drop to.  So it would make sense if we moved somewhere in the Midlands.
It's just never going to happen.
Wife feels stuck, and obliged to stay to look after her parents. She has friends in the area, I don't.

[ronnyd]

Born near Haverhill and ended up in Bury st Eds. That,s 17miles, not very adventurous is it.

[Mister Rog]

Home for me is the Surrey Hills... Two years in a house in Witley and then a bit later, seven years at boarding school in Witley.

Current house is the longest we have lived anywhere, been here since 2000 It's homely enough, and in a really nice spot. Moving from here will be a decision made by others and will depend on a lot of factors. But will probably be to one of four places: Norfolk Broads, New Forest, Orkney or abroad.

Oddly though, Gatwick Airport actually feels most like home, probably due to spending the bulk of my time there...

Not tempted by Wales then ? We have nice sheep   

I really like Wales, its beautiful, quiet and scenic

But I personally wouldn't want to live there. Certainly not at the moment.

They are very pretty sheep . . . . . . 

[Varche]

Born near Haverhill and ended up in Bury st Eds. That,s 17miles, not very adventurous is it.

Don't worry. When I lived in Hinckley I knew an adult who had never been out of Leicestershire. They lived in Barwell. For them a major excursion was to go to Earl Shilton two miles away. Our next door neighbour had never left Britain - didn't see the need so didn't even have a passport.

 Do you know everyone?

[Bigron]

Ah, but have you got the welly boots? 

Ron.

[ronnyd]

Just got back from Northumberland today. 900 miles in the old Desmond, never missed a beat. So i do manage to get around a bit.

[Varche]

 

[Marks DTM Calib]

It took me about 10yrs to call Brakkers truly my home, rather than just somewhere I lived. I think it finally came about when I revisited my childhood home of my beloved Aylesbury that I realised there was nothing left of what made that home, and, TBH, I didn't like it any more 

Trouble with Brakkers is the town is dying , commercially. Last year was a sad one, when the old, traditional DIY store closed, but the Bone Idle generation makes those any sort of shops unviable.  I'm lucky, as our road has a great community spirit.

I still consider the place I was born as home as well, not that we can get anywhere near our flat, and I can't see the UN giving that up any time soon.

I hear the street firework display is something to behold

[TheBoy]

It took me about 10yrs to call Brakkers truly my home, rather than just somewhere I lived. I think it finally came about when I revisited my childhood home of my beloved Aylesbury that I realised there was nothing left of what made that home, and, TBH, I didn't like it any more 

Trouble with Brakkers is the town is dying , commercially. Last year was a sad one, when the old, traditional DIY store closed, but the Bone Idle generation makes those any sort of shops unviable.  I'm lucky, as our road has a great community spirit.

I still consider the place I was born as home as well, not that we can get anywhere near our flat, and I can't see the UN giving that up any time soon.

I hear the street firework display is something to behold

Even ignoring the 6:30am ones of 4yrs, 11 months ago, we do have some pretty spectacular fireworks in the street. We all bung in £50 or so and someone buys some fireworks and burgers/bangers, drag out a couple of bbqs, and end up in a mucking fuddle.  Then we remember we need to set of some fireworks.

[Nick W]

I hear the street firework display is something to behold

Even ignoring the 6:30am ones of 4yrs, 11 months ago, we do have some pretty spectacular fireworks in the street. We all bung in £50 or so and someone buys some fireworks and burgers/bangers, drag out a couple of bbqs, and end up in a mucking fuddle.  Then we remember we need to set off some fireworks.

So you went into the garage, and a new legend began...............

[TheBoy]

I hear the street firework display is something to behold

Even ignoring the 6:30am ones of 4yrs, 11 months ago, we do have some pretty spectacular fireworks in the street. We all bung in £50 or so and someone buys some fireworks and burgers/bangers, drag out a couple of bbqs, and end up in a mucking fuddle.  Then we remember we need to set off some fireworks.

So you went into the garage, and a new legend began...............

I'm not sure Mrs TB has gotten over the last episode yet, so I'm trying to refrain from blowing up another...

[Rods2]

It took me about 10yrs to call Brakkers truly my home, rather than just somewhere I lived. I think it finally came about when I revisited my childhood home of my beloved Aylesbury that I realised there was nothing left of what made that home, and, TBH, I didn't like it any more 

Trouble with Brakkers is the town is dying , commercially. Last year was a sad one, when the old, traditional DIY store closed, but the Bone Idle generation makes those any sort of shops unviable.  I'm lucky, as our road has a great community spirit.

I still consider the place I was born as home as well, not that we can get anywhere near our flat, and I can't see the UN giving that up any time soon.

I hear the street firework display is something to behold

Even ignoring the 6:30am ones of 4yrs, 11 months ago, we do have some pretty spectacular fireworks in the street. We all bung in £50 or so and someone buys some fireworks and burgers/bangers, drag out a couple of bbqs, and end up in a mucking fuddle.  Then we remember we need to set of some fireworks.

Didn't realise you felt the need to wait to November the 5th?

[Rods2]

Pre-1840's & the coming of the railways it was normal to venture no further than your village & local town unless you were Lord Opti rich and went of the Grand European tour, a hawker going from area to area selling your wares or in the armed forces.