General Chat

Ann,can I be an honorary member.I was born in the Crown Inn on Gumstool Hill Tetbury on a dark and stormy night when my parents were moving from one RAF Camp to another.They stopped over night in Tetbury and I decided to be born three weeks early.My Birth Cert makes for amusing reading-Rose Went to school at Westonbirt

Christine on the local lunchtime TV news, the reporter was staanding in a blizzard on Birdlip and the snow was laying (sticking or whatever you say in your part of the world). here it was raining. So maybe there is snow on the hills. Ann Glos

I shall have a paddy if I can't join Ann-Answer me Rose. Does it count that I still go to The Blue Grass club on a Friday night at Tetbury with the boys from thr Knochdown Band?

I was born in Cheltenham and lived at The Reddings and Churchdown,I've lived in Hampshire for 17 years and still regard Cheltenham as home.I'm hoping we shall return to retire at home,but maybe in Tewkesbury as I've always fancied living there !!!

Live in Cardiff now but up until 2 years ago I lived in Hucclecote, then when first married 25 years ago in Quedgeley (didnt everyone) latterly in Upton St Leonards where ex hubby still lives. My father's family - Dowles and Edwards all come from Gloucestershire, Aylburton, Woolaston and some Taylors in Sharpness - where my father was born.

I'm just over the border in Malvern...but can see you from here...so hellooooo!

Ann I live in cheltenham and can trace family in this area back to the early 1800's Theresa

Lived for a while in Churchdown when I was 11 ( long long time ago! ) I used to love going for a walk up on Churchdown Hill , there was a little Norman church on the top, I remember. Bea.

Hi Ann, all my rellies from Stonehouse, sadly they have all passed now. Used to love sitting in signal box with station master when a kid. Went back last year and the station has become a mass of metal and lost all of its charm.suex

We've just back from the Gloucestershire Family History Society Open Day and spent the rest of the time visiting family.Reading these threads has made me more nostalgic for home,especially Churchdown,my daughters used to have to run up the hill for Cross Country running,while the teachers went up in the car.We always went blackberrying up the hill too.

My mums in Chepstow which is now part of Glous

First married home was in Swindon Village near Cheltenham. I wonder if it is still so quiet there? We used to walk up to the farm to collect fresh eggs. You live in a beautiful county.

The ancient town of Chepstow is still in Monmouthshire/Gwent, the River Wye is the boundary. The bits to the east of the river (Sedbury, Tutshill) are not truly Chepstow.

Hi Ann , live in Australia but ggggrandfather and was born in Littleworth ggggrandmother in Badgeworth, gggrandfather born in Charlton Kings the name is Greening , and Daniels, Lara

Hi Ann. My Mum & Dad live in a little village called Adlestrop...between Stow-on-the-wold & Chipping Norton. My brother lived in Bourton -on-the-water & I used to live in Blockley near Chipping Campden...I now live just across the boarder in Pershore, Worcestershire..

sorry iI can`t be included on this thread then.Thanks Geoff

Nice to see this thread resurrected. Rose, very remiss of me, of course you can be an honourary member, and Kerry Chepstow is so close, you too. I used to live in Lydney and oftten shopped in Chepstow. Quite a few with connections to Churchdown i see which is where we are now and have been since 1992. I know there are others in Gloucester as there was another thread on the subject, somebody in the Forest, and Care in Quedgely. Anyone else not come out from behind the settee yet? Ann Glos

I was born in Australia but have just found out that my father was born in Chepstow & all of his family where from all around that area does that count as I am Half Welsh half English & a true blue Aussie. Cilla From oz. The name is Webb if anyone knows any please let me know Thanks.

My brother has just moved to Gloucestershire, although I don't know what part yet. He's in the RAF so I imagine it must be near a base! Christine

I used to live and work in Lechlade