General Chat

Colin, as far as I know no celebs there when we were there. Hope to go back there sometime.

Ann
Glos

Dawnie, when the children were young we spent many hours on beaches in Devon and cornwall in the rain.

Interesting that your OH's granddad was a stonemason who worked on the Abbey. Wonderful building but the monks were not much liked by the people who lived in Buckfast/Buckfastleigh. tony's parents are buried in the graveyard of the church on the hill Buckfast, which unfortunately is ruins now, albeit lovely ruins, since it was torched a few years ago.

Ann
Glos

Ann, No we were serving the Clowance Country Club 1995-1999, nice establishment. Don't know how about thse days but it used to attract a fair few celebs for the peace and quiet in the 1990's

Colin,
January 2003, lovely site isn't it and we were able to see lots of gardens while we were down there.

Ann
Glos

Ann

My hubby was born in newton Abbot and on my wall I have a painting of the clock tower there that he did.


Another little fact hubbys granddad who was a stonemason worked on buckfastleigh abbey.

And when we drive down hubby knows he is 'home' when the soil turns red.
Went at Eatser one year when we just had the two kiddies and it was raining and we travelled down by train but all laddo wanted to do was go to the beach, didnt matter how much it was raining or how cold thats all he wanted to do must be like his dad as he could spend hours on the beach. And it wasnt a case of laddo never seeing the sea or beach as at the time we lived in Hastings so could go when ever he wanted but never asked to.

Ann...do you mean Clowance Country Club...if so when? I had the grocery and newspaper contract for the timeshare lodges??

I love Devon and Cornwall. Tony was born in Totnes, grew up in Buckfastleigh and went to school in Totnes. He left Devon when he joined the RN, We spent a lot of time in Buckfast in the 50s until 70s when his dad remarried (his Mum died in 1958), but we have always had lots of holidays in both Devon and Cornwall as we had friends who moved from Devon (Plympton) to Cornwall (St Austell) and back to Devon (Exmouth), and I have a cousin in St Austell (Porthpean actually). Every year when the children were young we had two weeks in St Austell. But we have stayed all over, more recently we stayed in Clowance Cornwall, St Mellion, Cornwall, Torquay Devon. Our friends moved out of Cornwall because it all became too commercialised and they wanted to be near their daughter who lives in Newton Abbott. But I miss staying in st Austell.

Ann
Glos

Hi All,

Love the south west and spent many happy years in my village shop 6 miles from Helston and Colin know the Gosport and Pompey areas so well...Still & West in old Pompey before heading back to Queen Street for a 'meesy burger' from the van outside HMS Nelson's wardroom

Hi Waveyone :):) Thank you for your PM I have replied :) Falmouth I have been to, it is a lovely place :):)

Hi Joyce :):)

I wish for you a really lovely reunion :):) What a beautiful place to have that reunion in to :):)

hi all
as you no Colin im hoping to go in may to Gunwalloe to visit my cousin the last time i was there was in 1946 in porthallow when i was 6yrs old realy looking forward to meet my cousin after 62 yrs
Dutchxx

Hello everyone, just to let you know I live in Falmouth Cornwall and love the place, but i was born in Hampshire................
colin I have sent you a pm, hope you dont mind...

even though hubby moved away in 1971 he still says things that are real Devon talk like he doesnt say great its gurt and says alright me handsome/beauty can hear his gran saying it as well

Brilliant news :):) Have a good meeting you guys :):)

practically neighbours lol will be seeing each other soon! xxxxx

Hi Phyliss :)

I have been near to Helston a few times :) Flambards village is a place I have vistited a few times, we generally take others down with us when we visit just to show them the victorian villages there :)

Hi Sheila :):)

I keep promising myself to spend more out of season time down that way. When I see places mentioned I suddenly realize more and more that I have seen so little of the place. Just the thought of coming back from a nice walk and sitting by that cosy fire sounds lovely :):)


Ellan, Laura :):) Without me being to nosey sorry, are you two pretty close to each other :) I have met a few people local to me through threads etc :) Its nice when it happens :)

Used to live in a cornish village called Ahston nr to Helston for 18 months before OH wanted to come back home to scotland. I used to walk children to a village school in Breage. it was a lovely school.

~~~~~~~ waves back! see you soon!
Laura xxxx

We love Cornwall - off there at the end of Jan for a week. I like it out of season - lots of walks and a nice cosy cottage with a fire to come back to! Last year we were just outside Port Isaac, this time we're going near St Mawes on the south coast.

Hi Ellan :):)

The West country really is a beautiful place and I always feel so tranquil and at peace there in the surroundings. I have a certain respect though for those that live there because they have put up with so much over the years. As an outsider I walk in and take an enjoyment from the area although speaking to locals also try to understand if just a little of the harder times that they face each day. Those summer smiles can hide a winters worries so well.