Have you moved away from Sheffield?

[Arfer Mo]

HI Si@guisborough l see you worked at Porter Plant l worked at the Town Hall with a Bob Porter he was a portly man same as l am now, when ever l have seen the ad; for that firm, l have thought Bob may have been connected,was there a Bob at the firm?.he had one or two sons in the building trade.and lived in that area. Cheers Arfer Mo.

[phil nield]

yes paul, i was dragged kickin & screamin away from sheffield in 1964 when i was eleven in a move by my parents to find "greener grass".leicester is ok but we consequently lost touch with our family in sheffield & at 58yrs old i still miss both sheffield & my family. as i have finally joined the 21st centuray now & got a p.c. i mite be able to do somthing about finding them.

if you intend to up sticks, DON'T BURN YOUR BRIDGES PAL.

[Arfer Mo]

I often get an urge to move away from Sheffield not because i don,t like it here but to broaden or change a life style i have been acustomed to for 43 years.

I would like to hear from anyone who has done that and where and what they are doing now.

I am a family man so stories from single people who have moved to Ibiza for a better nightlife and more birds is,nt relevant in my case.

Have you moved abroad or stayed in this country, Is it the best thing you ever did or can,t wait to get back to Sheffield.

All your stories would be welcome wether they are horror stories or pure bliss and any recomendations would also be adeared to.

 

HI Paul. lv'e read most of your threads and answers, have you decided? nobody will do that for you, but don't leave it too late like me, l was 80 when l sold up and followed my sons and grandkids and came to S/West France, don't let anyone try to tell you they do not like the French, as you will know its who you fall out with individually and not the country they live in, l have yet to dislike any French person in over 7 years, if your'e retired and ready for some peace and quiet l can recommend the rural area of France,you can take your pick lots to chose from, l don't know where you live Paul, but if say youre in the middle bracket of the average working mans home,if you sold i'ii bet you would be able to get a much better home and end up with at least double your bank balance,thats on average. l bought almost an acre of almost level land and had a 2 bed bungalow built with a 12 ft wide and 20ft long garage on this site complete with small swimming pool, and a third of it to garden and fruit trees and more than doubled mine. Cheers and good luck what ever you decide. yours Arfer Mo.

[Cycleracer]

HI Paul. lv'e read most of your threads and answers, have you decided? nobody will do that for you, but don't leave it too late like me, l was 80 when l sold up and followed my sons and grandkids and came to S/West France, don't let anyone try to tell you they do not like the French, as you will know its who you fall out with individually and not the country they live in, l have yet to dislike any French person in over 7 years, if your'e retired and ready for some peace and quiet l can recommend the rural area of France,you can take your pick lots to chose from, l don't know where you live Paul, but if say youre in the middle bracket of the average working mans home,if you sold i'ii bet you would be able to get a much better home and end up with at least double your bank balance,thats on average. l bought almost an acre of almost level land and had a 2 bed bungalow built with a 12 ft wide and 20ft long garage on this site complete with small swimming pool, and a third of it to garden and fruit trees and more than doubled mine. Cheers and good luck what ever you decide. yours Arfer Mo.

Hi Arfer Mo supprised to see this old thread risen again but I haven't done anything yet I'm only 52 so not to in a rush.

The trouble is my work and don't retire till 2019 but thats when I may do something about it, thinking of france to be honest not to far but a complete different lifestyle...

[mary holmes]

I emigrated to Canada in 1970; it was one of the best things I've ever done. Beautiful country, lovely people.

[publisher220]

I lived in Sheffield for 9 years after living in and around Worksop for the previous 20 years. My three kids were all born in the NGH, but we realised that bringing them up in Handsworth was not ideal, so we sold up and moved to Devon in 2000.

 

Devon was nice, but just not quite right, so we moved to West Wales in 2003, and to be absolutely honest it's the best place I have ever lived in. Don't believe all the stories about the Welsh hating the English, it's not all true. We were accepted almost immediately, even in a mainly Welsh speaking area, we only let on some years later that both the wife and I were from Welsh families.

 

If you muck in, help out at local events, let your kids go to the local school, then you soon make friends and contacts. I think this is true for almost everywhere.

[Allen]

Just exiled to Wales myself after 60 years in Sheffield.

It's a total myth about the Welsh hating the English. I've been made very welcome here.

 

I don't miss the potholes in the road one bit!

[pegaso]

PaulTansley I moved from Sheffield in about 1976 not too far tho just to a little village between bawtry and gainsborough but to a completely different life in the country. after being born and bred in attercliffe to living down a country lane with no public transport next to a samllholding/farm, no road lighting and at that time no electricity or gas!! to have dogs cats and horses (I didn,t ride!) fruit trees in the back grden even tho it was hard it seemed like paradise, now I,m older may have to move nearer to family but don.t know whether I could live in a town again