Langaleah
14-12-2012, 05:21 PM
Was just wondering where you are all from?

Seeing if anyone is near me :)
I'm from a small town in Blaenau Gwent (south Wales)

funemnx
14-12-2012, 06:20 PM
Cambridgeshire :)

scottishlass
14-12-2012, 06:29 PM
I am in Edinburgh in scotland :)

toddlers896
14-12-2012, 06:38 PM
ime all the way from bonnie scotland but have been down south for the last 14 years. Living in Cambridgeshire near my CM buddy funemx:clapping:

gegele
14-12-2012, 06:46 PM
essex :thumbsup:

cathtee
14-12-2012, 06:58 PM
Birmingham :D

emarshall82
14-12-2012, 07:07 PM
Redditch x

dette
14-12-2012, 07:20 PM
cumbria x :)

lozzy23
14-12-2012, 07:32 PM
Bedfordshire:thumbsup:

k1rstie
14-12-2012, 09:19 PM
Berkshire
X x X

MagdalenaS
14-12-2012, 09:23 PM
Szczecin thats Polish sea side.
I live in London for 10 years now
:)

Dragonfly
14-12-2012, 09:25 PM
Ga Ga land thats Suffolk!

Daisy De
14-12-2012, 09:31 PM
Originally from Dorset, now living in Wiltshire :waving:

nikki thomson
14-12-2012, 10:00 PM
Wiltshire baby :). X

Paulab
14-12-2012, 10:33 PM
I'm in Bristol :-)

heidilunn
14-12-2012, 11:12 PM
plymouth :clapping:

Jenna
15-12-2012, 09:59 AM
I'm a Welsh Childminder too. I live half way between Builth Wells and Brecon in Mid Wales

bunyip
15-12-2012, 10:08 AM
The Kingdom of the Faeries. I'm a changeling. :)

manjay
15-12-2012, 11:46 AM
I am in Flintshire, North Wales so opposite end of the country to you.

Hope you manage to find someone close by:thumbsup:

ruby
15-12-2012, 04:52 PM
I am South Wales too , Vale of Glamorgan
according to my Hubby its about 40/50 miles away from you

Cathy

WibbleWobble
15-12-2012, 05:32 PM
south cheshire

wibble x

loocyloo
15-12-2012, 06:34 PM
born in wales, lived in south of england until 18mths ago, now in north yorkshire :D

tulip0803
15-12-2012, 09:07 PM
In south west Wales:thumbsup: Carmarthenshire

linda2girls
15-12-2012, 09:51 PM
Cambridgeshire.

silvermist
15-12-2012, 10:01 PM
Im in Norfolk:)

Langaleah
15-12-2012, 10:19 PM
Ooo lovely to see all your reply's! Only a copple from Wales so far then lol :D

Maza
15-12-2012, 10:32 PM
Born and bred in Manchester but now live in Wimbledon. x

bernesewalking
16-12-2012, 08:05 AM
Lovely Dorset x

JulieA
16-12-2012, 10:25 AM
I'm in Bristol :-)

Me too! :clapping:

Daisy De
16-12-2012, 10:26 AM
Lovely Dorset x

Whereabouts, I'm originally from Swanage :)

rachelmama
16-12-2012, 10:30 AM
hiya I am south wales to :D

Langaleah
16-12-2012, 10:37 AM
Oo where abouts in South Wales? I live in a small town in gwent xx

bernesewalking
16-12-2012, 10:53 AM
Whereabouts, I'm originally from Swanage :)

I'm near sturminster Newton and Blandford. :)

Daisy De
16-12-2012, 12:36 PM
I'm near sturminster Newton and Blandford. :)

I will wave next time I go down to Dorset and through Blandford :waving:

lynncjt
16-12-2012, 04:41 PM
I'm near sturminster Newton and Blandford. :)

That takes me back.... As a child I was in Bere Regis, my dad was a farmer and Sturminster Newton market was a permanent fixture on the calendar for mondays! I was a tom boy and spent most of my holidays following my dad round!

Moved to Bournemouth then Staines (near Heathrow) and now up in Aberdeenshire! Talk about contrasts!

rachelmama
16-12-2012, 06:04 PM
hiya wear abouts in bleanau gwent are you :D coz i am also bleanau gwent

Langaleah
16-12-2012, 06:09 PM
Brynmawr? Donno if you know it. Where are you from? Xx

SYLVIA
16-12-2012, 06:47 PM
Im in Orpington, in Kent

kelz_wilko
16-12-2012, 08:53 PM
im in south wales, swansea anyone else there??

WibbleWobble
16-12-2012, 08:55 PM
I'm near sturminster Newton and Blandford. :)

and i will pop in for a cuppa when i am visiting my aunty in sturminster marshall!


wibble x

SammyL
16-12-2012, 09:45 PM
I am in Flintshire, North Wales so opposite end of the country to you.

Hope you manage to find someone close by:thumbsup:

Hey, I'm from Flintshire originally. All my family still live there but I live in Manchester now x

Miss it lots xx

SammyL
16-12-2012, 09:47 PM
Manchester, close to Trafford Centre.

Would love to meet some other childminders as I don't know many people here x

Langaleah
16-12-2012, 10:53 PM
I love to meet some childminder near me x

Samcat
16-12-2012, 11:04 PM
Surrey, but from Caldicot originally!

saintsue
17-12-2012, 09:39 AM
Manchester, close to Trafford Centre.

Would love to meet some other childminders as I don't know many people here x

Hi i am 10 mins from Trafford centre in Bolton xxxxx

jillplum
17-12-2012, 02:32 PM
The beautiful city of Durham

nannysue
17-12-2012, 03:54 PM
Me too! :clapping:

i'm close ....... Sunny( but not at the moment) Clevedon by the sea :)

TraceyC
17-12-2012, 04:16 PM
i'm close ....... Sunny( but not at the moment) Clevedon by the sea :)

I am from the Cotswolds - anyone else nearby? x

wendywu
17-12-2012, 05:18 PM
Down south, in Surrey :D

SammyL
18-12-2012, 12:19 PM
Hi i am 10 mins from Trafford centre in Bolton xxxxx

I literally live a couple of mins from the Trafford Centre...there's a childminding group on at the local Sure Start centre on Wednesday mornings if you're ever free. I'm going tomorrow xx

jelly15
18-12-2012, 12:30 PM
West Wales on the Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire Boarder

zillervalley
19-12-2012, 06:13 PM
He He I am not saying yet in case you guess who is your secret Santa , :laughing:

barbarella68
19-12-2012, 06:23 PM
Wiltshire. Between Swindon and Chippenham.

Zoomie
19-12-2012, 06:55 PM
Bedfordshire but originally from South Africa

sineadquinn
19-12-2012, 09:35 PM
Bedfordshire too. :-)

helengreen13
20-12-2012, 07:04 AM
Historical Lincoln x

catlyn
20-12-2012, 11:15 AM
A very wet and windy County Durham

pat75
20-12-2012, 11:39 AM
Hi, originally I'm from Poland, now living in London.

jillplum
20-12-2012, 01:49 PM
A very wet and windy County Durham

Oh yes it most certainly is wet and windy!

Alex Knopp
20-12-2012, 07:40 PM
Were from Chirk in Wrexham.

Tick Tock Childcare Ltd and Tick Tock Childminders.

Handing in the CSSIW Form for the Nursery tomorrow, wish us luck.

Cottonsocks
29-12-2012, 08:48 PM
I'm in Narberth, Pembrokeshire working with my husband who's a Childminder too.

TAZ
30-12-2012, 10:46 PM
I'm near St Albans & Harpenden

noreenismail
30-12-2012, 11:00 PM
Manchester, close to Trafford Centre.

Would love to meet some other childminders as I don't know many people here x

I'm from Manchester too, but on the edge of levenshulme and heaton chapel.

mrstom
30-12-2012, 11:30 PM
I'm from Manchester too, but on the edge of levenshulme and heaton chapel.

I'm a born and bred Manc.

DH is a (posh!) Heaton Moor lad but too many of his family live on the doorstep so we've settled in Bramhall.

Near enough for them to visit easily but not near enough to visit without a call first to check if we're in :D

WibbleWobble
31-12-2012, 10:44 AM
I'm a born and bred Manc.

DH is a (posh!) Heaton Moor lad but too many of his family live on the doorstep so we've settled in Bramhall.

Near enough for them to visit easily but not near enough to visit without a call first to check if we're in :D

I am Manc born and bred too (st mary's -the VERY old bit) 7 generations manc too...

spent first few years of my life in Gee cross (hyde)....Dr Shipman was my grans GP (he had a lovely bedside manner:eek:)

then left to move to Chester and had my ee bah gumm thumped out of me

still in cheshire bit not as posh as Chester

wibble xxx

manjay
31-12-2012, 11:55 AM
Were from Chirk in Wrexham.

Tick Tock Childcare Ltd and Tick Tock Childminders.

Handing in the CSSIW Form for the Nursery tomorrow, wish us luck.

I am on the Flintshire/Wrexham border so you are not too far from me. Good luck with your application:thumbsup:

RuthJ
05-01-2013, 09:14 AM
I'm in wrexham too :waving:

cymraes
05-01-2013, 05:13 PM
Im in Gwynedd area (North Wales) any more childminder or a group around this area?

Michelleharney
07-01-2013, 11:23 AM
I'm michelle from bracknell in berkshire, hi everyone x

Em6358
27-01-2013, 09:15 PM
I am in Haverfordwest, pembrokeshire and desperate to join a child minding group,,,,,,,,,are there any out there?!!

Cottonsocks
28-01-2013, 08:11 AM
I am in Haverfordwest, pembrokeshire and desperate to join a child minding group,,,,,,,,,are there any out there?!!

I think there's one held in Haverfordwest. Best bet is to ring Family Information Service. They might know. I'm in Narberth & went along a couple of times several years ago, then I finished work too late to get there.
Cath x

Paulab
28-01-2013, 11:38 PM
i'm close ....... Sunny( but not at the moment) Clevedon by the sea :)


My in laws live in clevedon & my hubby grew up there, my twin lads 6.5 are often on the seafront crabbing or scooting with Grandad :-)

thills
29-01-2013, 07:45 AM
I am in wet and taking West Sussex right by the sea :)

saly
29-01-2013, 09:27 AM
I am in London

danielleadd86
24-02-2013, 06:51 PM
[QUOTE=Langaleah;1189599]Was just wondering where you are all from?

Seeing if anyone is near me :)
I'm from a small town in Blaenau Gwent (south Wales)[/QUOT

Im frim caerphilly(machen)

Langaleah
24-02-2013, 08:16 PM
Oh really. My oh works in ystra mynach. Xx

Jexer72
24-02-2013, 08:21 PM
Anyone else from Somerset or am I the only one? Lots from Wales :)

supermumy
24-02-2013, 08:36 PM
I'm south east London

lubeam
24-02-2013, 08:38 PM
South Yorkshire :)

shortstuff
24-02-2013, 08:39 PM
im at the centre of the south coast, just outside Southampton

happyhome
24-02-2013, 10:46 PM
Im from Walsall in the West Midlands

vikiwizz
24-02-2013, 11:04 PM
I'm michelle from bracknell in berkshire, hi everyone x

I'm also from Bracknell :)

ivy
06-03-2013, 08:26 PM
I am from a small county village , Llangadog near Llandovery near Carmarthen lol

Nicola Carlyle
06-03-2013, 08:54 PM
Sunny wiltshire

Mice and Toad
07-03-2013, 08:55 AM
I am from Oxfordshire, Thame.

Kerry84
07-03-2013, 09:42 AM
I am from Norwich, Norfolk :)

jax clinch
13-03-2013, 08:48 PM
I'm from a village just north of Lincoln x

wendy222
13-03-2013, 09:12 PM
im from sheffield south yorkshire :thumbsup:

Amandak28
05-06-2013, 02:36 PM
Im from croydon. Sun i shining brightly today :-) x

Smileyface
05-06-2013, 02:54 PM
Middlesex here :)

charlottenash
05-06-2013, 03:15 PM
Stevenage Hertfordshire

Supernanny86
05-06-2013, 04:06 PM
St. Albans Hertfordshire :D

charlottenash
05-06-2013, 06:20 PM
What part super nanny I'm originally a st.albans girl :)

lynnslittleuns
05-06-2013, 07:00 PM
Hull. North Humberside xx:jump for joy:

Supernanny86
05-06-2013, 09:58 PM
What part super nanny I'm originally a st.albans girl :)

Sopwell/ cottonmill? Whereabouts were you? :D

charlottenash
06-06-2013, 05:42 AM
The same area! I still own property on cottonmill lane. Lovely part of the country.

Supernanny86
06-06-2013, 06:42 AM
The same area! I still own property on cottonmill lane. Lovely part of the country.

Wow, what are the chances?! I live up the top end Vesta Avenue/ Tavistock! I love this city, especially the lake in the summer!! It's a small world! :D

Optimalstar
06-06-2013, 07:10 AM
Hartlepool - infamous for firstly mistakenly hanging a monkey as a French spy and then electing one as mayor ;)

charlottenash
06-06-2013, 09:41 AM
Wow, what are the chances?! I live up the top end Vesta Avenue/ Tavistock! I love this city, especially the lake in the summer!! It's a small world! :D

Very small world indeed :) I used to go to a lot of baby groups over there despite living in Stevenage because they are so good. Worth the journey.

Supernanny86
06-06-2013, 10:18 AM
Very small world indeed :) I used to go to a lot of baby groups over there despite living in Stevenage because they are so good. Worth the journey.

I do love the baby groups, St Barts, st Stephens!! Let me know if youre ever coming over! Did you always live here as a child? My mum thinks she may know you're family!! We've lived here all our lives, but I'm only 26. :)

charlottenash
06-06-2013, 10:39 AM
I'm 23, yes I lived there until I was 18. Went to st.adrians and Nicholas Breakspear. Lived in Holyrood crescent before cottonmill lane. X

aella851
06-06-2013, 11:09 AM
Im from Walsall in the West Midlands

I'm from south Staffordshire I'm about 20 min drive from Walsall. Via m54

Supernanny86
06-06-2013, 11:21 AM
I'm 23, yes I lived there until I was 18. Went to st.adrians and Nicholas Breakspear. Lived in Holyrood crescent before cottonmill lane. X

Haha I went to st adrians and then Loreto. My brother went to nicky b, Ian, he's 25 this year! My aunt lived in the flats round holyrood. We probably know each other to look at but don't know it!! Everyone knows everyone around here don't they!! :)

charlottenash
06-06-2013, 11:51 AM
Yeah spot on I bet we do what's your name?

mrs robbie williams
06-06-2013, 01:11 PM
I'm from sunny Kent :) x

munch149
06-06-2013, 01:17 PM
Bristol babe here

Petshrinklj
06-06-2013, 01:21 PM
I'm from West Yorkshire but living in Essex now

vikiwizz
06-06-2013, 05:40 PM
Sopwell/ cottonmill? Whereabouts were you? :D

My parents are originally from cottonmill, went to school around there

Supernanny86
06-06-2013, 06:09 PM
My parents are originally from cottonmill, went to school around there

Depending on how old you are, I bet my parents know yours!! :)

vikiwizz
06-06-2013, 06:52 PM
Depending on how old you are, I bet my parents know yours!! :)

I'm 31 and I'm sure you are right if they grew up on the cottonmill. There surname is Dyer and my mums maiden name is Curran

charlottenash
06-06-2013, 09:18 PM
I'm 31 and I'm sure you are right if they grew up on the cottonmill. There surname is Dyer and my mums maiden name is Curran

I don't recognise the name but again I bet I would if I saw one of your relatives! Cottonmill is one of those places :) my brother James Nash is 33 went to Marlborough x

vikiwizz
06-06-2013, 09:38 PM
I don't recognise the name but again I bet I would if I saw one of your relatives! Cottonmill is one of those places :) my brother James Nash is 33 went to Marlborough x

My cousin went tree and is 34 Jessie curran.
My mum has 2 brothers as well, and like you said everyone knew everyone on the cottonmill estate didn't they

Supernanny86
07-06-2013, 12:20 PM
I don't recognise the name but again I bet I would if I saw one of your relatives! Cottonmill is one of those places :) my brother James Nash is 33 went to Marlborough x

Does he live down doggetts? :)

Supernanny86
07-06-2013, 12:22 PM
My cousin went tree and is 34 Jessie curran.
My mum has 2 brothers as well, and like you said everyone knew everyone on the cottonmill estate didn't they

Can't place your family but I bet I know them. Everyone knows us, family of 7 smith kids!! Lol :D

charlottenash
07-06-2013, 05:44 PM
Does he live down doggetts? :)

Wiltshire yeah :)

Supernanny86
07-06-2013, 05:59 PM
Wiltshire yeah :)

Yeah know of him, always get them 2 roads muddled!! How many years have I lived here?! Lol :D

charlottenash
07-06-2013, 09:01 PM
I'm the same so I knew what u meant haha!

SYLVIA
07-06-2013, 09:04 PM
I'm from sunny Kent :) x

Me too, which part of kent are you, I'm in Orpington. And I'm off to see your name sake in July!

gazanne
07-06-2013, 09:10 PM
Derbyshire.:clapping:

ivy
07-06-2013, 10:06 PM
I'm from a small village called LLangadog in Carmarthenshire .

helenpotter
08-06-2013, 05:41 AM
Chesterfield, Derbyshire

hulahooper
08-06-2013, 05:54 PM
Yorkshire lass living in south glos/bristol.

lawlie
08-06-2013, 08:46 PM
Rugby, warwickshire :)

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