[clarabell]

Hi there!
Im Claire (soon to be secondary teacher), married to Jamie (design engineer), we have two kids 7 and 3.

Flights booked for a 3 week fact finding holiday for 18th Dec :cool :clap yay!

Hoping to move out July 07 (seems yonks away :wah )

Anyway, just thought Id tell you a bit about us, couldnt find a specific place so thought Id start a new thread...sorry...

So, Hi there everyone, great site :nice1

[Marie P]

Hello Claire ,

where you from ?

welcome to our world. :clap

Marie x

[Diny]

Hi Claire

Welcome to the forum ..... you'll find all the info you need here.

Good to have you onboard.

Diny

[clarabell]

Hello Claire ,

where you from ?

welcome to our world. :clap

Marie x


We live in Staffordshire...but its only a matter of time, hoping to settle in Christchurch :smile

[Diny]

Hey

We're in Staffordshire too. Where are you. We're in Wheaton Aston.

There's another meeting soon (May 21st) - do you fancy joining us .... you'll be made very welcome.

Speak soon.

Diny

[clarabell]

Hey

We're in Staffordshire too. Where are you. We're in Wheaton Aston.

There's another meeting soon (May 21st) - do you fancy joining us .... you'll be made very welcome.

Speak soon.

Diny

Oohh, what kind of meeting? Like a soon to be immigrants get together?
Sounds great! :cheers
Were in Newcastle Under Lyme.
Where do you meet then, and how many people usually go?

[FlyingDutchman]

Hi Claire,
Welcome to the forum! :clap :clap Hope to see you soon here in NZ :nice1!

Nick

[Diny]

Claire

We meet at a pub called the Salt Cellar which is just off jct 18 M6. The next meeting is 21st May. It's always a really good afternoon, a good crowd get there and it's great to be able to talk to people who are all at different stages of the immigration process.

It always turns into abit of a 'party' too. Really worth going. Would be great to have you join us. We can always meet you on the way if you like and then you won't have that awful feeling of having to walk into a crowd as 'strangers' - you will be very welcome !!!!!

PM me if you want more info.

Diny

[Moorf]

Welcome Claire :P

This is a great forum, great advice and friendships to be made :nice1

And use the search function too - you might find the answer you need has already been answered/discussed :P

Moorf

[kiwidebs]

Hi Claire

Welcome to the forum. If you can make the NW meet then def go. We had one down here in the SE yesterday and it was great to talk emigrating to NZ with people who don't glaze over after the first five minutes!!

Debs

[Miggy]

Hi Claire and welcome,

Lynn and I are new to the forum (week or so) we plan to go to the meet on the 21st so you wont be the only new face! :P

The forum is a great place - sooo many questions answered.

[jo b]

Welcome newcomers

Steve & Lynn

I cannot believe how many Wiganers are on this forum.

There are 2 posters alreay in NZ and 3 or 4 family due to go.

Rammers
Jan
Me (Jo B)
Suzy Rimbo (Rimbo is already in NZ Her husband)
Ali & Linda Jacks (in NZ)

Theres just a few from the top of my head apologies if I ahve missed any other wiganers out (hangover).

Jo

[Miggy]

Thanks Jo,

Do you go to the meets? How long have you had your house on the market?

[clarabell]

Claire

We meet at a pub called the Salt Cellar which is just off jct 18 M6. The next meeting is 21st May. It's always a really good afternoon, a good crowd get there and it's great to be able to talk to people who are all at different stages of the immigration process.

It always turns into abit of a 'party' too. Really worth going. Would be great to have you join us. We can always meet you on the way if you like and then you won't have that awful feeling of having to walk into a crowd as 'strangers' - you will be very welcome !!!!!

PM me if you want more info.

Diny

Thanks so much for the invite!
Ill have a chat with the other half and see if we can get down. If we cant make this one, whens the next?

And thanks everyone for the warm welcomes :P

[jo b]

Thanks Jo,

Do you go to the meets? How long have you had your house on the market?

It goes up this week with Morgan H Lewis. Just missed this weeks Reporter so fingers crossed. We'll catch up at the meet BUT we are going to Haydock Races the day before so we may be a bit hungover :laugh

Jo

[clarabell]

There's another meeting soon (May 21st) - do you fancy joining us .... you'll be made very welcome.


We would have love to come to this, but I have my Uni ball on the 21st :cheers
Could we come to the next meet, whenever it may be? Would love to meet up and talk NZ to peeps on here without boring everyone to death...well, that may happen, but Im sure theres less chance than usual :mrgreen:

[Jon]

The NW meets are brilliant (if I manage to get out of work etc), its an amazing opportunity to meet other people in the same boat, who've got so much experience and are always willing to give you advice.

The 21st Looks good, and then home to cheer on Widnes against St helens.

Do you think the amount of people wishing to leave Wigan (and the NW in general) says something?

Cheers
Jon

[jo b]

Jon

I think it speak volumes.

IMHO the North West has always been a friendly place but as the years go by it isn't the same as it used to be.

I really don't want my kids growing up in a society were no-one looks at each other in the eye for fear of reprisals etc. As well as a miriad of other reasons too.

Jo

[Miggy]

I fully agree with Jo - the feelings I have are that I love my country but I don’t like the thought of our 2 year old growing up in a society where, as Jo put it, you daren't look somebody in the eye and people just don't seem to have time for one and other.

What put the tin hat on it for us was when I was hijacked on my own drive for my car last September - they nearly got away with my son in the car! The police responded very quickly but they were so blasé about the whole affair, apparently it’s more common than you think. We live in a really nice place, or so I thought, and it saddens me that we are forced to go to this extreme to afford a decent upbringing for our child.

Roll on NZ.

[jo b]

Lynn

that is very scary.

Wigan isn;t what it used to be. Every one used to smile and say hello in the street. You rarley get a sidewards glance nowadays and if you do it's for the wrong reason.

Are you coming to the meet??

Jo