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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Coley on April 29, 2011, 08:51:28 am

Title: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Coley on April 29, 2011, 08:51:28 am

Just realised I should have done this earlier, found this forum by accident (looking for a tractor) seems very friendly and helpful

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Rosemary on April 29, 2011, 10:08:33 am

Hi and welcome from Carnoustie :wave:

Where abouts are you based?

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Coley on April 29, 2011, 11:07:17 am

The Morpeth area, though our land is 6 miles away at a place called Hebron

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 29, 2011, 11:38:31 am

Hi welcome to one of the friendliest and in my humble opinion best sites ever.

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Beewyched on April 29, 2011, 07:05:01 pm

Hiya & a belated welcome from West Scotland  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 29, 2011, 09:54:38 pm

Hello from just over the border in Cumbria - though sadly the border furthest from Morpeth!  Even so, maybe just maybe there will be enough of us in these parts to start something...?

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Coley on April 29, 2011, 11:04:27 pm

Seems to be a definite North (Scotland) South (Somerset, Devon) divide on here :)

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 29, 2011, 11:36:21 pm

Quote from: Coley on April 29, 2011, 11:04:27 pm

Seems to be a definite North (Scotland) South (Somerset, Devon) divide on here :)

And 'tis Devon and Scotland which seem to have the most active smallholder associations...

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Coley on April 30, 2011, 08:28:35 am

Surprising though, that the North should be so poorly represented given the rural nature of the place

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 30, 2011, 12:06:14 pm

Quote from: Coley on April 30, 2011, 08:28:35 am

Surprising though, that the North should be so poorly represented given the rural nature of the place

Not something to do with the self-reliance of the northern folk?

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: gillsta on April 30, 2011, 12:38:55 pm

Hi Coley,

I am in Aberdeenshire but originally from Rothbury so just a stones throw from you. Went to School in Morpeth many years ago. 

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Coley on April 30, 2011, 12:42:00 pm

Rothbury, lovely place, gateway to the best national park in the country :) though I live in the Morpeth area we are from the Guidepost/ Choppington area originally

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Coley on April 30, 2011, 12:45:15 pm

Not sure, but anyone running a smallholding must have a 'self reliant' bent, mebbes we are just a surly bunch :)

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: darkbrowneggs on April 30, 2011, 12:47:58 pm

Hi there and welcome from a sunny warm and windy Worcestershire -  Sue   :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Coley on April 30, 2011, 12:50:30 pm

Hello, same here though the breeze has an edge to it, are you far from Welshpool?

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: little blue on April 30, 2011, 09:18:15 pm

Quote from: Coley on April 29, 2011, 11:04:27 pm

Seems to be a definite North (Scotland) South (Somerset, Devon) divide on here :)

hello, from right in the middle!
(Derbyshire)
:wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Micko on May 09, 2011, 12:18:22 pm

A warm welcome from Micko and Dee Dee in Prudhoe in Tyne Valley....so not too far from you. If you ever fancy any advice or a chat give us a shout.

Cheers loads!

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: ellisr on May 09, 2011, 01:10:42 pm

Hi from Somerset but I am a northumberland girl, I was born in Hexham and some of my family still live in prudhoe

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: Micko on May 10, 2011, 10:47:59 am

We only bought the land about 18 months ago otherwise never been to Prudhoe before....house and landscape business is in North Shields. Class place though and everyone dead friendly and some have been helping us out on a regular basis.

Get your family along to see us ellisr.....top quality pork! (humbleswood.co.uk)

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: ellisr on May 10, 2011, 12:43:04 pm

Would do but haven't seen them in 15 years, they used to live in the old ambulance station house

Title: Re: Hello from Northumberland
Post by: The Mobile Butcher on May 13, 2011, 12:09:57 am

Hello from Whitby North Yorkshire,....... if i can be of service let me know  (Butcher)

Kind Regards Paul