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Title: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: AnnS on August 03, 2011, 06:25:03 pm
Hi

I 've lurked for ages and love reading all the posts and info on here. Grow my own veg and have 5 dogs.

We're hoping to move house shortly if we can find something suitable within Clacks or very near, something like a cottage with a wee bit of land I can use.

If anyone can point me in the right direction that would be great.

AnnS
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: Sandy on August 03, 2011, 07:29:48 pm
Hi from me in Clackmannan, we only have chickens now as our ducks proved toooo noisy, we also have 4 Labs and run a B&B in Clackmannan, you're welcome to pop in, there are others in the shire on here too!! welcome from weeshires!!! (our kennel club name)
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: lill on August 03, 2011, 07:48:00 pm
Hi AnnS,
Welcome from a sunny bathgate :wave: :wave: look forward to your posts
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: janeislay on August 03, 2011, 08:06:05 pm
Hi AnnS - I've just found you on the map - not too far from Tilicoultry with horrible memories of taking a garage roof off with our newly acquired horsebox, some years ago  :-[ 

Hope you find somewhere suitable.

Jane - Isle of Islay.
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: Rosemary on August 03, 2011, 08:43:42 pm
Hi and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

We've just sold our one acre smallholding in Alloa, by the banks of the Forth. Yippee! There is similar for sale with 2 acres, I think on the roadbetwen the Manor Powis roundabout and the A91. It belongs to folk we know but I can't remember which agent it's on with. Might be worth a run past.
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: doganjo on August 03, 2011, 09:07:01 pm
Welcome to the forum, Ann - I'm on the edge of Clackmannan, down the road and along towards Kennet from the village.  Just ducks  :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> and hens  :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook:, dogs  :dog: :dog: :dog: :dog: and a cat :cat:, plus a few  :brocolli: :carrot: :spud: :rasp: :blackberry: :pear: veg and fruit.  Hope you find something - I looked for a year and a half before finding this place - just an acre, could have done with much more. :'(
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: faith0504 on August 03, 2011, 09:45:51 pm
hi and welcome from moray  :wave:
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 03, 2011, 10:39:27 pm
Welcome from north Cumbria  :wave:
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: Sandy on August 04, 2011, 08:58:17 am
THis the house Rosemary was talking about? It looks great, I love house hunting, one thing missing is money!!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-15966696.html?premiumA=true (http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-15966696.html?premiumA=true)
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: Rosemary on August 04, 2011, 12:36:11 pm
Yup, that's it.
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: AnnS on August 04, 2011, 12:45:12 pm
Hi again

Thanks for the friendly welcome messages. Saw that house but it's right onto a busy road so not ideal because of the dogs. Been obessed with looking at Rightmove this week and various other property sites, lots of places a bit further away but not a lot locally. Property prices seem to be dropping but it works both ways I suppose.

AnnS
Title: Re: Hi New member from Clackmannanshire
Post by: doganjo on August 04, 2011, 03:33:53 pm
Hi again

Thanks for the friendly welcome messages. Saw that house but it's right onto a busy road so not ideal because of the dogs. Been obessed with looking at Rightmove this week and various other property sites, lots of places a bit further away but not a lot locally. Property prices seem to be dropping but it works both ways I suppose.

AnnS
my house is right between the Bypass and the railway line - I have installed high security fencing to keep my very fast hunting dogs in(well improved it rather, as some was here when I bought it), so don't let that put you off.  I doubt if you'll find many properties round her at that price with that amount of land.  I got an acre with mine and it was just under that, about 3 years ago mind, just as the prices started come down - but it was a fixed price deal.  My gates and extra fencing cost me about £1000 if that's any help.