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Hello lucky girl, yes I know Hadleigh. Actually my son got married there in a big old mansion! It is beautiful. I'll find out the name as you might remember it.

Thankyou Marelli, I could not see the welcome to new members but there is a watch thread button so I clicked in that! I'm not sure I am replying in the right place here!

Thankyou Hilda I will!

Sounds lovely! I used to take my children fruit picking every autumn, but they don't take sir children fruit picking! It's sad that the old ways of parents taking their children foraging for free food is getting less and less.

Hi, ok I'll have a look and would be interested in meeting up! Thankyou

Hello and welcome Cindyr
I am in Colchester too. Have you looked at the local Colchester pages? We are hoping to arrange to meet up soon.

Hello Cindyr and welcome. I am from up North but spent a summer holiday working in Essex, staying with my friend in Earls Colne and her sister in Colchester. We were blackberry picking and apple picking and I then moved with another friend to Tiptree for the strawberry picking. Happy days!

I wrote grans! Honest.

Hello and welcome cindyr. I am in Northumberland, so a looong way from you! Explore all that gransnet has to offer. Dip in whenever you feel like a laugh, moan, or need a shoulder to cry on. We are here. Grand united!

Welcome both - I spent a large chunk of my childhood in Essex - we lived in Hadleigh and I went to school in Rayleigh. Left when I was 16 and have never been back! - I am sure I would not recognise it.

Welcome mistybeaver, you are good at the acronyms! Are you not quite sure whether your SIL is lovely? I look forward to your future contributions.

Welcome to you both
Come on in, join in with the chat on whatever thread takes your fancy. Or start your own.
I agree it would be a good idea for both of you to post on the 'Welcome New Members' thread. If you go to the active page it's at the top.

Thank you and I have a lovely SIL. ??

Welcome Cindyr and mistybeaver

Hi

My first post. Watched for a while though. I am an Essex girl too have lived in Essex all my life. Have 2DS 1DD 1DIL and 3 DGC and a DH .

Hi Cindyr, welcome. You obviously have green fingers! The smallholding must be hard work, but you look good on it!

Hello Cindyr. What a lovely, cheerful photograph. I'm sure you'll bring us a breath of fresh air!

Hi Cindyr welcome to the forum.

Welcome-I do love the plants and hanging baskets etc.in your lovely photo, not to mention the sun! Have a delve around, you are sure to find something interesting.

Hello Cindr - lovely to meet you! . You'll notice that there's a thread near the top of the Forum list entitled 'Welcome to new members'? It might be helpful for you to pop a post on there, so that you don't get 'lost'! Hope you enjoy GN. Looking forward to reading your posts.