your previous abode before or whilst in North Cyprus

intercepter71



Joined: 29/05/2010
Posts: 35

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 02:31

Having been a bit of a lurker on here for a while ( although I did have a log in about 2 years ago that I set up while in TRNC, but couldn't get onto it when I needed. I forgot all details !) I thought I would ask you all where you're all from before you got to TRNC or whether you come 'n' go like my in-laws.

Whether UK, Europe or rest of world.



Not in a nosey kind of way, just if anyone is from anywhere near my present and previous abodes.

Which are - East Ham, London. Hornchurch, Essex. Ashingdon, Essex (present) TRNC next, one day !

Mrs. Intercepter is Southend-on-Sea and Great Wakering, Essex. ( present Ashingdon, Essex )



But have worked all over the UK so will probably know places where you may be from, plus have a lot of family in Northern Ireland & Eire.



I have met a few people on here in real life, and found them genuine nice folk, TC & UK



just curious that's all.

mint1955



Joined: 30/05/2007
Posts: 988

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 02:32

Born in Grays just up the road from you and over in Kent now when we are not in NC.

intercepter71



Joined: 29/05/2010
Posts: 35

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 02:45

From the pylons of Essex to the garden of England nice move.



I remember working in a electrical/ tv store right beside Grays station when I was younger, it was beside the railway crossing, we were doing the shopfit on it . Family owned if I recall, been there for ages .

tiadxb


Joined: 15/09/2009
Posts: 37

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 06:52

Born in Grays too!!! Dad had a business there so if you're as old as me you might remember it - Saxton's (wholesale/retail tobacconist and confectionary). Went to school at Grays Convent then Havering Tech in Hornchurch. After marriage moved to Rainham then Blackmore. Left UK in 1979 to live in Canada, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and now living in TRNC. We've been around a bit but now living in the best place!!!!!!!

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 07:01

Born in BRAINTREE.. )





Spider,X

mint1955



Joined: 30/05/2007
Posts: 988

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 12:10

Interceptpr it wasn't Brewers was it?

mint1955



Joined: 30/05/2007
Posts: 988

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 12:12

Tiaxb yes I am about your age and I remember Saxtons. Went to William Edwards.

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 12:37

Born in West Ham, lived on a council estate in Custom House, and then moved to Goodmayes, Essex when I was 15.

NanaJan



Joined: 15/10/2009
Posts: 90

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 18:15

Born in Bury, Lancashire and moved to Southport on the coast shortly after we were married.



Lived and worked in Oman and Saudi Arabia and still pop between the Middle East, UK and Cyprus.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 18:24

Born in Eire but last known abode was Cardiff before TRNC. In between many places. Northern Ireland, Malta Cyprus, Bahrain, Aden, Kenya, Germany. Aldershot, Dover, Kidderminster, forgotten most of the others x

Linnyloos


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 483

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 19:00

Blimey! Loads down the road where I live in Grays. Small world x

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 19:10

Proud to say I'm from the West of Wales....Aberystwyth,before that Wrexham in North Wales.

Never lived in Essex,but I did date an Essex bird

Mike

jimbo


Joined: 12/07/2007
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 19:14

Romford born, bred, and living

mint1955



Joined: 30/05/2007
Posts: 988

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 19:15

I feel an Essex meet coming up ?

Smity



Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 826

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 19:18

Green Hills of Yorkshire well nearly Sheffield to be exact

Pandy


Joined: 27/08/2010
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 19:37

Mess 1 & 10 a lot of my family from Northern Ireland and Eire.



I am a Hertfordshire girl born and bred!

offshoredi


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 19:51

Born in Aberdeen lived in Boddam, Peterhead, Spain and Yorkshire before moving to North Cyprus

timefore


Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 495

Message Posted:
05/09/2010 19:59

hayling island

intercepter71



Joined: 29/05/2010
Posts: 35

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 01:26

mint1955 - msg 14, that would be nice. The people that own Soyz Bar I believe had a business in Collier Row Romford. I met them in late April when I popped in there for a swift half. The heavens opened so I took shelter for longer than anticipated. Went back a few days later with my missus and had a lovely chat with the lady who owns the bar with her husband, can't remember her name though. Nice folk. Could be a venue.



Not sure about the shop name, had a look on web and it looks like it's a HSBC now, not sure about name will have to ask my father.



Pandy - my sister lives in Herts and the company I work for is based near Ware. My folks are in NI, plus relatives all over Eire.



Jimbo - Mintz & Davies opposite The Bitter End I think, my old boyswear store !

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 01:42

Born Alton Hants. Then cronologically...



Aldershot



Worplesdon (Near Guildford)



Woodcote, South Oxforshire.



Longcroft, Bonnybridge (Scotland)



South Murieston (Scotland)



Hungerford, Berks.



Retired to Cyprus 2005 (This is the best place I've ever 'worked').

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 02:05

Born Croydon, grew up in Weaverham, Cheshire. Lived Warrington, Frodsham, Bwlchgwyn, Hawarden, Wrexham, and Llangollen

eager


Joined: 23/02/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 02:21

Born Greenwich....Live in Bromley

intercepter71



Joined: 29/05/2010
Posts: 35

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 02:24

Groucho - Hungerford brings back some memories to me. Used to drive from Essex to there, and when we had to work at the weekends remember the newsagents being the only place open on a Sunday morning to try and get some vitals to liven us up for a days work after partying the night before usually in Southend !



26 years ago possibly !

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 09:16

Born in Stratford East London then lived in Manor Park, Goodmayes,then Harold Hill with my daughter before coming here.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 11:43

Born Edinburgh



Lived in Hawick Roxburghshire



Then Coatbridge Lanarkshire



Shotts Lanarkshire



Been here since 2004 in North Cyprus and love it.



Chris

jardap


Joined: 08/08/2008
Posts: 318

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 12:13

Barnoldswick

Yinglis


Joined: 13/10/2008
Posts: 290

Message Posted:
06/09/2010 12:23

Greenock in West Coast of Scotland ( 25 mins south glasgow ) .....



Haute Vienne in France ......



Karsiyaka TRNC in October ..... Yee Ha !!

essexdan


Joined: 29/07/2009
Posts: 70

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 21:50

Born & live Stanford le Hope, Essex.

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 21:58

Born in manchester. grew up in wales and manchester.



lived in saddleworth



chadderton



shore



cilcennin



corfu Greece.



indonesia



bangkok



and china for almost 3 years



back to chadderton



and then i escaped from the tax man to sunny cyprus



PS,the last sentance was a joke !!

LooseBoots



Joined: 08/02/2009
Posts: 1258

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 21:58

Born Barking, barnhurst, sidcup, maidstone, now ozankoy. Other half born Gidea Park, catford, sidcup, maidstone, now ozankoy. Amazed at how many from Essex and Kent as most people we meet here seem to be from North and Scotland, + few Welsh.

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
13/09/2010 22:07

Born in Fahnham - Surrey, childhood in Germany, moved to Wallasey, Wirral.

Early 20's Canada, Then America.

2003 to New Zealand, Now TRNC.

climakool


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 190

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 00:19

Born in East Ham childhood Romford and still there! Will be out for 3 weeks as from 19th (cant wait) luv it

alanka


Joined: 15/09/2007
Posts: 154

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 00:48

Stop it!! We'll have nothing to talk about when we meet in a bar or whatever...leave some room for conversation as in, erm "Where u from then?" "Ireland/Wales/anyothercountry" Conversation goes dead if you say, Oh yea, you told me on Cuprus44....and you bored me then...

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 01:09

Well, without wishing to bore anyone - me, born Dartford, lived Crayford and Sidcup.



Himself - born Greenwich, lived Deptford/Eltham/Sidcup.



We now live in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk,and would never go back.



I have exensive knowledge of the pubs in the Old Kent Road during my misspent youth in the late 70's. Does anyone remember the Bon Bonne nightclub - I have a feeling of deja vu (this has been mentioned before)

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 01:21

Message 34: oops - should read "extensive" knowledge - sorry

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 09:00

Jeannie perhaps too "expensive" knowledge of the pubs Myself, born Hendon NW9, in random order had homes in Grays, Colchester, Bury St Edmunds, Stannningfield, Stowmarket, Battisford, Gt Blakenham, Gibraltar, Belfast, South Cyprus, Bulford, Germany, Catterick, Warminster, Aldershot, Bassingbourn and other places long forgotten all punctuated with unaccompanied living Belfast, Londonderry (aggregated to 5 years), South Atlantic, British Guina (Guyana), Belize, Kenya, etc, and many places 2 or 3 times. Once calculated that we had lived in over 22 locations worldwide and this whirling around in ever decreasing circles before our longest stop ever 6 years in Northern Cyprus. My family believe that the Cyprus of the 1970s was the most beautiful place on earth.

bazzagirl


Joined: 09/05/2010
Posts: 525

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 10:00

born in crayford lived in Sidcup went to blackfen school for girls, moved to ramsgate with my husband, lived in minster near ramsgate, pegwell bay, westbrook, westgate and now birchington in kent, love north cyprus where i plan to retire. christinex

Chelpet


Joined: 10/03/2010
Posts: 253

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 18:49

Msg 10 when were you in Aden Liz I was there from 66 to 67 but mainly up-country.

Although orignally from Holloway North London (had to move out when it was taken over by TC`s only kidding) then Enfield, on to Hemel Hempstead, into HM`s employment, Farnborough, Germany, Aden, Bahrain back to blighty Kent, Chatham, Sittingbourne and now residing in swampy land on Sheppey

jamestalbot


Joined: 20/12/2009
Posts: 958

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 19:42

Born in Bexhill on sea, Sussex but lived most of my life in Lancashire, lived in Manchester, Lancaster, Liverpool, Preston, London, Corfu, Porto in Portugal and now the TRNC.

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 21:16

Born Brixton, grew up Farnborough Village, Kent and Dogankoy since 2005.

jimchris09


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 547

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 22:13

Born in Rochdale, Lancashire. Worked/lived in Zambia (76-82) Zimbabwe (83-88) Been in Oman since 88. Still have house in Rochdale and one in TRNC (since 2008)

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
14/09/2010 22:48

born in prestonpans , it has some history , but then again not that much , but im proud of it .