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Welcome to the Expats forum!

Sally Fairbrother (Web Manager) 25/10/2004, 5:26 PM
Welcome to the Expats forum! If you're an expatriate and like nothing better than to check out what's going on back at home by scanning through the stories on this website, then we want to hear from you! Tell us about your memories of living in Devonand find friends and family that you have lost contact with!

Sally Fairbrother
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RE: Welcome to the Expats forum!

peter grant 24/02/2005, 9:17 AM

Quote: Welcome to the Expats forum! If you're an expatriate and like nothing better than to check out what's going on back at home by scanning through the stories on this website, then we want to hear from ...

Hi.
Yes I'm an expat, I was born and bred in Sidmouth, I was schooled there and play rugby for the town and soccer for Sidbury United, I learnt my trade in the town as a plumber before joining the Fire Service full time in 1974, I retired from the Service in 2001 and in September 2003 moved to Spain where my wife and I are spending our retirement on the Costa Blanca, we have very fond and very happy memories of our life in Sidmouth and for the ten years we spent in Exmouth where I was posted to after serving 16 years at Exeter Fire Station, we still keep in touch with many friends in Sidmouth as our son still lives and work there.
May we take this opportunity to wish Sidmouth Rugby Club the very best when they take on Sheffield in the semi-final of the Rugby Cup, just one win away from playing at Twickenham, what a feat for the town, also may we send all our best wishes to all our friends in and around the Sidmouth area.

Re: Welcome to the Expats forum!

Julian Edgecombe 16/01/2006, 5:28 PM

Another expat, born in Torrington, N Devon, Married Jennie Lloyd, two children Zachary and Sebastian, presently semi retired in Victoria BC, Canada, teach cooking classes to interested groups on a casual basis, Went to Torquay Tech1963-1967. completed the Chefs training course there whilst apprenticed to the Roslin Hall Hotel,

Miss May Fair and all the fun things we did as kids in and around Torrington, have visited Four times in 23 years, each time new memories are awakened, still wouldn't come back to live, Canada is great and a wonderful place to bring up kids.

Julian Edgecombe

Re: Welcome to the Expats forum!

Julian Edgecombe 19/01/2006, 5:43 AM
Come on all you shy expats where are you tell us your stories who do you miss , who would you like to contact, lets live it up a little here.

Re: Welcome to the Expats forum!

Julian Edgecombe 19/01/2006, 5:44 AM
Come on all you shy expats where are you, tell us your stories, who do you miss , who would you like to contact, lets live it up a little here.

Hi from Switzerland

Amanda 01/08/2006, 5:10 PM
Good grief - I know you!!! I came across this Expats forum thru the Sid Herald site. You may not remember me, but I was married to Mike Prowse for 18 yrs (divorced 1993) whom you'll remember from the Retained Fire Service at Sidmouth. I've recently remarried and now commute between Sidmouth and Switzerland where my husband works. Mike and I have always maintained a good relationship, even post-divorce (better by far for the children), but unfortunately he's in very poor health these days. .

Hope you're enjoying Spain. I have to admit that England seems pretty grey every time I go back, tho Sidmouth is still lovely.

Best wishes,

Amanda