AFL cannot stand AFL!!!!....some days I wake up and swear I could "climb the walls" with boredom....nobody can say we have not tried....we really have....markets.....oh I would love a decent market.....we have brilliant markets at home.....I remember going up to Bury Markets with my dad for the day and buying Antler luggage....at a fantastic price and we still have them to this day......sad or what........

brits1 think your from my neck of the woods up north where you heading back too

Hi, we are from Danebank in Denton, near Manchester and Stockport....we are heading towards Marple....most of our families live near the "moors" so we like the idea of a countryside but not to far from the City or towns......just having our home valued (again) as we briefly but our home on the market but had problems with the agent.....as soon as it is sold we will head home but need to be home by August for the start of the school year....I think our problem is that we always travelled in the U.K....we have friends and family North and South but we do love the North...here we have a huge State (W.A) but not very much to see......and what there is we have done!!! cannot wait to see York, Chester, North Wales....even Southport...all the places we took for granted.....all the northern mill towns as well.....stunning...oh there I go again......sorry......

I know that area quite well used to be a Health Visitor at Ann st Denton

Our house is in Saddleworth.

Marple is nice we used to go to the Brambles cafe and then to the old pictures that was one of the last places we went before we came here.

AFL. Don't mention AFL. I don't even bother buying or reading any of the local newspapers here anymore (Herald Sun, Geelong Advertiser and The Age) as the back few pages (not too mention the front page most times) are just wall to wall AFL. So miss buying the Daily Telegraph every morning and turning to the back page and having a quick read of all the football news before I went into work.

Was talking to an Italian chap a couple of hours ago. His team Juventus (one of the biggest clubs in Italy) are playing Melbourne Victory in a couple of weeks. He was saying that the Herald Sun has hardly given the match any publicity, but despite that it's nearly a sellout.

Just another example of the insularity of the newspapers here to any sport that is considered 'un-Australian'.

I know exactly how you feel. I have only been here just over 2 years and its 2 years too long. Good luck to you and the time will fly by and just think of all those shops.....

Oh my sister use to use St. Annes clinic.....Saddleworths nice...my husband is from Mottram....just off Old Mottram Road....it's just lovely around those areas......on our last visit home (last year) it was early March and we had a nightfall of snow!! we heading to Sheffield.....the big shopping centre and for the life of me I cannot remember the name (had a bad night sleep last night...well that's my excuse!!) ah Meadow Hall (was worried for a mo!!!) anyway the picture I took from the car was just lovely and is now one of our Screen savers on our computer.....we love the "moors"......lot's of people who have never been to Manchester do not realise just how green it is and the countryside that is right on the doorstep.......use to go to the Jazz Weekend at Heyfield (little Venice).......it was a fantastic weekend......we also went over to "last of the summer wine country"....just lovely we also have family who live in Delph and Diggle

Yes there are some lovely parts to the north west it gets such bad press sometimes. Uppermill is my favourite village, my ambition is to own my own cake decorating/sugarcraft shop when I go back, eventually We are just in the process of sorting out a 3-4 week holiday for end of June next year then some extended ones until daughter has finished school and then our 4 years here then I'm off HOME.

North of Oldham, south of Diggle there is a town called Mumps, where, in the Sweaty Clog Saloon they were suppin night and noon.

Part of one of my favourite poems (sorry you mentioned Diggle andd it sprung to mind)

My father in law.....use to quote from that poem.....do you know who wrote it? and knowing that area I would not be surprised if they were suppin from night till noon!!! sounds a wonderful name for a pub though "Sweaty Clog Saloon".....would fit in well with Stalybridge, Moseley etc etc.....old mill towns!!!!! did not think I would miss them but I do.....okay lock me up!!!!

It's Mike Harding The balad of Cowheel Lou
http://bandrooms.com/lyrics/harding/cowheel.htm

I'm an inbetween and always have been, but I love English Marmite.

I thought you were in WA why???

Oh I dunno, at least we have bakers shops here now, not nice ones sadly. Oh, and Supavalue, IGA and some pharmacies are open on public holidays now, which they weren't 10 years ago. Infact, we were lucky to find a petrol station open back then.

Sue him. get in touch with the office of fair trading, you should not let him get away with that. That is just dreadful.



There isn't one from Perth International either.

Where abouts are you Cherry?

Where are you H?

Im in Perth, near Canning Vale. Where are u?

In Perth, Iluka. Brits1 is in Canning Vale I believe. I really envy you and others who are going back as a family. I hope all goes well for you. Are you in the newish part of CV?

is that a Mike Harding Poem