Calling all Fen Tigers!

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Apr 14th 2008, 11:15 pm

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SarahB

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Re: Calling all Fen Tigers!

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Originally Posted by dreamfish

hell no (although, worryingly, when my dad did our family tree we discovered some 'cousins' in wisbech).

no i am a Pottery.

My dad told me that Wisbech is known as the incest capital of England.... they like a bit of new blood over there.

Apr 14th 2008, 11:15 pm

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We are the other side of Nelson past Atawhai.

where?

Apr 14th 2008, 11:17 pm

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Yep can't beat early morning dog walks in the fens the views and beauty.

I was married to a farmer in South Lincs and used to ride my horse out really early sometimes... Ive been known to get up at 4am to be out riding at dawn.

Apr 14th 2008, 11:31 pm

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Re: Calling all Fen Tigers!

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My dad told me that Wisbech is known as the incest capital of England.... they like a bit of new blood over there.

Yeah you could say that about alot of the fens!! most of us take it with a pinch of salt!! The further that way maybe the more is true

I don't know

OK I'll go hide now

Bevs: we are out by the Glen

Apr 14th 2008, 11:44 pm

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Re: Calling all Fen Tigers!

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Yeah you could say that about alot of the fens!! most of us take it with a pinch of salt!! The further that way maybe the more is true

I don't know

OK I'll go hide now

Bevs: we are out by the Glen

Who knows... he was always pulling my leg anyway.

I just UK googled Swamp Donkey and loads came up about a Hockey team from Holbrook.

Apr 15th 2008, 8:00 am

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Re: Calling all Fen Tigers!

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I'm here, as you know from the other thread! Originally from Soham and now living near Nelson! Am up for a get together if it's possible but I think we may find that we're spread about a bit. So far, of the 3 of us who have owned up, Sarah's in Auckland, I'm here and you're further south, aren't you? I guess, if nothing else, we can all chat on here and reminisce about the fens, can't we!!!

I can back you up on the Fen Tiger name though!!!

Well I am also in Nelson and have roots in Fenland. Originally from Stoke but parents moved to Cambridge when I was a kid and then moved to Sutton about 10 years ago. So I know the Ely area pretty well.

Apr 17th 2008, 6:04 am

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Nice part of the world... my parents live in KL and when I go up to visit them from Ely I have the choice to continue up the A10 or divert through Queen Adelaide, the latter is quite a bumpy ride! Funny how north Norfolk is quite hilly though, I imagined it would have been flat too