Originally Posted by valscot

Come on now, you've got to admit it is pretty! Bara Da Ray

Originally Posted by Ray

It was not ...30 years ago ...

Originally Posted by valscot

I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder. From my point of view, having grown up in Motherwell, it's pretty.
I understand you thinking that it's a dump if you went there when you were young. To my knowledge of the area it's mainly pensioners who go there...

Originally Posted by valscot

Thanks for the welcome. I've been looking at this site for a few weeks now but being a typical Scot I'm a bit wary of giving full info. But... hell here goes.

I'm happily married to an Englishman from Norwich, Both of our children were born in Maidstone, Kent and then we moved to Mold in NE Wales.

Originally Posted by newbieloubie

Hello and welcome! :)

My Grandma lived in Maidstone! She lived at a British Legion sheltered housing place and used to make poppies for Remembrance Sunday.

Originally Posted by Ray

I went to maidstone in May ... very dreary ..rained all day ...

Originally Posted by gruffbrown

My Ex came from Maidstone, her Dad ran the Broomstick factory, she was spoilt from an early age.

Originally Posted by Ray

I went to maidstone in May ... very dreary ..rained all day ...

Originally Posted by valscot

You really are a grumpy old whatsit. Maidstone is a fantastic place, go again.
Although no family was there I loved it, lived in a village called Loose.

Originally Posted by Thydney

Ray's right a craphole one step up from the Isle of Sheepey

Originally Posted by valscot

You really are a grumpy old whatsit.

Originally Posted by valscot

I think you mean Sheppey or perhaps you were right. Can't offend anyone from there as they're still trying to tune in their wireless so as their sister, I mean wife, can get up to speed on whats happening in the rest of Kent.

Originally Posted by Ozzidoc

Welcome. Ill think you'll find that you are not allowed to abuse other members within the first 100? 500? posts. :beer: