“I’ve only ever worked on Watlington High Street in my whole life” I was born in Hythe, in Kent in the late 50s, and we moved to Ashford when I was four. I went to Primary School there. When I was ten my dad got a job in Reading, so that’s how come I am… Continue reading Angela Clark
Jaine McCormack
“Watlington is a very special, small community” I was born in Newcastle in 1957. I was brought up in rural Northumberland and lived there until I was 18. My family are mostly still up there. I’m a Geordie, and you can’t take the Northern out of somebody. There’s a lack of “side” – people… Continue reading Jaine McCormack
Martin Edis
“Watlington is really vibrant” I was born in 1948 in Northwood and brought up in Pinner. From the age of 11 I always wanted to work. I started in a newspaper shop. I left school at 16 and worked in Harrods from 1965 – 1989. By the time I left I was running menswear which… Continue reading Martin Edis
Alex Wooster
“Everywhere round here is very close to wildlife” I was born in Oxford in 2005 and I’ve grown up in Watlington. My family moved here because my dad is a pilot and had to be able to get to Heathrow. My mum works at the Environment Agency in Wallingford, and I have a brother, Ben,… Continue reading Alex Wooster
Liz Mente-Bishop
“In Watlington, you feel human” The Earl of Macclesfield bought Shirburn Castle in 1716, so that’s how long my family, the Parkers, have been in the area. I was born in 1971 in the Radcliffe and grew up on Model Farm, which my dad and mum still run with my sister Jess. I live on… Continue reading Liz Mente-Bishop
Barry Adby
Watlington has a lovely, friendly feel to it “I was born in Watlington Hospital in 1948 and brought up by my grandparents. They adopted me, and the adoption procedure was done in The Court House, in Watlington, where there used to also be the Police Station. We lived in the same house as I still… Continue reading Barry Adby
Sam Wingrove
“Community is definitely the word for Watlington” My parents were from the Surrey area and met in the RAF. I was born in Watford in 1969 but I didn’t grow up there. We moved around a lot as my dad was posted in different places. We went to Germany, to South Wales, to Naphill, which… Continue reading Sam Wingrove
