“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
Matt Reid
Doing the school run in the morning is a chance to catch up with everybody “I was born in Old Coulsdon in Surrey in 1973. It was a great time to be born. We were always out in the streets, playing football in the park or out riding our bikes. When I was five, my… Continue reading Matt Reid
Jamie Carter
There are no Autism services here, so I am starting my own My dad, Mark, has always lived in Watlington, and his dad, Charlie, before him. My dad met my mum on the Isle of Wight when he was on a cricket tour. I was born on the island and we moved here when I… Continue reading Jamie Carter
Richard Harris
My association with the Primary School has meant a lot to me “My birth was registered in Hatfield – my mother was taken off a train there as I had started to appear. It was 1943, and I spent my first two years in Felixstowe where my father was stationed. After that I was brought… Continue reading Richard Harris
Kitty Tait
The shops in Watlington have been really supportive “I was born in Shepherds Bush in London in 2004 and when I was three, my brother was five and my sister was seven, our family decided to get out of the city and move to the country. My grandparents live in Wallingford, not far away, and… Continue reading Kitty Tait
