I love the Chiltern Hills and the woods “I was born on a farm in South Africa, and when I was 13, I went to boarding school in Bethlehem, 50 miles away from home. After school, I worked in a bank, got married, had two children, got divorced and life changed! I had a friend,… Continue reading Chrissie Bell
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David “Ginger” Mustion
I know a lot of people “I was born in Wantage, and lived on a farm first of all, but there was a fire. It started in the barn and everything went. So we moved to Shirburn when I was three years old and I’ve been here ever since. I moved to Watlington in 2005.… Continue reading David “Ginger” Mustion
Jake Aspinall
It’s a very close knit community “My parents came to RAF Benson in 2001 and I was born in 2002 at the John Radcliffe Hospital. We lived on the base and I went to Ewelme Primary School. Then when I was nine, we moved to Watlington, and I started at the primary school here at… Continue reading Jake Aspinall
Sarah Fountain
There is such a nice community feel “I was born in High Wycombe in 1980 and grew up in Stokenchurch. I lived there until I moved to Watlington in 2014. At the time I was working in Wallingford as a business manager for a pharmaceutical research company and my partner Michael was living and working… Continue reading Sarah Fountain
Debbie Hemmins
We are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful community “I was born in Windsor – my dad was footman to the Queen and I lived in the Royal Mews until I was seven. We lived in the staff quarters, in the flats above the stables. We used the Long Walk for our garden, and… Continue reading Debbie Hemmins
Mike Wiltshire
A marvellous place “I was born in 1940 and grew up in Lane End on the Stokenchurch to Marlow road. Cricket has always been my main game. As a kid, my idol was Dennis Compton. He not only played for Middlesex and England cricket teams, but he played for Arsenal Football Club as well! That… Continue reading Mike Wiltshire
Eve Diett
It’s like one big family “I was born in 1926 in Worcester. I was in the Land Army to start off with, and then I joined the NAAFI (Navy Army and Airforce Institute). In the NAAFI, I used to work in the net bar, which was like a shop where you could get everything. The… Continue reading Eve Diett
