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
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Mike Young
We’re sheltered from the big wide world “My dad was in the Army and he met my mother when he was stationed up north. I was born in Lancashire in 1946. My dad was from Watlington originally. He applied for a job as clerical staff at RAF Benson, and we moved to Chalgrove in 1953,… Continue reading Mike Young
Chrissie Bell
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
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
