Who Still Lives In Their Home Town?

[bednobs]

looking at going to my school reunion, it struck me how many people still live in our home town (portsmouth)
just wondered if they are the lucky ones for staying, or if i'm the lucky one for getting away?

[237SJ]

I grew up in a nice part (North Devon) and could probably have stayed there but you have to go where the work is and that area was and still is a bit of an unemployment blackspot. Added to the fact that there is no way I could have done my job in that area anyway. I`ll probably go back there one day though (if I don`t go abroad).

[shaneystar2]

I do now as we've retired here but lived in a lot of other places .
I've only actually lived in my home town for 22 years out of 65.

[andy-hughes]

I was born in Wolverhampton, but my parents moved back to their home town - Newcastle-under-Lyme when I was eighteen months old. I stayed in the family home until i was in my twenties, moved into a flat in hanley - about five miles away, married and moved to Harthsill around three miles away, and now to Trentham about five miles the other way, so always in the area.

[lcg]

i escaped from mine as soon and as far as i possibly could.....it is a drug-riddled ghost town, full of bad memories and in the middle of nowhere. i live in a big city now and much prefer it x

[EcclesCake]

I escaped the town and county as soon as I possibly could.

I might consider living in a part of the county if necessary but wouldn't choose to go back.

[craft1948]

York born and bred, still living here and think it's a lovely city. Can't go to any school reunion as mine has closed down.

[snags]

Born Central London. Moved to Reading, Berkshire as a child. Moved and lived within a 20 mile radius of Reading ever since until back to London 18 months ago.

[Stephen_G]

FAO coccinelle:

They do still have the market on a Wednesday and a Saturday, but they changed the layout of the High Street (The market used to sit on the central reservation) and pedestrianised half of it (The opposite side to the River. Now they're digging it up again and altering the layout again, to appease the stallholders, and the buses will run up and down on the River side of the High Street.

[Canary42]

Lucky for staying in Portsmouth ?

You must be joking.

[emmie]

the person doesn't know Pompey eh?

[owdhamer]

Most of the world has moved to oldham, why move

[Eve]

I don't have a strong attachment to places either and have moved well over 20 times between growing up in Shropshire then moving to Wales then Leeds then Manchester then Central London then settling back in Manchester. I've lived in my current house just over 3 years which is the longest by a fair way I've lived in once place since I left home.

[starone]

I lived in my home town for 85 years and only moved out last year because I was alone and needed to live nearer my daughter. I do not allow her to look after me - I do not want that - but she is near if I need her.

[karenmac60]

Yes. Moved to neighbouring town for 5 years and came back. All my family are here and I love the history of the place. Other places are fine for a visit, but this is home.

[boxtops]

I've lived all over, mostly following work - all our family are dispersed all over the country. Born in Surrey, lived in the midlands, Scotland, South Coast, now over in Kent (hopefully to finish my working days here, too!) I can't imagine staying in the same place for always.

[coccinelle]

Judge; next time I'm over I'll have to have a look in to see to what extent it has changed. I used to hop off the bus at indoor market, think boots' was there, go through the market as you say in the central part and hop back on at Debenham's. I must say too that my first ever pop concerts were in Stockton!!!

[coccinelle]

Starbuck: 85 years... I really admire you for doing that. I'm struggling to change at the moment... but it'll have to come eventually I think.