heeleygirl Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I think it would be very interesting to Know why some of you left Sheffield. What started the idea of moving - was it job related or just a wonder lust ? I have lived in Sheffield for most of my life although when starting to holiday abroad I must say I had a great fancy for Greece but was then to old to be a beach bum or a back packer. I'm sure there are some very interesting stories to be told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willo Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 t'was a holiday romance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanmarina Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I left Sheffield when I was 19 in 1975,my brother had married a blackpool girl in 1972 and he moved over to the fylde coast in1974,he wanted my mum and me to join him but it took mum a year to talk me into leaving,I missed Sheffield terribly at first but didnt return for personal reasons,as its turned out I now prefer living in a small town but miss the glorious surrounding countryside still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveg Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I left in 1990 to come to Perth when I was 18 because nearly everyone I knew was on the Y.T.S. or unemployed I wanted a better chance of having a full time job at the stage and warmer weather than what was being had in Middlewood at the time. Now I have been living in Perth 16 years and it only still feels like yesterday because every day here is almost like a holiday winter day around 15 degrees and summer day they are in the 40's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_blue_owl Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I came to the far East to to a six month stint for my company. That was in 1981 and I'm still here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin1print Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 By Far East do you mean Bawtry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterw Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Left in 1951 for two reasons. First, my wife and I decided we couldn’t live together. Second, Sheffield only had two newspapers (three if I include the weekly) all owned by Kemsley. Manchester had all the dailies and two evenings so I headed for Manchester and been here since 1951. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 My longing as a child, to live in a warmer climate & on the coast came to fruition in 1970 when we came to Australia with our 2 kids, we were sent to Wollongong by mistake, I wanted to stay in Sydney. As we came over the hill from Sydney and I saw the Gong for the first time with it's beautiful beaches etc, I decided to stay, there was plenty of work in the steelworks, mines etc, so finding a job wasn't hard, 36 years later, we are still here. Nowadays we have the highest unemployment rate in Oz, but finding work has never been a problem for our kids, being so far from family & friends made me very homesick for years, after visiting Sheffield in 92 I realised we had made a good move and I have never looked back since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosh13 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I left in 1977 to be near my new business Garage at Chapeltown.I moved away from Heeley when it had to be pulled down & moved to the Manor for a couple of years & have been in breadcake land for 29 years but I'm still a De- Da & proud to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_blue_owl Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 By Far East do you mean Bawtry? Nowt wrong wi Bawtry:) Since 1981 I have lived in Hong Kong - Bangladesh - Hong Kong - Indonesia - Singapore- Hong Kong - Malaysia (with a few short term spells in Thailand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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