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*Moving to Saffron Walden, Essex , in August - does anyone live nearby?*

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SaffyCat · 31/07/2006 23:05

I am moving from Surrey to Saffron Walden in mid-August with my husband, 7yr old son and 1yr old daughter. We don't know anyone in the area yet and I would love to meet other local mums (am happy to drive a few miles) and also to find out about toddler groups/recomended family activities.

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mickey2 · 22/06/2007 21:49

The Bloke there is quite cute too

SusieHughsie · 22/06/2007 23:09

Pleased to say that our move went well and at last our internet access has been sorted. DD started her new school on Monday and is enjoying making new friends, DS is quite confused as to where his house has gone and I have had enough of this unpacking lark.

Glad to hear your all well. Would love to meet up, whenever or wherever.

mickey2 · 29/06/2007 22:03

is anyone still using this thread?

SusieHughsie · 30/06/2007 20:49

Does anyone know of any good Indian restaurants in the area?

Millarkie · 30/06/2007 20:59

Hi Susie - glad your move went well. Dh and I have been searching for a decent indian resturant but not found one yet Had a foul sag paneer in one on the high street. The folks that used to own our house recommended one in Newport but we haven't tried it yet. At one point dh suggested taking the train to Birmingham to get a proper balti - am hoping that we will not need to take such drastic action

Mickey - it's not a particularly fast moving thread but it's been going for almost a year now. I check it every now and then. Have you been local for long? Are you in SW or one of the villages?

SusieHughsie · 01/07/2007 07:58

Thanks Millarkie, will try it and let you know.

2boysmacca · 01/07/2007 08:44

The Mogul, ids bar far the best!

Millarkie · 01/07/2007 10:36

Oh heck - I think it was the Mogul that we tried Stale poppodums and a sag paneer which was liked creamed spinach, very very bland.
I better learn to cook and fast

Susie - please report back on the Newport one (if you go) - or I will if we get there first

2boysmacca · 01/07/2007 12:29

I'm surprised. We've not had a bad one there before, always really fresh and tasty. IF you weren't impressed with that, don't go to others in town!

Millarkie · 01/07/2007 13:48

Can I check that it's the same one - It's on the high street ..bit of a lobby area with stairs down and then tables in rooms beyond?
Maybe they just don't do veggie that well - we chose it because the others we saw had very poor choice of veggie dishes.
Oh 'eck - I'll have to buy a pestle and mortar now

2boysmacca · 01/07/2007 16:04

I've not actually been inside, dh always goes in for takeaway. It's next to the post office/Londis type place.

mouseman · 01/07/2007 16:45

We have now had two unpleasant meals from the mogul. Have heard that Nemonthron is good - the one at the bottom of Gold Street. I have also heard that the Newport one once had to be closed for H&S reasons.

Millarkie · 01/07/2007 16:48

EEK at newport closure rumours.

Um..I'll check that it was Mogul we went to and if it was..we'll try the Gold Street one next. Thanks Mouseman.

mouseman · 01/07/2007 16:49

Now we nearly always buy the pre-pack ones from Waitrose - you know what you are going to get!!
The chinese from Oriental Cottage/Garden (forgotten the name!) in wonderful though.

Millarkie · 01/07/2007 16:54

Yeah, we did the Waitrose veggie curry selection a couple of weeks ago. We don't often eat out due to lack of babysitting but Mogul visit was a special trip to give new nanny time to bond with kids (She starts work for us on Friday..hoorah)
Do miss yummy take-aways though

englishspringer · 01/07/2007 20:43

the one in newport is great, it is pricy though compared to the rest.

glad everybody is now in their houses and settled.

i got to the gym this week, first time in a year - i tell you it nearly killed me!

2boysmacca · 02/07/2007 08:35

If a gym session doesn't hurt, it ain't worth going

Was ds in the the other room from you ES?

englishspringer · 02/07/2007 19:30

i went again today - i don't ever remember ebing this unfit - i am doing pump on Thurs evening - i am so going to be a size 8 again

DS wasn't in the other room, he was at pre-school - just got news today that he has a place at RAB - yippee i won't be poor forever, although don't know what i am going to do about childcare after school and holidays.

2boysmacca · 02/07/2007 20:12

They are just so lovely in the creche aren't they?

Millarkie · 03/07/2007 16:39

Hmm...Gym...Yes, I think I can remember what that is .

Congrats on the school place ES - so he's starting there in Sept? They have an afterschool club, does that go late enough for you? Otherwise, welcome to the school holiday childcare hell . I'm already freaking out about autumn half-term (at least summer is covered) and still haven't got dh to yeah or nay the au pair idea. I'm hoping MIL will come to the rescue for school hols.

englishspringer · 03/07/2007 20:17

they are so great in the gym - although DS2 is always alseep when he goes there and they just want a cuddle!

the whole holiday thing was the thing that swung us - just couldn't do 19 weeks a year!

you know that we have an au pair so if you are ever stuck and also i'm home until November - you know we should meet up sot aht our kids know each other and stuff in case anything like that happens.

Millarkie · 03/07/2007 22:21

Yup - we should meet up - ds would love to meet a 'local' boy (his friends from school are scattered all over the place). My kids are so of the children on the RAB school bus! Although they love their school they have asked to move to the school with the bus

I was a bit at the mega-long school hols - we've found a lovely student who is doing a teaching degree to look after them for the summer but no guarentees that she'll be available for any other hols..MIL has just told dh that she'll 'probably' be able to have them at half term (she generally steals them one at a time in the school hols, so I never get both of them to myself anyway - persuading her to take them both at the same time was the hard bit). We have just bought a year planner so we can mark up exactly who has to take time off when so I can work out what cover we need - oh and have looked at the cis website and found that there are some localish (newport and sw) childminders who say they provide holiday cover.
Also know of a part-time nanny and a full-time nanny looking for perm. positions if that's an option for you now (it's not for us), and of a nanny who has 2 children who is looking for a job (She's very qualified but I didn't think 4 children under 6 including 2 hearing impaired ones would be a good idea!)
You do similar hours to me don't you? Early to school kicking out time? We'll probably get stuck in the same broken down trains

Millarkie · 04/07/2007 21:12

ES - Are you likely to be in the pub Friday night? We are thinking of popping in (if babysitter is available and if my cold gets better).
I'll be the short, dark haired one who obviously does not go to the gym

englishspringer · 05/07/2007 09:22

hi Milarkie

will be in the pub on friday - we normally get there about 7ish- we will take the kids in the pushchair this Friday as my mum can't have them - we were in last night as well - so much better now there is no smoke.

yes, unfortunately i do work long hours on the 6.04 train out and the 7ish one back

you know that ther are holiday clubs in S/W Ace Kids in on 01799520356 from 4- 14 year olds and runs from 8am until 6pm up at Katherine Semar and barn kids in thaxted from 4- 14 01371831262 - most are around £100 a week

Millarkie · 05/07/2007 10:47

What a co-incidence - I only found out about ace kids play scheme last night and was going to post on here to see if you knew about it!
There's also Barracudas in Bishops Stortford - which is further I know, but I can get slightly discounted rates there via work.
We have filled our wall planner with 'who is looking after kids when' and seem to be OK for this year except for finding someone to help me out when dh is in the USA for a week in September - so I would be v. interested in 'borrowing' your au pair if they would like some extra cash.
We are still thinking about getting our own au pair but having had a house full of nannies and other people's kids for so long it is so nice to be able to relax in our own clutter That reminds me, I have to tidy up tonight as holiday nanny starts tomorrow.

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