moving to luton advice needed?

[airbabe]

we are moving to luton because of dh job and i have never been there and dont know anything about the area can anyone tell me what there is to do for children there? dds are 2 and 4 and can anyone recommend any good nursery and primary schools preferably rc? would be really grateful thanks

she ra he works for the orange one!!

Ah - crossed posts - you answered my city v countryside question! A lot of the villages have toddler groups and are very friendly, so it's easy to build up a network of new contacts. There's also NCT activities that you can join in with. Can you make it up for a visit before you have to move? The Harpenden NCT have a meet up at a soft play centre in Harpenden on the first Wedns of each month.

we have already had an offer on a house accepted but i only agreed to it on the understanding that if i hate it we can move again after xmas. worrying now im going to hate it!

Ah - that's who I was contracting for.

Do you have an idea of when you will be moving?

wheathamstead is village, welwyn garden city is a town, and is lovely (well i live there so i should say that), loads to do round here.

begining of oct hopefully, need to sort schools out particularly for 4 yr old!

Oooh not us then! Harpenden is lovely but very expensive, like Carolinamoon said moving up the M1 slightly is a good bet. Harlington is a good bet, really well thought of schools,you'll have to check the Ofsted reports but the upper school always used to be the best in the county. We are now Leighton Buzzard way and love it. It's about 40 mins from the airport but flights always report at stupid times anyway so there'll be no traffic! Luton is quite a big town these days and tbh I think you'll find it easier to make friends somewhere smaller outside and if you want to meet anyone in MK for shopping I am always up for it!!!

she ra is there any other airline at luton! every time i have been there it seems entirely orange!

Ha Ha! We are one of the more old school airlines not like those upstarts

dare i ask! why is it so bad? its ok i have alcohol here with me so i can cope with the answer

lol shera im always winding dh up that at least i used to work for a "proper" airline!

Just tell him there is always hope, once he's been there a few years we might consider him for a job with us I'm not sure you should be conversing with me though, I am the enemy...crewing!!!

Sorry, DD woke up so had to disappear for a few mins.

airbabe - you might be interested in thi s meetup then.

As for why's it so bad, think I can sum it up in one word - rough!

is there anyone here from luton or are you all escapees!

shera but you said you arent orange crewing so i can talk to you! you havent rung my house phone at some ungodly hour waking the kids up!