New person and new group in Leicestershire!

[ChukkieLou]

hi everyone
I found this web site this morning whilst playing around at work-as you do.
I signed up immediately and orderd my first T Shirt!
I live in Leicestershire in a little village callled Stanton Under Bardon which is just off J22 of the M1.
My venture into S.S has only really just begun. Last year I started making jams and pickles having been a keen cook for years. I then grew a few veggies in my garden- along came two chickens and ate all said veggies! Along came another three chickens and a cockeral so it was time to get myself an allotment. there were a few available but had not been cultivated for years so I am still digging but have resorted to buying a flame gun.............
I looked for a group in my area, to join and meet like minded people but guess what-there wasn't one. So I have set my own group up, with my mother in law ( she's only a few years older than me as I married a 'Toy Boy') for anyone interested in all aspects of S.S. Especially those people who have perhaps not started on the road yet or, like me, have but aspire to greater things. www.theleicestershiregoodlifegroup.co.uk

[glenniedragon]

Hello there!
I'd just read about your group in Smallholder, good luck up there! there are quite a few midlands exiles in here.

welcome
kind thoughts

Deb
(PS I was born in Market Harborough)

[ina]

Hiya ChukkieLou, and welcome to the site!
We'll be looking to you for recipes... There's some more jam and pickles makers here. And great that you are spreading the word by buying a t-shirt (and surely wearing it in future!).
I'm still at the "growing vegetables" stage. Hens will, hopefully, come along eventually.

[woolcraft]

Welcome ChukkieLou. I think I know said junction J22 - isn't that the one you have to be going in the right direction or you can't use it? Looking forward to reading your contributions and hearing about progress with your group. Sue

[Shirley]

Hi chukkielou

Welcome to SSish.

Shirlz xx

[Wombat]

G'Day Chukkielou,

Good on you for starting your own group, I want to a similar thing myself when I can find the time!

Welcome to the site.

Nev

[gunners71uk]

WELCOME chukk
pls to meet you

[Goodlife1970]

Ay up me duck! Welcome to the site.Im an escapee from the City of Leicester,now living in the Valleys,glad to see a fellow Chisit in the ranks! Looking forward to reading your posts.

[ged.medland]

Hi Chikki!
great to read your post,good luck with the lottie!
watch them there chooks!
atb
ged

[Millymollymandy]

Hi and welcome Chukkielou. Look forward to exchanging pickle and jam recipes!

[Andy Hamilton]

Hello there and welcome to the site, look forward to hearing more about you.

[ChukkieLou]

Thank you to you all for your warm welcome.
If anyone wants our monthly newsletter, telling them what we've been up to and how the group is progressing then you can go to www.theleicestershiregoodlifegroup.co.uk and enetr you E-mail to subscribe.
We have a lady bringing some spiced blackberry jam and copies ofthe recipe to the first meeting so I may divulge her secrets with you all....

[hedgewizard]

what a wonderful idea! The whole neighbourhood thinks I'm off my trolley, but I can't be the only SS enthusiast in SW Dorset so maybe I'll try to start one. There's my "dig buddies" for a start. I'll order a T-shirt!

Anyway, welcome and stick around!

[Libby]

Hiya chukkielou

[ChukkieLou]

hedgewizard
If you decide to set up a group I will offer all the advise I can. I set this one up because I coudn't find a group near to me and felt sure there would be other people like me somewhere in the National Forest area.
Will keep you all posted as to how it goes tonight.....