Hi I have just joined so i thought I would say hello from the isle of wight. I am an easy going atheist Please forgive the awful profile photo I will take a better one when i get my camera out. I notice a lot seem to be from the other side of the pond ie the USA. are the many from the uk on here?
Hi Ray. Iām living in Australia now but grew up in East Cowes on IOW. Where about you?
I live in Newport lived here for 4 years I am a northener by birth but a bit nomadic having lived in lancashire cumbria cornwall and northamptonshire now on the island
@raymetcalfe Whereabouts in Newport are you?
@Geoffrey51 terace road next to jewsons
Welcome!
Always great to grow the ranks of reasonable sane thinking people!
Hey! Who are you calling 'sane ?
Wow, Isle of Wight...wasn't there an Agatha Christie book set there?
Don't know but the country home of Albert and Victoria, Osborne House is there and so is Carisbrooke Castle where Charles the first was held before his trial. It is quite close to the mainland and is therefore the venue for the Cowes sailing regata.
@Fernapple I was at carrisbrooke last week its just up the road from me interesting place. I havnt got around to osborne yet
Howdy from Las Vegas. Plenty of UK folks, but no matter where we come from the sentiment is mostly the same across the board.
Welcome!!! My Great Great Grandfather is Irish and English, so Iām looking forward to hearing more about whatās going on over there. The reason why I said that is my motherās family is just letting that cat out the bag !! Lol
What is a "JW"? In your profile, you repeatedly said you are a "JW."
Iām pretty sure itās Jehovah witness
Was a jw as in a jehovahs wiottness
Hello and welcome to you on the IOW. I live in Northern Ireland, and there are a few other Brits here too, from around the country. As you say most of the others are American with quite a few Canadians too. Just browse the site and get the feel of it, and add your tuppenceworth to the debates. Join a few groups if you feel drawn to any of them, but above all enjoy yourself.
Welcome. I have ancestors from the Isle of Wight.