Wootton Bassett – 99.9% ner’do’wells

Is Wootton Bassett a nice place to live or is Wootton Bassett rough?

Oh dear, I’ve lived in Wootton Bassett for donkey’s years now. I grew up in a peaceful neighborhood, went to good schools, made lots of friends. But children grow up don’t they? My first day at secondary school was the scariest day of my school years. I was starting the year not knowing what the […]

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Chippenham (Chip’ numb) is a dump

Is Chippenham a nice place to live or is Chippenham rough?

Chippenham is a small market town in Wiltshire, 15 miles East of Bath. I was living happily in Bath until my landlord decided to sell the house. My friends came to the rescue – or so I thought. They had bought their 1st house 8 months previously in Chippenham (they couldn’t afford a house in […]

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Pewsey: see the townies in their kevved-up Fiat Puntos by the Co-op

Is Pewsey a nice place to live or is Pewsey rough?

Even in the middle of nowhere, Pewsey isn’t even a town. It’s a large village, and you probably have never even heard of it. Nevertheless, come nighttime, the local townies (don’t they realise they are in the countryside??!!) can be found in the bus stop (there’s only one) or by the Co-op (thats the only […]

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