Hi everybody
My name is Andy and my family and I reside in Colchester, Essex. For a while now, my wife and I have been facing the fact that we may have to leave the UK for reasons stated by Bill Ryan earlier in this thread.
However...
My wife and I both dearly want to stay in the UK because we love it. Not in a jingoistic/nationalistic sense but, as we walk the countryside of the UK, we both feel a love in the land that remains despite our troubled times. You only need to experience places like Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill, Callanish Stones in Scotland, etc, etc, to see that there was once magic in these isles.
I was lucky enough to live in Wales for 2 years and I echo a previous poster in this thread when I say that I think Wales would be a fine setting for a new community. I believe the word "Wales" derives from an old Saxon word meaning "foreigner" as that is where the native Britons were forced when the Saxons invaded. I found a sense of community and identity still existing there, together with a rich agricultural tradition (which led me to become interested in growing my own organic veg, which I still do).
Perhaps that is where we will all end up, coming together from all corners of the Land, gathering to proclaim a new era of peace and prosperity for all.
That's my dream, anyway...
