Your birth town.

[Drago]

A surprising number of Men of Kent in our ranks.

 

[Drago]

After William the Conquerer gave Hastings a kicking, he moved East into Kent. The men to the East of the Medway weren't having it, so these big old farmer boys stood their ground. William looks at these fellers armed only with farm implements and cutlery and decided that they really meant business, so he struck a deal - if they accepted him as their King he would leave the Men of Kent alone to run their own affairs.

The Men of Kent agreed and went back to their fields. However, the Kentish Men in the west weren't so bold, and William raped and slaughtered his way through the western side of the county.

To this day to be a Man of Kent is considered an honour in the county, whereas to be a Kentish man is to be a bit of a 2nd class citizen, a cowardly weakling, at least among the older population. The yoof have little regard for history or tradition, and the convention is dying out. Nevertheless, to be both a Man of Kent and a Lord makes me a very important person indeed

 

[Hitchington]

Go Hillingdon!

 

[Glenn]

My birth town and home town are 2 different places, I have no connection to either. My parents moved the family 300 miles west when I was 7 so I grew up in the countyside, the next house was about 400yds away.

 

[Markymark]

Born in London and always lived in London. I did spend 3 gap years in the third world (The Democratic Republic of Nottingham)

 

[Drago]

Oooh, I nearly died in Nottingham a few years back.

 

[Markymark]

The poly as was?

Loved that they rebranded it as Nottingham Trent University.

Nope, proper uni.

 

[Blue Hills]

Nottingham is a fine place - mystified as to why anyone would call it third world, even as a (poor) joke.

 

[Blue Hills]

My hometown hase declined in so many ways in my 44 years, and TBH I would be away from here in a shot if it weren't for family ties.

Once the inevitable happens with Grandparents and parents I will seriously consider a full on relocation.

Out of interest, where to? I know bolton a bit. Agree that it has seen better days. A damn impressive town hall -always wonder what fills it.

 

[Blue Hills]

Born in Deal in Kent and left at 18 for a year of travelling, returned for a short time then moved away for 26 years but now back and it's glorious.

I have no intention of moving anywhere else, I have found my heaven on the beach.

Thanks for that post of contentment. Will get back there on the new bike.

 

[gavgav]

The graveyard of ambition!

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Born and brought up in Manchester, left at 17 to join the RAF. I haven't really been back for any length of time since, save for short business trips. I'm not so keen on the place any more, but I enjoyed my childhood growing up in Burnage and Didsbury.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

A surprising number of Men of Kent in our ranks.

But how many are men of Kent and how many are Kentish men?

 

[Milkfloat]

To keep @Drago happy, another man of Kent checking in. Whitstable, but lived in Herne Bay. Got out when I went to Uni and only go back for family reasons.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Born in Sudbury Suffolk, left when I was two and moved to Folkestone Kent, joined the navy at sixteen, lived in Gosport for a couple of years then moved back to Folkestone. In 1973 I moved into Coventry and have lived here since, effectively I've come to think of Coventry as my home city. I've only been back to Sudbury once for a day trip and haven't visited Folkestone for over twenty years.