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| Where I Am |
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| Flitwick |
| 43 The Paddocks We bought this house last year in the Paddocks area of Flitwick, near neighbouring Ampthill. After much debate over whether to buy a relatively new property, with low ongoing maintenance work, or buy an cheaper old property which generally come with a rather more generous garden, we finally go for the lazy sod first option and buy 'new'. With its comfy blue carpets and welcome door-mat, The Paddocks serves us both well, with Ellen commuting into London eachday from Flitwick station (see above, left) while I commute the relatively straight-forward 7 mile trip into Bedford each day. The sounds of trains are never far away, with the Bedford-Brighton line forming a sharp backdrop to the development, in between our development and the adjoining Steppingly Road, although thi ain't a problem as the double-glazing mininmise the noice nuisance (although they are a bloody nuisance during sticky summer nights when we leave our window open, only to be woken up by 3.09am service to Brighton). (Right) Ellen outside assuming a familiar Marlboro pose. One of our shrewdest investments was undoutedly the picnic table, which we picked up for a bargain at B&Q. This vital item of garden furniture ensures that the garden doubles over, when required, as a 'beer garden' in the summer when we have friends round. (Right) A clip of our garden patch in March. The flower-bed hadn't yet been expanded round in an arc, like it is now. The plants still in their infancy as they peek their heads above the spring soil on a warm sunday evening. |
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| Flitwick, Mid-Bedfordshire |
| Flitwick Station |
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| Flitwick Manor |
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| St Peter & St Paul's Church, last year's wedding venue |
| "Where the Hell is Flitwick???" Flitwick is a small town in Bedfordshire, although the chances of you stumbling across it on a google search where dealt a huge blow by the creation of a a Professor in the Harry Potter books of the same name. Although the town is a bustling little place, home to about 15,000 people, named after the River Flit, is famous for its Moor. |