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RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

DotNetWebs — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:37:49 GMT

That's interesting about the Spitfires parts. I would guess that they were aircraft instruments? I have a few sat here on my desk! A previous project of mine involved producing simple animations illustrating the basic principle of certain aircraft instruments.

As well as having been involved with a lot of Horsham's history Wakefields are heavily involved with Horsham's future. In addition to being a key member of the Horsham Traders' Guild, Dominic Wakefield has been THE Horsham trader that has taken the lead and pushed for a comprehensive Horsham traders' internet presence. The first stage of this is the Visit Horsham website.

I would also like to add that the Visit Horsham project would not have been possible without the Horsham District Town Centres Manager Gary Mortimer-Cook. Gary has to wear several 'hats' in this position and his position of secretary of the Horsham Traders' Guild. Gary is very passionate about Horsham and whatever 'hat' he has on at the time his actions always are always in the best interests of Horsham.

To get back on thread a bit I will say I think one of the that makes Horsham a great place to live is that the vast majority of the people that I have come into contact with care about Horsham and strive to make it a better place.

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:55:17 GMT

[quote] Take Wakefields Jewellers currently on the front page of visithorsham.co.uk. The Wakefield family have been trading there since 1911[/quote]

Thanks for the plug! Wakefields is a page I am collecting data for at the moment. The name has a good history including a diverse range of shops, from cakes to clothes to jewellery. During WWII they worked unpaid overtime in the workshop producing complex Spitfire parts.

I have just prepared another page and will post about that in the gallery section when I have checked it looks & links OK

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

DotNetWebs — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:27:15 GMT

[quote][b]Paul D (22/12/2006)[/b][hr]

I think Horsham is unique in that there are a lot of independent shops around, a rare thing these days in any British town with all the big branded names.[/quote]

This is a good point Paul and something I have really come to appreciate since I started working with the Horsham Traders' Guild.

We have some great independent shops. Many with a lot of history going back generations. Take Wakefields Jewellers currently on the front page of visithorsham.co.uk. The Wakefield family have been trading there since 1911.

Many of the buildings also have a great history as M's Hidden Horsham site illustrates.

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

Paul D — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:28:37 GMT

M, I tend to agree with you about shopping anywhere else. I think Horsham is unique in that there are a lot of independent shops around, a rare thing these days in any British town with all the big branded names. Apart from the shops Horsham has a friendly atmosphere, you don’t get people in London being friendly and starting a conversation. I come from London and my wife comes from Southwater, she could tell you how unfriendly our capital is.

Horsham has a lot to offer, we are close to beautiful countryside, the sea and have good transport links.:)

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:07:57 GMT

We live within ten minutes walk of Horsham town centre. Don't need the car for any shopping except the big once-a-week Sainsbury's.

Enough shops and entertainment to keep me happy. You would not have a chance of dragging me anywhere near Crawley or even Blue Water :)

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

DotNetWebs — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:37:24 GMT

It's nice to see a few people reply to this. Looking at the forum stats we have a lot of search engine referrals for people searching about "where to live in Horsham" etc.

As with any forum we tend to get a lot more people reading than posting so posts like this are quite useful for all those 'lurkers' out there..

Paulyruss if you do settle in this area.please come back and let us know where you choose.

Regards

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

Paul D — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:18:52 GMT

I live with my wife and young family (two small boys aged 1 and 4) in Broadbridge Heath and thoroughly recommend it. It is very close to Horsham about 2 minutes by car. Buses are frequent but stop running after 7.00pm. It has a very good community feel and is very much a village with one large village store. We are very close to a large Tesco's and trading park with Homebase, Halfords etc. We have excellent road links and are close to the A24 for Worthing, Dorking, and Crawley etc. A264 to Billingshurst.;)

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

taxman — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:37:07 GMT

I would suggest North Horsham. Very good road links (A264/A24/M23) and handy for the airport and commuting to London (Littlehaven station within walking distance).

We have an excellent local surgery (Holbrook) and very good schools. Town centre is a 5 minute drive or a 40 minute walk. I moved here just over 4 years ago from Kent and did extensive research on many areas of East and West Sussex before choosing Horsham. Second best place to live in the UK based on the recent Channel Four poll.

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

treetops — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:27:59 GMT

Southwater as well! We moved here in Jan and love it. We are a 20 min drive to the coast, next to the Country Park and Downs Link for walking/joging/dog walking. The new centre is great and has most things you need. I travel to London every day and the journey is fine. We moved from Crawley and have not regretted it one bit!

RE: Where best to live in the Horsham area?

DotNetWebs — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:03:01 GMT

Hi Paulyruss

Thank you for registering and welcome to the forums.

We currently live in the Blakes Farm Road area of Southwater and would thoroughly recommend it. I go into Horsham Town Centre almost every day for either business or pleasure and it is only a 5 minute drive or a 10 minute bus journey away. Southwater has seen some great improvements in the last 12 months or so culminating last week with the arrival of our new 'Dinsosaur' and the opening of the CO-OP. We enjoy living in Southwater as it has easy access to some great country walks and bike rides, particularly the Downs Link.

If I were to choose an area of Horsham to live in it would probably be the North Horsham area. Hopefully some others will give you there opinions.

Regards

Where best to live in the Horsham area?

paulyruss — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:16:52 GMT

Hi there!

I have a bit of a dilema in that my girlfriend and I have been searching for somewhere to move to in the South East for the past five months and have covered various areas in Kent and Surrey, but have finally made a decision to focus on the Horsham area for various reasons such as location, access to London and the coast, and importantly property prices. The only problem is although we appreciate that Horsham hasn't really got any areas that are 'bad' or 'best avoided', in the same breath there must be areas that are nicer than others and people would recommend buying in those areas. We are prepared to look at any of the outlying villages that surround Horsham, but no further than say Southwater. Ideally we'd like to be in area that has character, a relatively strong community feel to it, and without sounding too much like a snob, something with minimal or fewer ex local authority housing.

Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks