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Wigan - England - Time 4 A Change
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Over the last few months I have been contemplating getting over to England on a 3 year work visa. First step was to find a place I would like to begin at.
After a bit of research I found out I have relatives in Wigan by the last name of Beard. So I have decided to choose Wigan as my home for the 3 years.
Does anyone on here live in Wigan by any chance?
Whats it like?
Small and Cosey?
Anyone wanna have a drink at the local pub lol?
I am really excited. Now onto step 2. Getting pass port and working visa. Then save a little bit more money.
After a bit of research I found out I have relatives in Wigan by the last name of Beard. So I have decided to choose Wigan as my home for the 3 years.
Does anyone on here live in Wigan by any chance?
Whats it like?
Small and Cosey?
Anyone wanna have a drink at the local pub lol?
I am really excited. Now onto step 2. Getting pass port and working visa. Then save a little bit more money.
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Well It is probably one of the main places I have researched. I want a small billage type town with the basics like good internet to work with as I work online. A place where i would be able to get a casual job also so plenty of work.
I guess mainly just a real friendly kinda village/shire & Wigan seems to be it so far. If you have any reccomendations please let me know. I would like to do more research.
It's not too far from either Liverpool or Manchester. Plus if you want to go to a town thats slightly bigger there are buses and trains from there to St Helens or, where I live, Warrington. It takes literally 10 minutes on the train to get to either
It even has it's very own football team Wigan FC so something for you to get into!
I've never been out round Wigan but my bfs band has done a few gigs there and says it's alright, not a bad night out.
There's a few other places around Wigan which would be good places to live like Goulbourn, Leigh, Cultcheth, Newton-Le-Willows/Earlstown.
Now Step 2. Finding work before I come over and a place to live. Any ideas?
like everyone else said its ok, nothing fantanstic and nothing awful. Do you know where abouts in wigan you would be living? also there are lots
of bars and night clubs so it shudnt be that hard to find a job to begin with even if its not what you want to be doinng long term.
Everyone keeps saying that its just a small town but its really quite big. I wouldnt turn up thinking that your going to a quaint little town / village because i think you might be
if you want any more info just ask but i mite be a while replying because i dont have net access at home
IMO (and I hate the place ) but for soembody coming over to the UK, London is without a doubt the best choice for culture. Nothing's going to come close.
If you want somewhere quiet and picturesque then choose somewhere in Cumbria, the Peak District or the West Country.
but there is nothing intresting about Wigan.
I'm biased, but why not look into living in Brighton or somewhere in the county of Sussex? Brighton's a wicked city... it's a typical British seaside town, isn't too big for a city, has a PHAT party scene and lots of art and culture. It's also surrounded by the countryside of Sussex.
As for Sussex, it's a lovely county...has all your typical English scenery- rolling hills and green fields, the famous white chalk cliffs along the coast and some nice little towns and villages. It's quite rural, but no where is too far out in the sticks. Brighton city is around the corner, and whether you're living in Brighton or a Sussex town... London is only about a 40 or 50 minute train journey away.
It's also not far from Gatwick airport, so you have access to the rest of Europe.
Agreed. Please dont do Wigan. Londons the place mate :thumb: