We'd move back in a flash, but it's too expensive now for ordinary folks to live there..

Come to Stroud. More alternative, and cheaper. Lower crime rate, and Folk Clubs, Sessions and a Folk Festival 20-22 Sept (Wassail in Jan).
3 markets - one an award winning Farmers' Market. And not a few hills. But there is an electric bike shop. And only 20 miles from the areal of Brisel.