Caroline Webster was born in Sweden to British parents, who had gone there in the 1960s as language teachers.
“And they’re still there, all these years later,” says Caroline who speaks fluent Swedish and trained as a nurse over there. “But I came to the UK when I was 26 on a year’s sabbatical sponsored by the Swedish government.”
Then fate stepped in. For in London Caroline met Simon, a doctor, and in due course they married and had three children, twins Freya and Thomas (14) and Ella (10).
“So, I never did go back to Sweden to work,” she says. “Although Simon did for a year – to work in the hospital I was born in! – and I went with him with the twins. I was expecting Ella at the time and she was born in the very same unit as me.”
Now, however, the family are back in the UK, living in a five-bedroomed house in Cheltenham.
“We both work in the local hospital and our old terraced house was getting a bit small for us. We looked for a long time – Simon saw this house from the outside and wasn’t impressed but when I came along later and walked into it, it just felt right. It was quiet and light and there was a big garden, so we bought it.”
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Gloucestershire After The War
Discovering the county’s Arts and Crafts memorials of the First World War
THE WILD SIDE OF Moreton-in-Marsh
The days are getting shorter but there’s plenty of reasons to be cheerful, says Sue Bradley, who discovers how a Cotswolds town is becoming more wildlife-friendly and pots up some bulbs for an insect-friendly spring display
Mr Ashbee would approve
In the true spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement, creativity has kept the Chipping Campden community ticking over during lockdown
The Cotswolds at war
These might be peaceful hills and vales, but our contribution to the war effort was considerable
Trust in good, local food
‘I’ve been following The Country Food Trust’s activities with admiration since it was founded’
Why Cath is an open book
Cath Kidston has opened up almost every nook and cranny of her Cotswold idyll in a new book, A Place Called Home. Katie Jarvis spoke to Cath ahead of her appearance at this year’s Stroud Book Festival STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL – THIS YEAR FREE AND ONLINE: NOVEMBER 4-8
From the Cotswolds to the world
Most people know that the Cotswolds have featured in a fair few Hollywood movies and TV series.
The Wild Hunt
In search of the legendary King Herla in the Malvern Hills
Fighting spirit amid the flowers
Tracy Spiers visits Warwick, a beautiful town that is open for business and ready to welcome visitors
Final journey
Cheltenham author and volunteer on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), Nicolas Wheatley, recounts the fascinating story of funeral trains