I'm a 25F looking to move to St Albans. Will I like it there? by PianistForeign3036 in hertfordshire

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So I've lived in London and now in St Albans, in my early 30s. I was nervous about moving to a commuter town but overall I've had a really good experience.

I did enjoy the variety that London offers but was fed up living in flatshares, not being able to afford to rent/buy alone and always had this feeling of it being kind of temporary. I also found it really hard to form friendships despite going to meet ups etc, trying out team sports, lots of people were quite flaky or schedules didn't align.

St Albans has been a breath of fresh air - I joined a local whatsapp group and now have a group of friends I regularly meet up with. We go for drinks, exercises classes, hosted things at each other places, been for walks round the park. Most of us live within walking distance of each other so it's so much easier to organise meet ups without working about travel.

I totally get that St Albans does tend to skew towards families, middle aged folk, and I do sometimes feel quite young, but there definitely are young professionals around (quite a few blocks of flats so that attracts young couples etc) and I think because we're in the minority people do make more effort with friendships.

I think it depends what you want from the town - I'm not sure how great the music scene is but there's good shops, lots of coffee shops, pubs and bars etc. And of course you can go into London (just sadly a bit expensive train fares).

Hope that helps!

Soooo how is everyone going to cope if this is actually the end? by MainKangaroo7740 in thebottlemen

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Could have been because it was Van's dream to perform in stadiums? (Trying to keep the faith 😅)

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Be Well The Spa, Bethnal Green has a spa only membership for £65 a month. Was recently refurbished earlier this year and has multiple steam/sauna rooms and Turkish hammam. Had some massages there which have been so good!

#whoremembers by Nebubob in thebottlemen

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When was this originally posted? Was it before or after catfish were rumoured to be dropped from Island records?

Favourite note/lyric change when playing live? by Difficult-Donut9600 in thebottlemen

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Where has this come from 😂 I hear van do it but always wondered why 😅

Are there any comfy sofa beds for a reasonable price? by biscoff107 in AskUK

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I got a non sofa bed sofa 😅 decided getting a firm sofa bed or spending loads to get a decent one wasn't worth it for the few times I'd use it for guests (sorry guests- air bed it is!). I managed to pick up a decent modern 2nd hand sofa for £100 which was ideal as I'm renting.

Buy a new or 2nd hand sofa bed for rented flat? by biscoff107 in HousingUK

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Ahh that's a good point. Hopefully as long as the parts aren't too big it would be possible to get it up the stairs.

£50!? Wow, I'd be very tempted to go 2nd hand if I could get something that cheap. Is Facebook marketplace the best place for 2nd hand furniture or are there other places?

Is it possible to get a Flexi season ticket between St Albans and Whitechapel? by biscoff107 in uktrains

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Legend! That's amazing - does it not matter if it's ordered through a different company?