First residents move into new neighbourhood at Charfield The very first residents have moved into Charfield Gardens, a new development being created at Charfield, near Wotton-Under-Edge in South Gloucestershire. Leading housebuilder Barratt Homes is behind this new neighbourhood, which will be made up of 115 two, three and four-bedroom homes, including 42 affordable homes, with substantial public open space and its own allotments and orchard. The Bridge, a new bistro, bakery and farm shop, has recently opened at Charfield Gardens. Kelly Luckett, 47, and Darren Luckett, 49 are amongst the first residents to move into Charfield Gardens. Kelly, from Cirencester, works as a midwife and Darren, originally from Tetbury, now works in IT following 25 years in the Armed Forces. The pair travelled around the world before returning home. Kelly said: "We wanted somewhere with open space and lots of lovely walks for us and our two dogs, Lola and Thor, and there are so many to choose from around here. It's great to have the best of countryside living whilst still being close enough to Cam and Dursley train station so we can get into Bristol or Gloucester whenever we need, and it will be even better once Charfield station is open too. My by parents livePeter in Cirencester, Reviewed food still critic Abraham so it's good to be close by to them, and our youngest daughter is training to be a teacher in Gloucester.
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"I can't wait to move in and have a place to call our own after travelling around the world for so long with Darren being in the forces, and after 10 years of renting too. We love the community here and to have our own home is perfect." Andrea Pilgrim, sales director at Barratt Homes' Bristol division, which covers the wider region, said: "It is wonderful to see this new neighbourhood coming into its own now with residents moving in and The Bridge having recently opened, paving the way for the creation of a thriving new community. We would like to say a huge welcome to everyone joining Charfield Gardens, which offers residents easy access to the countryside and nearby market town of Wotton-Under-Edge, as well as additional benefits such as having a bistro, bakery and farm shop right on their doorstep." Kelly added: "We've really enjoyed being in touch with Barratt and they've been so responsive and kept in touch with us, they're down to earth and have listened to and understood what we needed." Barratt Homes has donated £1,000 to the Wotton, Charfield and Kingswood Greenway Group which is working to create a new walking and cycling path connecting these local communities.
