The people are what make a town the happiest area in the West Midlands.
That's the view of people living in and around Stourbridge town centre following news that the 'Happy at Home' list, created by Rightmove, had ranked the town the top in the region, as well as in the top 20 nationally.
Here townspeople have their say
That's the view of people living in and around Stourbridge town centre following news that the 'Happy at Home' list, created by Rightmove, had ranked the town the top in the region, as well as in the top 20 nationally.
Here townspeople have their say
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00:00 that makes it, I suppose the town centre itself.
00:02 - Well, the town centre helps.
00:03 I mean, Sam, what's going on here?
00:06 The town centre helps.
00:07 But it's everything they do.
00:10 It's like Mary Stevens,
00:11 one of the best parks in the country.
00:13 It really is.
00:15 And it's so nice to go there in the summer
00:17 and families are having picnics.
00:19 And, you know, it's just, it really is good, isn't it?
00:22 - Yeah, and it's nice for dog walking as well.
00:24 - And it's wonderful for dog walking, you know.
00:26 - For the kids.
00:26 - Yeah, yeah, you've got the jewellery quarter,
00:29 Halloween and Christmas, and October quarter.
00:31 The old quarter.
00:34 Halloween, it's an amazing place to go around
00:37 during Halloween. - It's a top place.
00:38 - And then at Christmas, you walk around Christmas Eve.
00:41 It's just stunning, it really is.
00:44 - So what was your reaction when you heard
00:46 that Starbridge had been voted
00:47 one of the happiest places to live in the country?
00:49 - Yeah, you know, I can't say I was surprised, but yeah.
00:53 It didn't surprise me.
00:58 - For you, what is it about Starbridge that makes it for you?
01:01 - Well, the scenery, the surrounding areas,
01:04 the woods, the parks, and the people.
01:07 - What are the people like?
01:08 I mean, what's the sort of thing
01:10 that brings the people together?
01:11 Or works for you?
01:12 - The majority of people can be really friendly,
01:18 but they're also cheerful as well.
01:21 - And obviously you've lived here your whole life,
01:23 you've never found a reason to leave, then?
01:24 - Oh yeah.
01:26 I have left a few times, but I've always come back.
01:29 - And there's, clearly there's something about it.
01:32 You know, you've brought your husband here,
01:33 and you've obviously got a life here that's worth living.
01:36 - Yeah, oh yeah, definitely, definitely.