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You and your family are so brave to take up the job offer (I assumed that was the primary reason for the relocation) to another city without several times detailed personal visits and research first. However, here are my recommendations as laid down below:

1/地方生活环境

You can browse the website of www. rightmove.co.uk first, and ring several (3-5) property agencies to tell you requirements, they will give you insight advice. If one or two areas are all mentioned by these agencies, they must be right to some degree.

 2/好学校

Apart from property agency could give you advice on decent schools, the most reliable resource is from county council. There is an education department in every local authority. You can ring them and request school brochures. It normally covers all state schools in its coverage. Some times it discloses their positions in the England as a whole, if not, you can use OFSTEAD website to find its league table. There isn’t many options for public schools in Co. Durham, while in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, quite a few to choose from.

3/ 哪里中国人多一点可以认识新的朋友

There is CSSA(?, Chinese Students and Scholars Association) in Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland. You can join their mailing list. They often organise some trips and gatherings during the year. The other one is Chinese Weekend School. When your kid(s) are in the classroom , you can chat with other parents.

I strongly believe where is a will where is a way, and God helps those who help themselves. I hope it may have some help to you or at least have provided some clues. Good luck.

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• 回复：Please look inside... -笨姑娘- ♀ (159 bytes) () 02/17/2013 postreply 13:59:10

• 不用客气，大家出门在外，能帮忙的就会帮的，我这也是lip service。 -NanjingReninUK- ♀ (81 bytes) () 02/18/2013 postreply 02:52:19

• Thanks! -笨姑娘- ♀ (76 bytes) () 02/18/2013 postreply 05:17:02

• 查你的悄悄话, all email addresses are included there. -NanjingReninUK- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/18/2013 postreply 06:12:14