Ideas Please

[Greedyfly]

My sister has recently moved away to an Army base with her new husband and I suspect she is finding it tough as she knows no one there and is on the other side of the country. She cannot get a phone signal currently so I cannot call/text her and the internet isn't in for a few more weeks.

She doesn't drive and the base is right in the sticks in terms of public transport etc.... So she is stuck in her new home with no job currently and no way to get out of camp.

Any ideas what I could send her in the post besides a letter to keep her spirits up which isn't too costly and easily postable?

Thanks all

GF

[Tilly2]

Some flowers might cheer her up.

[lady-janine]

she'll soon get to know others on the base but would just send letters (and plenty of them) for the moment. they might have an internet café on site she can use. could she knock on neighbours doors and ask? another way to get to know people.

[lady-janine]

that's a good idea tilly.

[mallyh]

flowers or a plant would be nice. i was a navy wife for many years .she will soon make friends as they are all in the same boat .

[tamborine]

Homing pigeon. Theyre war winners ;)

[tamborine]

And theyre cheep ;)

[janbee]

Flowers are always a good idea. Hopefully, she'll be all connected up to phones/internet soon.

[grasscarp]

Magazines.

[bhg481]

Don't worry! Army wives are used to moving around and finding themselves on a new base where they don't know anyone. The wives already there are aware of this because they regularly find themselves in that position, so they go out of their way to get newcomers welcomed and familiar with all the local goings-on.

[TWR]

We have all been there Greedy, Is she on Skype? Is there a Club on camp / site?

[Old_Geezer]

No fixed line ? That IS 'in the sticks'.

It must be a common problem at the base, don't they cater for WAGs (or HABs) with social groups or stuff ? She won't know folk to start with but it is a major incentive to get to do so, get over that initial hurdle. Maybe in your next letter you could stress that ?

[Greedyfly]

Thanks all. This her first base and first time away from home so I think it's a bit of a shock to the system plus she's quite young.

[TWR]

She will not be on her own G.F. there will be others in the same situation, tell her to find the services club.

[Retrochic]

Write and tell her to go down to the Naafi and just start chatting, Army wives are very friendly as they will be in the same boat as your friend at some point in their lives.

[RATTER15]

a 3g dongle so she can get online?

[Retrochic]

ratter -locking herself away with a computer is not going to help her make friends, she needs to get outside and talk to people face to face, an old-fashioned concept I agree.

[Greedyfly]

Thanks guys. I also thought I would make a care package with stuff from Yorkshire.

So far I have Yorkshire Tea, Betty's Tearooms cakes, Yorkshire Mix sweets, nestle chocolate.... Any more you can think of?

[Zacs-Master]

Masons Gin.

[Greedyfly]

Not sure Michael will fit in a small box to be posted across the country, will try once I have everything else! =)