Bri, I think we were on the same wavelength then.
I didn't know about Chateau Impney, Cheltenham, or Worcester until enlightened by yourself and Jerry Hipkiss, just as you didn't know about the thriving Northants scene. Possibly because in those days of limited technology, word of mouth was an important factor..
Still be interesting to hear if there were any other bastions of the forming scene, outside of the geographical North, that perhaps neither of us knew about .
- Kev