My name is Maureen Greenwood. I live in Chigwell I have been married to my husband Gerald for 48 years. We have four daughters all married we have eight grandchildren - six grandsons two granddaughters. They are a source of great joy to us. Elaine our eldest lives in Canada, she has three boys, two at university . They are twins one still at school Yvonne. Our second has two boys both still at school. So far as you can see all boys, Marina our third; hooray our first granddaughter she is called Chantal she has passed the entrance exam for Chigwell school and loves it

Cherie our youngest has two children her eldest Archie has just started school then our next little granddaughter she is beautiful and very precious as they nearly lost her - they live in Spain. My hobbies are yoga and bridge not for money I might add and no Omar Sharif. We also like eating out. Our little dog tramp King Charles had to be put down last year sadly we will not have another its too upsetting I also love gardening.

I was born in Ireland the eldest of seven four brothers and two sisters both of whom have passed away very young with cancer.