Goodbye Guildford

After 15 years of association with Guildford, we are now finished there. From the time in 1999 when Madeleine and Michael first attended the University, through both of their degrees, a number of visits to the Royal Surrey Emergency  ward, and all sorts of good things, to now when Michael is taking his wife and new baby Sophie up to live in Manchester. We have got to know the Guildford area quite well, especially the not-quite-so-good areas where they have had student accommodation, like Park Barn and Bellfields. During this period both Uncle Gordon and Auntie Petroula have died, so that is the end of that families  relationship with Guildford. From the start when the children were in Cathedral court and we visited every fortnight to see that they were OK, and of course because we missed them, to now when we stayed in the Premier Inn in order to see Sophie in the Special Care Baby Unit, it has been an enjoyable relationship. I know my way around Guildford quite well now. We have been to concerts every six months becasue Madeleine played her cello with the Guildford Orchestra. Madeleine has done time in the Royal Surrey Hospital, and Michael has been a stalwart of the Ion Beam centre getting his PhD and working with Charlie.

I liked the shopping areas too.

I also associate Guildford with the A31, because that is the nicest run down to the south, with plenty of interesting places to visit such as Jane Austin's house.

I shall miss it.