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Date: 28 August 2005 18:36:52
Something very bizarre about blogging while looking out at a mass of tents in the middle of the racecourse, it's a view that I love. The hills surround it and from a distance it looks so peaceful and now the sun is shining brightly and there isn't a cloud in the sky, which makes it even better. Cheltenham holds many happy memories for me, it's where I did my degree and teacher training some years ago (more than I care to think actually), I used to go for walks on the hills I can see, and if I drive through the town I get very tedious beacuse there is a constant refrain of "I used to live there", as I lived in about 9 different locations in my 4 years it's rare for me not to call that out - to be fair I think the first year I did this Dave made all the right noises, the second year it was a bit more grunty and the third year, more along the lines of "yes, you lived everywhere, I get it". This year we haven't driven through Cheltenham yet.
The racecourse holds particular strange memories in that it is the place they sent us to do our end of year exams. As a result many of the rooms they hold seminars in remind me of trying to remember lots of Geography related stuff - with mixed success. It was also the location of the Summer Ball each year, so all in all, many memories.
Greenbelt has been excellent so far but I think I will wait until I get home to blog in detail about it.
For now a few random thoughts...
-What were the family thinking that booked one shower for 4 of them? 2 adults and 1 child (the smallest stayed in the push chair) in 15 minutes - funnily enough they were still going when I left after 15 minutes. Perhaps they should pay for 2 slots one after the other as that would be much more fair.
-I like the Organic beer tent very much, along with the new layout of the site.
-Why do some youths insist people respond when they say hello to random people walking aorund?
-James Jones (Bishop of Liverpool) did two very good talks.
-The wibmeet was once again excellent and it was fantastic to meet some new people there.