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134. Before the mast: Pewley Down, Guildford
I love Pewley Down. It’s a wonderfully scenic and beautiful piece of landscape, right next to the heart of Guildford. The land was given to the town by the Friary Brewery after World War I, so that the...
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138. A winter Sunday on the North Downs
It was a perfect winter’s morning as I headed across the hills from Guildford towards Newlands Corner yesterday. The weather was just perfect for running, even if the combination of sun on frosted...
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145. Roads of Stone update
This site has moved to a new dedicated domain at http://roadsofstone.com - so please update your RSS feeds and outgoing links accordingly. Re-directs are in place and everything else remains the same....
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146. School cross-country – Clandon Park 10 km
Back to the beginning. The school playing field, on a Saturday, was a place I never knew. The only time I saw it, as substitute at hockey. we won 3-1, but the hockey coach refused to bring me on. I...
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187. This is the Modern World – From The Jam, Guilfest 2008
A police car and a screaming siren Pneumatic drill and ripped-up concrete - The Jam: That’s Entertainment, 1981 Better stop dreaming of the quiet life ‘Cos it’s the one we’ll never know - The Jam: A...
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197. The Hog’s Back Road Race, Guildford 2008 – It’s All About the Hill
“Upon the whole it was an excellent journey & very thoroughly enjoyed by me; the weather was delightful the greatest part of the day… to my capacity it was perfection. I never saw the country from...
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202. A snowy sunset on St Martha’s Hill
The snow was half a metre thick in Guildford when I returned from Spain last week. That’s the most snow we’ve had in England for twenty years or more, and easily the thickest fall I can remember...
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225. Running on Roman Road 2 – from Stane Street to Guildford
It’s late on a summer’s evening and I’m cycling homeward along one of the most beautiful country roads in England. This morning’s London to Brighton bike ride is well behind me now and I’m rolling...
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238. Guildford is Olympic – torch relay 2012
The Olympic torch is coming to Guildford in 2012 as its last stop before London. The grass running track in Stoke Park was laid out again recently. It’s from here in Guildford that the Olympic torch...
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245. London to Brighton, and back
Well, almost. London to Brighton to Guildford, anyway. Travelling home with the bike on the car roof was a comfortable way to rest weary legs after the London to Brighton Bike Ride. And then, somewhere...
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