Visiting My Hometown

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Hi, where have you been? I’ve been trying to contact you all week. There’s a party at Mike’s on Saturday. Do you fancy going?

Sounds good. You’ll never guess what I’ve been doing. I’ve been back to Winchester, the city where I grew up. You know, this is the first time I’ve been back since mum and dad moved to Devon.

Wow, I bet you noticed quite a few changes. I didn’t recognise the town centre. It’s completely car free and there are loads of new shops. Of course, all the important places are still there, the museums, the cathedral and that big old statue of King Alfred.

And the theatre hasn’t changed. It still needs some paint. But they’ve pulled down my old primary school and built a high rise block of flats there. Were you upset to see how it’s changed?

In a way, yes. It was sad to see that the old school has gone. But life moves on and a lot of the changes have made the place better. It seems a lot cleaner now and there are more trees and parks than there were before.

Dad was quite upset though. His favourite pub has gone. And with the new one way road system into the town, he got lost several times. Did you used to live in the centre?

No, we had a bungalow in the suburbs and I used to commute into the centre every day by bus. We went back to see our old bungalow too and they’ve built another house in the back garden. The garden was one of the best things about the house and now it’s gone. I guess that’s sad as well.

It’s not always a good idea to go back. Alright, so let’s look forward. What’s this about a party on Saturday?