Staying at Uncle Brians and Aunt Lillians...

When I was younger, Uncle Brain and Aunt Lillian bought us some of the most exciting, interesting and all-round entertaining presents for our birthdays and Christmas. For one of my brother's birthdays, Brian put on a ventriloquist show for all of his friends, and boy did he and his friends love it!

With so many, many happy memories, saddened recently by the death of my mother, I was looking forward to reconnecting with Uncle Brian and Aunt Lillian to reminisce about what was a very happy upbringing for me.



It was an absolutely wonderful stay, catching up on older times and celebrating new times ahead. Their hospitality knows no bounds and I was in full agreement with Brian when he said he could never tire of the view from the rear of the house (above right).

Aldwick, where they live, was beautiful in the August sunshine, and is a parish in the Arun district of West Sussex with a population of over ten thousand. It is also a part of the built-up area around Bognor Regis.

And Aldwick became, briefly, the focus of the British Empire when King George V convalesced at Craigweil House (now demolished) in 1929. This visit led directly to Bognor attaining the title 'Regis'.



Local legend suggests the King's last words, upon being told that he would soon be well enough to revisit his favorite seaside resort, Bognor Regis, were "Bugger Bognor!"

With such a wonderful stay, I promised both Uncle Brian and Aunt Lillian that unless faced with similar circumstances as King George V, I'd do my best to visit again sometime soon.

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