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Tuesday 20 March 2012

Easter Breaks, in More than One Way


About 15 years ago, I was stuck, as a 13 year old, in a stereotypical British boarding school and wishing away the days before the Easter break, during which myself, my brother and the ‘Olds’ were going to head down from the North to take in the sites of Berkshire, including Windsor Castle, Windsor zoo and London as a whole – I could not wait.   All that stood in the way of freedom was 2 days of hellishly boring lessons and a Rugby match against the schools oldest rivals, of which I was part of the team.  We were playing at home and though our win to lose ratio was fairly even, the expectations from the school were sky high.  Playing as a lock in the scrum, we knew we would have to go to some dark places and dig deep and none of us were looking forward to it too much even less so when we saw our competitors get off their team bus.  Their front row forwards were enormous, and rumours flew round that they were playing their U15 team against our U13 team.  We were worried, but I knew on the other side of this match was an Easter break to dream of.

Early in the second half and 7 points down, their full back hoofed the ball almost directly skywards.. Muggings here thought he would have a go at catching it.  Keeping my eye on the ball, I was completely unaware of the storm of opposition players bearing down on me, and it was probably for the best, as when they hit it hurt, very much.... so much my team had to carry me off the field.  One broken foot and a fractured arm for my troubles... an Easter Break if you like.
Due to my sorry condition and the fact I could not walk, my parents decided that it would actually be best if we stayed at home to let me recover.  I have never been so upset.

15 years later, I still live in the same area, though I have a daughter of my own now.. and for this Easter breaks I am going to relive the holiday that never happened with my own family.  No rugby for her... we are taking off down to Windsor, staying at the rather gorgeous Stirrups Country House Hotel and taking in all of the sites within such easy reach... on the ‘to do’ list we have Windsor Castle, Coral Reef, Windsor Great Park, The London Eye, sampling the fine pubs in the area, and my daughter has made sure we will be heading to Legoland and Go Ape as well...

Luckily, Stirrups has given us a cracking B&B deal through their Easter Break 2012 deals so for 9 days we are going to explore and enjoy ourselves as a family... and with the money that’s left over, Dad might just be able to spend a day on one of the stunning golf courses...  there will certainly be no rugby involved in this Easter Break!