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Home Sweet Home

I lived at Pilgrims Wood. It was a social services children's home in 1979. I was 16 years old. My mother signed me into care at 2 days old until I was 18 years old. I loved the home and the grounds it was in. You could see the hogs back from my window. I was very sad when I had to leave and fight the big outside world on my own. I am now 47 years old and still wish I was there, back in my childhood. I have driven past on a few occasions, and actually stopped and knocked on the door last October(2010). It is now a residential home for elderly people. They have changed parts of the buildings and the grounds, but it is still my favourite home.

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A memory of Guildford in Surrey shared on Wednesday, 29th December 2010.

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RE: RE: Home Sweet Home

Yes, I was at the home also, in the 1960s, the place had its problems but I had a fantastic time there, lots of adventures, lots of canes and slippers which I probable deserved. It's nice to hear from another inmate ha ha, when did you first get in? I was there between 1963 and 1965 ish.

Comment from Raymond Young on Thursday, 8th December 2011.

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