Introduction

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In view of the runaway success of the initial continental weekends, another excuse for visiting somewhere interesting with lots of pubs was sought, and hence the "Varsity" weekend was established.

In my mind, at least, "Varsity" conjures up an image of the academic life that for me never existed.

I could go through a detailed exposition of this life, but I would suggest instead watching a re-run of the 1981 ITV adaption of Brideshead Revisited, with perhaps an added dash of communism and rowing.

In spite of this image we started with a weekend in Leeds, alma mater to the largest proportion of those attending.

This included no walking to speak of, nor any cycling whatsoever and certainly none of the angst associated with Brideshead but despite this seeming lack of purpose it worked out rather well, well enough to spawn another annual series of getaways.

Unfortunately demand for this Weekender has proven less durable and, thus, for some time now it has remained dormant, perhaps extinct.

I, for one, mourn the loss.

No walking, no cycling, but occasionally an attempt at football.