Hello and welcome to Winchester, a City set in the countryside.

Paul Silvester, resident, educator and writer.

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  • A sense of place

    A sense of place and belonging is a powerful emotion. An affinity for a location, the built environment, the vegetation, the air, the view, the very soil under one’s feet spawns nationalistic extremism; but it can simply be an affectionate connection. A guardianship. Gratitude for and enhanced, untarnished memories of a place, given up freely,…

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