Costs about £140 a week atm. Faraday and DC have some of the old block but they’re being done up with double glazing, wood laminate flooring and an interior designed by Linda Barker! Course its called Village Courts or something ponsey like that now. And the bar is now ‘Village Bar’ to match. It’s not a community and hasn’t been treated as such since Imago took over.

What block were you in?

Fear not Elvyn is still standing. I went back last year to an open day with my son. He wasn’t that bothered but I had a lovely day. The old blocks are still there and looking through a few windows, still have pretty much the same decor. There are extra blocks built on what were the playing fields behind. The accommodation that was to view on the open day was Cayley & Faraday etc. They have all had a major facelift – no shared rooms these days and a lot of en-suite going on. They make old Elvyn look the poor relation. Doing a tour of uni’s catered halls seem to be a rarity these days but are very much alive and well in L’boro. So much has changed on campus. The union building is unrecogniseable inside, there a lots of new blocks shoehorned in here there and everywhere and hugely enhanced sports facilities including an olympic sized swimming pool and indoor athletics track and fitness centre. When we went they had just been awarded No 1 status in the student’s survey. They said other uni’s considered them pretty arrogant and I have to say that is how they came across. Don’t remember that in our day. Going back now you realise how much of a holiday camp it was with a few lectures thrown in. Still a great place to go I’m sure. Oh yeah Elvyn Bar is still there and a bit updated but EHB is now huge. I could go on. If you are passing you should try and break through security and have a wander round. Its a great trip back down memory lane. And another thing, the Elvyn post room is totally untouched. I wonder if students still descend on it after breakfast like we used to.