TY - JOUR T1 - So farewell then, spring meeting JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 475 LP - 475 VL - 55 IS - 515 AU - David Jewell Y1 - 2005/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/515/475.abstract N2 - The first College Spring Meeting I attended was in 1980, when I was a confident, even cocky trainee (as we were still allowed to call ourselves in those days). We travelled to the shores of Lake Windermere, the weather was glorious spring sunshine, and we had a wonderful time. John Horder was then president, and Alastair Donald was Chairman of Council. As far as I can recall, it was a well attended meeting, although such things didn't matter to me then. One of the highlights was a very moving talk one evening by Chris Bonnington about his love of the mountains and the many friends he had lost striving for new conquests. Donald Court, one of a remarkable group of paediatricians who had worked together in Newcastle, had published a report on childcare in primary care, essentially recommending that all … ER -