On Saturday I helped out at Spouthport Arts Centre as part of the Literary Festival. People had booked half hour appointments with the visiting author (Ann Milton) or poet (Alison Chisholm) so it was a case of getting the people to the right venue at the right time and generally welcoming people and chatting. I was commended for my cheery smile (sickly grin according to J!) and have been asked back to help with the promotion for the Festival of Comedy later this month. I am aslo helping out at the Firework Extravaganza on Friday night. So far, so good!
Sunday was walk day as usual and as already reported by J. J has a new jumper and a new name - smooth grey!!
Monday night was a play called Intemperence at the Everyman. It was by Lizzie Nunnery who is a local writer and one of the 4 who wrote Unprotected about Liverpool prostitutes. That was excellent but this one was a bit dull and dreary. It was about an Irish family living in a Liverpool cellar in the mid 1800s at the time when St George's Hall was being built. Some thought provoking moments but not one of the best.
Friday was the British Firework Festival near the Marine Lake in Southport. This consisted of the Lake of Dreams, which was a pretty ordinary display to music but reflections in the lake were very pretty. There were then 2 displays to music by national companies. Last year's winner went first but was definitely outshone by the second contender who chose the 1812 Overture and Bjork's song to name but 2. I was teamed up with a sixth former from Formby and we gave out leaflets and directed people, mainly to the toilet. Not a bad evening all in all. The competition has 2 more nights to run until the winner is announced but I think you could have too much of fireworks!
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