…we have now been given the "all clear" by the insurance assessor who visited the church this afternoon and declared it safe.
The service will now take place inthe Old Building on Sunday for the first time in nearly nine years. Fitting that MW should be churchwardent to re-open it as it was his difficult to decision to close it before.

All systems go now to clean, tidy, flowers, balloons, candles etc for the Easter Service.
I'm sure I will be able to think of some puns around the whole "resurrection" idea.
This is really exciting news.
Not only can we hold this service, but any others we like, and of course now we can plan the development and future use of the building.

It all starts here...

I think everyone in hampshire and Dorset has been waiting for the weather to turn, as it did today.
Seems they ALL went to Moors Valley Country Park to enjoy a warm sunny day.
Like us.
So of course - nobody enjoyed it at all.
Well, not strictly not at all - but I have never seen the place so packed.
It's bee nearly two years since we last went and in that time it has become much more of a corporate business.
So its a bit crap now, and not really good value for money anymore at £7 per car parking.
Elsie was too small to really go anywhere without being skwished, Alice kept complaining that other kids pushed her out the way - and I watched twice as this happened, or a swing was snatched out of her hands.
Why are other people's children so rude?
Well, some of them. And probly only sometimes, but it upset us all and spoiled the day.
Stanley spent a valiant ten minutes struggling up a huge ladder to a rope walk tunnel and then found it full of "big boys" who stamped on his fingers and kicked him (accidentally of course) so he just burst into tears at the top and was VERY difficult to get down.
He just wanted a go. bast*rds.
Think outside the box sometimes.

We had to queue for everything (even toilets??) and I don't really think the park is geared up to cope with this many visitors, despite the extended carparking (and chopping down of more trees) to get everyone in.
But then of course, once they're in, who gives a monkeys??

The strange people in the security control room next door are clapping aloud at the football on the radio?
Haven't they got CCTV to be watching...

Biscuit has been in a grump all day today but Ican't work out why. She and S didn't join in at all, even with the little ones on climbing frames, or carrying any stuff.
As I said last time, it's a disppointing experience when she comes down with him. I like him, but it's hard to get time with her.
I know this is bound to happen, but our relationship isn't exactly normal. She can spend all day every other day with him, but I was under the impression she wanted to come here to see me and the family?
Lol - I sound like someone's dad…