"That's very kind Will. We are making progress. I think strictly speaking we are not really a 'Beginners Session' anymore and we are caught between a bit quick for 'Beginners' and not quick enough for a standard session."

I'm at the too quick for beginners but not quite quick enough for full session speed stage myself.
So I've started to try to 'play by ear' in the slow session to make it more challenging for me. But I use sheet music in main session and hang on for dear life. Its just that little too fast so I make mistakes on tunes I know back to front and off by heart.
I've also started recording tunes in the session to practice going that speed. Problem is the recording device is usually right near my box so I hear all my mistakes. *cringe*

Its funny when I started I could only play 1 tune. And tried to learn a new 1 tune each month to attempt to play. Now I'm attempting not to forget the precious tunes I've learnt and still learn 'new' ones.