Home and unpacked after a really fine Durham folk party. A friendly mix of singers and dancers - great singing venues and one of the best campsites in the North at the Durham Rowing Club on the banks of the River Weir.

Thanks to all, organisers and those who took part.
Ian, obviously, had been saying his prayers as Sunday's rain showers stopped just as the garden party was about to begin and we were all able to sit out in the sunshine until mid evening when the Rowing Club Bar opened and the singing started again.

There were a number of day visitors particularly on Saturday afternoon when Doreen (Elliott) and Bryan Henderson, Barry and Ingrid Temple and Chris Wilson and Ann Alderson swelled the ranks. Part of the afternoon was spent hunting for Chris's car keys which had fallen into another singers bag and were only found when the gentleman in question went to take some songsheets out of his bag.

All ended well and having caused much hilarity and helped to make it an afternoon to remember.

As an aside, I was very happy to get a copy of Doreen Elliot's Auto-biography a very humerous (and serious) account of A PITMAN'S FAMILY LIFE 1927 to Present Day.

To my mind it should be a must on any school's History Curriculum.