Of course this year is the anniversary of Laurie Lee’s birth so there is much happening around the area. We are hoping to go to two or three events over the next month. I always remember when first came to Stroud I stayed for the first fortnight with the school secretary who had gone to school with Laurie Lee. I did ask her if she was Rosie! In that first year when i didn’t know anyone I used to go on long walks often in the Slad Valley and would end up for a beer in the Woolpack and he would invariably be there. I used to eavesdrop just to hear that lovely rich Stroud burr that I found so romantically evocative.

Got some interesting gigs over the next couple of months. I have said yes to the RSPB on midsummer’s day.