I would gladly have offered to pick you both up in my mobility scooter. Alas !, my kidney dialysis unit was on the blink that day, and in any case there was an afternoon of ' Midsummer Murders' on channel 4 that I obviously didn't want to miss.

The Portllo reference made me smile after a stressful day, then post on the 'heritage round' VT thread has just topped it off! Cheers Uncle R.



We stopped off for a quick pint between trains in Rhyl. The less said about that place the better!

I have often contemplated writing a rugby league pub guide. Sadly one of my favourites, the Pump Room in Halifax has been bulldozed to make way for an enlarged roundabout!