Saturday, 29 September 2007

At 9:00 am I was at the WCVS office loading up my car with display stands and a little while later I was setting up the stand at the Colloseum for the Watford Community Housing Trust’s big launch event. The Colloseum is a great but under-utilised venue; several of the windows are broken and the place could do with a refurbishment. My “pitch” was right next to the hot air blower that was belting out heat for the entire main hall. I found it hard to breathe while I was erecting the stand and phew was I hot!

But that aside it was a very good community event and everyone was wonderfully entertained by Watford FC’s Harry the Hornet, by the 20-strong Community Choir and by a 20-strong team of line dancers. WCHT CEO Tina Barnard and WBC Mayor Dorothy Hall both spoke very well and very briefly (respecting the community-focus of the day). For myself (once I’d recovered from the unwanted dry air sauna) it was good to see people from Watford Recycling Arts Project, West Herts Against Crime, Watford Credit Union, Watford Women’s Centre, the Short-Mat Bowls Club, and elsewhere. I enjoyed some very useful conversations and I was delighted to find that on this occasion at least Harry the Hornet was really the beautiful Sandra Fullerton of Barnet CVS.

After packing everything away I headed off to Ampthill to visit my sister, freshly returned from a Jubilee Sailing Trust trip aboard STS Lord Nelson. She enjoyed this immensely and was very impressed wiht the crew and helpers.

I arrived home about 8:00 ready for a relaxing meal and looking forward to the weekend!