I've just visited the Sundown Adventure Park, a theme park especially designed for the under 10s. I suppose its a bit of a busmans holiday, but I like to look at how other people do things, sometimes you come across good ideas or examples of fresh thinking. The park is well worth an afternoons visit, and the absence of teenage attractions resulted in a real pleasant family atmosphere.

I've talked before about the lunacy of some council jobsworths, but I've just come across another glaring example. A local event we are have attended for the past 10 years is held in a shopping precinct. usually we arrive with the attractions around 6am, erect them then remove the vehicles before the shops open. This year we have been told we cannot arrive until 1pm.By then the shopping day is in full flow and we will be menouvering heavy goods vehicles around the pedestrians, great for public safety!!!