Diary 23rd To 25th November 2017

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Diary Thursday 23rd November 2017 My first day of being laid off from work, with the work loads being low though I am back in tomorrow. I relaxed at home during the day and headed out to the film making group script reading session in the evening. I stopped to check out a pub called The Withy Tree on route though I found that they kept the beer too cold – real ales should be served at room temperature rather than extra-chilled. The film group enjoyed some of my script ideas and we are potentially filming one of my short pieces next week. I was grateful for the lift home after the meeting and went to bed quickly as I am back in work again tomorrow. Diary Friday 24th November 2017 A full and busy day, though our numbers were down as the other half of the staff were laid off today instead of Thursday. I worked alongside a very nice young lady sorting small parcels for the UK Midlands. I am laid off again on Saturday, though absurdly I was offered overtime then despite this, which I declined. I am now off work until Tuesday. The evening involved the true story telling event at Spark, in the Ham & Jam Café. I’ll write that up separately – suffice to say it was great, and sadly the last event of its kind this year. They will be on again in January. Diary Saturday 25th November 2017 Another day off when I had expected to be working, I caught up with some of my writing projects and then made my second visit to Ham & Jam in 24 hours as I had a ticket to see the brilliant punk poet Attila The Stockbroker in performance. I have seen him before and he was really on form here as ever, moving between political digs at the tabloid media for its biases and hatred, challenges to the Donald Trump and Teresa May regimes, personal heartfelt pieces about losing his closest relatives and his own fortunately successful struggle against bowel cancer. A great night out. Youtube of Attila in action Arthur Chappell