Delightfully anarchic Wassail on Wednesday night at Wick Court. The young people from Ravenstone fully participated in the Wassail-feeding toast, apple juice to the tree as well as chanting, banging instruments and circling the tree three times! I think we made a fantastic racket that might of been heard in Gloucester as we banished any troublesome spirits

Afterwards I was persuaded to tell my Mollie story. She still weaves her magic after umpteen tellings! It is now getting on for four thousand people that have head that story!

Today I ventured North to my friend Peter for a cycle ride. BRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!! My bike on the back of the van had chunks of ice form on it on the journey! We had a good ride in the lanes of Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

It is an early start tomorrow for football because it is a 12.30 kick off for television (boo!) Not that confident of a result as we were so rusty last week after a month off but it is the hope that gets you!