Lido Park and Ice Skating

Slow start to the day and it was after 10.30 when we set off for Lido Park on the opposite side of town. The lido is still operational but, unsurprisingly, only in the warmer months! But it is set in a large park area and is popular with local people wanting to take some exercise.

Whilst Christine, Alice and Jess went to explore the park, finding a small play area, Mike visited the churchyard of the adjacent St Peter's Church. He made a useful start on photographing the memorials in an older part of the churchyard but it is quite extensive and will take some time and perhaps future visits to the boat to get anywhere near completing it! The older stones are sometimes now illegible - it is a shame if the record of individuals is lost forever, so sites like Find A Grave, so long as the data is preserved, offer an important opportunity to ensure the information is recorded before it finally disappears.

Back to the boat for lunch but we had to be off again by 2 o'clock as Christine last night booked online for the girls to have a session on the ice rink at Webbs Garden Centre starting at 3. We arrived early so were able to see the previous session in full swing.

We passed the time with a bit of a look around the extensive shopping in the garden centre before it was time to return and be fitted out with skates. And then it was onto the rink.

Round and round - it looked to Mike and Christine to be altogether exhausting so they adjourned to the cafe for a cup of tea!

Eventually the session came to an end and the staff began the task of ushering everyone off the ice - easier said than done it seemed. Alice and Jess retrieved their shoes and we returned to the car for the short trip back to the boat. By now it was past sunset and a roast dinner needed to be prepared!