It is now the end of October and things are quietening down here at Great Witley, though there were still plenty of people about, especially this afternoon, despite it being a cold and wet day. I was covering for Ruth Butler who, at the moment, is suffering a bout of influenza, but Angela Snow popped in so that I could take a short break for lunch down at the tearoom; fellow steward Lata Taylor also paid a visit in the afternoon. Evensong was at 5 o'clock and the choir began to arrive for practice under the hand of musical director John Jenkin. The clocks have just gone back an hour as a reminder of the long dark winter nights about to descend upon us - roll on next spring !
