Some interesting looking events happening around the area on 10-13 September

http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/advanced-search/eyJjb2xsZWN0aW9uIjoibHNfZXZlbnRfc2VhcmNoIiwicmVzdWx0X3BhZ2UiOiJcL2RpcmVjdG9yeVwvYWR2YW5jZWQtc2VhcmNoIiwic2VhcmNoX21vZGUiOiJhbGwiLCJleGFjdCI6InNlYXJjaDpjZl9ldmVudF90b3dufHNlYXJjaDpjZl9ldmVudF9jb3VudHkiLCJzZWFyY2g6Y2ZfZXZlbnRfY291bnR5IjoiV2Fyd2lja3NoaXJlIiwic2VhcmNoOmNmX2V2ZW50X29wZW5pbmdfdGltZXMiOiJUaHVyc2RheXxGcmlkYXl8U2F0dXJkYXl8U3VuZGF5In0

http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/advanced-search/eyJjb2xsZWN0aW9uIjoibHNfZXZlbnRfc2VhcmNoIiwicmVzdWx0X3BhZ2UiOiJcL2RpcmVjdG9yeVwvYWR2YW5jZWQtc2VhcmNoIiwic2VhcmNoX21vZGUiOiJhbGwiLCJleGFjdCI6InNlYXJjaDpjZl9ldmVudF90b3dufHNlYXJjaDpjZl9ldmVudF9jb3VudHl8c2VhcmNoOmNmX2V2ZW50X2xhYXxzZWFyY2g6Y2ZfZXZlbnRfcmVnaW9uIiwic2VhcmNoOmNmX2V2ZW50X3Rvd24iOiJDb3ZlbnRyeSIsInNlYXJjaDpjZl9ldmVudF9vcGVuaW5nX3RpbWVzIjoiVGh1cnNkYXl8RnJpZGF5fFNhdHVyZGF5fFN1bmRheSJ9/P40

I've always enjoyed these days.

Years ago I took my daughter around the council chamber. It was empty, so I jumped onto one of the seats, pulled the microphone forward and let rip with a few (clean) thoughts about something the council was doing. Imagine my surprise when I found the microphone was live and my thoughts were heard very loudly round the chamber! My daughter nearly wet herself laughing as the security guard came rushing in. - It's not just kids that embarrass.

Haha! That reminds me of a birthday card I once sent - 'If you're not embarrassing your children, you're obviously not enjoying your self'

Here's the picture daughter took just before I realised...