Don't perform with children ... animals ... and snow

 So the weather forecast on Friday promised sun on Sunday afternoon, which would have been perfect for the history walk to introduce the new book  "nothing to do in Chorlton*.*

Twenty or so people signed up and then it snowed, and didn't stop.

Not that we were deterred and having arrived at the Lych Gate to receive  the audience we were met with 8 hardy souls determined to walk the walk in driving snow.

And drive the snow did. 

All was well while we huddled under the shelter of the Lych Gate, but started with a full fury as we moved off and stood in the footprint of the old St Clement's Church.

And having retreated to the gate, it stopped only to begin again as we stood by the Narnia Lamp Post on the village green.

At which point one of the group murmured that all we needed was a discarded wardrobe and the scene would be complete.

After all the village Christmas tree was already in place.

Now the observant will have clocked that none of the snow pictures actually were taken yesterday.

And that might lead some to question the historical accuracy of the story, but I challenge any one to start taking pictures when the snow is coming down in clumps.

Location; Chorlton

Pictures; Beech Road, 2021, courtesy of Balzano, Beech Road Boxing Day, 2011, the parish graveyard and the meadows circa early 1980s  from the collection of Andrew Simpson

**“nothing to do in chorlton” by Andrew Simpson & Peter Topping, is available from www.pubbooks.co.uk and Chorlton bookshop