It's all happening

What a wonderfully rich week we've just had.

Monday (21st July) evening was spent on an excellent walk around South Cliff sites, organised by Scarborough Archaeological Society.

We saw the work of the celebrated borough surveyor, Harry Smith, who was responsible for the first Town Hall extension (not the appalling 60s-style ones that vies with the purple-fronted amusement arcade to be the most offensive feature of the twonscape viewed from the beach).

He also laid out St Nicholas Gardens, was responsible for widening The Esplanade, , for the development of South Cliff Gardens and the construction of the outdoor pool.

On Tuesday, we attended a concert by a German chamber orchestra in St Martin's.

Wednesday afternoon saw us at the Stephen Joseph Theatre for a cream tea in the restaurant, where Alan Ayckbourn and director Richard Derrington were interviewed. For the second successive event that we have attended in the restaurant, we sat next to Heather (Lady) Ayckbourn. The poor lady really deserves better company than I can offer.

On Thursday, we finally managed to see Life and Beth at the SJT - the most accessible of the trio of plays in the Things That Go Bump season. We'd been due to see it a week earlier, but a family crisis meant that our seats were unfilled.

Friday should have seen Maureen attending the reading group at Scalby Library, but when she arrived, she discovered it had been postponed for a week. M isn't having much luck with reading groups. She tried to join the one at Scarborough Library, but was told she couldn't attend, as they already had too many members. The ladies at Scalby, however, proved to be very friendly and welcoming.

Saturday saw us eating out at Tuscany Too on Ramshill Road. The food, as on the previous occasion we dined there, was excellent, but I did object to them trying to seat me nextto the serving hatch, where I would have the kitchen clatter in my ear, and where the waiters would be forever brushing against me. However, the waitress helped me to move the table and my chair without any drama.