Come on Jean. Let's just hear the truth here You didn't need much encouragement to give us all a turn on the parallel bars. It didn't matter that they were being used for displaying the jewellery and handbags at the time. You put on quite a display yourself. Don't blame it on my cupcakes. When you took off down the prom on that skateboard you said you had bought for George it didn't half give the cocklepickers a turn. It will take the inhabitants of Lytham years to get over it and poor Steve had to hide your handbag as he found the pink and yellow spotted knickers and the leotard in it. Oh! the shame.

It`s no good Doreen - without you and me there to keep them in check they just run amok and disgrace us all. I really don`t know what the answer is, especially if Sheila is now baking "special cakes."

What on earth are we going to do when the Olympics come round? And the Diamond Jubilee celebrations? I almost feel sorry for London..................

Doreen - you need a permit to go cockle picking and I think you have to have a proper boat as well

I'm glad you were rescued Doreen, but a bit miffed I didn't see any lifeboat men. Trust you to steal all the limelight!
I've unveiled my latest sport for the Olympics and it's quite mindblowing - how does Zimmer Throwing grab you all? Just off to the local park to get in some fitness training and a few trial throws. Will report back later. In haste and utmost secrecy - we don't want a whisper of this getting out yet. I should have plenty stamina as I stuffed all Sheila's remaining cupcakes in my pink and yellow spotted bloomers on Saturday and brought them home. Sadly, all Eleanor's cakes had gone or else I'd have brought those back too.

I have still got a stiff neck from all the ducking I had to do last weekend. I think Jean had her zimmer throwing training at the same place I learned to fire the cannon. I hope you're not going to be practising in Lytham too Eleanor. What with illegal cockle pickers and random flying silver objects the police around here have enough on their hands. I hope Doreen has given that tea trolley a good clean as well or we'll be having cakes like Mrs. Cropley's, probably a bit fishy tasting Kathleen, I hope you are well prepared for the training, you know some of us can't be trusted - no names mentioned - by the way Doreen I am sorry to say that your 12 inch heeled shoes are only 4 inches high now because I needed to use them as ear plugs when Jean was practising with the zimmer. For some strange reason, best known to herself she had to shout "look out below" at the top of her voice - unbelievable! (although she was throwing it off the top of Blackpool tower until she was apprehended by a very nice fireman)

Hi, All,
Hope you are all at the peak of RA fitness ready for Jubillee weekend and the Olympics.
Have seen many people out during the past few days getting ready for Marathon. I hope
there are not too many "retirements" or "nonstarters" after all the trouble everyone has
gone to to get the bunting, cake, canon, tipples and all the other behind the scenes tasks that
go on. Good luck to you all you will deserve all the medals (and firemen) that come your way!!!
Anne

Overseeing the three young men in your garden? You never told me they were young!! No wonder Julie was hotfooting it round to your house. And why mention chainsaws? You know what an effect that will have on Lyn.

I wish everyone would remember that the Jubilee celebrations come before the Olympics - and I have some news for you all. Unfortunately the Ark Royal has been designated too big for the procession, after all our efforts. The good news is we have been allocated a large rowing boat, which will slot in just behind the Royal Barge, so quite a result, wouldn`t you say? With all our Olympic training we should be able to manage the oars no bother, and hopefully Julie will be able to re-string the bunting. I can sit in the back and steer - I had thought of Eleanor for this job, but she`ll probably have been on Pernod and her Special Cake, so heaven knows where we`d end up.

We might have to attach your tea trolley to the back of the boat, Doreen, as I think it could well be a bit cramped. Sir Chris Hoy said he would cycle along the bank with a megaphone, to keep us going, and Sir Steve Redgrave might be persuaded to man one of the oars, if we get Jean to ask him nicely.Feel free to ask some strong fit men to help us with the oars - and let`s all make sure Lyn goes nowhere near them.

Think you are right Eleanor. I was getting worried that no-one had devised
floats for the trolley but with your forethought we may have averted a
monumental, (mental, certainly) disaster in front of the world. Anne

Oh Jean, what a brilliant idea! Love the idea of the canopy thingy! Could you utilise your blue, red and white spotty bloomers to make it? That would not only be patriotic but recycling! The shade would certainly protect the ice cubes for the medicinal refreshments from melting.

Oh wow - this is starting to get exciting now! I've dug out the old spotty bloomers, Eleanor, and am now tatting some rather fetching rowlock covers (pronounced "rollocks" to those who are not seafarers). As for the fluorescent tips on the oars so that we will be seen-sheer genius, although I'm sure ALL eyes will be on us whatever. Maybe Dor could sit at one end of the canopy and tell fortunes in between selling overpriced refreshments. I'm just trying to imagine Kathleen in a sparkly wet suit . Rollocks to you all, me 'earties